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Which of the following do you have:

IBS-D (Diarrhea), IBS-C (Constipation)

Date of Birth:

September 29, 1986

Sex:

Female

City/State:

Guernsey

Country:

United Kingdom

Relationship Status:

Single

Occupation/Work:

Musician

What do you do for fun?

Many things....

How long have you lived with IBS?

I remember my first attack hitting me at the age of 10 - the attacks got steadily worse and worse until I was 18 when I finally sort medical help - I'm sort of semi-stable at present

When did you realize you had IBS?

18, when I was diagnosed by my doctor

Most embarassing IBS moment:

I don't know about embarrasing, but this is a good story! When I was first diagnosed my doctor put me on this stupid diet cutting out bread, pasta - in fact, any carbohydrates, basically all the things I SHOULD be eating! It sent my body on a crazy rampage of being hyper one minute, and struggling to stay awake the next - so much so that when I was driving me and my best mate back to her house after school I completely zoned out and took my hands off the wheel. My best mate screamed at me, grabbed for the wheel, and then forced fed me a big fat sandwich when we got to hers!

Rest assured, I went to a dietician and sorted myself out!

How do you do treat your IBS?

I don't eat red-meat, and try to avoid lactose, caffine, artificial additives, carbonated drinks foods really high in sat-fats. I try to eat little and often as opposed to 3 meals a day, and I also drink copious amounts of fennel and peppermint tea, take peppermint capsules and soluable fibre supplements.