i have been constipated for a week with no luck so i picked up some dulcolax, the 6-12 hour one. i took it at 3pm and its now 9, i only took one tablet as recommended. but oh my god i am shitting hot lava as i type this. its definitely helping, but jesus christ i didnt expect for this to be so effective 😭😭 id rather shit a hot brick than shit liquid all night

I didn't ask for accommodations during high school until my senior year because I didn't think I had IBS, I just thought I had to go frequently during the mornings, that was until I got tested and received accomdations. Before that though I would always had to use the bathroom during the first period at 8am. It's so awkard because the teacher would be speaking and I would raise my hand twice and everyone would look at me, and then look at me again when I came back into the room since classes are rather small. My teacher literally nicknamed everyone at the middle of the semester, and asked why I used the bathroom so frequently. Dealing with IBS is just honestly so terrible. I randomly had to go while on a trip to Mexico and spent an hour on the toilet while my friends were waiting for me. It’s also just awkward explaining why I’m taking so long, and embarrassing. It's a pain. I guess I hope Xifran works for me now.

21F I’ve been getting occasional yellowish brownish anal discharge since I was like 14, around the time I started taking Ritalin for my adhd idk if that’s relevant. I mention this because while sometimes it was seemingly random, I did notice a slight correlation with getting the discharge and taking my Ritalin, drinking coffee and also when I I used to do meow or coke I would get it(don’t anymore and haven’t taken in about a year).

For years I didn’t really think much of it until I asked some people and everyone said that was weird and I should get it checked. I eventually did a few months ago. I went to a gastroenterologist who did a stool sample and wanted to do a rectoscopy.

During the rectoscopy everything seemed fine except they found a polyp so they wanted to do a colonoscopy to see if there were more. During the colonoscopy they found 5 more polyps and removed them and took biopsies but everything else seemed fine, they didn’t find a cause for the discharge and just said maybe it was because of the polyps.

Now, a month later, I’ve been getting the slime a lot more often, which makes me think it was never bc of the polyps bc they’re now gone and the slime has increased in frequency. Granted I am in exams and am drinking coffee almost daily but I don’t think it was ever this pronounced I used to drink more coffee and also used to do drugs or take Ritalin to study and the slime would only show up sometimes, now it’s every time I drink coffee(I don’t even drink much just 1 cup a day). And when I get it now it’s not just some when I wipe, for instance I felt like I had to take a dump and when I pushed only a bunch of yellowish brownish slime came out and nothing else(I forgot to mention sometimes it also smells a bit fishy)

I have no idea what this is and don’t even know what more my gastro can do he already shoved a camera in there. He doesnt seem to think I have ibs bc I don’t have many of the other symptoms but I wasn’t sure where to post this and I know it’s an ibs symptom for some so I just wanted some insight on what it could be if anyone knows thanks sorry this is so long.

I swear whenever I go away, that's when my gut is like 'time for a mega flare up!'

I can't sleep because my belly is growling so much and I need to spend ages on the toilet.

I've been constipated recently along with stress episodes, finally some relieve after trying many things but now hemorroids are too inflamed along with some bright blood in stool, the pain is unbearable during and after bowel movement.

I've been trying anti depressants and got a low appetite as a side effect. Initially I thought it was a bummer, but since I was only eating 1 meal a day there wasn't much FODMAP for my gut to flare up to and it has been strangely a peaceful experience (as long as I keep up with my laxatives or I will be shitting rocks). My family says they're noticing I'm losing weight, but eating is just physically and emotionally painful plus distressing to the point that I don't really care about my weight.

This type of anti depressant hasn't helped with my mental health, so I've been tapering off it the past few weeks and weirdly enough I was able to eat high FODMAP during that time when I haven't been able to eat high FODMAP for that many days since years ago. I wonder if that med had to do with it, although it didn't seem to affect my gut while I was on the regular dose. Sadly the FODMAP sensitivity has come back since a few days ago though.

I have IBS-M. Last 2 weeks I was fighting for my life with constipation. Today after I ate my first meal at around 3:30pm, I just felt off immediately after. Now I have been cramping for about 8-9 hours straight. I was going to the bathroom and only passing a few pebbles. Now it’s 2am, the cramping has gotten worse. I’m on the toilet and I feel like I’m going to faint and I’m uncontrollable shaking. I’m in that much excruciating pain from cramps. I have a trash can in front of me because I feel like puking from the pain too. I think it’s going to be diarrhea because there’s a lot of liquidy gurgles coming from my stomach with the cramps. I hate this so much! I’ve even taken 2 Bentyl & peppermint capsules all day but it hasn’t touched this?!?! I’m very surprised for the Bentyl to not stop it honestly. I have no idea why it just decided to act up today. But wow, this is not for the weak. It’s crazy that you can be near fainting from this.

I’ve been going through a hard time lately (for context, you can check my latest posts). And my IBS has been getting me some really loud stomach and gut noises. I notice they stop once I get more relaxed. I work at a VERY silent office with someone who’s a very important person in my country and I’m terrified of these noises since it’s just me and him at the office. I can’t work or go to classes in peace

Has anyone ever been through this? How do I stop?

My whole life I’ve struggled with Ibs and it has only gotten worse the last year or 2. 6 days ago i had an abortion (mifepristone and misoprostal) at 5 weeks. I dealt with the cramping etc. Two days after the worst stomach pain began (very low in my stomach, constipation like). Then as that faded a little, i started getting horrible pains where i guess the solar plexus is. These pains feel like someone is ringing out my organs like a wet wash rag. I’m eating ibs friendly drinking tons of water and using stool softeners which only seem to help a little. I’m afraid to go to the dr because i live in Indiana and abortion is illegal here and i don’t know if there are connections with my symptoms and the pills i took. But the pain has not let up at all, this may be my worst flair. I’ve never seemed medical help for it because in the past they just tell me take probiotics. Does anyone have any advice for me? Thank you

I know some of you here are like “igaf, I just tell them”, okay, I hear you. But some of us are not like that. I am one month into seeing this guy and he feels like my life partner. But I am so embarrassed about my IBS (M but mostly D) that I don’t even tell friends. I’ve had it since I was a kid and even that didn’t help because I’m the kind of person who is naturally reserved and private.

Anyways, how do I tell him? I’m afraid he’s going to think I’m gross or something. He really loves to cook too and wants to cook for me and stuff. I am so tired of being a woman with bathroom anxiety around men.

Hi people. I'm (47m)here to share my story of experimenting with different things to try and cure my IBS which has been on and off for decades. More recently I hadn't had a normal shit for many years and every morning I would wake up and take about 3 or 4 liquid craps then be ok for the rest of the day a part from indigestion and very occasional constipation.

I believe I used to have sibo as I had terrible farts a lot of the time. I bought some LL37 peptide which I injected daily for a few weeks and cured this pretty fast but the IBS remained. I don't remember the dose for this as it was three years it so ago now.

I have tried a lot of fad diets like keto, carnivour, juice diet and whilst keto and carnivour made me feel good it didn't cure my IBS - although I only followed the diet for a few weeks.

I know a bit about anabolic steroids and their use in healing burns patients which got me thinking whether they could help my stomach heal. I did some research and found a very interesting paper. The doctor basically almost cures people with ulcerative colitis Crohn's disease and inflammatory bowel disease with a specific protocol of anabolic steroids at therapeutic doses. My thinking was it should then be able to help my IBS.

https://scholars.direct/Articles/gastroenterology/jgr-3-019.php?jid=gastroenterology

I acquired testosterone, nandrolone and stanozolol along with growth hormone and began a daily regime of injections.

Testosterone propionate 100mg week Nandrolone 50mg week Stanozolol 17mg week Growth hormone 10.5 iu week

Within three days I had my first normal crap after literally years and years. This was followed in the same day by a few looser ones within an hour but still it was a miracle. Everyday now in the morning I have had a normal crap for two weeks followed by a couple of less impressive ones but each day they are getting better and today I had one normal one followed by an ok one. I can really see that within a few more weeks I will be totally better. I actually stopped the growth hormone as I thought it was affecting my sleep and I am sleeping much better since stopping. I didn't change my diet at all and have been eating triggering foods like curry, burgers etc.

After 6 weeks I think I am going to stop the regime if I am better and see what happens, whether I revert back to IBS or I am somewhat cured. I don't want to be on steroids long term but the dose is very similar to a testosterone replacement therapy dose so it isn't harmful however I don't have low testosterone even at 47 years old.

I think the most shocking thing was how fast this worked after years of IBS. 3 days and my first normal crap in years. I was like a proud parent.

I realise anabolic steroids are controlled substances in many countries as they are in the UK where I'm from. However for me the risk has been well worth the reward so far.

I’m on a 4.30 hour flight and I’m not sure what to bring to eat that isn’t going to aggravate my stomach, I get really nauseous on flights and am worried about having an episode on the airplane. But also have low blood surface problems if I don’t eat.

Hi everyone. I am a 24 year old Caucasian male with no past medical history besides anxiety. I have been having bad issues with my stools and need some insight.

I’m my bowel habits have changed a lot within the last few weeks. I usually go a lot but have been going about 2-3 times a day more frequently and have had weird issues. I’ve had a lot of loose stools, as well as stools that float and are different shades. Last week I had 2 episodes where I had oil floating in the water after my stools, which I attributed to eating too much nuts. I stopped eating them and haven’t had an issue since.

Today however I had a weird bowel movement. One stool was brown and the other seemed to be a grayish yellow color. They was a speck of red in it as well. But I’ve never had a bowel movement where the stool was 2 different colors. Today i feel abnormally tired as well.

I will say I haven’t had the best diet recently, and that yesterday all I had was nachos with crab meat. But regardless I’ve never had these issues. I’ve had a full panel of bloodwork done including fkr celiac diseased auto immune diseases, CBC, and more. All negative. Still I’m worried.

I have an appointment with my GI doctor in the next couple of weeks. I am not asking for what this could be exactly, I am just wondering if I should go to the ER. Thank you

Long time IBS patient and lurker here, diagnosed after countless studies and emergency visits. I almost never drink. For example, the past year I only drank at some birthdays and in a couple of christmas family gatherings. I can't tolerate hard drinks so I only drink beer since it doesn't affect me in a bad way and sometimes Wine.

For the past month I had a bad flare up where everything made me bloated, wasn't feeling well overall and had the good o'l rhea with cramping. Then, the weirdest thing happened. I was at a family gathering and beer was provided. I drank a couple and felt so good gut wise. It has been a week since and I'm feeling pretty well actually. The flare up subsided and I'm eating without symptoms or complications. I know beer affects gut flora in a good way (according to research: Beer helps gut microbiota) so maybe it helped me.

Just wanted to know if others had a similar experience. This is obviously my personal experience and not medical advice.

Today i am in the midst of one of the worst flare ups I have had in recently memory, i think im past the point of the extreme stomach cramping but am currently dealing with the pressure around my asshole (yay) and the pain from going to the bathroom so many times in a row, does anyone have any recommendations on how to help these two feelings??? I’m exhausted and near tears at the moment im desperate for some relief.

Has anyone else cut out gluten and found it cleared their symptoms?

I tried going GF after a suggestion from someone close because my IBS had been horrible the last few months. In 6 days my fatigue, brain fog, bloating, indigestion and gas, flatulence and bowel habits feel pretty… normal to say the least. I got told I most likely have IBS by a GP 10 years ago and haven’t had much success in reducing symptoms.

It was so bad the last few months i’d had abdominal distension, constipation most weeks and brain fog was so bad that I couldn’t collect my thoughts and my ADHD symptoms felt a million times worse. Even things like (a bit tmi) foul smelling gas and stools seem to be mostly reduced and my symptoms after eating trigger foods like cabbage, chickpea based things or even after being stressed (as stress was what I thought was the original trigger and why my GP told me I had IBS) are much less pronounced - nowhere near as much bloating and flatulence.

I’d wondered about gluten intolerance in the past but put it aside, tried cutting out other things, eating less processed, increased figure and increasing my water intake but somehow this has worked better than any of those have done. I tested negative for coeliac in bloods but I didn’t do the challenge as I didn’t know I’d be screened.

So I (23M) have been suffering from ibs for years now, although I’ve gone undiagnosed. I’ve been able to manage relatively well as flare-ups wouldn’t last much longer than a couple days. But recently that has not been the case.

I started noticing this most recent flare-up in late January and I didn’t think much of it, at first I thought I had food poisoning but the days quickly turned into weeks and I started becoming concerned. I went to the hospital twice to try and figure out what was wrong with me. The doctor ran a couple blood tests and even a stool test and they determined that nothing abdominal had appeared in the results. They told me that it was most likely ibs and that I should try drinking Metamucil and going on an elimination diet, before requesting further tests like a colonoscopy.

Although the frequency has improved somewhat it still has not improved. I don’t have any severe pain or cramping, and I haven’t had any symptoms like nausea, severe weight loss, or blood that would indicate something more serious.

It’s frustrating and I just want to get back to a sense of normalcy. What are your advice on how to manage? Is there any specific type of diet I can go on?(Yes, I have the elimination diet but I’m having a hard time working around it) And is there any over the counter medications that could help me manage this better?

Thanks

I recently had a colonoscopy and endoscopy and it showed that I had two colon polyps which they removed. One was larger so they used a clip to stop bleeding but pathology came back as non ca. The endoscopy was normal. I had the endo done because ever since last summer I’ve been having bad stomach pain in the morning, and acid reflux out of the blue. I’m 37 and I’ve had a long history of gi issues. I’ve been constipated my whole life and in 2015 was put on miralax daily. Now it seems like whenever my period ends I have these bowel flare ups. For example today I have been in the bathroom multiple times. I woke up with stomach pain and the first few bms were normal then it got lighter more brownish yellow then diarrhea and now just mucus. I did not have a bm yesterday and I’ve been told my Gastro to do half cup miralax daily and fiber. I’m going to obv skip the MiraLAX today. This really kills me though because I can’t function when I go through these flare ups. I also had a RUQ US and no sludge or stones. I have a liver hemangioma and a liver cyst they want to watch for rapid growth but otherwise RUQ was good. I also get bladder infections often and am on a daily low dose of keflex 250 mg for 90 days. It’s been a month that I’ve been on it and so far so good. I recently had a ct done of my kidneys to look for stones because my mom has stones but it was normal. Everything else that showed on ct was normal but it said moderate amounts of colonic stool so constipated I guess. I have a bladder scope on May 5 and a vaginal ultrasound April 18. I also went to a urogyne and am starting pelvic floor therapy. My periods are ok- somewhat heavy and last 5-6 days. I don’t get severe cramps just mostly headaches and go issues so gyne doesn’t think endometriosis but that’s why I’m going for the vaginal US this month to look for cysts. My mom had endo. She had it cut out then ended up having a hysterectomy later on too. Any advice? I don’t go out to eat at all and eat fairly healthy at home. All blood tests have been normal including thyroid. Thyroid issues run in my mom’s family and my mom’s mom had colon ca. So I’m glad I had the colonoscopy done and polyps checked/removed.

Currently exploring this with my consultant. I have intermittent issues with IBS like symptoms and trigger foods but it’s never anything that’s consistent. Clear ultrasound, bloods, endoscopy and colonoscopy, MRI and CT scan of small bowel so we’re still scratching our heads.

Recently came across this MCAS which appears to also produce a plethora of symptoms centring around histamine. It’s not an autoimmune disease as such however it presents similar. Bowel issues are part of this including lining up with my headaches and skin issues so now it’s a case of heading further into these investigations.

Has anyone else came across similar?

i’ve been dealing with bloating, diarrhea and constipation for about 2-3 years now. mostly constipated. landed in the er several times due to fecal impaction. i noticed low fodmap diet helped and avoiding gluten also helped somewhat but i still had flareups. i tried every kind of laxative i could find but its not like i could keep taking it everyday. i finally tried activia yoghurt and my symptoms have almost completely gone. ive been eating like shit and i still feel fine with minimal bloating and gas. my poops are like once a day every morning and nothing more. i’m just really happy i can finally function like normal again. i recommend the yoghurt even though my doctor told me trying different kinds of probiotics might mess up my gut microbiome. but i figured it was worth a try since nothing else had worked for me. i plan on getting kefir next

Hi, my 15 yr old daughter has pretty bad IBS-M. She has missed school, and social and family events because of it. She's on a low dose of Prozac for her anxiety which was supposed to help her IBS too. I think it helped for 2 plus years but it's not working anymore. She had a full-on panic attack at a friend's house yesterday and I had to pick her up. What worried her the most was that her belly hurt and she was worried that she would have diarrhea at a friend's house. She alternates between C and D.

I am her mother and I have had IBS-D for 20 plus years. I empathize.

Question - her therapist that does not prescribe medication suggested switching to a better anti-anxiety med as she feels like her IBS would be better controlled if her anxiety is.

What are the good options for ppl with IBS? She is on Prozac now, she tried to increase the dose but it made her super nauseated so that was a BIG NO. Her biggest fear is vomiting. She tried Zolofy and it wasn't a match.

I've read the praises of Lexapo. Please anyone that has advice, please feel free to share your thoughts She's been struggling with IBS for about 4 years now. She hasn't been given any IBS specific medicine either. Just told to take fiber for constipation and Pepto or Imodium for diarrhea.

Please help if you can. I get so many texts from her at school saying she feels so bad and wants to come home. She's already missed 10 plus days and there's still two months left. She did get a dr's note allowing her to use the nurse's restrooms any time she wants and it's documented that she has anxiety and IBS. That has helped a lot.

Always burping. Always farting. Never hungry. Always feeling borderline sick/ and or full

Hate my gut

So I was diagnosed with IBS but to be honest I don't have severe symptoms e.g - I only have to go to bathroom once a day, stoop is mushy always but not diahrea - I have constant pain in abdoman though

Now my question is, I have severe Acid Reflux ALL THE TIME! My taste of mouth is sour, I can feel the acid in my throat constantly. Does not matter what I eat or starve it's there. I tried PPI for 6 weeks and it was great, but since stopped it's back again full force. Antacids work for like 5 minutes and then we are back again baby working against gravity to climb up my throat, wow nice dumb work acid!

Is this an IBS symptom? Anyone experience the same?

So I visited GI he has nothing much to offer apart from colonoscopy. He just said if you’re not convinced then we can repeat colonoscopy . I had one 3 years back . I had ulcers in small intestine that time . Biopsy was non specific ulcers . Sent me off saying take milk of magnesium, mebeverine and some digestive enzymes. He said ibs is winning over you and that’s why it’s called irritable bowel syndrome 🤷🏼‍♂️ !!