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by thebudguy12
Tue Aug 05, 2008 6:46 pm
Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Topic: does anyone have a fear of not being near a bathroom?
Replies: 183
Views: 120586

I've got a question for you all. How do we know that this is IBS and not purely anxiety. To be honest, for me, whenever I have to drive to work, or go around town, I'm fine. I have normal bowel movements, and everything is peachy. However, if I know that I'm going to be going somewhere far away wher...
by thebudguy12
Sat Jul 19, 2008 3:28 pm
Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Topic: does anyone have a fear of not being near a bathroom?
Replies: 183
Views: 120586

Thanks pal, it sucks. It just appears to be all in my brain, and like, the more I think about it, the worse it gets. I only have the diarrhea problems when I'm going somewhere, so I dunno. I just went to the doctor about it, and he prescribed me Zoloft. I was reading some bad stuff about it, have an...
by thebudguy12
Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:39 am
Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Topic: does anyone have a fear of not being near a bathroom?
Replies: 183
Views: 120586

You know, to be fair to myself, my IBS actually started in freshmen year of high school. For 2 years I had the constipation problem, and took miralax like there was no tomorrow. Then my junior year it turned to being a diarrhea problem, and that's what it is to this day. I don't have it super severe...
by thebudguy12
Sat Jul 12, 2008 5:16 am
Forum: Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Topic: does anyone have a fear of not being near a bathroom?
Replies: 183
Views: 120586

Hi all, I'm currently 18 and have had IBS for about a year. I have had the fear of not being near a bathroom as well, if I'm going on a stretch of road that I know doesn't have a bathroom. I'm finally going to the doctor about it on Monday, to hopefully find some fix for this problem. I'm trying to ...