Hi everybody! It's been a long time, but I wanted to post to see if any of my old friends are around. 
My life just went through a major overhaul. My doctor DIED. The one I've been seeing for 13 years and who was giving me my medicines for IBS-D.  Heart attack, 60 years old. "No, Nelly, we can't fill any of your Rxs."
So that was Major Life Adjustment #1. 
#2: As some of you know, Donnatal was discontinued this year. I went to every pharmacy I could find with my last Rx, and bought out all of their old stock. With no insurance, it cost me about $271 for 90 pills (3 months). I am cutting them in quarters. 
So, no insurance, and I have to find a new doctor now. I got my records from my dear departed doctor, and for the first time, yesterday, I read all of my lab reports from 2000-2013.
It turns out my labs came back positive for Celiac disease in 2011. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME.
I'd been eating gluten-free only since the last past 6 months, to drop some weight. A lot of my IBS symptoms went away as a result! I figured out on my own through trial and error!  Angry, mad, livid? All would have been excellent words to describe my temperament yesterday.
Major life adjustment #3: My beloved dog died after 8 years of faithful companionship. It's been a rough last month when all of this has happened, but I'm trying to eliminate stressors and move forward!
Lots of love to all my good friends on this board! I just wanted to post an update and if I can get across one thing: Please read all of your test results. I could have bought 2 years of less suffering from trapped gas, sharp extreme pains and violent D. 2 years I could have had this information.
This has been the closest to stable my IBS has been. The funny thing? I can't complain.
Love to everybody--
~nelly~
tl;dr (Nelly has Celiac, her doctor & dog died, has a steady job, and sends all her love to the old-timers and new IBS friends who've found this great site!  )
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