Question: i have been diagnosed with IBS after having a colonoscopy, anema (double) and also had surgery for endometriosis. Nothing was found to be wrong with my intestinal track. I live with daily stomach cramps when I eat, painful enough for me to have to bend over, my knees kind of give out. Then the cramps pass and return and the whole process lasts about an hour with cramps ranging from a few seconds to up a minute, sometimes relieved with a BM and sometimes just goes away without a BM. I am currently taking Dicetel and also Caltrate (I have no gallbladder).

The thing is..every once in awhile (3 to 4 times a year), the cramps are so extreme I just lie on the floor and can barely breathe. I can't move, can't talk, sweat will drip down my face and body. I call these my 'episodes' that come on suddenly, last a couple of hours and are always relieved with a BM that starts out looking fine and ends up very liquidy. Afterwards I am so drained that all I can do is crawl to the sofa and sleep. My stomach is 'sensitive' afterwards for about a day. Lingering pain and weakness.

I really don't know what to do or who to see anymore. I am told this is IBS but I haven't read anywhere that IBS can be a near death experience! I'm just not convinced. I am lactose intolerant and stay clear of all dairy products. I don't eat any grease because I don't have a gallbladder. My weight is at 96 pounds and I'm 5'4''. Was also tested for Crohn's, not that either. Any other ideas?

My excrutiating cramps greatly diminished today after several bm yet cramps still come and go more than 12 hours after this whole thing began. I just went again and although I can't call it a bm because it's really just a very small 'puddle' about 2 tablespoons, it is heavy red. Getting worried. Should I see a doctor tomorrow morning?