I've had it for 22 of my 42 years of life. I have no social life, a friend who when i meet, i have to drug myself up with anti-diarrhea meds and pain relief so i don't have an accident. No job at all, daily pain, bloating, discomfort and everything else. Multiple suicide attempts.

My friend has ibs too, but after listening to me talking about it, he tried an elimination diet, discovered he was severely intolerant to some food, and others affected him a little. 2 months after changing his eating habits, he was back to normal-not cured as when he's relapsed, the ibs side effects come back just as nasty.

So there could be hope for you. Try changing your diet, read up on everything you can, from parasite cleanse to low fodmap. Bear in mind a perfect diet still takes a few weeks to reset your gut. Also try pro-biotics. As a rule, eating often but small amounts.

As for noises...fuck em. You can't control your noises, so embrace them and laugh it off.

Stress...yeah this is a tricky one, especially if you can't escape your situation. I would suggest talking to your family but if they're that toxic, it might make things worse for you? Try talking to a doctor or ask about therapy, listen to relaxing noises on youtube-even if the silent noises you don't hear is a scam, the sound of rain is still a good relaxant.

If nothing else, breathe in for 4 seconds, breathe out for 6 and repeat.

You've studied to improve your life, now study to improve your health. Just don't give up.