You know you have IBS when....?

Diseases & Conditions Irritable Bowel Syndrome

7Lil October 12, 2005, 5:19pm 1

So I accidentally went to the Lupus board (since it is right under the IBS board) and something caught my eye:

"You know you have Lupus when...." I was so curious because I had no idea what Lupus was. Anyway, they were having a lot of fun with this so I thought we should try it too.

Fill in the blank - You know you have IBS when _____ .

(Everyone only write 1 thing at a time, that way many can participate.)

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Post Edited (7Lil) : 10/27/2005 9:30:41 AM (GMT-6)

7Lil October 12, 2005, 5:45pm 2

OK, I guess I'll start...

You know you have IBS when you can have both diarrhea AND constipation.

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Sarita October 12, 2005, 6:23pm 3

You know you have IBS when you friends refer to you as "Poopy Pants" with a straight face.

Greekguy October 13, 2005, 2:14am 4

You know that you have IBS when you wnat to rip out your gut hose it out.

dbab October 13, 2005, 11:57am 5

You know you have IBS when people at the drug store know you by name.

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dbab October 13, 2005, 11:59am 6

You know you have IBS when you consider a 4 pack roll of toilet tissue "will get you through the day".

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bunnybabe October 13, 2005, 1:18pm 7

when grocery shopping is simply an array of poo possibilities...

--bunny

what would you attempt to do if you knew you could not fail?

keriamon October 13, 2005, 5:07pm 8

...when you drive your fiance out of the room by talking about post-gall bladder problems and IBS with your mother-in-law... and oftentimes do it unconsciously over dinner.

...when you keep a supply of pillls for all occasions in both your purse and your desk drawer at work. And when you go on vacation, you take even more with you.

7Lil October 13, 2005, 6:54pm 9

You know you have IBS when you carry baby wipes with you.

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GAWZ October 13, 2005, 10:50pm 10

....... you wake up an extra hour before work "just in case".

........ you have TUMS and PEPTO in your car, office, bedroom, bathroom, garage, and girlfriends house.

....... your friends who are drunk feel like throwing up and you feel like having D.

....... you had to pull over on the freeway to use a road construction port-o-crapper or else you would have had to buy new pants.

....... your friends buy extra toilet paper for when you come over.

I could go on................ but I will let other join in the fun.

7Lil October 14, 2005, 6:31pm 11

You know you have IBS when it is impossible to control your flatulance.

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Brettclen October 15, 2005, 2:17am 12

You know you have IBS when your friends nickname you The Gravy master....

...... and birthday presents are bottles of gravy master... and an official gravy master shirt comes in the mail just for you..... from Gravy master!!!

irish1 October 15, 2005, 2:38am 13

Oh how fun, o.k. here's mine. You know you have ibs when the thought of a clean, many-stalled, empty restroom nearby gives you an enormous sense of well being and that everything is right with the world!

dbab October 15, 2005, 2:23pm 14

You know you have IBS when your friends or family ask YOU where the bathroom at a store or restaurant instead of asking an employee.

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runningrd October 16, 2005, 2:19am 15

When you spend large amounts of time on the IBS forum.

7Lil October 16, 2005, 8:46am 16

You know you have IBS when feeling crappy all day, everyday, is normal for you.

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7Lil October 26, 2005, 10:37pm 17

You know you have IBS when taking a vacation to "backpack through Europe" or taking an "African Safari" is out of the question.

We need our bathrooms!

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dbab October 27, 2005, 4:15am 18

Lil, you can add camping to that LOL

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joa October 27, 2005, 4:25am 19

you know you have IBS when you pay $500+ for an inflatable portable potty that fits in the back of your SUV!!

7Lil October 27, 2005, 4:30am 20

LOL

Now that SUV toilet takes the cake!

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