Irritable Bowel Syndrome and intimacy?

Hi

Generally gets stomach cramps when she's stressed, before exams, interviews and so on...

Now when she is intimate with a guy, will she get stress and stomach cramps - and then be put off from being intimate?

Basically will the intimacy give her cramps/stress, even after foreplay and so on.

Hi,

I have IBS, GERD, spastic colon, and I only have 2/3 of a colon after surgery, so in other words this area is sort of my expertise. The IBS does not exactly give you a choice when it will kick in. Usually the stomach cramps associated with stress come for a brief period then fade. If the cramping and symptoms are that bad for her, she really should see a doctor. There are tons of medicines out there she can benefit from. I personally like Pamine Forte to stop the cramping and spasms.
Now, as for the sex, I would really not even consider this an option for ignoring intimacy. My husband and I (married 9 years) have never had a problem with this interuppting my enjoyment of sex or other activities. I would say just take it slow and easy and according to her pace.

If this is her first time and she's exceptionally anxious about it (in other words, has ANY doubts) then she might get stressed enough to not want to have sex.

Chances are however, that she's not going to have an attack DURING the act...she will most likely have an attack prior (in the afternoon, say) to the activity -- if she has one at all.

This is a worisome problem. About 50% of women who have irritable bowel syndrome have been abused (physically or emotionally) at sometime in their life. I am suspicious that this person may have been sexually abused at some point and needs to see a psychologist/psychiatrist/counselor in addition to a gastroenterologist.