Posted by pulse on June 9, 2006, at 16:31:03 [reposted on June 11, 2006, at 18:11:26 | original URL]
In reply to Persistent Stomach Pain-Scared-Advice Please!, posted by Tom Twilight on June 8, 2006, at 14:51:17
i hesitate somewhat to offer you at least one of these two ibs forums (#1), and i haven't had much experience reading the other one.
#1, imo, even though the woman who runs it, has received many best of web type awards for what that's worth (?), well, let's just say - again imo - the predominantly women posters there are youngish, neo-uppie, breeder types and VERY clique-ish. many also have eating disorders - no problem with that, of course!, but they do tend toward obsessing over every single aspect of their particular variety of ibs to an extent that i, surely, need NO more help with - the obsessing, that is. so, go at your own risk. btw, the few men posters seemed much more real, and had retained a GENUINE sense of humor.
here is that "#1" forum:
http://www.helpforibs.com/messageboards/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?Cat=
here is the other forum:
http://ibsgroup.org/groupee/forums
Lar has posted to you some excellent info - i wouldn't add a thing, and really shouldn't, as i have the 'opposite' type of ibs - to that which you are describing. i know your type is horrid, but i'd trade it for mine in a ny minute.
so sorry that you are suffering so...
regards,
pulse
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