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Digestive Enzymes Seemed to Ease My Bloating and Stomach Pain, So I Asked a Doctor Why
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I was first diagnosed with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) during a study abroad trip to Costa Rica in 2011. After a few days there eating simple foods like chicken, rice, beans, fruits, and vegetables I got super sick, having diarrhea after every meal, along with terrible gas and bloating. It wasn t exactly fun to deal with in-between hiking rainforests and zip-lining through the mountains. So I went to a local doctor, and he told me I had IBS, a disorder that affects the large intestine and can lead to frequent cramping, abdominal pain, bloating, gas, and diarrhea or constipation. He gave me probiotics and Alka-Seltzer tablets, which made the rest of the trip muc