Camping + IBS - can it be done?

Depends on what you mean by camping and, I suppose, how much you really want to go....

Dunno about IBS specifically, but I've been on rough/minimal camps with people with alsorts of physical disabilities and medical conditions that you'd normally think would preclude it.

On the comfy end of the scale I know of campsites with facilities that would put many hotels to shame.

Really sorry that I don't know much about IBS but I'm guessing you need to get to the loo quick? If so then you could request a pitch near the toilet blocks or I have seen some people with a separate mini tent with a porta loo type thing in.

I'll google

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Campingaz-PORTABLE-TOILET-CHEMICAL-Loo-CARAVAN-Camping_W0QQitemZ310027453961QQihZ021QQcategoryZ76066QQtcZphotoQQcmdZViewItem?refid=store

in one of these

http://www.outdoormegastore.co.uk/acatalog/Trigano_Abri__Toilet_Tent.html

just laughed hard at the description though

Surround yourself with luxury while reading the newspaper in private. We fell in love with this as soon as we saw it; a proper 100% cotton toilet tent that is waterproof and also has a draft valance around the base to stop the wind ruffling the pages of The Times. It also features a spring loaded steel frame and multiple guy points. Costs a bit extra but boy is it worth it! ?

Cheers ONE - I think it's being more than 10 yards from a loo (and one with no tent ropes and pegs etc. as 'interesting obstacles' to liven up the journey) that's making me worry.

I would ask your GP what his advice would be. I would try a weekend away and see how you get on or you could buy a small chemical toilet if the tent is big enough.

I'm sure if you phoned the campsite they would tell you how close the toilets are to the tents. Don't rely on reviews on the UK campsite website.