[pipskicks]

I seem to just wake up and have to use the bathroom very frequently (ONLY in the mornings). I have been seen for everything, got tons of tests done, the best they can say is IBS (plus maybe just a weak stomach). Everything gives me stomach aches unless it is completely bland.

I've found MMJ to help a bit, but seeing as my problem is in the morning mostly (maybe a little early afternoon), I usually just take the pain, wait til I get home, medicate and eat. I guess one issue is I can't lose my cognitive abilities even if it relieves the pain, so the morning medicating isn't really an option unless I don't have much to care for.

[tokermom]

So sorry! I know how you feel with this condition. Sometimes stress will agravate the IBS. So, if ypu are stressed or haqe anxiety, maybe anti-anxiety meds will help. Diet is an issue too, even though I hate limiting things I like, I know after years of experience, some food will make this problem flare up! Milk and red meat are just a couple I believe contributes to this. Some people don't realize the pain that accompanies this. I have horrible pain before, during & after going to the restroom. So, bad sometimes, I just have to lay down & try to sleep.
Hope you can find something that gives you comfort during the day. I take alot of Imodium &PepcidAC to help. Thisw IBS is a real pain in the @$$!! LOL! If we can't laugh at it, who can!

[pipskicks]

True true, it really is tough to deal with. If you have any sort of a schedule, laying around in the mornings, or medicating is not an option. Immodium and all the other ones didn't help :(

Anti-Anxiety meds help a bit, but I am trying to get off them since I've been on benzos for 5 years and my tolerance is pretty high.

[tokermom]

I know what ya mean- if I had to report anywhere on a regular bases, I would be in trouble!

[The Urban Spaceman]

Originally Posted by tokermom

I know what ya mean- if I had to report anywhere on a regular bases, I would be in trouble!

i used to have to report to work at 7:30 AM and I tell ya - getting there on time was always a problem. i used to have to stop at a couple of fast food places on the way. and not for fast food...

and whenever the vacancy i was working in didn't have a toilet (cuz we were putting in new flooring or plumbing) i would always panic.

[kennabis]

diet could have everything to do with your condition. investigate the foods you eat regularly, are they acidic, or alkaline..?!? alkaline is the way too go ...

also be careful with milk, and their products.

good luck to you, and may you find the health you seek.

blessings

[codeman420]

Originally Posted by kennabis

diet could have everything to do with your condition. investigate the foods you eat regularly, are they acidic, or alkaline..?!? alkaline is the way too go ...

also be careful with milk, and their products.

good luck to you, and may you find the health you seek.

blessings

good post so listen to that.

Mornings were complete hell for me. I would have to wake up 3+ hours before normal wake up time just for my body to do its morning freak out... but im sayin nausea, and vomiting was associated.

stop eating fast food
stop eating late before bed (like 4 hours!) only drink water
stay away from dairy at night
eat dinner earlier

at least TRY it for a few days and see how you do

Im prescribed bentyl and aciphex bentyl helps with pain, and aciphex controls acid see what your doc can do everyone is different and when your sayin IBS one thing might help another and sicken the other, so do in smaller proportions...

[LOSERJR1]

I have recently read a report that peppermint helps IBS as well as any other remedy. So, I started taking a couple of peppermint mints every day and it seems to help, especially with bloating & cramps.
I know there are peppermint pills on the market, so may try some of those too.

[kennabis]

Originally Posted by LOSERJR1

I have recently read a report that peppermint helps IBS as well as any other remedy. So, I started taking a couple of peppermint mints every day and it seems to help, especially with bloating & cramps.
I know there are peppermint pills on the market, so may try some of those too.

my wife puts "food grade" peppermint oil in her drinking water, it's really refreshing to boot..!!!

[pipskicks]

Originally Posted by codeman420

good post so listen to that.

Mornings were complete hell for me. I would have to wake up 3+ hours before normal wake up time just for my body to do its morning freak out... but im sayin nausea, and vomiting was associated.

stop eating fast food
stop eating late before bed (like 4 hours!) only drink water
stay away from dairy at night
eat dinner earlier

at least TRY it for a few days and see how you do

Im prescribed bentyl and aciphex bentyl helps with pain, and aciphex controls acid see what your doc can do everyone is different and when your sayin IBS one thing might help another and sicken the other, so do in smaller proportions...

Never heard about the peppermint, but this is something I think I am stuck with. I started something that is just anxiety inducing (you can PM I just would rather stay anonymous) and I can't really stop that. I'm also not in the best financial position and lost health insurance and although I see a doctor, he doesn't do much for the stomach problems. He tells me it's IBS and I should work on the anxiety (which I already have been taken pills for for years).

One thing that is helpful is Immodium at least for the bathroom, the pain is much harder to deal with. However, the Immodium at least made it so that I could check in on time and only get up an hour or 2 earlier to let my stomach do it's thing, and then I would be stuffed up until the night time.

Because I don't have a lot of money, I bet the food I eat isn't great for my stomach, but I stay away from dairy to begin with. However, like I said I have to check in places, so usually I will eat much later due to the fact that I usually have to medicate before I'm hungry, or I just don't get an appetite until the nighttime if I do not medicate (and I don't during the day 99% of the time).

[pipskicks]

Originally Posted by The Urban Spaceman

i used to have to report to work at 7:30 AM and I tell ya - getting there on time was always a problem. i used to have to stop at a couple of fast food places on the way. and not for fast food...

and whenever the vacancy i was working in didn't have a toilet (cuz we were putting in new flooring or plumbing) i would always panic.

Feels good to know I'm not alone, but then so annoying that they haven't done anything to help us function like "normal" people.

[medicalmanta]

I would say its far from uncommon for me to have discomfort/urgency to go to the bathroom after waking up, before I am out of bed though. Also to have to make repeat trips over the next 3 hours or so. Have you tried medicating just a little in the morning? I seem to function better than most medicated, but I've also found that it doesn't take much sometimes to turn my stomach around. Lack of sleep I think can also be an issue. This stuffs a bummer for sure, I feel your pain.

[In_Hollywood]

Perhaps, try Camomille tea . . it's good for many things and calming. =Judy=
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[Eazy]

Stress and bacteria and bad food will do it to most anybody, including me. I've read that it's based in a bacteria that's in some food, not everybody eats it. But those that do, oh boy. Whenever I have stress and my stomach acts real nasty, I use ginger capsules. Also, after taking dextroamphetamine for intense fatigue (sleep disorders), I noticed my stomach handles stress better and then I read an article that dextroamphetamine is known to calm a nasty stomach, including IBS patients. Also, hemp protein powder and hemp milk really makes your stomach healthy, after a brief and sometimes painful cleanse, there's a lot of really good fiber in most hemp protein powders. Also, eat only foods high in enzymes (raw food) to see if that helps. Some people live on raw food and look great and have cured many ailments. Cold milled hemp seed is raw food loaded with enzymes. Look into the raw food high enzymes diet, another secret kept from America! Supposedly, the more enzymes your body needs to produce to digest food, the quicker you die. Most foods in America are cooked and processed and have no enzymes. Theoretically, if you ate nothing but a healthy diet of raw food containing enzymes and you avoid toxins, you can live a long time.

[medicalmanta]

Originally Posted by Eazy

Also, eat only foods high in enzymes (raw food) to see if that helps. Some people live on raw food and look great and have cured many ailments. Cold milled hemp seed is raw food loaded with enzymes. Look into the raw food high enzymes diet, another secret kept from America! Supposedly, the more enzymes your body needs to produce to digest food, the quicker you die. Most foods in America are cooked and processed and have no enzymes. Theoretically, if you ate nothing but a healthy diet of raw food containing enzymes and you avoid toxins, you can live a long time.

I've heard that ginger can be really helpful although haven't really tried that much. I did try the peppermint caps as some others mentioned, I was unsure how much it was helping but stopped taking it because, it brought up a really strong taste to my mouth that wouldn't go away and didn't go well with nausea. Maybe some people would be helped by raw foods, however, biased off my own experience, I wouldn't suggest it. Raw vegetables especially do not do well in my stomach, I'm not sure if this is a common IBS thing. Probably better to cook them as little as possible to retain the good stuff but make digestion a little easier. I find yogurt (especially the kind you can drink) to be really soothing and put a nice base in my stomach in the morning when I don't really want to eat. Certain brands are labeled as being high in probiotics which are supposedly good for your gut. Lastly, I don't mean to spam but as I mentioned here http://www.weedtracker.com/forums/sh...ree-93666.html I've had a lot of help from a product made from papaya pulp that I've been taking recently, I would highly recommend it.

[pinkyviolence]

Peppermint and peppermint gum are also helpful. Something about the saliva that is produced. And of course everything that everyone else said too. :)

[Eazy]

Originally Posted by medicalmanta

I've heard that ginger can be really helpful although haven't really tried that much. I did try the peppermint caps as some others mentioned, I was unsure how much it was helping but stopped taking it because, it brought up a really strong taste to my mouth that wouldn't go away and didn't go well with nausea. Maybe some people would be helped by raw foods, however, biased off my own experience, I wouldn't suggest it. Raw vegetables especially do not do well in my stomach, I'm not sure if this is a common IBS thing. Probably better to cook them as little as possible to retain the good stuff but make digestion a little easier. I find yogurt (especially the kind you can drink) to be really soothing and put a nice base in my stomach in the morning when I don't really want to eat. Certain brands are labeled as being high in probiotics which are supposedly good for your gut. Lastly, I don't mean to spam but as I mentioned here http://www.weedtracker.com/forums/sh...ree-93666.html I've had a lot of help from a product made from papaya pulp that I've been taking recently, I would highly recommend it.

The ginger caps work for me where everything else fails, and it's fast acting too.

Guess what!!! Yogurt is loaded with added enzymes (active cultures)!!! This would explain why you feel good after eating yogurt! You just made my point!!!

You can get the ginger caps at Whole Foods Market and the hemp milk and hemp protein can be gotten at Lassen's or on the web at places like Amazon, they got it!

[primusOG]

stress is a major factor in this. also you may want to get tested to see if you are lactose intolerant. things like milk would go right through you if you were, but definitly control the stress... it has a lot to do with the stomachaches you are experencing... maybe some light vegan edibles???

[pipskicks]

Originally Posted by primusOG

stress is a major factor in this. also you may want to get tested to see if you are lactose intolerant. things like milk would go right through you if you were, but definitly control the stress... it has a lot to do with the stomachaches you are experencing... maybe some light vegan edibles???

I am lactose intolerant, but this is WITH staying away from milk entirely, and spicy food of course.

Stress can't be controlled, it's just there, I can't do much about it...

[budorman]

watch the starch, I had problems with digestion and when I lowered or even stopped eating starchy foods my digestion improved...sugary foods too...Look into the atkins diet, read the book and take a look