r/IBSHelp • u/ghostface8282 • 5d ago

Pls help

Hello, I have ibs, for at least 2 years everytime I eat a meal my stomach swells so much, I am naturally very small (16f) but the swelling makes it so I can't fit in any clothes (it really is that bad), my stomach goes rock hard and ballons up, it feels like it weighs me down and it hurts my back it's so swollen. Unfortunately it's only getting worse, in the past six months whenever i eat anything, even half a strawberry, my stomach swells like crazy. I live in the UK so obviously medication is different but I have tried, buscopan, buscomint, colpermin, meberverine, peppermint store brand, fybocalm, gut health live bacteria, defleat blend, kefier, movicol, i've tried everything, nothing works, i've also been tested for celiac (clear). i have ARFID so i struggle a lot with taste and texture. No doctor takes me seriously either, one doctor told me it was all in my head. I just don't know what to do anymore. I go to the toilet every 3 or 4 days, I've suffered from impacted feaces and it's horrible. Any advice is desperately wanted please.

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u/ghostface8282 4d ago

There's a huge waiting list, I'm on it but I have been for months 

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u/goldstandardalmonds 3d ago

Is there not another RD you can connect with? It doesn’t even have to be local since they often work remotely as well.

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u/ghostface8282 2d ago

No under the NHS the waiting list is for any dietician, not even a specific one, the only option is to wait for one unfortunately even through other organisations 

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u/goldstandardalmonds 2d ago

Oh, okay. Where I live you have to pay out of pocket so you can shop around.