Should I Tell The Job Centre About My I.B.S.???

C1ueless

I have I.B.S. (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) and have been claiming JSA for the last few weeks. As anyone who knows about IBS, it is at its worst in the mornings. My JSA appointments are at 9.15a.m. This is fine as long as my IBS is okay because it allows me to get on with the rest of my day. However, when I have IBS, it is not good. In just a few weeks, I have missed two appointments. I know I can get sanctioned for this. I'm not sure if I should let the Job Centre know as I don't want to be put under any extra scrutiny because of it-BUT at the same time, being affected by it will at times mean that I cannot physically make it to my 9.15a.m. appointments. I don't want to be given any special treatment. Ideally, I just want a job!

Thanks in advance all!

bloolagoon

Can you not get up an hour earlier on your job centre days?

marybelle01

I think you need to listen to bloolagoon. You need to find a way of managing this. I appreciate the problems of the condition as I have a friend who suffers from it too - but after you explain to the JobCentre that you cannot get to at 9:15 appointment every week or two because of it, I anticipate the next question would be "then how do you expect to get to a job every day?"

zzzLazyDaisy

IBS is capable of being a 'disability' within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010. Each case depends on its own facts and effects on your ability to carry out day to day tasks. If your medical condition does amount to a disability, you may be entitled to be referred to a disability adviser and/or to ask for reasonable adjustments. However the first thing to do is to seek the advice of your consultant, since a flare-up may be controllable with medical advice.

C1ueless

Hi,

Bluelagoon: I post having employed that strategy.

marybelle01: Having a friend with the condition, does not qualify you to "appreciate the problems of the condition". It's exceptionally arrogant for you to make such a claim. I do not miss an appointment "every week or two". I'm not sure where you inferred this from. I am currently having a bad episode. Most of the times, I manage my condition extremely well where there are times when I do not have any major problems for months on end. "How do you expect to get to a job every day?" There are provisions made for people like me under the EOA 2010 which contain guidelines for employers to make "reasonable adjustments". I am quite upset that as someone with a condition, which can be classed as a "disability" under the EOA 2010, is essentially being told by someone to "get on with it". I have a disability and wanted to know the best way to handle. I do not appreciate your completely insensitive comments, and in future if you have nothing productive to contribute, please do not respond to a thread which I have posted which requires constructive advice and a greater degree of empathy than which you have demonstrated.

zzzLazyDaisy: Thank you very much for your pragmatic advice. This is exactly what I was looking for.

falko89

Oh I can relate to the mornings, I too have IBS and suffer the morning rush, If i've something important on I take imodium, its not ideal but it works.

bloolagoon

C1ueless wrote: »

Hi,

Bluelagoon: I post having employed that strategy.

marybelle01: Having a friend with the condition, does not qualify you to "appreciate the problems of the condition". It's exceptionally arrogant for you to make such a claim. I do not miss an appointment "every week or two". I'm not sure where you inferred this from. I am currently having a bad episode. Most of the times, I manage my condition extremely well where there are times when I do not have any major problems for months on end. "How do you expect to get to a job every day?" There are provisions made for people like me under the EOA 2010 which contain guidelines for employers to make "reasonable adjustments". I am quite upset that as someone with a condition, which can be classed as a "disability" under the EOA 2010, is essentially being told by someone to "get on with it". I have a disability and wanted to know the best way to handle. I do not appreciate your completely insensitive comments, and in future if you have nothing productive to contribute, please do not respond to a thread which I have posted which requires constructive advice and a greater degree of empathy than which you have demonstrated.

zzzLazyDaisy: Thank you very much for your pragmatic advice. This is exactly what I was looking for.

Maybe because you say you've only been claiming weeks and missed 2 appointments?

Nearly everything is capable of being under the equality act, does not mean they will unless you have medical evidence to back this up.

marybelle01

C1ueless wrote: »

Hi,

Bluelagoon: I post having employed that strategy.

marybelle01: Having a friend with the condition, does not qualify you to "appreciate the problems of the condition". It's exceptionally arrogant for you to make such a claim. I do not miss an appointment "every week or two". I'm not sure where you inferred this from. I am currently having a bad episode. Most of the times, I manage my condition extremely well where there are times when I do not have any major problems for months on end. "How do you expect to get to a job every day?" There are provisions made for people like me under the EOA 2010 which contain guidelines for employers to make "reasonable adjustments". I am quite upset that as someone with a condition, which can be classed as a "disability" under the EOA 2010, is essentially being told by someone to "get on with it". I have a disability and wanted to know the best way to handle. I do not appreciate your completely insensitive comments, and in future if you have nothing productive to contribute, please do not respond to a thread which I have posted which requires constructive advice and a greater degree of empathy than which you have demonstrated.

zzzLazyDaisy: Thank you very much for your pragmatic advice. This is exactly what I was looking for.

I inferred it from the fact that you said that you have been claiming for the "past few weeks" and have "missed two appointments". So that would be a good start to inferring that you are missing appointments every week or two, wouldn't it? Clearly you only want advice that you agree with. And I also don't appreciate your tone - ask for advice then slag off people who give you advice you don't like. BTW - the advice you liked was that it MAY be a disability, not that it is. If you don't want any special treatment (and I inferred that because you said so too) then why are you expecting it? If you get a job, seriously, are you planning on saying that you can't start work in the morning on time? Or are you restricting your work serach to jobs that are afternoon or evenings only?

C1ueless

bloolagoon wrote: »

Maybe because you say you've only been claiming weeks and missed 2 appointments?

Nearly everything is capable of being under the equality act, does not mean they will unless you have medical evidence to back this up.

To assume that I would be missing an appointment every week or two is completely incorrect. I made no such statement which could lead a rational person to allude to that assertion.

"Nearly everything" is not capable of coming under EOA 2010. There is a certain criteria which is a requisite for one to be classed as being "disabled". I did not "Google" my condition and self diagnose. I have a medical condition which has been diagnosed and discussed with G.P.s.

Torry_Quine

I'm sorry but if you've missed two appointments when only claiming for a 'few weeks', your words then it does mean that you are missing an appointment every week or two especially as you only need to sign on presumably once a fortnight.

I think a sanction is very possible and at the very least you need to speak to your GP for medical back-up.

I have IBS so I'm not down-playing it at all.

bloolagoon

C1ueless wrote: »

To assume that I would be missing an appointment every week or two is completely incorrect. I made no such statement which could allude that assertion.

"Nearly everything" is not capable of coming under EOA 2010. There is a certain criteria which is a requisite for one to be classed as being "disabled". I did not "Google" my condition and self diagnose. I have a medical condition which has been diagnosed and discussed with G.P.s.

The assumption was based on your own words. I've been on JSA for weeks and missed 2 appointments.

Are you aware having a stutter and a cured condition comes under the equality act?

If you are so ill then should you not be on sickness benefits.

You have gone from I want no special treatment to - I want special treatment very quickly. I answered based on the fact you want no special treatment, I hadn't realised you wanted the job centre and also employers to make reasonable adjustments for you, as rather strange, that is the opposite to not wanting special treatment.