I cured myself, and then my fiancé of our alternating IBS symptoms. It wasn't until I was in my mid 30's that I realized that it wasn't normal to have diarrhea 4-5 times a week. That's all I ever knew so I assumed that everyone was the same. One night during a stressful car ride with a friend I was worrying that I couldn’t make it to our destination in time without having to run into a random fast food bathroom (as I often did). I asked my friend, "How often do you have diarrhea?" When he answered “Maybe once a year”, I was completely shocked! That was the moment I made a resolution to do something about this inconvenient, painful, and frankly embarrassing card I had been dealt.
