I wish I knew. I did discover that most doctors do not take patients and our “woes” as seriously as we take ourselves. Not necessarily as a form of cruelty more than a sense of immunity and numbness they have built and conditioned around themselves from constantly dealing with patients. Many automatically think the patient is exaggerating or even lying. Not good for the folks like me who refuse to set high expectations and barely have the faith to show a smidgen of emotion anymore.
Up to two years ago, I was never constipated. It was quite the opposite. I have had symptoms of IBS for years. I live on the toilet and called it my throne. Only now it’s with the added pain of constipation. Makes me wonder if anything could have been done. We all know now, I do not have IBS.