Need help with IBS diagnosis and treatment

does anyone have any help for going about getting diagnosed and help with IBS?? it impacts my life so much and ive been struggling with it for a long time now, but im unsure of how to go about visiting a doctor for it, especially bc it's kinda uncomfortable to talk about :/

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100Percent_K

1y ago

You ask your primary care doctor for a referral to a GI, preferably one with lots of experience with IBS/ a motility specialists

Clairebear3

1y ago

Ask your primary care for a referral to a gi doctor. That's what I had to do

dog6ude

1y ago

what we did was find a GI doctor/specialist and we would get some tests done and we would do stool samples and i even had to do an ultrasound and with that all they were able to come up with my diagnosis!

nymz

1y ago

If you have insurance or are able to, go to a walk in urgent care, explain symptoms, get a referral to a gastroenterologist.. they can not only DX you but check to see if there’s a reason why. For me, I was mildly allergic to most foods and had no idea!!

Chesbro99

1y ago

It kinda got to the point where I stopped caring that it was gross. But I still tried to be modest about it. Talk to your GP and ask to see a GI.

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