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is anyone dealing with IBS?

i have been diagnosed with severe IBS. this is seriously controlling my life. i have a part time job, and it is starting to ruin my chances of even maintain the job that i have. has anyone tried getting Social Security benifits from this? i am asking because finacially my family can not survive without my job, but the condition is controlling my life, and i dont know what else my options would be.

thanks for all comments. thanks

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I suffer from IBS and it is horrible but manageable. You do not need to let this condition control you, you must control it. You can get meds from the doctor for pain and cramps that are very effective, take anti diarrhea meds if you suffer from that or meds to make stools softer if you have constipation. But the best thing is a total change in diet. Figure out what trigger foods are and if need be see a dietician to get a proper diet. My IBS is much better if I avoid alcohol, coffee, fatty foods, fast food, too much fruit and spicy foods.

    Since the condition is so mangeable I really doubt you will get socal security.

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    Do you have the different warning signs in simple terms as properly the soreness? i substitute into clinically determined with IBS the day gone by after a colonoscopy yet I form of already knew that I had it. it surely relies upon on what variety of IBS you have... no count if it is Alternating, Diarrhea, &/or constipation generally. I even have pains under my ribs sometimes and had an ultrasound completed to ascertain my gallbladder... the soreness substitute into additionally in my returned. No gallbladder issues however... yet I do have a concern with "D" plenty... and my wellness care expert gave me a prescription for Bentyl to take formerly nutrients... i've got no longer used it long adequate to be sure if it is surely assisting yet I surely have a relative that takes it and that they are asserting that it does help them, yet of direction all human beings is diverse. Wal Mart/Sams in my section has the ordinary of it on their $4.00 record for 60 pills, so because it is quite no longer undesirable so i'm hoping it enables. It additionally relies upon on how severe your case is. i comprehend some persons that get by potential of on in simple terms Imodium and nutrients habitual differences and that i've got learn some on line that won't be able to even pass away their homestead. some can tolerate ingredients greater appropriate than others... the main suitable factor I surely have completed is analyze and learn it on line. There a great kind of judgements obtainable to help administration the indicators... yet regrettably many times there is rather no longer something which would be completed approximately it. you purely make the indicators as tolerable as you could. I desire i must be of greater help yet like I stated i substitute into in simple terms clinically determined the day gone by and that i'm out on the hunt for help additionally. Mine is unpredictable. sometimes I consume some thing that i think of is "risk-free" and that i'm left in poor soreness; sometimes I consume some thing and comprehend it is going to make me sick and that i'm positive... different situations i do no longer even consume and that i fall sick. many times what i've got heard is you're making a nutrients diary and shop up with what & once you consume and while your warning signs come on. many times a blanket assertion that all human beings with IBS can adhere to is stay remote from fatty/greasy/fried ingredients... they are in simple terms approximately continually the criminal for soreness...

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Did they test you for celiac disease? Lots of people who get an IBS diagnosis find out later that it was actually celiac disease. It's basically an autoimmune disease caused by eating gluten. As soon as you stop eating gluten the symptoms go away.

    What symptoms do you have?

  • 1 decade ago

    Yes it can happen fast and take years to get under control. You can get benefits but it would be for depression caused by IBS.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Try eating a boatload of fiber, that should make you a bit more regular, also marshmallows and pretzels will stop the runs.

    And GO WINGS!!!

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