This video received much more of a response than I expected. I've since published a book on how I manage my IBS symptoms and control them on a daily basis (because a video or blog post didn't quite do the 10 years of trial and error justice) - if you'd like to check it out, the link for my book is here: www.amazon.co.uk/Tummy-Tied-not-glamorous-guide/dp/1913036642/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tummy+tied&qid=1555683277&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Scarlett London I have been suffering with same problem from last 10 years,anxiety along with the IBS ruin my life.As I m working in private sector it downgrade my career graph.Till now I have not understood how to tackle this problem.Can workout in the gym help to over come problem.As one of my friend told me that doing workout in gym helps to improve digestion.Till now I have not understood that the phobia ,anxiety creat the IBS or IBS create those.Beacause when I am free from work I relief from all these problem.Please help me.I am from INDIA
I'm 16 and going through this, and especially the anxiety will trigger my IBS to the point where I'm scared to go on trips and even go hangout with friends because I don't know if there will be a bathroom around. Many of my family members and friends don't understand how badly it effects me and I agree it's hard to talk to people and even my gastroenterologist. I'm taking probiotics and anti depressants, but I wish I could find something to work quickly because it effects my everyday life. I'm embarrassed to go on dates with boys and go to school and to just leave the house. So thank you for talking about this and being so reassuring that I'm not alone and I can manage it with work and trial and error
Hi Olivia, I'm so sorry to hear you've been suffering with your IBS symptoms. It's honestly so hard navigating the teenage years anyway, let alone with IBS too - so give yourself lots of credit, because you're doing an AMAZING job! 😘 One really annoying thing about IBS is there is no immediate quick fix and I know for me personally, I lost faith in medication the more of them I tried. So eventually I did lots of research of my own and decided to come off all my current medication and see if changing up my diet helped. I have to say this was by far the biggest 'quick fix' because almost overnight my symptoms eased up and I wished I'd tried it sooner. There is a test you can have done to find your trigger foods but a cheaper way of doing it is to keep a food diary. The doctor recommended I did this for years and I half did it - but if you keep a really detailed food diary (about 2-3weeks worth), write exactly what you ate, drank and how much. Then also write how your tummy was at the start, middle and end of the day. Within a week, you start to see patterns and it's so eye-opening. I promise it's worth trying, dairy was a MASSIVE trigger for me and while I still have IBS, it's no-where near as bad as it was! Hope you get some relief soon, sending lots of love!
same, i think I know al lthe bathrooms in Sydney... is just frustrating... can't go anywhere without where I will find a bathroom... when to the doctor and he said it was due to stress caused years ago and now ( I'm from spain but i live in australia since 3 years and I pay everything by myself so that gives me a lot of pressure i guess ) what I found that works for me to calm my gut is: -mint - try to not stress - don't eat too much -be careful with carbs and more if they are processed foods ( like pizza, meatballs,etc) - boiled rice makes me no bloated but normal white rice does ( sushi, etc)
Olivia Garrison You could possibly try a at home enema kit.If you need to go anywhere you just use it an hour before you leave the house and it cleans out your colon so you won't need to worry about needing to go .I'm currently the same age as you and although it is a challenge its really helped me so far.
This video helped me so much . I've cried so many times because I've been in so much pain and embarrassed . People think poop and farts are funny , but when I've been crying in bed for days from the pain , it's not so funny. I suffer from extreme constipation and I've done everything there's nothing else I can do
Sorry to hear you've been going through all this lovely but please know you're not alone! ❤️ Am soon to be bringing out an exclusive online course for IBS sufferers with my tried and tested method. Stay tuned xxx
for constipation I went to a naturopath. If not laxative tea is not bad soothing on the stomach. Try metamucil. For gas simethicone is AMAZING its found in degas or gasbusters or use charcoal tablets, fennel seeds or peppermint oil. U got this :)
I wish someone would make an Ibs/anxiety island where we could all work and leave when we need to no questions asked no making us feel bad for panick attacks. It’s really sucks.
The more important thing though is it should be illegal to tell kids they can't go to the toilet in class. Over the past few weeks I've had to go to toilet in work every 2 hours and if I was in school I'd be put in isolation or some other form of punishment and that's ridiculous.
Being in quiet environments like a classroom with people surrounding you makes me so terrified. I get so stressed and panicky about people possibly hearing my stomach movements, my heart starts racing, I sweat, my face heats up. Then of course the anxiety makes the pain MUCH worse. I just wish we didn’t have to work in silence.
i completely agree. it’s gotten so bad for me that i will stress all week about a test sitting in silence and once i make it out i’ll have the biggest tension headache from all the relief hitting me at once.
Hi Ashleigh, really delighted to hear that you found the video reassuring! I do feel reassured knowing I'm not alone either! Hoping to produce lots more IBS and Anxiety related content so please do stay tuned :)
sometimes i wish i didnt have to eat food to survive. but i do eat when im hungry but i hate eating because no matter what my stomach hates me. I also have bad anxiety and dont like feeling sick so i have a brain gut connection sadly :/
Michelle O me too, I think exactly like this after every meal. Everything leaves me unsettled and in pain, I always feel sick & rely on medication to get me through each day. We can only keep hoping it’ll get easier one day😔 xoxo
Michelle O the brain gut connection is NO joke! I swear when I get the pains and cramps, it affects my entire nervous system! Sweats, feeling this overwhelming anxiety type feeling. It’s not like a pain that’s localized and just painful...it overwhelmed the entire nervous system. It’s no wonder anxiety can trigger it, and it can trigger anxiety! It can end up becoming a vicious cycle 😭
This comment is so true for me. The only thing that helps me is cannabis. It’s so hard because cannabis affects my motivation which is isolating, in addition to IBS.
I've dealt with this for over 10 years, and honestly thought I was crazy. Finding this video justifies everything i've gone through. The worst part is that this is the hardest thing to explain to others. Thank you so much for sharing.
I've always thought of ending my life because of my ibs. Constant pain everyday. It never goes away. It's just either mild up to very painful. Thank you for sharing this video xxx
My ibs gives me so much anxiety. My BMs are so urgent it makes me never want to leave my house. I'm afraid I'll literally shit myself and I hate using public restrooms. At this point I just barely eat unless at home as to not induce a BM
My story is very similar to yours..I got it when I was 14 . We were solving some math's exercises and the class was in absolute silence . I remember that I had a history exam the next class hence I was pretty nervous, and out of nowhere my tummy makes this loud noise ,the girl next to me laughed and I was mortified . After that ,similar situations(being in quiet , small room , crowded rooms or not being able to get up and leave when I felt like it) triggered my anxiety and IBS as a consequence. After 10 years ,I have to go to the bathroom 3-4 times before leaving my house in the morning , and if i can't go because of being constipated I won`t leave at all cause I know I`ll be in pain all the time :/ ..some days it is better and other days it`s worse but it sure as hell isn`t going away :/
i feel you so much. i don't know if it was anxiety which caused me ibs or ibs which causes me an anxiety disorder, cause in the end all these embarrassment moments and the fear of going to class every single day or quiet places, generate me more anxiety. it's a f*cking circle.
I know i'm a little late to the game but I've missed so much college and work through being late or needing the toilet and being anxious so much, this video is so relatable especially the hot sweats!! like you're going to faint!!! So sorry for everyone going through this so young.
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I've had IBS for 8 years and just recently discovered anxiety was the trigger. I've experienced everything you have. I have daily attacks while at work or traveling a good majority of the time. Being stuck in a office or at a desk is the worst and makes IBS so much worse - mostly when you can't leave your chair because your job isn't that flexible. (Plus people can be so cruel and make fun of you for something you can't always control - especially at work.) I don't feel so alone knowing I'm not the only one who suffers from IBS caused by anxiety. Hopefully more people will choose to educate themselves on this issue and be a bit more sensitive to these issues.
Yes I know, we try to laugh it off. Whether its running to the toilet, Stomach Noise or Accidents. It happens and some people should be more understanding. Maybe they think its funny. But believe me, Some people can be very Helpful too which is good.
Hi my fellow IBS community. I am 16 and only recently diagnosed with IBS and it’s horrible…my family just thinks it’s normal stomach pain but they really don’t know it’s worse than normal. I miss out on so much of school because I’m scared of my tummy making noises or because my stomach decided it was a good day to flair up and so I have decided to do online schooling just to help me put my health first and get used to this. Thank you so much for this video…it makes me realise I’m not the only one.
Right when I thought no one understood what I'm go through! You couldn't have said it better! my family don't get it. Everyone wants me to do this, and do that! Passing judgment on what they think 💭 is causing it.... But no one has even taken the time to get a full understanding of what IBS is... or even sat with me in the ER. Im always in the hospital ALONE... they are more concerned with me keeping the noise down. It's so sad! When you are faced with a illness this bad... you really start seeing people for who they are. I'm so stressed out with the people around me... so frustrating! Thank you so much for this video.... I almost cried when you said you would call the ambulance because I know that feeling very well. The paramedics, doctors, and nurses show more compassion than my own family. I been telling myself not to worry about what others think or say! But it's not easy when you are living in their house. I know this extra stress is not helping my situation. In fact it's making things worst! I pray to god he blesses me with my own place very soon... please pray for me everyone, I would really appreciate that! Thank you.
I'm so sorry you are suffering so much lovely, no-one deserves this horrible condition and it does affect us greatly on a daily basis. However I promise you, it does get better and you will find someone to confide in who understands and is empathetic. I remember being at University and having some rather unsympathetic housemates who made cruel remarks. It just shows people's true colours as you said, and it's quite enlightening because you quickly understand who your true friends are and who is worth investing time into. Maybe you could write a letter to your family telling them how you feel, sometimes that's easier than having a heated or emotional debate. Or maybe show them my video and say you're feeling the same? A lot of people think IBS is so trivial and don't think about how much it affects us, but we have to educate people and stay patient. Because it's an invisible illness it's tricky for others to see us suffering, but with time, they will come to understand and hopefully be more sympathetic to you 💕
T Keeyz I can definitely relate I get them when I’m on the toilet I get very tight cramps sweat ridiculously back cramps and I take about 5 showers to ease it..sometimes I have it so bad I start throwing up and have to get admitted and stay over night some times. Hooked up to many IV’S TIRED ....DRAINED FROM THROWING UP SO NOW IM GONNA SWITCH MY DIET UP AND DRINK WARM TEA BUT I FEEL UR PAIN SISTA ITS SOO HARD EXPLAINING IT TO POL WHO HAVE NO CLUE
I have mini heart attacks. Everyday. Thats What it feels like. sharp chest pain. Heart dropping feeling. Stomach hurts sometimes. My stool hasn't been the same. But I just eat everything healthy because I think my body will heal itself. If it is something serious. But doctors done all the test and haven't found anything. Say it's just anxiety... It's miserable. I'm 22 I feel like I'm dieing.
Daniel Grajeda hey Daniel as a fellow sufferer I suggest papaya enzymes to take with food Probiotics with more than 10 strains Pure aloe vera juice They sell quality products at Whole Foods or your local health store The enzymes are supposed to help break down food especially when you eat out. Probiotics once every morning on an empty stomach your gut flora is key to stay normal. Aloe vera helps heal the gut lining especially leaky gut meaning holes in our guts and indigestible foods escape into the bloodstream causing damage to our body. Start with a little bit since it can act as a mild laxative. Take it with probiotics in the morning. I don’t know your diet but this may help Cut out Gluten Dairy Processed foods Refined sugar but it’s ok in moderation Eggs may be a culprit even in foods. Start eliminating. Try these foods: Rice Sweet potatoes Or regular Salmon Chicken Turkey Fruits Veggies (cooked) Beans (if u can tolerate) Nut butters! (Go organic and watch for the added sugars)
it's so crazy hearing you talk about your first experience at 14 because that is exactly what i am going through at 15. thank you for sharing and not making me feel alone.
This has helped me so much today! I'm currently in a bad bout of IBS and it only seems to be getting worse. I've suffered for so many years doing nothing but seeing this video today has really put it into perspective that I want/need to change my lifestyle for the good of my health. It's so nice to hear that we aren't alone, I wish more people would understand how difficult it is to live with and that there is so little you can do when you're in the mix of all that pain and constantly needing the loo! It definitely needs more awareness! thank you :)
Aw thank you for commenting Amy, I'm so glad you've found this video helpful but I'm sorry to hear that you're suffering! It can be such an isolating condition, so hopefully this video spreads the word and reassures people that there's a community of others just like us! We're not alone ☺️
I have sensitive and irritating often because it was starting on my last year of high school... So i'm starting getting anxiety, i have lots of absents because of this, of course i'm a shy person... So i had no idea what to do, it was last subject, it was physics.. My stomach starting to hurt very bad.. Because i want to let the air out but seriously... I have anxiety.. Imagine all people looking at you.. I have low-esteem since i was a kid.. So yeah but because of ibs... It ruins my life.. I want to study.. Go to school but i hate it, i'm becoming introvert, i usually take out foods when i order them, i usually don't eat with my friends and relatives, i don't go to occasion because of my IBS
i had to stop watching for a sec to comment.... thank you for being brave and making this video because you not only helped me but SO many people!! i have been suffering from some symptoms of IBS for as long as i can remember and i finally decided to do something about it. so thank you so much and i hope everything gets better :)
Thank you so much for watching and for leaving a lovely comment! I'm sorry you've been suffering with IBS too and I hope you find some relief from it soon! ❤️ xx
My 103-year-old healthy grandmother told me that people who had "stomach issues," (that's what they called it back then) would drink their coffee, water, or whatever with 1/4 tsp of baking soda. It was the norm back then to use sodium bicarbonate for it. I started feeling bloated a couple of weeks ago. I took my coffee with 1/4 tsp bicarbonate with it. I felt immediately relieved. My belly was moving and the abdominal stress was gone. Now I do what the old folks did back then.
Thanks for making this. Been dealing with IBS since I was 15. Turning 39 this month and it's still a big problem for me most days. Going back to doctors this month even though I have very little faith in them based on past experiences.
Thanks for watching Paul, sorry to hear your IBS is still bothering you. I'd definitely recommend keeping a food diary and making dietary changes if you haven't done already!
Paul Goodfield Hi, wanted to suggest have you tried drinking aloe water -it helps knock the pain for me..also taking an enzyme & probiotic before your meal might help☺️
i have a phobia of getting sick and that is what caused my ibs and recently i’ve been slowly getting over my phobia and the ibs is getting worse. every morning i wake up to pains and it gives me anxiety it’s just terrible. thank you for your story you really help me! i always thought i was alone!! much love x stay strong !!
I understand you. I am fearful of sickness too and I'm also a hypochondriac so I never know what symptoms are real and what's imagined. Sometimes I feel like maybe I have something worse and that I don't have much to live. This is horrible
Thank you so much for this, you've really made me feel so much better and less alone. Someone who finally understands everything that I'm going through xx
Thank you! I had IBS for seven years. It’s been a very difficult journey for me. I’m still learning how to deal with it. I’m crying now. I wish it would go away. My stomach swells so bad. I understand all of what you going through. It’s so hard. I pray everyday it gets better. I’ve been through a lot of trauma. So I’m trying to get better spiritually. I’ve been meditating to keep my anxiety down. I have bad panic attacks. I fainted three times in my years in college. I wish doctors would do further research on it.
Thank you for sharing your experience! I am thinking of doing a video about teaching with IBS so it's been good to see other people not afraid to share their story.
Am I the only ibs sufferer who has almost pooped their pants at least once a week?😂 I’m pretty sure we’ve all ended up having to bin our pants a few times I know I have 😂😂💩
Yes I certainly have. I'm pretty sure that I got ibs. But, my accidents are always big and Semi Solid. I want to seriously and I am looking into joining a Support Group.
Not yet but it's gonna happen I'm 60 yrs old with a life of Panic Attacks I think my body is just doing what is expected which is brake down.The thought of diapers kills me at my age I just want to be a gentleman clean healthy etc.Winos live better than me now.I feel bad for all the young mostly females who have this its just not fair.
Love how sincere and kind you are! ❤️ I have been diagnosed with ibs recently, and I just came out of the hospital due to a major flare up. I feel so tired and honestly so down, it's affecting all areas of my life, I'm always worried and insecure. I've always been very anxious but never treated my anxiety with a doctor, or medication. I regret that now. Thank you for your video, its very comforting to hear someone who understands so well such a difficult issue. You're beautiful inside out!
i remember the day of the water rumble sound from my belly and thats when it all started pain bloating struggle with the bathroom i even get very bad back pain i feel your pain but i just found out the mind controls the gut i think we people that have ibs should not care so much and be happy i know it sounds crazy please people with ibs look into videos on ibs how to control it with the mind we can beat this people lets do it
I'm almost 16 and I'm going through something very similar. I have panic attacks when I have to leave my house because I'm scared I might have an ibs episode. I've been struggling with this since I was 13 and sometimes I feel like I won't be able to have a normal life because of my fear of going outside. Thank you for sharing your story it made me feel better because I thought I was the only one
Thank you for this video!! I suffer from insane digestive issues. My small intestines don’t behave. They coil instead of following an orderly pattern like most of humanity. The bathroom is my second home. Since I was young. I have had sleepless nights and sick to my stomach pain. I had a colonoscopy yet was deemed “normal”, and got sick the very next day which gave me depression. I am now on a FODMAP diet, and thankfully the sick to my stomach feeling is completely gone! However the diarrhea and gas pains remain. I will take the wins where I get them. My husband is AMAZING and is so understanding. It’s really crazy how many women are commenting. It helps to know there’s a tribe of people who understand this walk...because at times it’s frustrating and incredibly depressing.💕
I always thought I was just imagining and over reacting to the symptoms of this thing called IBC. I felt as if my mind was playing tricks on me and I thought I had a deadly disease that would lead to a more dangerous issue and I was terrified!! My fear then turned into joy when I found out that my symptoms were treatable to the point where I could have normal days. Upon completion of a series of test my Doctor finally got to the bottom of this!!! Every test was worth the peace of mind that it gave me in the end. Thank you Scarlett for helping bring awareness to IBS and hopefully it will allow others to realize that they too can be treated and that they are not alone!!
I'm a 40 year old man that has had this since my early 20s, im in the middle of a flare up at the moment and trying my hardest to not let my son see the anxiety on my face, I feel for anybody with this condition the flare up make you think the worst witch then makes you worry witch then makes it worse good luck everyone!
@@benjaminholmes6682 that is funny, normally before i go sleep i think about the day or work or you know normal stuff. But with flare up it is cancer, dying and i am preparing for my last days :D i do know that in that moment is just my mind playing with me and i try to think about something else so let's say summer holiday planning. It is like that 5 second holiday, 5 second cancer..... ;D they creeps in those bad thoughts... And in case that i have some other pain (which are always cancer or terminal) it is really difficult :D will talk to gp to give me something for anxiety i think...
Scarlett, I have Celiac Disease and IBS. I truly think the IBS just as bad as the Celiac Disease. I truly appreciate you speaking so freely and being so forward about how it feels and the symptoms. You are a blessing to all old and young. You made me feel a ton better!!!!!! I have had these challenges for the majority of my life and it was never properly diagnosed without my research on my own. You are awesome. Jo =)
I’ve been diagnosed with IBS since I was 18, but your video reminded me of so many times prior to that age that led up to that diagnosis. I had been seeing a pediatric GI since i was 9 for severe acid reflux, severe lactose intolerance, etc. So I’m no stranger to tummy trouble. I had a few panic attacks & anxiety attacks since the age of 15 as well, eventually leading to a brain-gut connection. Now being 22, almost 23, I just sort of dealt with it, and tried to get through it. You’re very right on understanding your body - you learn a lot of things about your body with IBS! And you definitely study more since you can’t be in classes all the time. I do have to say, I went back to my GI a couple of weeks ago, and he recommended trying a low FODMAP diet. This research only came out about a year or so ago, so it’s new, but has around an 85% success rate. It’s essentially an elimination diet of all high-FODMAP foods for the first 3-4 weeks, and then you reintroduce foods that you eat most often a couple of days apart. This goes along with the food diary suggestions too. But after 2 days on the fodmap diet, my symptoms almost disappeared. Bear in mind, on most days, my IBS was absolutely awful - multiple bathroom trips, severe cramping, bloating, you name it. Now I’m halfway through this diet and my symptoms are still at bay. Even if I do have severe anxiety attacks, my bathroom trip is far more pleasant and infinitely more solid, if you catch my drift. I finally feel like a normal person. This Low FODMAP diet is not easy, as I’m someone who loves to eat out & enjoy take out as well. But it’s been well worth it. And if I can find the foods that absorb more water in my system (high FODMAP trigger foods) during the reintroduction phase, maybe I can eliminate it entirely or reduce my intake. I’m very optimistic! Talk to your GI before doing it, as it is a limiting diet (I have not lost weight on this diet, and I’m a small person to begin with). New subscriber after this video, and thought I’d share this little miracle with anyone who may stumble upon my comment 💛 *you can find the lists of low, high and moderate FODMAP foods through a simple google search! Stay committed to it, you won’t regret it* 😊
Thank you so much for educating and teaching us how to control our IBS. I have severe constipation/ anxiety and it's so hard at times to deal with both. I'm almost 40 years old and I've been dealing with this for a few years now. My pain is unbearable at times and it's accompanie by bloating, burning feeling in my stomach, unbearable pain , back aches, nausea and vomiting . I get so backed up at times that my stomach looks like I'm pregnant and I'm so embarrassed I don't want to go outside at times. I can't thank you enough.
I start senior year tomorrow. I had a flare up today i think my ibs type is D. And this video and comment section is such a safe haven right now. Thank you. Our school system here in Hungary can be a real hardass. But thank you for this story. I know we can do this. I can tip toe in the right direction and so can all of us. We need to listen to our body when we need a break from stress. When you have a mental overload, sit aside put on some youtube beta waves, touch your favorite soft blankey and play with some simple stress toys or objects. Let the thoughts back in one at a time and find temporary solutions for each one if you can. This way maybe the thought won't lurk in your head for a while. Again, thanks for the video
Thank you, Thank You, Thank You for making this video. I've been dealing with IBS for 20 years and it's nice to know that I am not the only one out there that suffers from this horrible condition.
I was diagnosed today but have suffered from it forever it seems. I'm almost 21 and feel kinda dumb for not getting it checked earlier but I couldn't afford to see someone about it anyway this video was really awesome and helpful for me. I've just had to restrict my diet severely but it's worth it if it will stop the pain and lessen how many absences I have in my classes haha. I liked hearing her story, I'm of course sad that anyone has to feel what she does and what many of us in the comments do but I am really glad she posted this video. This condition can be embarrassing and scary and painful and so many attempts of treatment seem to do nothing. A lot of us need to know we aren't alone or don't need to be embarrassed. I've been literally sitting in bed in dizzying pain for three days now (This was the first day I was able to move and walk and go about my life) its hard and I'm glad there are people willing to talk about the condition.
I have never related to something more, the first experience I had was also in class when I was writing a test. I didn't want to go to school the first few weeks, the pain I felt was severe and I was constantly leaving class, because of my stomach. Both doctors I saw about my issues didn't really seem to take my complaints seriously (cause I was tested and no unusual results came back), but I was really struggling. Thank you for sharing your story, it is comforting to know that I'm not the only person. :)
THANK YOUUUUUU as someone in uni i feel ya it sucks and I feel like I have never heard anyone elses tummy make these noises and that makes me feel like its just me
Such a helpful video that will be a comfort to many people. Thanks for talking so openly and honestly. I have had IBSD since childhood so this video is very relatable. I'm all too familiar with the multiple size wardrobe syndrome, the excruciating cramps and the horrendous wind. Having food poisoning every day is a fantastic description, so often I hear "Its ONLY IBS," if only people knew the half of it!
Just want to say that yesterday I bought the e-book, I have been binge reading it, and today I bought a physical copy to add to my book collection. The book gives understanding and validation in IBS that is hard to find in people who dont have IBS, so its nice to feel understood via your book. You are an amazing writer, and a big inspiration. Keep up the good work, and a huge thank you from the Netherlands
I relate to this completely. It's the thing that's on my mind constantly. Every time in class, public transport and shops. It feels as though the whole surroundings blur and close me in. My heart beats so fast, sweat, trembling, headaches and everything. I don't want to ask to go to the toilet because I already know the answer, no one knows or understands really and I just want to hide. Don't want to do school any more
I stumbled on this video because I am looking for tips on dealing with anxiety & IBS and I am so thankful to you. On many TH-cam channels or any site in general I have seen people complaining about this condition of ours and talking about their sad stories, instead of actually showing useful tips: I have dealt with IBS since I was little on a pretty wide on-and-off scale but coming from a past riddled with many mental health issues, I believe that there ARE actual ways to work it out and "make sure there are bathrooms where you go" is not good advice for me. You gave me lots of hope for the future because in September I'll stay for 3 weeks in Brighton with my schoolmates, and with the right equipment (probiotics aka the most loyal pals out there, psyllium husk to prevent constipation and a journal) I am sure I can deal with it pretty well. I also suggest all these things to anyone, especially teenagers like me dealing with it and please, work on focusing on the good side and don't let your illness get in your way, ever. Much love
Thank you for this video, I relate to so much of what your saying. No one else really understands how much this can effect your life. People make me feel like it’s not a big deal too but when I get cramps and bloating It is extremely uncomfortable and controls my day. Thank you for making a video about this :)
Thank you for this video,I still am trying to figure out how to live as good as possible with this and feel comfortable around people. I've gotten into and left university two times because I've become almost paranoid of quiet places and it makes extremely stressed. But I try to look at it positively, and educate myself though other ways 😊 I'm so thankful to have a mom like mine,she's so understanding and I guess that's very important- to have someone close that understands and supports you
Thank you so so much for uploading this ! You've helped and reassured me a lot by uploading this I'm currently undergoing tests e.g. The bloods tests , ultra sounds ect for IBS and more than likely I do have it , the pain is unbearable at times it's so nice to have someone who I can relate too and someone that actually understands what I'm going through especially food/toilet habits wise like I'll have family say things like "oh god you can't eat anything " or "your always on the toilet" etc.... I just wanted to say thank you so much for uploading this and making me realise I'm not on my own with this xxx
I'm so sorry to hear you've been suffering Fran but I am pleased this has reassured you. It is difficult for people around you too, as often you can look totally normal on the outside so they can't always understand the inner turmoil. It's also frustrating that they can't help you and it has been hard on my family too - plus it kind of showed me who my true friends were too! But as time passes, you do find ways to manage it and now, it's a part of me that I accept rather than look at as a flaw. My IBS has made me more determined, more driven, more passionate and if I didn't have it, I might be a different person :) so I always try to look at the positives. I'd definitely recommend trying to keep a food diary to see if there's any food triggers (dairy is a massive one) and also try an app called Headspace to help manage stress during anxious periods like exams etc. And of course, if you have any questions - please feel free to come to me, always here to chat!! xxx
Mine started the exact same way in the same class everyday in high school and I would constantly go to the nurse bc I would have constant panic attacks in that class. I’m still struggling and have tried everything but it’s so nice to not feel like the only one. I was on antidepressants which actually helped my stomach for a few years but made me a zombie and when I got off of them my panic attacks and episodes came back as bad as they used to be 😭
Thank you so much for talking about this, you hit the nail on the head about the emotions of going through this process and I really appreciate that you are talking about this somewhat taboo topic.
Yes, I am 52 and I remember having IBS since I was 10. I had it on and off in different severity through my life and it was always worse during the most stressful times. I finally found out it was IBS but I haven't really taken medication for it because I am not a med person by choice. I have suffered with it through my life. I have the same in my closet, a range of 5 sizes. It really kicked up when I started peri/menopause. It's no fun at all. The gas is awful, everything is awful about it. Reducing anxiety is a lot of work, I try every day, some days are better than others. Diet is huge I cannot vere from my organic diet or I am in trouble. No sugar, processes foods, soda, sweets are a no no and if I go off it my body screams at me. NO fun. Best of luck to you.
Do u think watching these kind of videos can cure you " Not at All". Don't waste your time watching videos and don't buy their useless plans. They Just want to rip you off. I had suffered IBS for 6 years and now i have cured myself 100% . You can check my instagram profile.I can help you and don't worry i don't charge for this. It is just a step towards humanity and will be happy to assist .. Contact me on Instagram "parker_1989_" or text me on whatsapp +918826601203..but make up your mind that you have patience before texting me .
Reading this comment section has my heart sad cause we are all suffering so bad from severe anxiety and IBS. I got food poison for the first time EVER July 4th and due to how sick it got me, it triggered a severe bout of post infectious IBS and panic attacks. I wake up every single night at 3am in a massive panic, stomach churning, chills, nausea/vomiting, shaking. I'm on the toilet as I type this. It takes at least an hour to calm myself down. I'm a busy mom with a full time job, this no sleep, sick thing is really interrupting me living my best life ☹☹😭😭 I pray we all get threw this ❤
Hang in there I understand your pain but your life is worth living and is soo precious cast all your cares and worries on Jesus for he cares for you with the deepest affection and will make everything alright 😍 he can heal and deliver you from all your troubles 🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥
I struggle with IBS. I was recently diagnosed and I am so paranoid I’ve purposely skipped meals. Even though I have hunger pains, at least it relieves my ibs for a while
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. :( I'm waiting to find out if I have it as I've had cramps and too many trips to the bathroom. I don't know why but I also since the symptoms began 11 days ago I have 0 appetite. I can't really eat. Its like my mouth is rejecting the food which isn't helpful considering I need to eat to produce a normal stool. You ever dealt with loss of appetite in relation to IBS?
I'm so happy I've came across this video and you! I am 16 years old. About one month ago I was diagnosed with IBS. for 2 years my IBS was unrecognised and the doctors have finally diagnosed me with it. So happy I can relate to you!! Xxxxx love you!
Thank you SO much for this video! I have anxiety and IBS also and I had to give up certain foods etc, its awful when it flares up, I get stomach cramps, sweating, nausea and more anxious, I hate it! I've literally prayed on the toilet and thoughts I was going to actually die, I have to remind myself to calm down, and that I'll be okay, I love my heat pad! Thank you for letting others know they arent alone❤
Thanks so much Jaide, you should definitely give it a go. I'd be interested to watch as I know they're both digestive conditions but IBD can have different symptoms and issues that stem from it too. I feel so passionately about raising awareness for these conditions as they are so stigmatized x
Scarlett London Hi scarlett im also an IBS sufferer, I have noticed over the last 2 to 3 years alot of people have been opening out with this debilitating condition. I think one day all of the raising awareness will all pay off and more people will start to raise awareness which will probably lead to increased funding towards research for IBS. I just want a cure so bad for all of us. This is such a horrible way for anybody to live.
Scarlett London Yeah same here! Not sure where I'd start as it was a long two years before I was diagnosed, but it was such a horrible process that I'd love to share with people which might help them get diagnosed quicker. X
I have set up a Facebook support group as this video received more a response than I expected and I thought it would be a nice opportunity to support one another and feel more like a community. Plus I get asked a lot of questions and so hopefully I'll be able to answer them all in the group! You can join it here: facebook.com/groups/1874156746130269/ 😊
Scarlett London Hi my name it’s Ernesto Estrada been suffering with IBS for quite a while now this past New Year’s eve 2017 I celebrated in the emergency room my stomach was killing me so far I haven’t been able to see a gastroenterologist my question that I have what is the name of that probiotic but you’re talking about in this video I live in the United States and San Francisco can you please let me know
Honestly i was diagnosed at 14 too its ruined my life since then im now 22 and i literally cannot sit through an interview without getting a panic attack, i worry if i ever got married how would i be able to share a bed? i couldn't work properly i am also diabetic and i suffer from pco so i literally can't do anything im so tired.
This video really helped me actually. I’ve always had stomach issues but everything went downhill super fast when we were out of school for so long with COVID. Now every morning I’m late to school and I freak out at school and get so scared that something will happen in school. I’m still working on ways to dial it down. I actually also cut out cows milk from my diet. As well as highly acidic foods, and almond milk. Originally almond milk was my alternative to cows milk but I discovered that it still messed up my stomach. I haven’t told people about it for so long because it’s embarrassing but I love that there’s so many other people who understand. And yes, it’s a horrible cycle of anxiety causing flare ups, and then being scared that your going to have one, and then that makes you anxious, and then you don’t feel good. I’m really sorry for everyone who deals with it. I know it’s hard, but we could do it. Also thank you for this video :)
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I have been feeling so sick throughout this whole holiday season without knowing exactly what is going on.. my last ER visit was very knowledge, my nurse lived with IBS too, and I received much needed information about it. I have an appointment with a GI doctor coming up but haven't been diagnosed yet... although all this pain, bed rest, & bathroom visits are finally starting to make sense. Thanks again! Time to start adjusting to this life, with the help of your videos!
Hi Scarlett i got diagnosed with ibs when i was 20 and im now 43,for the last year and a half ive been cutting out gluten which has made a big difference to my symptoms so i think i have coeliac disease!!! i had never heard of it before until i came across it online and i have all the symptoms! if anybody else out there is suffering!!! worth trying im a lorry driver so having ibs is a nightmare.Thanks verymuch Scarlett for all your videos they are a massive help takecare of yourselve Rob.🙂
Hello Rob! I'm 23 and wanted to get into the HGV industry as been into it ever since I was a kid. How is it like with taking more breaks etc? Regards Maciej😁
So many comments from young ppl, my ❤️ goes out to all of you. My IBS started when I was 60. It's been 3 years now and I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired. My Mom use to say that all the time 😅 She passed away at the young age of 54. Hoping for a miracle cure to end IBS !!!
Glad I clicked and am watching this video, I had a similar experience reflecting on it now. My first experience was probably when I was taking end of year exams at the end of primary school. I was SO nervous and anxious, I remember the silence of the room and my stomach gurgling loudly, I was very flatulent due to it and I had everyone in my year laugh at me because of it. I aced my exams in spite of it but maybe that experience made me prone to it as I can't always remember suffering from it. I went through a stressful living situation a couple of years ago which seems to have triggered it more permanently this time and I'm still learning to deal with it. Thank you for sharing your experience and tips, I've visited the doctors so much, they've been reluctant to help and I never seem to leave without a prescription. I have battled with them to refer me to a dietician and finally got one which is helpful, finally feel like I'm starting to head in the right direction.
Thank you Scarlett, and I wish you well. Your video is very helpful. My IBS is not as terrible as yours was, but it still makes me feel horrible when it flares up. I can go weeks without it, and feel pretty good, then it hits again out of the blue even though I've been eating the same foods as usual. It makes me cry when it comes back, as I've convinced myself I was finally better and it had gone away.
Thank you for this video though, this really puts me at ease since I am currently struggling with IBS. I try hard to be good in school but IBS just hits me in the face and it takes a huge toll on my attendance and mood, what makes it worse is that I struggle with depression and anxiety. All my built up anxiety worsens my flare-ups, which makes it really for me to get up in the morning and go to school because I worry so much. I worry if people are going to hear my intense stomach noises (they’re really loud), I worry if I vomit in my classroom etc. Sometimes I arrive school late because the cramps would be so painful in the morning, and everyday nausea is just the cherry on top.
i am thirteen now and i have had ibs since i was nine but i was diagnosed when i was 11. throughout the time when i was nine through twelve i had severe contispation. once i wasnt able to go for 18 days. i have horrible nausea everyday, i almost always feel like i could throw up at any second. my stomach constantly hurts and nothing seems to stop it. ive tried going off of dairy, gluten, ibs pills, eggs, etc. but since the begining of this school year (seventh grade) i have been having diarrhea and frequent bowel movements. today i have had 6 bowel movements, and i hate it. at school my teachers get mad bc they think i just go because im bored. gym class is horrible because i am always in pain and its hard to even walk down the hallways without wanting to just fall on the ground. i am also a norophobe, which makes living with ibs horrible. im always stessing out and having panic attacks because of the messiness and uncleanliness of this syndrome. life with ibs is rough. but i hope it will get better or i find a way to get used to it.
Samantha The weirdo I’m so sorry sweetie 😔😪 you’re just a baby you should be a carefree child and eat whatever your heart desires! Do you take anything?
Anyone still suffering look into MOLD TOXICITY! This is one of the worst physical & psychological traumatizing disorders you can experience. Thanks Scarlett for being vulnerable and shedding some light on this uncomfortable subject. :) Best wishes to everyone healing.
Do u think watching these kind of videos can cure you " Not at All". Don't waste your time watching videos and don't buy their useless plans. They Just want to rip you off. I had suffered IBS for 6 years and now i have cured myself 100% . You can check my instagram profile.I can help you and don't worry i don't charge for this. It is just a step towards humanity and will be happy to assist .. Contact me on Instagram "parker_1989_" or text me on whatsapp +918826601203..but make up your mind that you have patience before texting me .
I've only just found this video, after kind of on-and-off searching for a explanation as to what I am experiencing, and i think I've found it. For the last two years I've been experiencing flare ups but also pretty much having this to some extent every day. No doctor could explain what was wrong with me and I think thats a big problem with IBS, because it is, like you said, basically a big umbrella term for multiple symptoms. The stress of thinking about having it definitely makes day to day life so much harder- I struggle to go put with friends, do the things I used to really enjoy. It is so difficult and I'm so glad someone is really talking about what it is like.
I'm so happy I found you Scarlett! I was just going through some Fodmap diet and IBS related videos and there you were! I also just followed you on IG and just wanted to say thank you for talking about it,I've been through it all for as long as I can remember but it's always nice to get reassurance and hear from other people.I don't remember waking up in pain but sometimes soon after I eat my left side just below the rib cage swells up and the gas pain is so bad I'm often doubled over unable to straighten up as I make the way to the bathroom and sit in there with heating pad on my belly and mint tea feeling like I'm gonna pass out until the gas is released or I have a bm. Lucky those severe episodes are not happening too often but the bloating part after eating is almost always with me and this is why I'm really motivated to finally get serious about following the fodmap diet (I did once for 30 days and only had 1 tummy ache) because having to always worry about it and not being able to live the way I want is no longer an option for me.I also have, with the chronic IBS -C anxiety and panic and it's like a vicious cycle! Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!! Sorry to hear you've been suffering too, but pleased you're finding a few things that help! I have found that food affects it massively - and while stress/anxiety can be a trigger too, you can control and manage it far better by controlling the diet aspect! Let me know how you get on :)
Hi there, I have just discovered this video & honestly it’s so great so hear that someone else has felt what I’m feeling. It’s so hard dealing with the everyday struggle Ibs brings and I just want to say thank you for sharing your story, it’s so reassuring to know someone else has gone through the same and your not alone ❤️
I want to cry tears of joy for the first time in a while. I’ve been struggling with so much in my life lately and my health issues adding onto it make it 100x worse.. so here’s my story: All my life i’ve always really had anxiety, it would come on and cause my stomach to hurt and my mom literally tells me about how i was on medicine for it prescribed by my pediatrician but that’s it, they just said it was a nervous stomach. Now as i’m older i know i have really bad anxiety. When i get anxiety my stomach starts cramping and it makes me need to go to the bathroom like you explained but i never really thought anything of it. The pains weren’t ever severe and lasted a few seconds and i’d end up yk passing gas and it was just an off and on thing. That’s basically been my whole life up until about a year ago, summer of 2019. I ended up moving away from my school due to my dad losing his job and it really took a toll on my mental health and still currently we don’t have a home, we are living in my grandfathers 1 bedroom house for our 4 person family while he’s away with his girlfriend. So my life hasn’t been so great. But my anxiety increased since the move and i’m not exactly sure why but my best guess is that the whole moving process and everything i just lost a strict schedule with sleeping and diet. Well i ended up going sleep at my best friends house about a year ago while everything was going on and out of no where in the morning my stomach started cramping really bad it felt like diarrhea but would travel to my pelvis with extremely sharp pains. I couldn’t move speak barely even breathe i was doubled over in pain crying on the toilet. My dad came get me and rushed me to the doctor and by then i was basically okay because i took some advil but at the doctors i still had anxiety and threw up and then the doctors weren’t sure if i had a kidney stone or something so i was sent off to the emergency room. After an x-ray they confirmed i was just.. constipated. This all came as a shocker to me because for my whole life i’ve always had a sensitive stomach to where eating too much of unhealthy foods for a while, my stomach would start hurting more often and it would just make me feel and and give me all these unwanted symptoms so i mainly stayed on a healthy diet. The thing is, i was eating unhealthy at my friends house but because of my supposedly anxious stomach, these foods would make me go to the bathroom often and i would even have diarrhea A LOT at her house. So i really didn’t believe them with this constipation thing but i went home and just started eating better. 10 days later the pain came back so i was very concerned. We went see my pediatrician and he said it was constipation again so he prescribed miralax. I took it for one day which wasn’t what he told me to do but i started using the bathroom everyday just as normal. Months went by and i was on a normal schedule with what i ate, my diet wasn’t any different and i was using the bathroom just as normal until i went sleep at my same friends house again and the pains came back. This was new year’s eve of december 2019. My mom rushed and came get me to bring me home and i took my usual strong painkiller that belonged to my dad and one thing i should note is that when i get these pains, i try so hard to use the bathroom but nothing ever comes out and when i do try, it causes the pain to get worse. It was cramps so they were off and on. Once the pain medication would kick in i’d use the bathroom, get everything out and i was fine. Well, after that i was basically traumatized. I stopped going to my cousins house and was scared for my life to leave my house because when my anxiety would come on, i’d get panic attacks in cars and think “there’s no bathroom around, those pains are going to come back” so i end up freaking myself out and my vision starts to go black and i’m panicking so much. So now i’m terrified of leaving my house and being in vehicles because of the fear that those pains will come back and i won’t have a toilet around and i’ll be trapped in an uncomfortable place where i’m in pain surrounded by people who are just loud and keep asking “are you okay.” Then just about 2 weeks ago, once again going a few months with the same diet and bathroom schedule, the pain comes back all at once and hits me like a ton of bricks and i’m crying in pain. But it was the 4th time i’ve experienced the pain so i knew how to handle it better. I popped in my pain medication except this time, i tried to put my butt in the air to yk pass gas and when i did, it caused the pains to come back so i hurried back onto the toilet and it allowed me to get everything out and made the pains go away. It’s very relieving to know that i have a way of helping it but still i’m so terrified of leaving my house. To make things worse, my boyfriend of 3 years who has always been by my side and has helped me through everything from anxiety to depression to even issues with my parents, is starting to give up on me. Please don’t call him toxic because believe me we have the purest relationship and he loves me and i love him. But these stomach issues and anxiety makes it hard for me to see him and i had to cancel plans on him today after not seeing him in about 2 months because of my anxiety and i was scared to leave. I really don’t know for sure still what my problem is and it’s been a year i’ve been sobbing because my life is just getting worse and i can’t bare losing my boyfriend because he means so much to me and i know i can’t blame him but i have to fix these issues. Could you please let me know if this seems like i may have IBS? I’m really not sure but it seems so likely and i’m just scared of living at this point. My life has become too difficult to deal with and this “IBS” is making it so hard. I’m 14 as well.. young for a boyfriend i know but it’s my first real relationship and we were best friends for a year before we got together and he’s been my bestfriend for so long, he’s been there for me through the hardest times. Thank you for this video and your story you don’t have any idea how much this has helped me. Thank you so much😭❤️
I feel this. Im in school and have to move home early because being at school makes me anxious and triggers ibs. I get really bad nausea and my body has a hard time digesting food which makes me feel weak. I even have to skip my graduation ceremony this weekend because i dont have the energy to go. I have constant anxiety and it just sucks the life out of me. I have the same fear with my boyfriend too. He said he's not going to leave, but if my anxiety keeps going then he doesn't know what he will do. Same as you, he's a great guy and has been so supportive but he also has a life he wants to live too. I feel guilty bc I also have to cancel on him a lot. I know being home helps me get better and he's really supportive of that, but its hard for him and me not being able to be there for him the way I wanna be. It really does sound like you have ibs tho. I have come to find that handling anxiety and ibs is a lot of trial and error which can be frustrating bc it gets in the way of life and you just want it to stop so you can get back to being yourself. It will get better, for the both of us. I have full faith ❤
Hi Scarlett, I know you're very honest in this video, whatever you explained is undoubtedly truth.. I got this disease when I was 15 & since then I suffered a lot.. But from last few months, I'm completely aware about this disease & I'm becoming fine day by day.. ThanX :) & Yes You're very beautiful :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've searched You Tube and the way you describe your symptoms they sound pretty much like mine. I've had IBS for 22 years. My first episode started when I was in labour with my son and I've suffered with it ever since. I can honestly say the pain from IBS is worse than labour pain. I find IBS bothers me more if I go a long time in between meals. The pain will start in my lower left side, it feels like trapped wind. If I rub the area it hurts more, in fact it's torture. After a while it starts to make gurgling noises and then when my stomach starts gurgling I have diarrhoea. It's honestly such a relief for the diarrhoea to come as it eases the pain slightly. It interrupts my life and I need to get the matter in hand now. Thank you for sharing your experience.
Let me clear you on thing the only person can cured you from IBS is you (yourself).Doctors will rip you off. I had IBS for 6 years but now i have 100% cured it. Guys don't pay anything to anyone else. I assure you that you can cure yourself easily without paying a single dollar to any one.. I can help you. Don't worry i don't charge. I will be glad to assist you. Drop me a line on Instagram " parker_1989_" Or whatsapp me on +918826601203
This is great video, I have just been told by the doctor that I have IBS and I just said to him are you sure.. thinking it was just a bad stomach but he told me it's more severe then that. After seeing your video all my symptoms are similar, I have a poor take to dairy and have constant stomach aches with poor memory, anxiety and migraines. Now it's more clear that diet is key, it's great to see this video, thanks for the help.
Doing the low FODMAP diet helped a lot for me. She touches on it here, but generally, it's avoiding lactose, beans, wheat products, onions and garlic, most fruits, and even some vegetables. Then gradually you start phasing in foods to see what you can tolerate and what triggers you. My doctor recommended it to me and it's backed up by a lot of research--there's also a large online community built around it.
I started dealing with what I THINK is IBS when I was about 13. Around the same time I had started dealing with anxiety and so for about 8 months straight I would have (sorry for be disgusting) to use the washroom about 3 times daily before school. I would never have this issue on weekends which is what led me to realize this was definitely school related anxiety. I remember feeling so physically drained everyday at school, I wouldn't eat in the mornings either because that would cause me to need the washroom too and I would eat very limited types/small amounts of food to make sure I wouldn't need to use the washroom at school. I would also get terrible headaches throughout the day as well as stomach aches, gas pains, etc. It was just a very bad and unhealthy cycle and it continued for about a year and a half until I finally decided to see a psychologist to treat my anxiety. It still gets really bad from time to time but for the most part learning how to cope with anxiety has helped me quell my unsettled stomach too. Again I don't really know if I have IBS or just a sensitive stomach but I've always kind of wondered
Hey Pete Man this was my life for as long as I could remember.....I've recently started doing videos on how to heal yourself naturally if your interested.....it can be a long process but ultimately you can heal from IBS. I wish you all the best
Hi Pete, I'm really sorry to hear you've felt alone because of your IBS. I can totally empathise, but I do want to reassure you that you're not alone. I've actually published my first book (just yesterday) all about IBS, I really hope it can encourage and continue the important conversation that we need to be having about IBS and digestive health. We shouldn't feel embarrassed and it certainly shouldn't be taboo - www.amazon.co.uk/Tummy-Tied-not-glamorous-guide/dp/1913036642/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tummy+tied&qid=1555686468&s=gateway&sr=8-1 would love your thoughts!
Thank you so much! I have had gas for 4 days stress and i suffer from anxiety i just didn’t know how connected they are. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I could hug you. I really needed to watch this. I've been dealing with all these same things for 20+ years. Daily pain and having no idea when it's going hit. I've had days where I just wanted to end my life because it has stolen my.life from me. I can't be social or have friendships because it's too hard to keep friends when you have to cancel plans etc. I just want to be home now and never go anywhere. I'm so glad you found something that helps you control your symptoms. I pretty much eat nothing and have tried every diet out there. Feels good to know I'm not alone. And the Anxiety ugggg. People don't get it how constant stomach pain can give you anxiety. You said it so well. Thanks for your honesty.
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This video received much more of a response than I expected. I've since published a book on how I manage my IBS symptoms and control them on a daily basis (because a video or blog post didn't quite do the 10 years of trial and error justice) - if you'd like to check it out, the link for my book is here: www.amazon.co.uk/Tummy-Tied-not-glamorous-guide/dp/1913036642/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tummy+tied&qid=1555683277&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Scarlett London I have been suffering with same problem from last 10 years,anxiety along with the IBS ruin my life.As I m working in private sector it downgrade my career graph.Till now I have not understood how to tackle this problem.Can workout in the gym help to over come problem.As one of my friend told me that doing workout in gym helps to improve digestion.Till now I have not understood that the phobia ,anxiety creat the IBS or IBS create those.Beacause when I am free from work I relief from all these problem.Please help me.I am from INDIA
I need your help plz
I need ur help vegavegveli@gmail.com
I found your video on Stomach Oracle Omnibus - there's lots awesome videos there that will help you
Hi scarlett watching your you tube very very sorry to hear that you had I bs
I'm 16 and going through this, and especially the anxiety will trigger my IBS to the point where I'm scared to go on trips and even go hangout with friends because I don't know if there will be a bathroom around. Many of my family members and friends don't understand how badly it effects me and I agree it's hard to talk to people and even my gastroenterologist. I'm taking probiotics and anti depressants, but I wish I could find something to work quickly because it effects my everyday life. I'm embarrassed to go on dates with boys and go to school and to just leave the house. So thank you for talking about this and being so reassuring that I'm not alone and I can manage it with work and trial and error
Hi Olivia, I'm so sorry to hear you've been suffering with your IBS symptoms. It's honestly so hard navigating the teenage years anyway, let alone with IBS too - so give yourself lots of credit, because you're doing an AMAZING job! 😘 One really annoying thing about IBS is there is no immediate quick fix and I know for me personally, I lost faith in medication the more of them I tried. So eventually I did lots of research of my own and decided to come off all my current medication and see if changing up my diet helped. I have to say this was by far the biggest 'quick fix' because almost overnight my symptoms eased up and I wished I'd tried it sooner. There is a test you can have done to find your trigger foods but a cheaper way of doing it is to keep a food diary. The doctor recommended I did this for years and I half did it - but if you keep a really detailed food diary (about 2-3weeks worth), write exactly what you ate, drank and how much. Then also write how your tummy was at the start, middle and end of the day. Within a week, you start to see patterns and it's so eye-opening. I promise it's worth trying, dairy was a MASSIVE trigger for me and while I still have IBS, it's no-where near as bad as it was! Hope you get some relief soon, sending lots of love!
same, i think I know al lthe bathrooms in Sydney... is just frustrating... can't go anywhere without where I will find a bathroom... when to the doctor and he said it was due to stress caused years ago and now ( I'm from spain but i live in australia since 3 years and I pay everything by myself so that gives me a lot of pressure i guess ) what I found that works for me to calm my gut is:
-mint
- try to not stress
- don't eat too much
-be careful with carbs and more if they are processed foods ( like pizza, meatballs,etc)
- boiled rice makes me no bloated but normal white rice does ( sushi, etc)
A healing story of irritable bowel syndrome
Olivia Garrison You could possibly try a at home enema kit.If you need to go anywhere you just use it an hour before you leave the house and it cleans out your colon so you won't need to worry about needing to go .I'm currently the same age as you and although it is a challenge its really helped me so far.
I'm guessing you have urgent diarrhea like me?
This video helped me so much . I've cried so many times because I've been in so much pain and embarrassed . People think poop and farts are funny , but when I've been crying in bed for days from the pain , it's not so funny. I suffer from extreme constipation and I've done everything there's nothing else I can do
I'm a new subscriber after this ! I feel you on all levels it's crazy
Sorry to hear you've been going through all this lovely but please know you're not alone! ❤️ Am soon to be bringing out an exclusive online course for IBS sufferers with my tried and tested method. Stay tuned xxx
for constipation I went to a naturopath. If not laxative tea is not bad soothing on the stomach. Try metamucil. For gas simethicone is AMAZING its found in degas or gasbusters or use charcoal tablets, fennel seeds or peppermint oil. U got this :)
Same !😭
not kaitlyn I feel you girl! It’s especially not nice when I’ve grown up with it all through secondary school xxx
I wish someone would make an Ibs/anxiety island where we could all work and leave when we need to no questions asked no making us feel bad for panick attacks. It’s really sucks.
Ddz5585 omg yes plzzzz
I'm coming for sure!
Oh yeah
Ps some medicines and cure also
I hope so
I have had that dream too.
We need schools and colleges specialized for people who's diagnosed with IBS :(
@@hannahrashid253omg so fucking true
The more important thing though is it should be illegal to tell kids they can't go to the toilet in class. Over the past few weeks I've had to go to toilet in work every 2 hours and if I was in school I'd be put in isolation or some other form of punishment and that's ridiculous.
Hannah Rashid ikr I litrally get an anxiety attack every time it’s a quiet class period which sucks
Hannah Rashid @me every single dayty
Omg back in school, I hate it when teachers would reply with ," idk can you " when asking if you can use the bathroom. 😑
Being in quiet environments like a classroom with people surrounding you makes me so terrified. I get so stressed and panicky about people possibly hearing my stomach movements, my heart starts racing, I sweat, my face heats up. Then of course the anxiety makes the pain MUCH worse. I just wish we didn’t have to work in silence.
reia😳 same 😓
Sameeee and my class heard all my stomach noises cuz the other noise was so loud that i just wanted to hide lol
제니Jenni Happens to me all the time and I just want to die. My anxiety skyrockets.
i completely agree. it’s gotten so bad for me that i will stress all week about a test sitting in silence and once i make it out i’ll have the biggest tension headache from all the relief hitting me at once.
If possible, try online schooling.
This video was so reassuring as I suffer with severe anxiety, stress and IBS and it's so nice to find someone to relate to :)
Hi Ashleigh, really delighted to hear that you found the video reassuring! I do feel reassured knowing I'm not alone either! Hoping to produce lots more IBS and Anxiety related content so please do stay tuned :)
ME 3 omg
Same
Exactly !
anyone else stomach makes crazy noises during a flare up
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Yep, it sounds like crazy when I'm having the pain
Mine
yes my younger brother..
All the time lol
sometimes i wish i didnt have to eat food to survive. but i do eat when im hungry but i hate eating because no matter what my stomach hates me. I also have bad anxiety and dont like feeling sick so i have a brain gut connection sadly :/
My god same. I can't eat anything that I want. I always feel awful. I'm always embarrassed. Always
In pain. It really blows
Michelle O me too, I think exactly like this after every meal. Everything leaves me unsettled and in pain, I always feel sick & rely on medication to get me through each day. We can only keep hoping it’ll get easier one day😔 xoxo
Michelle O the brain gut connection is NO joke! I swear when I get the pains and cramps, it affects my entire nervous system! Sweats, feeling this overwhelming anxiety type feeling. It’s not like a pain that’s localized and just painful...it overwhelmed the entire nervous system. It’s no wonder anxiety can trigger it, and it can trigger anxiety! It can end up becoming a vicious cycle 😭
This comment is so true for me. The only thing that helps me is cannabis. It’s so hard because cannabis affects my motivation which is isolating, in addition to IBS.
I wish I don't have to eat too 😢😢😢
I've dealt with this for over 10 years, and honestly thought I was crazy. Finding this video justifies everything i've gone through. The worst part is that this is the hardest thing to explain to others. Thank you so much for sharing.
Elysa Mills IBS is not disease it is called nabhi in India some exercise it is cure some days
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I've always thought of ending my life because of my ibs. Constant pain everyday. It never goes away. It's just either mild up to very painful. Thank you for sharing this video xxx
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Fuck I'm so sorry
I've felt the same way IBS makes my life impossible to make plans. Just Sad there's no cure for it.
I feel like finishing my life all the time
My ibs gives me so much anxiety. My BMs are so urgent it makes me never want to leave my house. I'm afraid I'll literally shit myself and I hate using public restrooms. At this point I just barely eat unless at home as to not induce a BM
Erica B omg this is me. I be missing so much school over this
Same here and I feel that it's WORSE at school I feel like I'm basically homebound 🙄 I never want to leave my house
Erica B i feel your pain I used to be so outgoing and never I hate even going to the doctor or anywhere bc what if it happens
My entire family suffers from constipation and I suffer from the opposite.. it really really sucks.. 5-10 times a day
Same problems, i just like how you express yourself...
My story is very similar to yours..I got it when I was 14 . We were solving some math's exercises and the class was in absolute silence . I remember that I had a history exam the next class hence I was pretty nervous, and out of nowhere my tummy makes this loud noise ,the girl next to me laughed and I was mortified . After that ,similar situations(being in quiet , small room , crowded rooms or not being able to get up and leave when I felt like it) triggered my anxiety and IBS as a consequence. After 10 years ,I have to go to the bathroom 3-4 times before leaving my house in the morning , and if i can't go because of being constipated I won`t leave at all cause I know I`ll be in pain all the time :/ ..some days it is better and other days it`s worse but it sure as hell isn`t going away :/
i feel you so much. i don't know if it was anxiety which caused me ibs or ibs which causes me an anxiety disorder, cause in the end all these embarrassment moments and the fear of going to class every single day or quiet places, generate me more anxiety. it's a f*cking circle.
mine is completely the same, couldn’t relate more
we are not alone
Wait I'm 14 and your telling me this isint gonna go away? How can live like this?
I suffer the same thing, my ibs really holds a toll on my attendance because of my bad anxiety which makes my stomach noises even worse.
I know i'm a little late to the game but I've missed so much college and work through being late or needing the toilet and being anxious so much, this video is so relatable especially the hot sweats!! like you're going to faint!!! So sorry for everyone going through this so young.
hey my best friend has it
Thank you so much for sharing your story! I've had IBS for 8 years and just recently discovered anxiety was the trigger. I've experienced everything you have. I have daily attacks while at work or traveling a good majority of the time. Being stuck in a office or at a desk is the worst and makes IBS so much worse - mostly when you can't leave your chair because your job isn't that flexible. (Plus people can be so cruel and make fun of you for something you can't always control - especially at work.) I don't feel so alone knowing I'm not the only one who suffers from IBS caused by anxiety. Hopefully more people will choose to educate themselves on this issue and be a bit more sensitive to these issues.
Yes I know, we try to laugh it off. Whether its running to the toilet, Stomach Noise or Accidents. It happens and some people should be more understanding. Maybe they think its funny. But believe me, Some people can be very Helpful too which is good.
maybe wear a Sunflower tabard to show people you have an invisible illness
Hi my fellow IBS community. I am 16 and only recently diagnosed with IBS and it’s horrible…my family just thinks it’s normal stomach pain but they really don’t know it’s worse than normal. I miss out on so much of school because I’m scared of my tummy making noises or because my stomach decided it was a good day to flair up and so I have decided to do online schooling just to help me put my health first and get used to this. Thank you so much for this video…it makes me realise I’m not the only one.
hey my best friendand her girlfriend both have ibs
Right when I thought no one understood what I'm go through! You couldn't have said it better! my family don't get it. Everyone wants me to do this, and do that! Passing judgment on what they think 💭 is causing it.... But no one has even taken the time to get a full understanding of what IBS is... or even sat with me in the ER. Im always in the hospital ALONE... they are more concerned with me keeping the noise down. It's so sad! When you are faced with a illness this bad... you really start seeing people for who they are. I'm so stressed out with the people around me... so frustrating! Thank you so much for this video.... I almost cried when you said you would call the ambulance because I know that feeling very well. The paramedics, doctors, and nurses show more compassion than my own family. I been telling myself not to worry about what others think or say! But it's not easy when you are living in their house. I know this extra stress is not helping my situation. In fact it's making things worst! I pray to god he blesses me with my own place very soon... please pray for me everyone, I would really appreciate that! Thank you.
I'm so sorry you are suffering so much lovely, no-one deserves this horrible condition and it does affect us greatly on a daily basis. However I promise you, it does get better and you will find someone to confide in who understands and is empathetic. I remember being at University and having some rather unsympathetic housemates who made cruel remarks. It just shows people's true colours as you said, and it's quite enlightening because you quickly understand who your true friends are and who is worth investing time into. Maybe you could write a letter to your family telling them how you feel, sometimes that's easier than having a heated or emotional debate. Or maybe show them my video and say you're feeling the same? A lot of people think IBS is so trivial and don't think about how much it affects us, but we have to educate people and stay patient. Because it's an invisible illness it's tricky for others to see us suffering, but with time, they will come to understand and hopefully be more sympathetic to you 💕
T Keeyz I can definitely relate I get them when I’m on the toilet I get very tight cramps sweat ridiculously back cramps and I take about 5 showers to ease it..sometimes I have it so bad I start throwing up and have to get admitted and stay over night some times. Hooked up to many IV’S TIRED ....DRAINED FROM THROWING UP SO NOW IM GONNA SWITCH MY DIET UP AND DRINK WARM TEA BUT I FEEL UR PAIN SISTA ITS SOO HARD EXPLAINING IT TO POL WHO HAVE NO CLUE
I have mini heart attacks. Everyday. Thats What it feels like. sharp chest pain. Heart dropping feeling. Stomach hurts sometimes. My stool hasn't been the same. But I just eat everything healthy because I think my body will heal itself. If it is something serious. But doctors done all the test and haven't found anything. Say it's just anxiety... It's miserable. I'm 22 I feel like I'm dieing.
Daniel Grajeda hey Daniel as a fellow sufferer I suggest papaya enzymes to take with food
Probiotics with more than 10 strains
Pure aloe vera juice
They sell quality products at Whole Foods or your local health store
The enzymes are supposed to help break down food especially when you eat out.
Probiotics once every morning on an empty stomach your gut flora is key to stay normal.
Aloe vera helps heal the gut lining especially leaky gut meaning holes in our guts and indigestible foods escape into the bloodstream causing damage to our body. Start with a little bit since it can act as a mild laxative. Take it with probiotics in the morning.
I don’t know your diet but this may help
Cut out
Gluten
Dairy
Processed foods
Refined sugar but it’s ok in moderation
Eggs may be a culprit even in foods.
Start eliminating.
Try these foods:
Rice
Sweet potatoes
Or regular
Salmon
Chicken
Turkey
Fruits
Veggies (cooked)
Beans (if u can tolerate)
Nut butters! (Go organic and watch for the added sugars)
Daniel Grajeda Sameeee 😭😭😭😭😭
this sounds more like roemheld syndrome!!!!
It's IBS bro.
Can't cure it unfortunately.
I feel exactly the same way as you
it's so crazy hearing you talk about your first experience at 14 because that is exactly what i am going through at 15. thank you for sharing and not making me feel alone.
This has helped me so much today! I'm currently in a bad bout of IBS and it only seems to be getting worse. I've suffered for so many years doing nothing but seeing this video today has really put it into perspective that I want/need to change my lifestyle for the good of my health. It's so nice to hear that we aren't alone, I wish more people would understand how difficult it is to live with and that there is so little you can do when you're in the mix of all that pain and constantly needing the loo! It definitely needs more awareness! thank you :)
Aw thank you for commenting Amy, I'm so glad you've found this video helpful but I'm sorry to hear that you're suffering! It can be such an isolating condition, so hopefully this video spreads the word and reassures people that there's a community of others just like us! We're not alone ☺️
Tray to make exercise that help
I have sensitive and irritating often because it was starting on my last year of high school... So i'm starting getting anxiety, i have lots of absents because of this, of course i'm a shy person... So i had no idea what to do, it was last subject, it was physics.. My stomach starting to hurt very bad.. Because i want to let the air out but seriously... I have anxiety.. Imagine all people looking at you.. I have low-esteem since i was a kid.. So yeah but because of ibs... It ruins my life.. I want to study.. Go to school but i hate it, i'm becoming introvert, i usually take out foods when i order them, i usually don't eat with my friends and relatives, i don't go to occasion because of my IBS
i had to stop watching for a sec to comment.... thank you for being brave and making this video because you not only helped me but SO many people!! i have been suffering from some symptoms of IBS for as long as i can remember and i finally decided to do something about it. so thank you so much and i hope everything gets better :)
Thank you so much for watching and for leaving a lovely comment! I'm sorry you've been suffering with IBS too and I hope you find some relief from it soon! ❤️ xx
My 103-year-old healthy grandmother told me that people who had "stomach issues," (that's what they called it back then) would drink their coffee, water, or whatever with 1/4 tsp of baking soda. It was the norm back then to use sodium bicarbonate for it. I started feeling bloated a couple of weeks ago. I took my coffee with 1/4 tsp bicarbonate with it. I felt immediately relieved. My belly was moving and the abdominal stress was gone. Now I do what the old folks did back then.
I will never watch a video based on likes, and subscribers again!! This video is a hidden gem 💎
Thank you so much, you've made my day!!
Always fatigued,lack hunger and with a pain so unbearable it disables me
Thanks for making this. Been dealing with IBS since I was 15. Turning 39 this month and it's still a big problem for me most days. Going back to doctors this month even though I have very little faith in them based on past experiences.
Thanks for watching Paul, sorry to hear your IBS is still bothering you. I'd definitely recommend keeping a food diary and making dietary changes if you haven't done already!
Paul Goodfield Hi, wanted to suggest have you tried drinking aloe water -it helps knock the pain for me..also taking an enzyme & probiotic before your meal might help☺️
Paul Goodfield I'm right with you! 38 and been suffering since the age of 18
Jessica Grether
Drinking gives me IBS
Any idea?
i have a phobia of getting sick and that is what caused my ibs and recently i’ve been slowly getting over my phobia and the ibs is getting worse. every morning i wake up to pains and it gives me anxiety it’s just terrible. thank you for your story you really help me! i always thought i was alone!! much love x stay strong !!
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I understand you. I am fearful of sickness too and I'm also a hypochondriac so I never know what symptoms are real and what's imagined. Sometimes I feel like maybe I have something worse and that I don't have much to live. This is horrible
this is one of the best videos on ibs i've ever watched
Thanks so much Elizabeth! I've also filmed a few other videos on my channel about IBS too :)
Thank you so much for this, you've really made me feel so much better and less alone. Someone who finally understands everything that I'm going through xx
Thanks so much for watching Samantha, I'm really pleased you've found the video helpful! xx
Thank you! I had IBS for seven years. It’s been a very difficult journey for me. I’m still learning how to deal with it. I’m crying now. I wish it would go away. My stomach swells so bad. I understand all of what you going through. It’s so hard. I pray everyday it gets better. I’ve been through a lot of trauma. So I’m trying to get better spiritually. I’ve been meditating to keep my anxiety down. I have bad panic attacks. I fainted three times in my years in college. I wish doctors would do further research on it.
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Thank you for sharing your experience! I am thinking of doing a video about teaching with IBS so it's been good to see other people not afraid to share their story.
You literally described my childhood in bathroom, curled up on the floor and feeling like I was gonna die...
Am I the only ibs sufferer who has almost pooped their pants at least once a week?😂 I’m pretty sure we’ve all ended up having to bin our pants a few times I know I have 😂😂💩
Yes I certainly have. I'm pretty sure that I got ibs. But, my accidents are always big and Semi Solid. I want to seriously and I am looking into joining a Support Group.
Paul S I know a support group you can join
Which one?
Wow
Not yet but it's gonna happen I'm 60 yrs old with a life of Panic Attacks I think my body is just doing what is expected which is brake down.The thought of diapers kills me at my age I just want to be a gentleman clean healthy etc.Winos live better than me now.I feel bad for all the young mostly females who have this its just not fair.
Love how sincere and kind you are! ❤️ I have been diagnosed with ibs recently, and I just came out of the hospital due to a major flare up. I feel so tired and honestly so down, it's affecting all areas of my life, I'm always worried and insecure. I've always been very anxious but never treated my anxiety with a doctor, or medication. I regret that now. Thank you for your video, its very comforting to hear someone who understands so well such a difficult issue. You're beautiful inside out!
To me it always feels like I constantly have stomach flu. ☹️
Same ☹️
Alex Newkirk damn same
Yeah for the most part thats what it feels like...
i remember the day of the water rumble sound from my belly and thats when it all started pain bloating struggle with the bathroom i even get very bad back pain i feel your pain but i just found out the mind controls the gut i think we people that have ibs should not care so much and be happy i know it sounds crazy please people with ibs look into videos on ibs how to control it with the mind we can beat this people lets do it
I'm almost 16 and I'm going through something very similar. I have panic attacks when I have to leave my house because I'm scared I might have an ibs episode. I've been struggling with this since I was 13 and sometimes I feel like I won't be able to have a normal life because of my fear of going outside. Thank you for sharing your story it made me feel better because I thought I was the only one
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Thank you for this video!! I suffer from insane digestive issues. My small intestines don’t behave. They coil instead of following an orderly pattern like most of humanity. The bathroom is my second home. Since I was young. I have had sleepless nights and sick to my stomach pain. I had a colonoscopy yet was deemed “normal”, and got sick the very next day which gave me depression. I am now on a FODMAP diet, and thankfully the sick to my stomach feeling is completely gone! However the diarrhea and gas pains remain. I will take the wins where I get them. My husband is AMAZING and is so understanding. It’s really crazy how many women are commenting. It helps to know there’s a tribe of people who understand this walk...because at times it’s frustrating and incredibly depressing.💕
im so sorry you all are going through this, i wish there was a cure
IN many cases, there is, though it's not necessarily simple...
@@ConfluenceNutrition yea, I suppose that's true
I always thought I was just imagining and over reacting to the symptoms of this thing called IBC. I felt as if my mind was playing tricks on me and I thought I had a deadly disease that would lead to a more dangerous issue and I was terrified!! My fear then turned into joy when I found out that my symptoms were treatable to the point where I could have normal days. Upon completion of a series of test my Doctor finally got to the bottom of this!!! Every test was worth the peace of mind that it gave me in the end. Thank you Scarlett for helping bring awareness to IBS and hopefully it will allow others to realize that they too can be treated and that they are not alone!!
Thank you so much for watching, I'm so glad to hear that you've found a resolution and peace of mind! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas! 💕
I'm a 40 year old man that has had this since my early 20s, im in the middle of a flare up at the moment and trying my hardest to not let my son see the anxiety on my face, I feel for anybody with this condition the flare up make you think the worst witch then makes you worry witch then makes it worse good luck everyone!
Yes, exactly how I feel. I get so nervous thinking That maybe I have something very serious and get panic attacks. This is horrible
@@lizziebinx1351 it's hard lizzie I hope you are ok not easy I know but let the dark clouds pass brighter skies will come x
That is exactly what is happening to me during the flare-up... Spiral of anxiety, bad thoughts and misery ...
@@Tomas1882 try to keep positive mate I know it's hard but we both know it's in our head try to let the bad thoughts go and keep yourself busy
@@benjaminholmes6682 that is funny, normally before i go sleep i think about the day or work or you know normal stuff. But with flare up it is cancer, dying and i am preparing for my last days :D i do know that in that moment is just my mind playing with me and i try to think about something else so let's say summer holiday planning. It is like that 5 second holiday, 5 second cancer..... ;D they creeps in those bad thoughts... And in case that i have some other pain (which are always cancer or terminal) it is really difficult :D will talk to gp to give me something for anxiety i think...
Scarlett, I have Celiac Disease and IBS. I truly think the IBS just as bad as the Celiac Disease. I truly appreciate you speaking so freely and being so forward about how it feels and the symptoms. You are a blessing to all old and young. You made me feel a ton better!!!!!! I have had these challenges for the majority of my life and it was never properly diagnosed without my research on my own. You are awesome. Jo =)
I’ve been diagnosed with IBS since I was 18, but your video reminded me of so many times prior to that age that led up to that diagnosis. I had been seeing a pediatric GI since i was 9 for severe acid reflux, severe lactose intolerance, etc. So I’m no stranger to tummy trouble. I had a few panic attacks & anxiety attacks since the age of 15 as well, eventually leading to a brain-gut connection. Now being 22, almost 23, I just sort of dealt with it, and tried to get through it. You’re very right on understanding your body - you learn a lot of things about your body with IBS! And you definitely study more since you can’t be in classes all the time.
I do have to say, I went back to my GI a couple of weeks ago, and he recommended trying a low FODMAP diet. This research only came out about a year or so ago, so it’s new, but has around an 85% success rate. It’s essentially an elimination diet of all high-FODMAP foods for the first 3-4 weeks, and then you reintroduce foods that you eat most often a couple of days apart. This goes along with the food diary suggestions too. But after 2 days on the fodmap diet, my symptoms almost disappeared. Bear in mind, on most days, my IBS was absolutely awful - multiple bathroom trips, severe cramping, bloating, you name it. Now I’m halfway through this diet and my symptoms are still at bay. Even if I do have severe anxiety attacks, my bathroom trip is far more pleasant and infinitely more solid, if you catch my drift. I finally feel like a normal person.
This Low FODMAP diet is not easy, as I’m someone who loves to eat out & enjoy take out as well. But it’s been well worth it. And if I can find the foods that absorb more water in my system (high FODMAP trigger foods) during the reintroduction phase, maybe I can eliminate it entirely or reduce my intake. I’m very optimistic! Talk to your GI before doing it, as it is a limiting diet (I have not lost weight on this diet, and I’m a small person to begin with).
New subscriber after this video, and thought I’d share this little miracle with anyone who may stumble upon my comment 💛
*you can find the lists of low, high and moderate FODMAP foods through a simple google search! Stay committed to it, you won’t regret it* 😊
Thank you so much for educating and teaching us how to control our IBS. I have severe constipation/ anxiety and it's so hard at times to deal with both. I'm almost 40 years old and I've been dealing with this for a few years now. My pain is unbearable at times and it's accompanie by bloating, burning feeling in my stomach, unbearable pain , back aches, nausea and vomiting . I get so backed up at times that my stomach looks like I'm pregnant and I'm so embarrassed I don't want to go outside at times. I can't thank you enough.
Has your constipation improved in the last year, Cassandra?
I start senior year tomorrow. I had a flare up today i think my ibs type is D. And this video and comment section is such a safe haven right now. Thank you. Our school system here in Hungary can be a real hardass. But thank you for this story. I know we can do this. I can tip toe in the right direction and so can all of us. We need to listen to our body when we need a break from stress. When you have a mental overload, sit aside put on some youtube beta waves, touch your favorite soft blankey and play with some simple stress toys or objects. Let the thoughts back in one at a time and find temporary solutions for each one if you can. This way maybe the thought won't lurk in your head for a while.
Again, thanks for the video
Thank you, Thank You, Thank You for making this video. I've been dealing with IBS for 20 years and it's nice to know that I am not the only one out there that suffers from this horrible condition.
Hey what u eat ?
I was diagnosed today but have suffered from it forever it seems. I'm almost 21 and feel kinda dumb for not getting it checked earlier but I couldn't afford to see someone about it anyway this video was really awesome and helpful for me. I've just had to restrict my diet severely but it's worth it if it will stop the pain and lessen how many absences I have in my classes haha. I liked hearing her story, I'm of course sad that anyone has to feel what she does and what many of us in the comments do but I am really glad she posted this video. This condition can be embarrassing and scary and painful and so many attempts of treatment seem to do nothing. A lot of us need to know we aren't alone or don't need to be embarrassed. I've been literally sitting in bed in dizzying pain for three days now (This was the first day I was able to move and walk and go about my life) its hard and I'm glad there are people willing to talk about the condition.
I have never related to something more, the first experience I had was also in class when I was writing a test. I didn't want to go to school the first few weeks, the pain I felt was severe and I was constantly leaving class, because of my stomach. Both doctors I saw about my issues didn't really seem to take my complaints seriously (cause I was tested and no unusual results came back), but I was really struggling. Thank you for sharing your story, it is comforting to know that I'm not the only person. :)
THANK YOUUUUUU as someone in uni i feel ya it sucks and I feel like I have never heard anyone elses tummy make these noises and that makes me feel like its just me
Thank you so much for this video. I feel like I finally have someone who understands how I feel.
Such a helpful video that will be a comfort to many people. Thanks for talking so openly and honestly. I have had IBSD since childhood so this video is very relatable. I'm all too familiar with the multiple size wardrobe syndrome, the excruciating cramps and the horrendous wind. Having food poisoning every day is a fantastic description, so often I hear "Its ONLY IBS," if only people knew the half of it!
Just want to say that yesterday I bought the e-book, I have been binge reading it, and today I bought a physical copy to add to my book collection. The book gives understanding and validation in IBS that is hard to find in people who dont have IBS, so its nice to feel understood via your book. You are an amazing writer, and a big inspiration. Keep up the good work, and a huge thank you from the Netherlands
That's very kind of you to say, thank you!
I relate to this completely. It's the thing that's on my mind constantly. Every time in class, public transport and shops. It feels as though the whole surroundings blur and close me in. My heart beats so fast, sweat, trembling, headaches and everything. I don't want to ask to go to the toilet because I already know the answer, no one knows or understands really and I just want to hide. Don't want to do school any more
I stumbled on this video because I am looking for tips on dealing with anxiety & IBS and I am so thankful to you. On many TH-cam channels or any site in general I have seen people complaining about this condition of ours and talking about their sad stories, instead of actually showing useful tips: I have dealt with IBS since I was little on a pretty wide on-and-off scale but coming from a past riddled with many mental health issues, I believe that there ARE actual ways to work it out and "make sure there are bathrooms where you go" is not good advice for me. You gave me lots of hope for the future because in September I'll stay for 3 weeks in Brighton with my schoolmates, and with the right equipment (probiotics aka the most loyal pals out there, psyllium husk to prevent constipation and a journal) I am sure I can deal with it pretty well. I also suggest all these things to anyone, especially teenagers like me dealing with it and please, work on focusing on the good side and don't let your illness get in your way, ever. Much love
One of the most detailed and most comforting video I've seen about IBS. Thank you for sharing your journey. 🤍
- another IBS girly -
Thank you for this video, I relate to so much of what your saying. No one else really understands how much this can effect your life. People make me feel like it’s not a big deal too but when I get cramps and bloating It is extremely uncomfortable and controls my day. Thank you for making a video about this :)
Cramps can be that's is gas
Wow when I flare up I get a hot sweat too. It's scary.
It’s such an awful thing to live with thank you for speaking out about it 🙏
Thank you for this video,I still am trying to figure out how to live as good as possible with this and feel comfortable around people. I've gotten into and left university two times because I've become almost paranoid of quiet places and it makes extremely stressed. But I try to look at it positively, and educate myself though other ways 😊 I'm so thankful to have a mom like mine,she's so understanding and I guess that's very important- to have someone close that understands and supports you
Thank you so so much for uploading this ! You've helped and reassured me a lot by uploading this I'm currently undergoing tests e.g. The bloods tests , ultra sounds ect for IBS and more than likely I do have it , the pain is unbearable at times it's so nice to have someone who I can relate too and someone that actually understands what I'm going through especially food/toilet habits wise like I'll have family say things like "oh god you can't eat anything " or "your always on the toilet" etc.... I just wanted to say thank you so much for uploading this and making me realise I'm not on my own with this xxx
I'm so sorry to hear you've been suffering Fran but I am pleased this has reassured you. It is difficult for people around you too, as often you can look totally normal on the outside so they can't always understand the inner turmoil. It's also frustrating that they can't help you and it has been hard on my family too - plus it kind of showed me who my true friends were too! But as time passes, you do find ways to manage it and now, it's a part of me that I accept rather than look at as a flaw. My IBS has made me more determined, more driven, more passionate and if I didn't have it, I might be a different person :) so I always try to look at the positives. I'd definitely recommend trying to keep a food diary to see if there's any food triggers (dairy is a massive one) and also try an app called Headspace to help manage stress during anxious periods like exams etc. And of course, if you have any questions - please feel free to come to me, always here to chat!! xxx
Scarlett London ahh thank you so much ! Xx
Mine started the exact same way in the same class everyday in high school and I would constantly go to the nurse bc I would have constant panic attacks in that class. I’m still struggling and have tried everything but it’s so nice to not feel like the only one. I was on antidepressants which actually helped my stomach for a few years but made me a zombie and when I got off of them my panic attacks and episodes came back as bad as they used to be 😭
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Thank you so much for talking about this, you hit the nail on the head about the emotions of going through this process and I really appreciate that you are talking about this somewhat taboo topic.
I had the exact same experience as you had at 14 and I’m 15 thank you for doing this I feel a lot more at ease x
Sorry to hear you had the same experience Amber, but I'm so pleased the video made you feel more at ease. You're not alone ❤️ x
Yes, I am 52 and I remember having IBS since I was 10. I had it on and off in different severity through my life and it was always worse during the most stressful times. I finally found out it was IBS but I haven't really taken medication for it because I am not a med person by choice. I have suffered with it through my life. I have the same in my closet, a range of 5 sizes. It really kicked up when I started peri/menopause. It's no fun at all. The gas is awful, everything is awful about it. Reducing anxiety is a lot of work, I try every day, some days are better than others. Diet is huge I cannot vere from my organic diet or I am in trouble. No sugar, processes foods, soda, sweets are a no no and if I go off it my body screams at me. NO fun. Best of luck to you.
thank you for making this video
It definitely helps to know that we aren't alone, I agree! For so long, I thought I was!
Finally someone who understands! Who else relates? 😪
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Reading this comment section has my heart sad cause we are all suffering so bad from severe anxiety and IBS. I got food poison for the first time EVER July 4th and due to how sick it got me, it triggered a severe bout of post infectious IBS and panic attacks. I wake up every single night at 3am in a massive panic, stomach churning, chills, nausea/vomiting, shaking. I'm on the toilet as I type this. It takes at least an hour to calm myself down. I'm a busy mom with a full time job, this no sleep, sick thing is really interrupting me living my best life ☹☹😭😭 I pray we all get threw this ❤
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Im always depressed and was almost contemplated commiting suicide. This is really taking a toll on my life 😟
Your not alone glycerin suppositories help alot!
Me too. Feeling so hopeless and willing to die to end this.
Hang in there I understand your pain but your life is worth living and is soo precious cast all your cares and worries on Jesus for he cares for you with the deepest affection and will make everything alright 😍 he can heal and deliver you from all your troubles 🙌🏾🙌🏾🔥🔥
I struggle with IBS. I was recently diagnosed and I am so paranoid I’ve purposely skipped meals. Even though I have hunger pains, at least it relieves my ibs for a while
Sorry to hear about your diagnosis. :( I'm waiting to find out if I have it as I've had cramps and too many trips to the bathroom.
I don't know why but I also since the symptoms began 11 days ago I have 0 appetite. I can't really eat. Its like my mouth is rejecting the food which isn't helpful considering I need to eat to produce a normal stool.
You ever dealt with loss of appetite in relation to IBS?
I get really bad gas at night every time I lay down I instantly bloat and causes me pain n prolongs my sleep does this ever happen to you w your Ibs
Matthew Mulhern same with me. I recommend colofac which is a muscle relaxant, i found it has really helped with my flatulence :)
Same lying down my stomach kicks off
I'm so happy I've came across this video and you! I am 16 years old. About one month ago I was diagnosed with IBS. for 2 years my IBS was unrecognised and the doctors have finally diagnosed me with it. So happy I
can relate to you!! Xxxxx love you!
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Thank you SO much for this video! I have anxiety and IBS also and I had to give up certain foods etc, its awful when it flares up, I get stomach cramps, sweating, nausea and more anxious, I hate it! I've literally prayed on the toilet and thoughts I was going to actually die, I have to remind myself to calm down, and that I'll be okay, I love my heat pad! Thank you for letting others know they arent alone❤
I really want to do an IBD video to share with everyone. It's so good you've done this 💪🏻 I'm here to chat as I suffer with some similar symptoms ❤️
Thanks so much Jaide, you should definitely give it a go. I'd be interested to watch as I know they're both digestive conditions but IBD can have different symptoms and issues that stem from it too. I feel so passionately about raising awareness for these conditions as they are so stigmatized x
Scarlett London Hi scarlett im also an IBS sufferer, I have noticed over the last 2 to 3 years alot of people have been opening out with this debilitating condition. I think one day all of the raising awareness will all pay off and more people will start to raise awareness which will probably lead to increased funding towards research for IBS. I just want a cure so bad for all of us. This is such a horrible way for anybody to live.
Scarlett London Yeah same here! Not sure where I'd start as it was a long two years before I was diagnosed, but it was such a horrible process that I'd love to share with people which might help them get diagnosed quicker. X
IBS and IBD are two completely different things
I have set up a Facebook support group as this video received more a response than I expected and I thought it would be a nice opportunity to support one another and feel more like a community. Plus I get asked a lot of questions and so hopefully I'll be able to answer them all in the group! You can join it here: facebook.com/groups/1874156746130269/ 😊
Scarlett London Hi my name it’s Ernesto Estrada been suffering with IBS for quite a while now this past New Year’s eve 2017 I celebrated in the emergency room my stomach was killing me so far I haven’t been able to see a gastroenterologist my question that I have what is the name of that probiotic but you’re talking about in this video I live in the United States and San Francisco can you please let me know
Honestly i was diagnosed at 14 too its ruined my life since then im now 22 and i literally cannot sit through an interview without getting a panic attack, i worry if i ever got married how would i be able to share a bed? i couldn't work properly i am also diabetic and i suffer from pco so i literally can't do anything im so tired.
Think I'll join in this quest against this nightmare!
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This video really helped me actually. I’ve always had stomach issues but everything went downhill super fast when we were out of school for so long with COVID. Now every morning I’m late to school and I freak out at school and get so scared that something will happen in school. I’m still working on ways to dial it down. I actually also cut out cows milk from my diet. As well as highly acidic foods, and almond milk. Originally almond milk was my alternative to cows milk but I discovered that it still messed up my stomach. I haven’t told people about it for so long because it’s embarrassing but I love that there’s so many other people who understand. And yes, it’s a horrible cycle of anxiety causing flare ups, and then being scared that your going to have one, and then that makes you anxious, and then you don’t feel good. I’m really sorry for everyone who deals with it. I know it’s hard, but we could do it. Also thank you for this video :)
Thank you so much for making this video!!! I have been feeling so sick throughout this whole holiday season without knowing exactly what is going on.. my last ER visit was very knowledge, my nurse lived with IBS too, and I received much needed information about it. I have an appointment with a GI doctor coming up but haven't been diagnosed yet... although all this pain, bed rest, & bathroom visits are finally starting to make sense. Thanks again! Time to start adjusting to this life, with the help of your videos!
Hi Scarlett i got diagnosed with ibs when i was 20 and im now 43,for the last year and a half ive been cutting out gluten which has made a big difference to my symptoms so i think i have coeliac disease!!! i had never heard of it before until i came across it online and i have all the symptoms! if anybody else out there is suffering!!! worth trying im a lorry driver so having ibs is a nightmare.Thanks verymuch Scarlett for all your videos they are a massive help takecare of yourselve Rob.🙂
Hello Rob!
I'm 23 and wanted to get into the HGV industry as been into it ever since I was a kid. How is it like with taking more breaks etc?
Regards Maciej😁
So many comments from young ppl, my ❤️ goes out to all of you. My IBS started when I was 60. It's been 3 years now and I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired. My Mom use to say that all the time 😅 She passed away at the young age of 54. Hoping for a miracle cure to end IBS !!!
God bless you❤️
Glad I clicked and am watching this video, I had a similar experience reflecting on it now. My first experience was probably when I was taking end of year exams at the end of primary school. I was SO nervous and anxious, I remember the silence of the room and my stomach gurgling loudly, I was very flatulent due to it and I had everyone in my year laugh at me because of it. I aced my exams in spite of it but maybe that experience made me prone to it as I can't always remember suffering from it. I went through a stressful living situation a couple of years ago which seems to have triggered it more permanently this time and I'm still learning to deal with it. Thank you for sharing your experience and tips, I've visited the doctors so much, they've been reluctant to help and I never seem to leave without a prescription. I have battled with them to refer me to a dietician and finally got one which is helpful, finally feel like I'm starting to head in the right direction.
This is literally me in a nut shell!! I’m so glad you shared this with us, it helped me feel like I’m not alone!! ♥️♥️
Thank you Scarlett, and I wish you well. Your video is very helpful. My IBS is not as terrible as yours was, but it still makes me feel horrible when it flares up. I can go weeks without it, and feel pretty good, then it hits again out of the blue even though I've been eating the same foods as usual. It makes me cry when it comes back, as I've convinced myself I was finally better and it had gone away.
Have you figured out what's triggering your symptoms?
Thank you for this video though, this really puts me at ease since I am currently struggling with IBS. I try hard to be good in school but IBS just hits me in the face and it takes a huge toll on my attendance and mood, what makes it worse is that I struggle with depression and anxiety. All my built up anxiety worsens my flare-ups, which makes it really for me to get up in the morning and go to school because I worry so much. I worry if people are going to hear my intense stomach noises (they’re really loud), I worry if I vomit in my classroom etc. Sometimes I arrive school late because the cramps would be so painful in the morning, and everyday nausea is just the cherry on top.
i am thirteen now and i have had ibs since i was nine but i was diagnosed when i was 11. throughout the time when i was nine through twelve i had severe contispation. once i wasnt able to go for 18 days. i have horrible nausea everyday, i almost always feel like i could throw up at any second. my stomach constantly hurts and nothing seems to stop it. ive tried going off of dairy, gluten, ibs pills, eggs, etc. but since the begining of this school year (seventh grade) i have been having diarrhea and frequent bowel movements. today i have had 6 bowel movements, and i hate it. at school my teachers get mad bc they think i just go because im bored. gym class is horrible because i am always in pain and its hard to even walk down the hallways without wanting to just fall on the ground. i am also a norophobe, which makes living with ibs horrible. im always stessing out and having panic attacks because of the messiness and uncleanliness of this syndrome. life with ibs is rough. but i hope it will get better or i find a way to get used to it.
Samantha The weirdo I’m so sorry sweetie 😔😪 you’re just a baby you should be a carefree child and eat whatever your heart desires! Do you take anything?
Same here I also suffer from same symptoms as yours.. constipation and severe pain due to IBS on a daily basis
Anyone still suffering look into MOLD TOXICITY! This is one of the worst physical & psychological traumatizing disorders you can experience. Thanks Scarlett for being vulnerable and shedding some light on this uncomfortable subject. :) Best wishes to everyone healing.
Do u think watching these kind of videos can cure you " Not at All". Don't waste your time watching videos and don't buy their useless plans. They Just want to rip you off. I had suffered IBS for 6 years and now i have cured myself 100% . You can check my instagram profile.I can help you and don't worry i don't charge for this. It is just a step towards humanity and will be happy to assist ..
Contact me on Instagram "parker_1989_" or text me on whatsapp +918826601203..but make up your mind that you have patience before texting me .
I've only just found this video, after kind of on-and-off searching for a explanation as to what I am experiencing, and i think I've found it. For the last two years I've been experiencing flare ups but also pretty much having this to some extent every day. No doctor could explain what was wrong with me and I think thats a big problem with IBS, because it is, like you said, basically a big umbrella term for multiple symptoms. The stress of thinking about having it definitely makes day to day life so much harder- I struggle to go put with friends, do the things I used to really enjoy. It is so difficult and I'm so glad someone is really talking about what it is like.
I would love to be self employed in the future as a photographer. I feel like my ibs would be so much better if I was at home!:)
I'm so happy I found you Scarlett! I was just going through some Fodmap diet and IBS related videos and there you were! I also just followed you on IG and just wanted to say thank you for talking about it,I've been through it all for as long as I can remember but it's always nice to get reassurance and hear from other people.I don't remember waking up in pain but sometimes soon after I eat my left side just below the rib cage swells up and the gas pain is so bad I'm often doubled over unable to straighten up as I make the way to the bathroom and sit in there with heating pad on my belly and mint tea feeling like I'm gonna pass out until the gas is released or I have a bm. Lucky those severe episodes are not happening too often but the bloating part after eating is almost always with me and this is why I'm really motivated to finally get serious about following the fodmap diet (I did once for 30 days and only had 1 tummy ache) because having to always worry about it and not being able to live the way I want is no longer an option for me.I also have, with the chronic IBS -C anxiety and panic and it's like a vicious cycle! Cheers!
Thanks so much for watching and for your kind words!! Sorry to hear you've been suffering too, but pleased you're finding a few things that help! I have found that food affects it massively - and while stress/anxiety can be a trigger too, you can control and manage it far better by controlling the diet aspect! Let me know how you get on :)
I'm really thankful for this video 🙏 thanks a lot. I was diagnosed with ibs and I couldn't find anyone talk about it like this
Hi there, I have just discovered this video & honestly it’s so great so hear that someone else has felt what I’m feeling. It’s so hard dealing with the everyday struggle Ibs brings and I just want to say thank you for sharing your story, it’s so reassuring to know someone else has gone through the same and your not alone ❤️
I'm taking me SAT tomorrow and I have ibs. This should be fun 😭
Good luck, I hope it goes really well - you'll be brilliant!
My fear :(
Lmao same thing happened to me
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I want to cry tears of joy for the first time in a while. I’ve been struggling with so much in my life lately and my health issues adding onto it make it 100x worse.. so here’s my story: All my life i’ve always really had anxiety, it would come on and cause my stomach to hurt and my mom literally tells me about how i was on medicine for it prescribed by my pediatrician but that’s it, they just said it was a nervous stomach. Now as i’m older i know i have really bad anxiety. When i get anxiety my stomach starts cramping and it makes me need to go to the bathroom like you explained but i never really thought anything of it. The pains weren’t ever severe and lasted a few seconds and i’d end up yk passing gas and it was just an off and on thing. That’s basically been my whole life up until about a year ago, summer of 2019. I ended up moving away from my school due to my dad losing his job and it really took a toll on my mental health and still currently we don’t have a home, we are living in my grandfathers 1 bedroom house for our 4 person family while he’s away with his girlfriend. So my life hasn’t been so great. But my anxiety increased since the move and i’m not exactly sure why but my best guess is that the whole moving process and everything i just lost a strict schedule with sleeping and diet. Well i ended up going sleep at my best friends house about a year ago while everything was going on and out of no where in the morning my stomach started cramping really bad it felt like diarrhea but would travel to my pelvis with extremely sharp pains. I couldn’t move speak barely even breathe i was doubled over in pain crying on the toilet. My dad came get me and rushed me to the doctor and by then i was basically okay because i took some advil but at the doctors i still had anxiety and threw up and then the doctors weren’t sure if i had a kidney stone or something so i was sent off to the emergency room. After an x-ray they confirmed i was just.. constipated. This all came as a shocker to me because for my whole life i’ve always had a sensitive stomach to where eating too much of unhealthy foods for a while, my stomach would start hurting more often and it would just make me feel and and give me all these unwanted symptoms so i mainly stayed on a healthy diet. The thing is, i was eating unhealthy at my friends house but because of my supposedly anxious stomach, these foods would make me go to the bathroom often and i would even have diarrhea A LOT at her house. So i really didn’t believe them with this constipation thing but i went home and just started eating better. 10 days later the pain came back so i was very concerned. We went see my pediatrician and he said it was constipation again so he prescribed miralax. I took it for one day which wasn’t what he told me to do but i started using the bathroom everyday just as normal. Months went by and i was on a normal schedule with what i ate, my diet wasn’t any different and i was using the bathroom just as normal until i went sleep at my same friends house again and the pains came back. This was new year’s eve of december 2019. My mom rushed and came get me to bring me home and i took my usual strong painkiller that belonged to my dad and one thing i should note is that when i get these pains, i try so hard to use the bathroom but nothing ever comes out and when i do try, it causes the pain to get worse. It was cramps so they were off and on. Once the pain medication would kick in i’d use the bathroom, get everything out and i was fine. Well, after that i was basically traumatized. I stopped going to my cousins house and was scared for my life to leave my house because when my anxiety would come on, i’d get panic attacks in cars and think “there’s no bathroom around, those pains are going to come back” so i end up freaking myself out and my vision starts to go black and i’m panicking so much. So now i’m terrified of leaving my house and being in vehicles because of the fear that those pains will come back and i won’t have a toilet around and i’ll be trapped in an uncomfortable place where i’m in pain surrounded by people who are just loud and keep asking “are you okay.” Then just about 2 weeks ago, once again going a few months with the same diet and bathroom schedule, the pain comes back all at once and hits me like a ton of bricks and i’m crying in pain. But it was the 4th time i’ve experienced the pain so i knew how to handle it better. I popped in my pain medication except this time, i tried to put my butt in the air to yk pass gas and when i did, it caused the pains to come back so i hurried back onto the toilet and it allowed me to get everything out and made the pains go away. It’s very relieving to know that i have a way of helping it but still i’m so terrified of leaving my house. To make things worse, my boyfriend of 3 years who has always been by my side and has helped me through everything from anxiety to depression to even issues with my parents, is starting to give up on me. Please don’t call him toxic because believe me we have the purest relationship and he loves me and i love him. But these stomach issues and anxiety makes it hard for me to see him and i had to cancel plans on him today after not seeing him in about 2 months because of my anxiety and i was scared to leave. I really don’t know for sure still what my problem is and it’s been a year i’ve been sobbing because my life is just getting worse and i can’t bare losing my boyfriend because he means so much to me and i know i can’t blame him but i have to fix these issues. Could you please let me know if this seems like i may have IBS? I’m really not sure but it seems so likely and i’m just scared of living at this point. My life has become too difficult to deal with and this “IBS” is making it so hard. I’m 14 as well.. young for a boyfriend i know but it’s my first real relationship and we were best friends for a year before we got together and he’s been my bestfriend for so long, he’s been there for me through the hardest times. Thank you for this video and your story you don’t have any idea how much this has helped me. Thank you so much😭❤️
I feel this. Im in school and have to move home early because being at school makes me anxious and triggers ibs. I get really bad nausea and my body has a hard time digesting food which makes me feel weak. I even have to skip my graduation ceremony this weekend because i dont have the energy to go. I have constant anxiety and it just sucks the life out of me. I have the same fear with my boyfriend too. He said he's not going to leave, but if my anxiety keeps going then he doesn't know what he will do. Same as you, he's a great guy and has been so supportive but he also has a life he wants to live too. I feel guilty bc I also have to cancel on him a lot. I know being home helps me get better and he's really supportive of that, but its hard for him and me not being able to be there for him the way I wanna be. It really does sound like you have ibs tho. I have come to find that handling anxiety and ibs is a lot of trial and error which can be frustrating bc it gets in the way of life and you just want it to stop so you can get back to being yourself. It will get better, for the both of us. I have full faith ❤
Hi Scarlett, I know you're very honest in this video, whatever you explained is undoubtedly truth.. I got this disease when I was 15 & since then I suffered a lot.. But from last few months, I'm completely aware about this disease & I'm becoming fine day by day.. ThanX :) & Yes You're very beautiful :)
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I've searched You Tube and the way you describe your symptoms they sound pretty much like mine. I've had IBS for 22 years. My first episode started when I was in labour with my son and I've suffered with it ever since. I can honestly say the pain from IBS is worse than labour pain. I find IBS bothers me more if I go a long time in between meals. The pain will start in my lower left side, it feels like trapped wind. If I rub the area it hurts more, in fact it's torture. After a while it starts to make gurgling noises and then when my stomach starts gurgling I have diarrhoea. It's honestly such a relief for the diarrhoea to come as it eases the pain slightly. It interrupts my life and I need to get the matter in hand now. Thank you for sharing your experience.
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This is great video, I have just been told by the doctor that I have IBS and I just said to him are you sure.. thinking it was just a bad stomach but he told me it's more severe then that. After seeing your video all my symptoms are similar, I have a poor take to dairy and have constant stomach aches with poor memory, anxiety and migraines. Now it's more clear that diet is key, it's great to see this video, thanks for the help.
Doing the low FODMAP diet helped a lot for me. She touches on it here, but generally, it's avoiding lactose, beans, wheat products, onions and garlic, most fruits, and even some vegetables. Then gradually you start phasing in foods to see what you can tolerate and what triggers you. My doctor recommended it to me and it's backed up by a lot of research--there's also a large online community built around it.
I started dealing with what I THINK is IBS when I was about 13. Around the same time I had started dealing with anxiety and so for about 8 months straight I would have (sorry for be disgusting) to use the washroom about 3 times daily before school. I would never have this issue on weekends which is what led me to realize this was definitely school related anxiety. I remember feeling so physically drained everyday at school, I wouldn't eat in the mornings either because that would cause me to need the washroom too and I would eat very limited types/small amounts of food to make sure I wouldn't need to use the washroom at school. I would also get terrible headaches throughout the day as well as stomach aches, gas pains, etc. It was just a very bad and unhealthy cycle and it continued for about a year and a half until I finally decided to see a psychologist to treat my anxiety. It still gets really bad from time to time but for the most part learning how to cope with anxiety has helped me quell my unsettled stomach too. Again I don't really know if I have IBS or just a sensitive stomach but I've always kind of wondered
i think this video should take more credit tha it does , bravo
Thanks so much, that's really kind of you to say!
Thank you for sharing💕I feel so alone and I hate my bc of IBS. It feels like no one understands but this gave me hope xxx
Hey Pete
Man this was my life for as long as I could remember.....I've recently started doing videos on how to heal yourself naturally if your interested.....it can be a long process but ultimately you can heal from IBS. I wish you all the best
Hi Pete, I'm really sorry to hear you've felt alone because of your IBS. I can totally empathise, but I do want to reassure you that you're not alone. I've actually published my first book (just yesterday) all about IBS, I really hope it can encourage and continue the important conversation that we need to be having about IBS and digestive health. We shouldn't feel embarrassed and it certainly shouldn't be taboo - www.amazon.co.uk/Tummy-Tied-not-glamorous-guide/dp/1913036642/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=tummy+tied&qid=1555686468&s=gateway&sr=8-1 would love your thoughts!
Thank you so much! I have had gas for 4 days stress and i suffer from anxiety i just didn’t know how connected they are. Thank you for sharing your experience.
I could hug you. I really needed to watch this. I've been dealing with all these same things for 20+ years. Daily pain and having no idea when it's going hit. I've had days where I just wanted to end my life because it has stolen my.life from me. I can't be social or have friendships because it's too hard to keep friends when you have to cancel plans etc. I just want to be home now and never go anywhere. I'm so glad you found something that helps you control your symptoms. I pretty much eat nothing and have tried every diet out there. Feels good to know I'm not alone. And the Anxiety ugggg. People don't get it how constant stomach pain can give you anxiety. You said it so well. Thanks for your honesty.