I hate "IBS"

My tummy has been giving me problems for the whole week..
Since Monday, I have been going to toilet more frequent than usual..
About 5 times a day. ..but it was not diarrhea.. however nor was it normal..
I thought that this was because I had taken too much fruits on the previous day..
So I didn't really care about it..

However, the condition didn't improve for the next few days..
And my sleep is affected.. Every morning I am waken up by stomach cramp..
Then I began to suspect something is really wrong..because I was still facing constipation the previous week..

Then I remembered about this term "Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)".. and I start searching the internet for more information... And below is the information I extracted from http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/ibs_ez/#6

Symptoms:

1. crampy pain in the stomach area (abdomen)
2. painful diarrhea or constipation
3. swollen or bloated abdomen
4. the feeling that you have not finished a bowel movement

Some foods make IBS worse:

• fatty foods like french fries
• milk products like cheese or ice cream
• chocolate
• alcohol
• caffeine (found in coffee and some sodas)
• carbonated drinks like soda

The article also mentioned that

"Emotional stress will not cause a person to develop IBS. But if you already have IBS, stress can trigger symptoms."

Hmm.. By looking at the information above, I believe that all along I am having the IBS problem...And I am drinking coffee every morning this week for my breakfast..And recently I faced some stress which might have triggered the symptoms...

(Haha SJ, you must be thinking "Pls lah, what stress you have? We all know you are very 'eng' ok.."OK lor.. I am being stressed for nothing :p )

But I am not going to seek a doctor's help as the ariticle also mentioned that

"IBS has no cure, but you can do things to relieve symptoms. Treatment may involve

1. diet changes
2. medicine
3. stress relief "

So I think I am just going to relief my stress and change my diet a bit to improve the condition..

So... bye bye coffee, bye bye fries, bye bye ice cream.. Btw, I just drank coffee again this morning.. hehe .. :P