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16 hours ago•6 Replies

Hi everyone. I've been dealing with IBS for most of my life. It's been a mix of constipation and diarrhea. I'm currently in a two week flare up it seems which is highly unusual for me. I think it may have started with a new granola mix I was using but I've been pretty strict since then. I've been dealing with a bit of bowel discomfort and pain most days. Yesterday it came to a head after I had an egg. The pain felt like someone was inside my gut scraping with a knife and some cramping near the descending colon. I've tried explaining the pain which is difficult. So on top of the knife dragging pain, I've also been getting a weird pain near the belly button where it is sharp and feels like it's closer to the skin rattan than inside if that makes sense. I have an appointment with my GI in September but that seems like a long way away. Any ideas?

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David_H16 hours ago

Hiya. Sorry to hear about your discomfort. It can be a real pain can't it. I wondered.. have you seen a Dietician? You mention seeing your GI. Are there specialised IBS gastroenterologists or do they all cover this subject? Thanks

Ezeria414 in reply to David_H15 hours ago

Hello. My gastro doctor is a specialist. Did all the blood work and tests a couple years ago. My upcoming appointment is actually with a different gastro doctor. A nutritionist is actually a really good idea. I'm just at a loss for this new pain and discomfort. I'm just really afraid to even eat anything right now.

David_H in reply to Ezeria41414 hours ago

Yes I know how you feel. I'm seeing a Dietician who works with ibs patients. She is the person the gastroenterologists refer to for this. In hertfordshire

XDjames13 hours ago

My joy does not have a special location, can sometimes feel like a knife in me, but the present favourite is very achey and 'winding' (as in takes wind right out of sales) in a diffuse area below belly button which is almost certainly coming from wind. "it's IBS".

I thing granola is a bit severe actually, I don't eat. All that lovely muesli, even porridge I have to be careful. Cornflakes probably safe, rice-based even better, boring I know.

Jackie16122 hours ago

sorry to hear about what you are going through.

Egg can be a real trigger for me too and can cause bad pain, as if I have been kicked in the stomach. I have avoided eggs for some months, which is disappointing as they are so useful. I have started introducing them again but have to be really careful.