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More often than not: no, the cannot.

Do you believe medicine has the answer for every chronic condition? Doctors are often unable to help you.




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> 100% of the time a doctor can help you in some way

Nothing that starts with the claim "100%" is ever true, you can be 100% certain of that.

Seriously though, you speak as if your digestive system has never betrayed you, and therefore you're unfamiliar with these matters.

Trust me: there are some things your doctor cannot help you with, at least, not to the point you can walk in a city without public restrooms. Some things are not even medical conditions -- and IBS is "idiopathic" in many cases, meaning doctors don't have a clue -- and some conditions that you would consider anomalous actually fall within the normal human spectrum.

You'll feel the urge to contradict me: don't. You probably don't know about this, but both me and the other commenter you're arguing with do. Realize that your experience is not everybody else's.


What does any of this have to do with what I said? Regardless of how much a doctor can help you or not, if you’re shitting uncontrollably in the streets, you need to seek medical attention to determine if they can do anything about it.




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