Comments on Billygean.co.uk: Wherein I am an idiot

I highly doubt I have got it. Have I told you abou...

2007-01-03T01:04:00.000Z

I highly doubt I have got it. Have I told you about my brain tumour?

Sorry, it was a play on the word 'elimination'. No...

2007-01-03T01:01:00.000Z

Sorry, it was a play on the word 'elimination'. Not a very good one, I know. But there's something inherently funny about IBS - unless of course you've actually got it!

Ah, you caught me at blogging hour. Well, it is a...

2007-01-02T01:50:00.000Z

Ah, you caught me at blogging hour.

Well, it is a process of elimination. Just glad I don't have anything else (as I'm sure you appreciate)

My symptoms were triggered by eating and drinking ...

2007-01-02T01:46:00.000Z

My symptoms were triggered by eating and drinking inappropriately. Symptomatic treatment and appropriate diet worked well. Do I sound sensible?
Well, I'm not!

(Btw I like your remark about it being diagnosed by 'a process of elimination'...)

I used to have this problem when I was younger. So...

2006-12-31T15:04:00.000Z

I used to have this problem when I was younger. Sometimes now I also can psych myself out if I think about it too much. You're right - it's just a matter of doing it without thinking too much.

Hello BG. Try burying the pill in a lump of soggy ...

2006-12-30T19:01:00.000Z

Hello BG. Try burying the pill in a lump of soggy bread before doing the sip and swallow. Might help.

And who doesn't have a panic attack in the Next Sale? It's what they want you to do.

Drop me an email if you see this in time.

They even make special pill-cutter thingamajigs, w...

2006-12-30T17:43:00.000Z

They even make special pill-cutter thingamajigs, which are very fun!

Andrew: IBS has a bad name for two reasons, one, i...

2006-12-30T11:20:00.000Z

Andrew: IBS has a bad name for two reasons, one, it's diagnosed by a process of elimination because it has no physical characteristics such as ulceration etc. And two, I think because it's activated by stress you're quite right in that a lot of hypochondriacs actually get it, and the kind of people that may contract other stress-activated disorders like ME, CFS etc.

However, even if you don't have massive ulcers or anything I think having constant tummy aches and all other associated horrible symptoms are pretty real.

Angelina: I may cut it up! It was so bad in hospital where the nurses used to watch you to make sure you swallowed because sometimes I can't do it. Diclaphenac was massive and orange, very intimidating!

BG

Suggest you cut your pills in half. I do this all...

2006-12-29T15:20:00.000Z

Suggest you cut your pills in half. I do this all the time. Of course, you may want to check with your pharmacist (I've got an almost-sister-in-law-pharmacist if that would help) to make sure cutting it won't somehow alter the pill--one of mine can't be cut, but the rest are fine. I can't swallow those giant horse pills either, even though I seem to have no problem swallowing any other food without properly chewing!

He's NOT suggesting you're hypochodriacal? Surely ...

2006-12-29T02:41:00.000Z

He's NOT suggesting you're hypochodriacal? Surely not?

On the oral front, I think there's something on the Internet somewhere about dealing with the gag reflex. But this is a family show, I guess.

Remember thinking I had IBS a while ago and my ex-wife-professor (well, you have a sister-doctor!) sent me a research paper on the subject. Seems it's an ailment that doctors diagnose but cannot define. Of course, she might just have wanted to unconfuse me - and this she surely did. The problem cured itself after I'd read the paper. Oh we could chat forever on this one!