Hi,
Just back from my Gastro specialist apointment and finaly the words I already knew. We can't treat what we don't know or can't see. The definition of IBS it's self. The expectation is that I will be steadily getting worse and will be kept on the books for that eventuality. They stressed how reluctant they are to medicate what the don't know in preferance to keep it in the medicine chest for the day I really need the help!. Kind of makes sence as the body does have a habit of getting used to long term medications and they tend to become ineffective. Anyway the first time I have heard a Dr admit they have know clues about IBS once everything else has been rejected or tried.
I was told to keep up the self managment as I'm doing well with it, nice to know I'm getting something right.
My conclusion is if you have your IBS cured you didn't have IBS!
That leaves me with 3 ailments that are incurable and untreatable, which dosen't much matter once you accept the first one. It is unlikely to change what I do but may require a different aproach to the way I do what I do. I'm not too pleased with a future of living on bread and water but as that is the best way forward getting used to it is all I can do. I can still walk 10 kilometers when I need to so essentially bread and water it is.
Cheers