How I Survived Irritable Bowel Syndrome- A Punjabi Victims Story

In this write-up I will discuss irritable bowel syndrome particularly IBS-D which manifests itself in loose bowel actions or alternating diarrhea and constipation. I will not talk about IBS-C which seems to manifest itself in solely bloating and constipation.

If you have landed on this page it will be because you like many millions of other folks have either been trying to self diagnose your problem or far more likely that you are seeking a remedy. I must warn you in advance, though I have an academic history I am not a health-related professional and you must constantly talk to a medical professional before embarking on any form of treatment however gentle.

In this article I will be re visiting my battle with IBS for roughly 10 years and how I eventually identified a treatment that is 100% effective.  Everyone has a different tale when it comes to IBS-D but as I discovered, we all have a thing in common. I will go on to examine this in following paragraphs but I simply want to start by saying a wee bit about myself.

Approximately 10 years ago I was a young university graduate student and made a decision to join a job that initially seemed exciting with infinite possibilities. I soon learned that this job was very tense and required a 24 hour commitment. I didn’t have problems with working hard but I had troubles with my work environment. A lot of folks at work had been miserable, stressed, and awful to one another and continuously trying their bodies to the limit.  It seemed the norm to be constantly stressed out, have a bad diet and feel like you had no management over your life. My work was my existence and my life was nonexistent.

Inside a couple of months I began to arrive at work and make my way directly to the lavatory. As any sufferer of IBS-D will known this meant constant diarrhea. It didn’t make a difference what I ate or drank I would constantly have diarrhea. It was not uncommon for me to go to the rest room three or 4 occasions a day having eaten little to practically nothing and instantly have diarrhea.

Gradually I simply got used to the experience and for whatever reason I considered nothing more of it. As soon as I would eat I would not feel relieve right up until I had gone and emptied my bowels after which I instantly felt better. Along with the diarrhea I would shed water from my system which I never had time to replenish so I appeared like a dried out prune.  Over 5 years I continued to do this to my body praying that I would uncover a better position in my job and finally this would all stop.

It certainly did not go away in truth into my 6th year of IBS-D abruptly out of nowhere I started having devastating cramps followed instantly by diarrhea. I would have these cramps 5-10 instances each day and would literally need to run to the lavatory or feel like I was going to soil myself. This made it tricky to be efficient at my job which after that produced a cruel routine triggering my IBS-D to totally go out of management.

I abruptly believed that I had got cancer and started studying every little thing on the world wide web about what sickness matched up with my signs. I found quite a few which is why self prognosis is not such a wise idea. I drove to my doctor and we started off with a course of antibiotics as he thought I may possibly have developed an infection right after an episode of food poisoning.

This didn’t have any long lasting effects and quickly I was back again to him requesting far more in depth assessments. This started with a breath check to rule out food allergic reactions and proceeded to go onto many blood assessments to ultimately eliminating ulcers, colitis, coeliac disease, Crones disease gut infections, and so on. I then proceeded to go to the following and final phase which was endoscopy of both the higher and lower digestive tracts. This all came back clean too. Eventually I was diagnosed with extreme IBS-D. In one way I was relieved to perceive that I didn’t have something like digestive tract cancer but at the same time I was depressed thinking IBD apparently has no cure.

The following chapter of my life entailed trailing a lengthy list of medications in the hope that they may solve this issue. Now I need to inform that of the medications that I took, there are quite a few people on the internet that rave regarding most of these medication and what it has accomplished for them. That is fantastic as everybody’s body type is different and what works for you may not work for me.

I am dealing with the massive amounts of sufferers throughout the world who like me have tried almost everything under the sun and have been not able to discover a cure. Now the following is a non exhaustive list of medications which I attempted and the outcomes by their side.

Fibre (unsuccessful) Made matters even worse

Pre & Probiotics (ineffective) At the start seemed promising but swiftly ended working

Physical exercise (unsuccessful)

Drinking Lots of drinking water (unsuccessful) Made issues worse

Exclusion diet (ineffective) Some foods like cheese, chocolate, spice made my IBS even worse but exclusion of all the culprits did not solve matters.

Anti Spasmodic meds (ineffective) Plenty of different brands but all ineffective

Imodium (ineffective) Helped a little with the diarrhea but definitely not the cramps

Tri Cyclic Anti Depressant (ineffective) Has a drying up effective in the beginning but rapidly runs out

Hypnosis (unsuccessful) Quite insightful and calming but not ample by itself

At this point the specilist G.I had run out of ideas and I was left to survive on my own. Having done many hundreds of hrs of study I came across the answer. In Islam we believe that for each and every single disease God has made a cure so go search for it.

These are my opinions on IBS-D;

IBS-D will not kill you, it can simply be treated and there is nothing significantly wrong with you

IBS-D Is a functional disorder which is caused 99% by stress be it conscious or subconscious

IBS-D can only ever be cured by dealing with the cause behind the problem and not the problem alone

IBS-D affects people usually in the Western world in which the 24/7 life style and pressures of society lead to folks to be stressed beyond restrictions and this is frequently brushed off as gentle anxiety or depression.

So here is the magic bullet you have all been waiting around for that worked for me and if my principle is correct should work 100% without fail for genuine IBS-D sufferers.

First acknowledge that you have IBS-D because you are under pressure consciously or subconsciously and this is your body’s way of forewarning you that enough is enough.

I spoke to my G.P and inquired about Venlafaxine XL which is an SNRI antidepressant. I opt for this specifically because it had constipation as one of it’s side effects; it is a effective antidepressant and decreased visceral hypersensitivity.

Within 6 months at 150mg a day I had absolutely 100% recovered from any signs of IBS-D. So how did it work? It is uncomplicated; the vicious routine of anxiety, followed by cramps followed by diarrhea was broken. I no more was anxious every single time I drove out if I had been food poisoned or where the nearest lavatory was. It just let me get on with life with out pondering about IBS and quickly I was capable to simply cease stressing about IBS and that is it.

Each single person reacts in a different way to different antidepressants so try them and see which one performs best for you. Whilst you are on them you could try employing hypnotherapy to make your understand that if you take the anxiety away afterwards you escape the cycle. It’s your thoughts that control your bowels. Managing your thoughts will help control you’re IBS but as I stated before hypnotherapy is ineffective on its own.

The only other medicine that I have employed when coming off Venlafaxine was a benzodiazepine referred to as Alprazolem, brand name XANAX. In the UK this is not prescribed on the NHS so you will need to get it by private prescription. This medicine can be addictive but if you have great self control it is an outstanding medication to use on a controlled as needed basis. One tablet of 0.5 mg and I would be saying what IBS? You need to be very mindful not to increase your dosage or develop a habit for this drug. You must also understand it can produce tolerance and so you will after that need to start out increasing your does. Use it like it should be utilized as a remedy for IBS and not recreationally for you pleasure and you will have no problem.

Eventually I’d like to conclude by stating that if I didn’t have God in my lifestyle I probably may have given up long ago. Now I have my life again and am totally free from IBS-D. God constantly offered me hope so never give up the search for treatment and treatment begins with know-how of your ailment. So don’t make the mistakes I made and lose ten years of your existence before realising that we are all human and we all have breaking points. If you have gone over that busting point your body will point out to you one way or another so pay attention to your body.

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