I am very interested to know how you cured IBS. Rsacker
I’m a new member so I cannot post my email address.

Welcome @rsacker and @missyalora52
Rsacker, I moved your question to this discussion to this new IBS conversation in the Digestive Health group. You posted to an old discussion that looked to be spam. We recommend not sharing your personal email on a public forum, but rather to do so using the secure private messaging.

I'll point out however that by sharing here in the forum both you and missyalora can learn from many members like @rodeo2step @livefully @grandmajan @cahnny @linn1 @thull @jackiem95 and more about managing IBS and what works for them.

While we wait for others to chime in, you may also be interested in reading this expert blog:
- When Form Doesn’t Function: Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders https://connect.mayoclinic.org/blog/gastroenterology-and-gi-surgery/newsfeed-post/when-form-doesnt-function-functional-gastrointestinal-disorders/

Do you have IBS-D or IBS-C? Have you heard of the FODMAP diet?

@rsacker indicated that someone cured IBS? Is this possible? I have IBS-D and it has changed my entire life - and not for the better.

no worries. I got excited there for a minute.

I don't think there is a cure for any digestive issues. They all make life diffucult. Meds help in some instances but sometimes cause more issues.

I just thus week started Alosetron that my gastroenterologist prescribed. It is very expensive so I only got 14 days worth. I’m not sure yet if it will work or not. It is for IBS with diarrhea. Check it out.

There is a Mayo Clinic article about Alosetron. But this site won't let me post the URL I am not a big drug taker. I even use over the counter meds in moderation.

I have lived with IBS-D for 22 years. Some bouts are more severe than others. My triggers are stress, anxiety, fatty foods, popcorn, corn, cauliflower, even beans and I watch how much daily wheat I eat. I keep Barilla gluten free pasta in the house - which I have found to be the best in texture and taste. I love to bake, but give away most of what I make (except for a small piece for me). Otherwise I may eat too much and have a bout. I tend to be a home body, but will go out with friends, I just make sure I haven't eaten anything that might set me off. The longer I have this, the easier it has become to manage or should I say tolerate. Sometimes though I have a bout and can't figure out what the heck triggered it. Go figure.

Let me know how that works for you. The only thing Find that works is watching what I eat. I actually took everything out of my diet except roasted chicken with no spices and slowing added items back in. That's how I found my triggers. I don't eat at restaurants much, everyone once in a while. But I check out the menu before I get there and try to choose something 'safe'. I sympathize with you.

Theres a really good set of pages on the NHS about IBS. Even includes a dieticians video and an app you can use if you like. The FODMAP diet really has helped me. The initial pain was so severe that I was being sent for scans in case it was appendix or ovaries trying to explode on me again! When the pain gets bad I use Buscopan, which can be available on prescription. When I am taking a break for a holiday etc, and want to relax the diet a little, then I use peppermint oil or tea, or sauerkraut or other probiotics. The probiotics that are best for you, depend on if you have IBS type C, D or A.
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/irritable-bowel-syndrome-ibs/

We as patients have to quit looking for a miracle pill and start taking our lives back. We need to change what we put into our bodies and claim responsibility for our ways. I know no one likes to hear that but it is a fact !! I am now on a antiinflammatory diet and has been working very well. Also check meds if on any and their side affects. I am now off meds and enjoying life again. I take a 25 mg cbd gummy each morning and follow lifestyle change. Walking does wonders to keep system working properly too. Hope you decide to change things and not reach for another pill ! God bless !!