If you don't have Irritable Bowel Syndrome or are close to someone who has it than you probably don't understand the feeling. But, if you do have it, than you will understand completely how bad it can be. I have IBS C with occasionally alternating between C and D. The pains in my abdomen, gas and bloated stomach have always been present. Some people are fortunate and only get ‘flare ups’ where it comes and goes or ‘good days’. I am unfortunate as I suffer daily and I've had it for as long as I remember. I wake up with a flat stomach but by night time I look nine months pregnant. I am not over weight at all. The rest of me is tiny.
I have been to countless Doctors, tried every treatment, had every test and all the diet eliminations. Nothing has ever stopped the bloating. Food elimination has helped but only slightly.
Endless hours sitting on the toilet. Panic and anxiety of always needing to know where the closest toilet is because you never know when it will hit you and your going to need a toilet fast. The stress caused by not fitting into your own clothes when the bloat is extra bad that day and looking pregnant by the time you go to bed each night.
Having IBS has caused me to suffer from anxiety daily and depression because I hate myself and always feel ‘fat’. Their isn't a day that goes by when I don't wish I could just eat like a ‘normal’ person.
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