I have suffered with IBS since my 30s, regularly experiencing stomach cramps, upset stomachs, and other digestive symptoms including acid reflux and heartburn.
My symptoms can be very uncomfortable and challenging, because I never know how I will feel when I wake up in the morning. There will be days when I have heartburn that lasts all day, others when I have sudden stomach cramp before an urgent need to rush to the bathroom.
Some days I’ll wake up nauseous, or there will be times when the need to have a bowel movement becomes a four-day ordeal; it varies and changes all the time.
About 10 years ago, I decided to try silicol®gel after seeing a magazine advert and I’ve been using it for over 10 years now.
silicol®gel has given me back a sense that I can control aspects of my challenging and unpredictable symptoms. I think it helps offset the disruption to my day that they’d otherwise cause.
My gut seems to go into overdrive after eating a meal, and I can often get a lot of pain from stomach cramps that I experienced before passing a stool. This has greatly reduced since using silicol®gel making me feel far more comfortable. I’ve also noticed that I experience severe symptoms less frequently with regular use of the gel.
Some days I can be plagued by reflux and heartburn for up to five hours at a time; it’s horrible. Since using silicol®gel , I have experienced less acid reflux and when it does occur, the gel helps to settle the symptoms and makes me feel much more comfortable.
Best of all, if I want to eat out and enjoy specific foods that can sometimes cause tummy troubles, I can and feel safer if I have silicol®gel sachets to hand. No more embarrassing races to the toilet!