Irritable Bowel Syndrome Treatment

Question by BLiTZ: Stomach cramps/pains, problems going to the toilet, what will solve this problem?
Oh, before anyone reads this too, i’m only writing this on here because obviously people write all sorts of random stuff on here so yeah I just want to know if anyone has anything USEFUL that could possibly help me. Thanks.

Well i’m on a small dose of trileptal for mild epilepsy, which has been fully controlled for several years now, but the side effects from this drug have really caused me a lot of problems over the last few years and i’m certain the drug is the reason my stomach is so messed up. I’m 19 by the way.

Basically, most mornings, like 6/7 or something, I wake up with a fair amount of gas, and I need to go to to the toilet basically, problem is, if I go to the toilet, every time it’s literally similar to diarrhoea but worse and I take around 10 minutes maybe more most of the time. If I don’t go to the toilet and hold it in though, till like the evening or even around midnight, (which I can do because sometimes the feeling just goes away like I don’t need to go as much) when I crap i’ll put it this way, it’s a lot more normal and properly formed, like a crap should look like basically.

Still though, even after I go to the toilet, be it morning or midnight, and especially the evening, my stomach is no better sometimes and i’ll either have a fair bit of gas or my stomach will just cause me pain, like it’s doing right now. So, most of the time, I hate going to the toilet in the morning so much and feel like I have to shower after every crap I do, I just hold it in till before I go to bed, where it comes out more naturally. I do only go to the toilet like once a day too so I don’t have to go several times a day.

Thing is though, I just want to be able to either get up in the morning, and IF I need the toilet, to get in there, do a regular crap and get out quickly, or to not even have to wake up with a stomach that feels like it’s gonna explode. Maybe my digestion is really slowed down under this stupid drug?

Does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can take or what should I do to make the problem better or even cure it? I tried some pills from an online health shop which have natural vitamins and minerals in, including peppermint oil and fennel, they say the pills are for soothing symptons of irritable bowel syndrome but i’ve been taking them for 3 weeks now and they’ve done nothing at all.

I’ve had ginger tea and peppermint tea before too but there’s little or no difference really. I do exercise too, I am of a healthy weight with a healthy BMI, I eat no junk food and my diet consists of porridge most mornings, sandwich at lunch, with lean meat/fish and something healthy for dinner, I eat 1 or 2 apples a day and I drink a lot of water, but not a ridiculous amount of water, so I don’t see how my diet is doing any of this!?!?

Has anyone got anything that could just possibly help me, I just went to the toilet like 2 hours ago and my stomach is hurting fgs, i’m sick of this!

Thanks
EDIT: Well omi jen and anyone else reading this, if anything, it isn’t diarrhoea I have in the morning, but it’s probably worse in a different way. I just go to crap and it’s runny poop pretty much, so not pleasant, no. So yeah in terms of diarrhoea I don’t have it properly like ever, it’s just horrible runny poop.

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Answer by OMI JEN
Sounds like you have irritable bowel problems… Personally, can’t really understand, how you can hold in a diarrhea bowel movement….
Here is a good suggestion…yes…. sounds nuts, but, for some reason has worked with many people……Eat licorice.in the evening..BLACK ONLY 2-3 long sticks or a big handful of the small nibs or more if you really enjoy it…
Not only seems to help with gas, but, actually firms up the poopie. Sometimes the old fashioned stuff works better than all the expensive drugs.
What the heck….the worst that can happen is that you enjoyed a nice sweet treat…But be patient and see if it makes a difference over a few weeks..If none of that helps…Talk to your Doctor and get some help…This sounds really uncomfortable…Good Luck

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Question by 763: i am fed up of going to the toilet every 5 mins ?
i am always going to the toilet, i must go something like 6 times a day. i eat well, i am an athlete, but its not nerves because im not training at the moment cos im injured. could it be that i have too much bad bacteria and not enough good bacteria, should i start taking probiotics ? will this help ?

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Answer by Elly
U might have a UTI (urinary tract infection), you might have an enlarged prostate that is pushing on your bladder making you feel like you have to pee, wait a min. You said toilet every 5 mins, but then you said 6 times a day. 6 times a day is good, normal, it flushes the bladder out and keeps it healthy, if that’s the case and there’s no pain when you pee don’t worry about it.

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Question by lauren: small, clear, scaly organism in toilet with loose bowel movement – do I have a parasite!?
I have had constipation and bloating issues for a year and a half – my doctors think I have irritable bowel syndrome. After passing a small, loose bowel movement today, I noticed what appeared to be a small, translucent, scaly organism (appeared similar to a mini mini shrimp or something along those lines?) with small antennae in the toilet bowl. This is the first time anything like this has occurred and I am freaked out. I have a doctor’s appointment lined up, but this is grossing me out – do I have some sort of parasitic infection?!
I have had constipation and bloating issues for a year and a half – my doctors think I have irritable bowel syndrome. After passing a small, loose bowel movement today, I noticed what appeared to be a small, translucent, scaly organism (appeared similar to a mini mini shrimp or something along those lines?) with small antennae in the toilet bowl. This is the first time anything like this has occurred and I am freaked out. I have a doctor’s appointment lined up, but this is grossing me out – do I have some sort of parasitic infection?!

ETA: I did have some yellowish diarrhea the day before yesterday. Have not been out in the sun.

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Answer by Why did yahoo name me rosebud?!?
I’m not a doctor but you need to put down the laptop and go to the hospital and take care of that.

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Question by sam k: i have irritable bowel syndrome ie i had go to the toilet in morning 3 to 4 times still i feel like going loo
im having this problem since years please suggest some remedy

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Answer by Kelly S
Okay, have you had a colonoscopy to confirm IBS?
If so, the doctor will most likely have prescribed meds for you.
If not and you are self-diagnosing, you should try adding probiotics to your daily vitamin intake.
They make the world of difference believe me.
Don’t forget to cut out refined and over-processed foods from your diet too.

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Coward request by Gaylord : Why is my irritable bowel syndrome (hyperactive gastrocolic reflex “feeling of going to the toilet? during or immediately after a meal) spread of breakfast and lunch, but not for dinner or late meal, and what can I do about cramps that go with me to the toilet as soon as my stomach to prevent food make hits? best answer:

Reply to jr90292
that’s when it happened to eveyone. You can go on antidepressants to cure or muscle relaxer for spasms. This syndrome is characterized by fear

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