Dealing with Severe IBS Symptoms

I take Colestid. It’s a colesterol pill, but the side effect is it slows down your intestine. I can actually eat Mexican and Chinese food now. I was going 6-7 times a day.

I've had to cut out gluten completely and limit dairy a lot. I also can't eat too much fiber or i cramp up. I take dicyclomine twice a day and it has helped, but apparently peppermint pills have a similar effect? I didn't enjoy them but it could help. Licorice tea helps me a bit when I'm in a lot of pain

Just by reading these comments it helps tremendously! I have IBS and General Anxiety Disorder so i understand how your anxiety can make your IBS symptoms flare up. I tried to abide by the FODMAP diet my doctor put me on but it has only partially helped. Going to see a gastro soon. I’ve learned that drinking a lot of water and sticking to gluten and dairy free foods has helped a lot!

If you cook at home I can't recommend adding fennel and tarragon to your meals enough! Licorice flavored herbs are great for IBS. I'm not a doctor, so don't take it as treatment. But I use it in seasoning for my households IBS and it always helps us. Tumeric is also a good one for digestive inflammation in my experience. There's also an amazing tea by celestial seasonings called sleepytime detox. It has dandelion, chamomile, peppermint, and a few others in it that help me with mine.