Coming off gluten and wheat was crucial for my recovery also. Jan 2007 was the time when I consumed my last ever beer! Don't miss it though :icon_smile_lachuh:

I have just had a very interesting experience. Terrible bowel problems of late resulting in fatigue, headaches and all sorts of crap ...

Great news. another guy who has beat this thing!!

To be frank IBS is a bullshit diagnosis in my opinion. Had all the IBS symtoms and diagnoses' for a decade then cut out wheat/gluten and not a problem since. I used to have gass and cramps EVERY night after eating for 2 hours!!!

Hi all,

Good to speak to you all again. thought I better tell you that life is going great. Job going well, met someone special, and in terms of mental and physical health much better.

I haven't had any significant pain since last September which is great. I had a 2 week flare up in November which ...

HuckFinn. Sure I will. I'll PM when I get some time this week

I suffered from panic attacks inmy late teens and early twenties. Yes they are truly horrifying (especially when on holiday in a foregin country)!

Consider that much of our daily lives are spent with us being in a constant state of stimulation (careful :wink: ), mind activity and business ...

I agree with Sleeper's observations. I also think that Webslave is spot on in the last post.

I have believed for a while now that men do get better over time if -

* they stop worrying about the condition which prevents the perpetuation of the condition through the pain-anxiety-tension cycle ...

Blues fan here. Should I admit that? I'm chuffed with Mcleish as manager. We were never gonna get Hose anyway

Bloody hell. That does sound stressful.

I can see now why you made the comment about masculinity and not being allowed to show depression. I work in a university where it's practically de rigueur to be a bit upset

I don't claim to have a stressful job per se, but I know that above a certain ...

Yeah Rich after pain free periods a return of symptoms is hard to bear. I have found this also. I do believe though, that just because you're in a stressful job again (as I am) that much can be done to keep pain down. I am an arrest offiver for the immigration arrest team in Birmingham. Wearing stab ...

All I can say is DONT MESS WITH SCOOOBY!!

Thanks all. Some good stuff there!

Something I think we all have gained surely is a resilience in our character?? Dont you find that having chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome makes other events in life less fearful? Dont you feel like you can handle tough times after surviving so ...

Hi all,

Just a couple of questions for sufferes if you could offer your opinion please

1. Do you believe that you'll ever be completely free of the fear of CPPS even if you are symptom free. I notice that even the most successfull of us at beating our symptoms hold this fear to some extent.

I ...

I can certainly answer that question with a HELL YES. I am not 100%, but I don't think about that anymore. I think about dealing with this and continually improving my quality of life. For instance after sitting all day at work, all I could do was rush home and sit in hot water and take Aleve ...

Have you looked into wheat / gluten intolerance?? If not please do