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Diagnosed with IBS…could it really be that?

Digestive Health | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (43)
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@cheyne

Hi
I think you really need to thrash this out with your Doctors.
From your opening thread you are expressing some typical IBS symptoms.
I'm taking "IBS" medication for a totally different disease, dysautonomia, which happens to be incurable and untreatable at this time. Any medications that have been more of a problem than a help have been eliminated through tough consultation with my Gastro specialists. I have had to learn to advocate for my health, Dr's are not the holy grail of medicine my generation grew up believing. We now understand each other and work together for my benefit.
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tjanet | @tjanet | 1 day ago

I have talked to my doctors and they finally realizes that my symptoms are from my Short gut syndrome not IBS symptoms. Diarrhea is a very common symptom for Short gut syndrome. I don't have bloating, it's not related to what I eat,I don't have IBS symptoms my symptoms are Short gut syndrome symptoms. My GI doctor is finally helping me with my Short gut syndrome and not IBS.
Medications for IBS makes Short gut syndrome worse not better and that's why my doctors are no longer giving me IBS Medications.

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