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When you have to awkwardly explain to someone what IBS is.
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When you try to crack a joke about your numerous trips to the toilet.
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When you just want to satisfy your hunger and your stomach punishes you.
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When you're trying not to be stressed out to keep symptoms at bay but thinking about stress just makes everything worse.
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When you think you've gotten used to it all but it almost always ends up surprising you.
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When you try to figure what is was that made you flare up.
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When you realise that your favourite food did this to you.
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When you know you'll never stop eating your fave foods no matter what they put you through.
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When you can feel your symptoms coming on from the first bite.
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When you flare up at anytime, even when you're sleeping.
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When you constantly dream about an IBS free life that wasn't meant for you.
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When you take a new medicine and hope for the best.
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And just when you think you've finally got the hang of your IBS, symptoms just hits you at a random time.
