I've had Crohn's for over 10 years.
In the last 4 years I've been having a lot of episodes of chronic diarrhoea, fatigue and abdominal pain.
These can last 3 or 4 weeks. I always believed this this was due to my CD getting worse.
Yet blood test results and a recent colonoscopy suggest there is little/no inflammation.
This has led consultants to tell me I must be having "a bit of IBS".
I found this hard to believe as they talk about IBS like it's no big deal,
but these episodes make me very unwell. I can't leave the house.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I don't know whether to think doctors are saying this as they can't explain what is happening.
My life is massively affected, I'm concerned I'm going to lose my job.
I have had no luck taking Buscopan, I have been told Amitriptyline can treat IBS.
Has anyone else with IBD-IBS found anything helpful?
In the last 4 years I've been having a lot of episodes of chronic diarrhoea, fatigue and abdominal pain.
These can last 3 or 4 weeks. I always believed this this was due to my CD getting worse.
Yet blood test results and a recent colonoscopy suggest there is little/no inflammation.
This has led consultants to tell me I must be having "a bit of IBS".
I found this hard to believe as they talk about IBS like it's no big deal,
but these episodes make me very unwell. I can't leave the house.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I don't know whether to think doctors are saying this as they can't explain what is happening.
My life is massively affected, I'm concerned I'm going to lose my job.
I have had no luck taking Buscopan, I have been told Amitriptyline can treat IBS.
Has anyone else with IBD-IBS found anything helpful?