Did anyone have a colonoscopy? Did the prep cause problems with your IBS? I am doing a colonoscopy in May and worried about the prep the night before.
Doctor Put me on Verbezi. Anyone hear of it?
I have a colostomy
Difficult to say. I've received a sleeping medication while I got mine. No big deal this way ;-)
So did I
Awful. One of the most painful things that have happened to me...ever! 😰 Something is wrong with my gut I guess.
I get tested ever 5 years.
Hi, I am new here. I have had what I believe is IBS-D for many years. About 15 years ago I saw a GI doc, had a colonscopy, and was told to just take a fiber supplement. The fiber supplement made me much worse. Last year I was tested for Celiac and the test was negative. I have also tried a gluten free diet without success. Also had a test for my pancreas and that is normal as well
I am seeing a different GI doctor now and am scheduled for Colonscopy soon. He thinks my issue is likely IBS… read more
Has anyone else been diagnosed with SIBO? I've rarely seen it mention when researching IBS, but the new doctor I went to yesterday suggested a modified fodmap diet that eliminates additional foods to address it. You can get tested for SIBO but I decided to just start treatment right away without confirmation of the test, because I am so desperate to feel better.
I think I heard somewhere that you should not use probiotics when you have SIBO but I am not 100% sure.A pharmacist would be able to give you the correct answer ! ❤️
I take the same medication and always have gas too. I don’t know why they don’t make medicine for IBS-D
My old GP diagnosed me 10 years ago with IBS but i never knew i should have seen a specialist until now. I'm just wondering how many more out there haven't seen a specialist
I've seen a GI doctor since 2011.
I’m having a colonoscopy/endoscopy on June 21st.what should I expect?
As someone mentioned, the prep that you need to do the day before a colonoscopy is by far the worst part of things. The actual colonoscopy is no big deal. As part of the prep, I was told to take… read more