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How do you manage daily life with IBS-D?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 30, 2022 | Replies (182)Comment receiving replies
Mine was diagnosed through a fecal test and other tests also.
I take enzyme replacement therapy (Zenpep) to digest my food and yes I do receive B-12 shits every month in addition to vitamin and mineral supplements. I also supplement with Orgain protein (and no I do not receive any remuneration for recommending it). I have chosen to avoid sugar as to avoid the additional medication to digest simple carbs. I am NOT diabetic, it just requires a different therapy to digest sugar/simple carbs. I am able to digest complex carbohydrates and I am very thankful to be able to finally have a normal life without fear of embarrassment due to daily diarrhea, fainting, and looking like a refugee!. It’s been a whole new world for me after so many years of misdiagnosis and misery. I now have good muscle development am now up to 102 lbs. I’m looking forward to actually being able to wear summer clothes w/o fear of embarrassment 🤗
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Iam so happy for you! You have been through alot. I just had my B12 levels checked and it came back OK. The next thing will probably be EPI test. Iam 77 and have had diarrhea problems since I was 25. At that time, I was diagnosed with "Over Active Bowels" the years went by with intermittent diarrhea and I was diagnosed with Diverticulitis with narrowing in the Sigmoid Colon. By this time, I was diagnosed with IBS-D. I ended up having a partial Sigmoidectomy for my Chronic Diverticulitus. It didn't completely get rid of the diarrhea...I still get it. In December of last year After months of gold colored floating poop, I started having stomach pain mainly on the right side and dry heaves. I ended up in the ER with emergency surgery of a gangrenous gallbladder. After surgery my poop color improved but the diarrhea andvfloating poop continued. The diarrhea isn't as bad but I still suffer from lots of noxious gas and unpredictable bowel movements. Also my poop still floats which can mean malabsorption problems. I also had weight loss. I was also told that GB removal can make IBS-D worse for a period of time. The next thing will be to check for EPI.