Hello!
You may want to look into an Adrenal Support supplement. It can help with many of symptoms.
I just began one. It has helped immensely with IBS and GERD. It helps with cortisol levels. My stomach looks a bit flat - what a nice benefit!

To Feeling Good & Sharing!
LET

I have had IBS for 19 year ive had it since i got sick with fibromyalgia,sometimes i am back and forth sometimes with diareah and constipation sometimes in the same day ,but sometimes i will go months one way and then change to the other,i take Bentyl for spasyms whether i am constipated or diareah

Milk products make my ibs worse,worth keeping an eye out for this.

Met with GI specialist today regarding IBS. Here is what he told me. UBS, chronic headache , insomnia, fibromyalgia, ,hyperactive bladder, OCD, personality changes are all classified as Hypersympathetic Syndrome. Syndrome causes increases in adrenaline (cholinergic). IBS=abdominal pain mainly in colon. Prescribed Hyosciamine. A little pill to be taken 1-2 tabs every 4 hours as needed for the cramping, gnawing, grating , "electric" pain in lower abdominal/pelvis. Advises following low FODMAP diet. Eliminate Fructose, Lactose, Fructans, Galactans, and Polyols. Need to reduce amount of foods that can ferment in bowels like fruit juices, certain fruits, fructose, honey, lactose like milk from animals, soft cheeses like ricotta, cottage, mascarpone. Galactans like baked beans, chickpeas, kidney beans, lentils. Polyols like apples, apricots, blackberry, nectarines, plums, prune, watermelon, bell pepper, mushroom, sweet corn and all sweetners that end in -ol like sorbitol, mannitol , xylitol.

Avoid stimulating antidepressants like Zoloft and instead use relaxing (anti cholinergic) antidepressants like and cymbalta.

Stop trying to diagnos ourselves. For medical information go to :

www.pubmed.gov

This is a non commercial site. I explained to him that we go to other sites trying to get information because physicians don't give us enough information. We look for alternative medicines in desperation to stop pain and get advice from support groups because we see specialist only 15 minutes at a time every 2-3 months. He said in regards to supplements St John's Wort is only one valid for mood enhancer. SAM-e not proven effective for mood booster. He said "fibro fog " should be called loss of concentration.

After 2 months of loosing work time and floundering around trying to get answers from physicians I finally found one doctor that I feel has a clue to my treatment plan. I will see rheumatologist in a few days. Will post what he says. Hope this helps.

OMG yes. I had it, but I believe it's more like it's in remission, because I know if I were to discontinue some nutritional help I'm getting, it would most likely return. I do everything I can, to not get that back! I could not go anywhere, forget about traveling, because if I did with our camper, I would have to be within 10 to 15 feet of it. It's so debilitating. I know exactly the pain you're going through and the isolation. Arms around you my dear. B