Is IBS considered a physical disability?
April 29, 2009 by About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
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Can you answer debtiff22’s question about IBS?:
I’ve been diagnosed with IBS. I’ve had it for some time, and it affects every part of my life, including my work. I sometimes have to be late for work because of the IBS. Can I tell my employer that I have IBS and that it is a disability? I am willing to work late, but I am getting in trouble for being late, which I can’t help.
Treatments For Ibs
I’ve been diagnosed with IBS. I’ve had it for some time, and it affects every part of my life, including my work. I sometimes have to be late for work because of the IBS. Can I tell my employer that I have IBS and that it is a disability? I am willing to work late, but I am getting in trouble for being late, which I can’t help.
Treatments For Ibs
IBS Feedback: ask you HR dept. about FMLA. My husband had IBS due to stress and improper diet and he got FMLA through his work. He was able to take so many days off per year on top of what he was already allowed and he was not responsible for being late. It was wonderful.
Finally he started eating a very healthy diet with a lot of fruit, veggies, lean protein, whole grains and he began to exercise 4 days a week and drink a ton of water. His IBS has disappeared (not to mention he has lost 45 lbs!) good luck.
ps. every job is different. But you should ask. You will have to have your doctor sign some paperwork.
i have a bad case of diverticulitos is this condition covered under fmla law.
I have just read a few of these posts and my heart really goes out to everyone that is still suffering.
Im 62 and in very good shape through eating right foods and exercising, yet, I still got this *&^%!!!!!!
Doctors were absolutely no help and it didn’t matter what I ate or drank, made me look like I was 6 months pregnant (I am sosososo way over that)
Also, it turned out that my 37 year old daughter was suffering the same way, yet, she had doctors tell her one thing one moment and another the next……
So we went on an education rampage to find out what was going on and what we found, in time, solved our issues and now we understood how this developed
This takes years and years to develope so just dont think that it was an over night thing and it wont reverse it self overnight either.
You can get back into eating regular food and drinks, but, hopefully then, you can have the education of not getting in to the same situation again
I have my daughters story at ibsthecure.com and I am sure that it will be very similar to yours
Any questions please leave a response on the last page
Good Luck!!!