Hey guys.
Mary, here. Time to get super personal about myself in hopes someone can provide feedback. I have had IBS-D since I was a young girl (6 years old). My galbladder seemed to have erupted, and I had surgery. Afterwards, life got REALLY hard food digestive wise. I was never told how to really go about eating. (I learned way way too late, years later to have small balanced 6 meals a day). I'm working on eating a small amount of food consistently each day. I drink plenty of water versus drinking juices, sodas, punch, etc.
For a few years, I've been taking a generic form of Imodium over the counter. Some days it works amazingly well. And, at most I fart a ton, and have mostly healthy stools. Some days .. it's like I took nothing and I'm miserable, visiting the restroom 6 times a day and nothing good happens in my time.
Because of this ... I feel so uncomfortable going places, being too far from home, not having a suitable place to use the restroom. On top of that, it makes living functionally so god damned difficult. I almost wished to have IBS-C just to stop the symptoms associated.
Yesterday, while chatting with the Health and Fitness Accountability Group on Facebook, another member of the group mentioned the Plexus brand probiotics/prebiotics products might help.. I was so enthused. Maybe just maybe .. I'd have a solution to what has taken up nearly all of my life. I could live. I could practice yoga, eat healthily, be as far away from my house as much as I want.. I could have a regular functioning system. My confidence in myself could go up tremendously. I could be happy.
Well, said group has a chat where I learned futhermore the disadvantages that could come of someone in my condition taking the products.
I would REALLY truly appreciate feedback from users all over the world whom have IBS-D in particularly. I feel so alone in this.. I just want a healthy, safe, lasting, long term solution. I want to live. I so so so so so so so tired of surviving.
Please read this. Please share something of your experiences. Please don't just move on. Please show you care.
Some other details about me:
I am currently overweight at about 220 pounds. (I am 5'1") I'm incredibly invested in losing weight, at least 100 pounds. I have major depressive disorder, ADD (what is now ADHD-Non Hyperactive), some symptoms of anxiety.
I was born 4 months premature and weighed 1 pound and 7 ounces.
I feel like in a way I've been fighting my whole life just to be a person. I don't want to go on like this. I want some peace, some relief. And yes, I'm crying through this.
I never thought anyone would understand or see me with my issues.
