Hello everyone! I am getting sleeved probably sometime in November or December of this year. I am super excited! I was wondering if there was anyone out there who suffers from IBS and has had the surgery. Has it helped any? Thanks for taking the time to read this!

hi Molly - congrats on your surgery. Yes - I have IBS. Oh the fun of it.... I personally think whenever people cannot find a source for something being wrong in your stomach or "gut", they call it IBS. I often wonder if mine was too much acid, too little acid, food allergies or something else.

I will say this, before surgery I never had a normal trip to the bathroom. Food would set me off...drinks would set me off.... time of the month...cheese was bad Tuesday...bread was bad on Thursday. I hope you get my point - never the same one day from the next on what would cause my issues. And yes, I had major stomach cramps and pain.

Now after surgery - I am back to my normal life. Sure right after surgery I had issues with gas but I think that was part of the surgery part. Also, the liquid and soft phases were challenging. Now I am 5 months out, I am doing GREAT. No need for medication anymore and the "gut" pain I had from IBS is completely gone.

If anything I am happy for the surgery and now my IBS is quiet.

I am so happy to hear that your ibs is gone. It seriously is the worst. I am hoping I have the same exact luck as you. The pains I get are like contractions and I didn't even have them that bad when I was in actual labor with my daughter 3 years ago lol. I really appreciate you taking the time to reply!

I have not had to take any meds for my IBS since my surgery. I am 8 weeks out as of this week