Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by : Could This Be A Sign That I Don’t Drink Enough Water?
I use to drink water a lot but lately not as much but still I drink water daily.

For about seven months I’ve had Irritable Bowel Syndrome(IBS) which is a digestive problem where my stomach tends to make loud noises and contractions after eating. I started having this one problem though and it didn’t seem like it would be a symptom of my IBS. Here is the detail:

It is typically after I drink a small amount of water. I can literally feel the water in my stomach. I can feel it when I move and everything. Sometimes out of no where my stomach will make this noise and this weird vibrating feeling. Think of a water bottle filled with water and when you take the lid off and turn it over. You know how the water comes out and air bubbles float to the top and make a flapping kind of noise? That is not only how it sounds, that is how it feels. My stomach literally feels and sounds like a water bottle being turned upside down. When ever I drink a large amount of water, my stomach will have the feeling but not make the sound.

I really don’t know what to think of this. It doesn’t really seem like a symptom of my IBS. Since it changes when I drink larger amounts of water, I started thinking that maybe it’s a sign of dehydration.

Please help, thanks.
If you’re not going to give me a yes or no answer, do not respond!!
For the record, I can’t drink milk. Milk gives me really bad stomach pains and it’s recommended that people with IBS Don’t drink milk.

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Answer by Patrick
start eating easy to digest food
like milk
and stuff

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Question by : Could this be endometriosis?
My mother has endometriosis, and I’m worried that I could have it too. I’m 14, and I know it usually occurs in older women but i’m still concerned. These are some of the symptoms I have..
- When I wake up in the morning I sometime get really bad pains, almost like period pains but so bad that I don’t want to move or breath because of it. Sometimes I feel like I can’t get out of bed. This happens when I haven’t even got my period at all. It’s definately not hunger pangs.
- I feel tired almost all of the time, but not tired like sleepy but more exhausted and weary.
- It also seems like I have Irritable bowel syndrome, which I think can be associated with endometriosis.
- I have really irregular periods. About 2 years ago I started my periods, didn’t get another until January or February this year. I don’t know if this has anything at all to do with it though. I’m a healthy weight and I don’t do too much exercise either.
- I used to get sharp pains in my back, but near my shoulders not lower back. I haven’t had any recently though so I don’t think it’s anything to do with it.
Do you think there’s a chance that I have it? I’m really nervous, I’ve told my mum but we haven’t talked about seeing a doctor yet.

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Answer by Herbert p
Yes it could be possible I know a couple girls 16 & 18 that had it, you should be checked it can be very dangerous if not diagnosed.

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Question by buck: Could i have colon cancer at 25?
I have had bloating constipation, fatigue, and i have had small amounts of blood in my stool. i have tried going to the er but they continue ot tell me its irritable bowel syndrome. This has occured for several months. i had a baby a year ago, and i haven’t felt right since. does anyone know where i can find age related cancer statistics. i know i need a colonscopy probobaly but i was allergic to my epiduaral with labor, and im afraid i will have another severe reaction to the anethesia. i have felt weak lately and im not sure i can stand to be put to sleep with anesthesia. i have seen a couple doctors but they keep telling my husband and family that it is anxiety from after child birth. my duaghter is 15 months old. i did not even start having these symptoms for four of five months after having her.

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Answer by Veronica Alicia
You don’t have an anaesthetic with a barium enema investigation and this may be what will be suggested eventually, but they won’t “put you to sleep”.
Yes, you can have ca bowel at 25 years but it is more likely to be IBS. The blood could come, also, from piles.
You sound very worried – why not go back to your surgery and see the Practice Nurse or Nurse Practitioner; they usually have a more sympathetic ear and will arrange for you to have another appointment with a GP if they feel concerned in any way.

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Question by : Feeling as though I’m getting full quicker, nausea after meals, constipation. What could it be?
I’m 17, and a male. I usually feel sick in the morning, mainly after or during breakfast, and it usually goes away a while before lunch around 12:30. Also, lately, I’ve been feeling full more easily than usual after a meal, and sometimes I feel a little sick too, but I don’t throw up. A few days ago I did end up throwing up, but it was after working hard all day and I think I just may have been dehydrated, or food poisoning from a burger I had eaten 5-6 hours earlier. I’m very unsure and really would appreciate some help with this. Also I have been a little constipated now and then too. My BM seems to be a little more irregular than usual. Sometimes a little more than normal, usually not less. Could it be stress? Irritable Bowel Syndrome? I don’t know, and I’m worried what it could be. Please help! Also: My one uncle has chrome’s disease too, but I don’t know if that means somehow it could be hereditary and I got it too or something. As you can tell I have a lot of symptoms, but no answers for what the source is.
First off, thanks to everyone for responding so quickly.

To Barcode:
I almost never eat fast food, I was returning from a camp I visited to work at and on my way home stopped at a restaurant for a quick lunch.
I don’t smoke, drink, or do drugs, although I used to more than over a year ago now, but I have completely stopped doing all of those things.
I do try to eat healthy every day and I lift weights every day (chest and back (day one), arms and abs (day two)), play tennis almost every other, and run occasionally.
As for water, I’ve been trying to drink more, but still find myself lacking some days.
And I could use more fruits, but get a decent amount of vegetables.
I do use computer occasionally, for school work mostly, but video games are fairly rare occasion for me.
I get 8 or more hours of sleep almost every night. Stress may be a problem though.

To Pacey:
Thanks, I’ll try and get it checked out.

To Eddie:
Thanks, I’ll ask my Doctor and google Chron’s Disease.

Once again,

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Answer by Barcode
You’re stuffing your face with too much junk food, fast food garbage & sugary sweet sodas.
No smoking – no beer/ale – no booze – no drugs.
Eat healthy, get plenty of fresh air, sunshine & exercise, exercise, exercise.
Drink LOTS OF WATER to help keep the traffic moving.
Snack on plenty of RAW fruit & veggies to put fiber into your system.
Get off the computer & stop playing video games & get moving.
Get 8 hours sleep each nite. Avoid stress.

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Question by Prosperity: could i be pregnant or is something wrong with me?
The last time I had my period was June 25th to July 1. I have irregular periods. This is the longest I have been without it. Yesterday I had light blood in the mid morning. By 4pm it was not there anymore. Today same thing. I took a pregnancy test on July 23rd and it was negative. I don’t know what else it could be. Can someone share some possible thoughts? I went to the doctor on August 19th and he didn’t do a pregnancy test or consider it. He gave me a prescription for birth control and said it should bring my period back on.

I had some regular things going on with me which I relate them to stuff like pms, stress, or pre period. Symptoms: Breast tenderness for 3 weeks that stopped 2 weeks ago and then itched for a week and now I get it here and there, bloated and fullness i think is coming from possible irritable bowel syndrome, lower back aches, pelvic pains that went away a week ago, hot flashes too often, i don’t know what this could be but sometimes food and drinks taste funny to me like a bitter taste or sour taste even if it’s sweet. I don’t want to take another test because I’m afraid of the results. I want a positive. I figured if I miss it for this month then I will take one in September.

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Answer by Cindy D
Sorry, you’re just going to have to test again! But do wait another week before you test. Good luck!

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