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Which of the following do you have:

IBS-D (Diarrhea)

Date of Birth:

January 30, 1983

Sex:

Female

City/State:

Orlando and Jupiter, Florida

Country:

USA

Relationship Status:

Single

About Me:

My name is Mindy and I am currently a college student at University of Central Florida in Orlando, FL. I was born and raised in Jupiter, FL. I have the best dog ever and he's my baby.. I miss him soo much since I am away at school. His name is Marley and he's a Jack Russell.

Occupation/Work:

Pharmacy Technician/College Student

What do you do for fun?

Hangout with friends, go to the beach or pool, play soccer with my awesome dog, go mini-golfing, etc..

How long have you lived with IBS?

I was actually diagnosed with Crohn's Disease (September 2003) with combined with IBS, but I have been suffering since I was around 12 years old or so. I have been mainly treating the Crohn's. My new GI doesn't think I have Crohn's so we are tapering off my medications to see what happens..

When did you realize you had IBS?

After eating I immediately have a BM.

Most embarassing IBS moment:

None that I can think of..

How do you do treat your IBS?

Dicyclomine, but I am taking other meds for my Crohn's.. Currently on Prednisone (tapering dose), Imuran, Ranitidine, One-A-Day Essentials multivitamin, Hydrocortisone Cream, Lidocaine, Zofran, etc.. I am trying to get off these meds..