What r/ibs is talking about this week

FYI, you can joke about it, I cope through humor Throwaway account So.. Yeah, the title is exactly what happened. A week ago I moved into a room and I have a shared bathroom with 2 flatmates....

By "personal hell", I mean a terribly annoying symptom/side effect that occurs outside of the obvious (shitting or not shitting yourself). Moreso a question to provoke discussion (I'm curious...

In tears for 8 hours a day! IBS-C. I've had 4 bites of chicken in 24 hours. Blocked guts understatement. I want to die! I can't bear this anymore I just want to die.

I get envious of other people because they live a normal life and have absolutely no idea how debilitating this thing is. Every day I probably spend about 1-2 hours just wasting away my life in...

I’m 18 and about 5 months ago my life completely changed out of nowhere. Before this I was outgoing, had friends, confidence, a social life, and actually enjoyed living. Now I barely recognize...

Hey guys , I see a lot of non Indians being very supportive over here, however, there are a few things only Indians can understand like the work culture , food availability, the system. Are there...

On 21st July 1998 my life changed for the worst when I experienced a sudden, out of the blue 'attack' with my bowels whilst at work, I had never had an episode like that in my young (25) life...

About IBS, You all know how frustrating this is: the uncertainty, the pain, the lack of a social life, and so much more. A girl came into my life who, probably without me even realising it, became...

So I’ve had IBS-D for about 4 years now. It started during a COVID infection and then never went away. I’ve also been a daily marijuana smoker before and during this time as well. Recently I went...

Getting diarrhea in public has become such a big intense fear. I have ibs, and the horrible thing about it is thats it’s so unpredictable, like for example today my stomach could’ve handled ice...