You ' re not alone with struggling with all of this . I ' m currently in the throes of the worst flare up of my life this week and I ' m barely struggling to get myself out of bed each day . ' luckily ' I ' m now on uni holidays but I spent most of the year alternatively having flare ups and then when I wasn ' t having a flare up , worrying that I would get a flare up . I ' m in medical school and there is zero understanding around taking time off so I ended up living off certain medications Mintec peppermint oil capsules , Buscopan and Loperamide . My IBS D was also worse in the mornings so , as much as possible , I skipped morning classes . Starting off the year , I would dread having to go and use the university toilets but now I just don ' t care . If you have to do it , you have to do it . You might like this article andyourcareerGood luck mate , you can do this ! It will get better !