IBS sucks. Whether it's IBS-C or IBS-D or some combination of the two, it's no fun either way. I live with the combination kind. It will swing over to constipation for a while then it will swing back to diahrea for a while and usually lives in some strange land in between, where I never feel like … [Read more...]
The Overlap between IBS and Fibromyalgia
I have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and I wouldn't be surprised at all if you told me that you do as well. IBS and Fibromyalgia often go together, with some reports indicating that as many as 80% of those with Fibromyalgia also have IBS, and the numbers are just as bad if you have CFS (in fact … [Read more...]
Quality of life for patients with fibromyalgia
A "functional somatic symptom" is a symptom without an adequate medical explanation. When you have several of those linked together they called "functional somatic syndrome". A group of symptoms without an adequate medical explanation - Sound familiar? It should. Because if you have … [Read more...]
My Experience with Esophageal Manometry
Esophageal Manometry to diagnose IBS symptoms In mid-May, 2015 I was subjected to every GI patient's favorite things - an upper and lower endoscopy. This was at least my third (probably my fourth) time going through this prep and it was by far the easiest. I don't know if it was because of … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia and Celiac Symptoms Overlap
Overlap in Fibromyalgia and Celiac Disease Symptoms Fibromyalgia isn't considered an intestinal illness, although many with fibromyalgia do also have digestive symptoms or irritable bowel syndrome and some have been diagnosed with other digestive disorders. However, the overlaop in fibromyalgia and … [Read more...]
Bidet Done That: Cleaning Up the IBS Mess
If you'd mentioned a bidet to me a year ago, I'd have probably smiled and nodded while thinking "That's just weird". Actually, that's still about what I thought when two of my best friends returned from a European vacation and ordered a bidet for their home toilet. I nodded thinking "yeah, ok. I … [Read more...]
My experience with anal manometry
It's not every day that I get to wear "moon pants" so that someone can stick a probe up my butt, but that's just what I did last week. That probe was actually part of an anal manometry test. In the continuing saga of abdominal pain and other IBS related issues, I headed back to my GI … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia Nerve Pain – there might be more to it than you think.
Fibromyalgia Nerve Pain There may be more to it than you think Nerve pain is a part of fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia nerve pain is usually caused by over-active nerves. What we may not realize is how many other problems that those over-active nerves might be causing. I didn't even realize that most … [Read more...]
Fibromyalgia & Living Gluten Free [Guest Post]
Fibromyalgia and Living Gluten Free by Julia Wisniewski If you have been diagnosed with Fibromyalgia, you probably went through a few basic steps. You may have gotten blood drawn and found that there was no conclusive evidence of an illness causing your symptoms. Your symptoms could … [Read more...]
Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead
Updated 5/15/14 That's me. Or so it feels like sometimes. Nutrition and diet have definitely been on my mind lately with all the stomach issues I've had lately, so it seemed timely to watch this movie today. Some friends had mentioned it to me a while back but I'd put off watching it. If you … [Read more...]
