From the article: IBS and Your Sex Life
IBS can turn from a bathroom problem into a bedroom problem. It can be hard to feel sexy or to want to have sex when your body is giving you so much trouble. How have you managed to keep your sex life intact in spite of IBS? How does your partner deal with the effects of your IBS on your sex life? Share your tips and find out how others manage to enjoy a sex life with IBS.
Share Your Sex Strategies
SEXUAL NO tOUCH
- When i m suffering from IBS, I feel very weak in sexual power, I can't enjoy my sexual life with IBS.
- —Guest SHAFAAT SWATI
Understanding is key
- I can't imagine not having an understanding boyfriend. He's also very patient and understands that it's just a painful, humiliating experience for me. I hate that IBS has taken away not only my ability to feel sexy, but it's also killed my libido & of course I usually don't feel physically well enough anyway. It's impossible to be spontaneous- I have to plan for it & watch what I eat all day, take the right kind of medicine to keep symptoms in check, etc. It's almost become a burden now & I pretty much dread it. I feel so sorry for my boyfriend. :/
- —IBSRachel
Sex and IBS just don't mix.
- My husband is very patient to wait until the opportunity arises between IBS days. However this is often a very long wait (weeks!) And my body is so sensitive ALL the time that there is no sex drive left in me at all, thus no satisfaction. I just please him as much as I can. Menopause hasn't helped the sex drive either. It's hard to be sexy when you are in pain almost all the time! I pray for a change for the better at some point in my life, (it's been over 15 years like this), preferably while my husband is still here to enjoy it with.
- —Guest ccinami
Patient Partner
- My husband has learned to be very, very patient with me regarding when we will have sex. He knows that I see it as a priority, even though I am often too ill to even think about it. Knowing that I do try when I can to meet his needs, helps him to not feel neglected.
- —melinda
