Has anyone any helpfull information on irritable bowel syndrome?

The pain is killing me, makes me feel sick, don麓t enjoy life at all now I have this complaint, has anyone out there any advice on how to cope with it.
Doctors say there is no cure, and as I take alot of medication for other problems they say there is not much that can be done.

Some foods may worsen the symptoms, but different patients find different things cause trouble. Keeping a diary of symptoms related to foods eaten may help some people find out which things disagree with them and should therefore be avoided. However, fatty foods strongly stimulate the bowel to contract and are commonly found to cause problems by people with Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Avoidance of oils, butter, margarine, cream, sausages and fatty meats may help. Beans and legumes are causes of problems for some. Artificial sweeteners may cause problems as can the sugars in certain fruits and, if so, should be avoided. Caffeine in tea and coffee, and alcohol may aggravate symptoms in some people. In occasional cases people may also have a disease called lactose intolerance which prevents them being able to take unprocessed milk products. A good diet is usually one high in carbohydrate, low in fat, and often high in fibre.

This site has some helpful info.

I used to have IBS. They pescribed me with Hysocamine. (not sure of the spelling) it works pretty well. Your doctor should be able to give you some kind of meds. Anyway when I have the pains they are unbearable for a good coulple of minutes. Almost brings tears to my eyes. Try a warm rag on your abdomen that may help a little. Best of luck I know it SUCKS!!

You can find lots of information in a web search for "irritable bowel syndrome" + "natural remedies".