Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | The consequences of our actions...

As most of y'all know - when I was diagnosed in 1999 - my doctor didn't provide any advice at all about what to do. Since I live in Japan - I can't seek counselling or get medical advice. So that's why I ask the weirdest questions!!

Here's another one for you:

Aside from the obvious (painful "D" & "C", bloating, discomfort, cramping, urgency, unreliability, acid reflux, sore bottoms

etc...) what damage can a person with IBS do to themselves by simply "living with it"?? Let's say a person finds them in a "lose-lose" situation. They're frustrated because nothing seems to be working and they're fighting their body every day. So they give up and eat what they want etc... What are the potential side effects of such a lifestyle??

As some know, my husband has ulcerative colitis and if he doesn't take his meds and watch what he eats - he could cause irrepairable damage, end up on a 'bowel bag' and possibly die.

Now, I personally am not a quitter - so I most certainly haven't given up this fight - but - I've noticed some members of this board who either are or have been just eating what they wanted and been living with the consequences. So for people like them - and - for people who can't handle it anymore and say "what the hell" . . .what damage are they doing? What are the potential consequences of our actions?

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