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

Tiddlywinks · 5 September 2013 at 5:46PM

I'm amazed at the attitude of the OP... had she provided the detail that she considered herself to be disabled and required reasonable adjustments then this thread would have been a lot shorter and sweeter.

motoe · 5 September 2013 at 11:28PM

borkid wrote: »

So they are trying to rule out other causes of the fatigue. There is no test for CFS/ME just negative results for anything else it might be.

Have you tried any changes to your diet? I have just excluded wheat from my diet and fatigue has gone, arthritis has improved alot , and no more GI problems.

Yep trying to rule out other causes - I have a slightly underactive thyroid which is now under control with medication but still feel exhausted! And still slightly iron deficient and B12 deficient despite being on supplements for these for over 3 months and including more of these foods in my diet - now looking if there's a reason I'm not absorbing them properly, possibly related to the IBS.

Tried lots of changes to my diet but the nausea is such a huge part of my IBS - probably the worst. Went wheat free a couple of years ago for about 8 weeks but didn't feel any better. Only thing has helped me are anti-nausea pills but they have the side effect of making me even tireder!

It's annoying because people think of IBS as only having a bit of a dodgy stomach and not realising how difficult it is for some people. I physically can't leave the house before 10 am because I feel so ill (nauseous) in the morning I can barely get out of bed and takes me a couple of hours to work up the energy to get showered and dressed. Jobcentres and Benefit Offices such be more sensitive to people's needs with regards to these things - if workplaces can offer flexible start times for workers why can't government offices?

Tiglath · 6 September 2013 at 3:26AM

I have IBS and have started following a low-FODMAP diet on my GP's advice - worth researching to see if it could help you.

Charityworker · 6 September 2013 at 11:10AM

I have IBS and I've had it for about 10 years and I manage to work full time and have only had 4 days off in that time (and for another illness, not for IBS). I know what triggers it and what time things might happen and I work around it. I get flare ups all day and usually with a 5 second warning!