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  1. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    I've been dependent on glycerol suppositories for 2 years and although it's not an ideal situation it doesn't bother me because I feel so in control and better than I had done in years. I can even administer the thing while standing up in a public lavatory, and it only takes a couple of minutes...
  2. General Discussion
    Hello Everyone! I'm new here, in fact i'm new to IBS and relatively new to Health Anxiety Firstly I'm a 26 Year Old Male, from the UK. Weighing in at 13st 12lb so slightly overweight.. No family history of any colorectal cancer as far as I'm aware and no IBS etc as far as I'm aware again...
  3. IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D)
    Have had IBS since childhood. I'm in my late fifties and female. I've been having a bout of Hemmoroids - external. No blood, just painful after harder bm and swollen ( gyn mentioned them at last test) . Treating with Prep H and vaseline at bm. I've been dx'd with internal in past via colonoscopy...
  4. General Discussion
    For two weeks I'm having what I guess is an IBS-C flair up. It started with some bad cramping and feeling like I'd been punched in the gut. I had several BMs a day, small and soft, but never D. I felt like I needed to clear myself out, so for the first time in years I took a laxative. It worked...
  5. General Discussion
    Hi, I usually have two bowel movements a day and usually one of them is with small amount of something I think it is mucus. I learned that small amount of mucus is nothing to worry about, but on some sites they say if it is visible by naked eye then something could be wrong. So, I'm not really...
  6. General Discussion
    Hello everyone. I am panicking really bad and I hope someone could help me feel better or ease my mind. I am 32 years old. I normally have 1 bowel movement in the morning, but the last few Mondays, I have had an extra one at 11am or so. The one in the morning sometimes has some white mucus on it...
  7. General Discussion
    Good morning everyone. This morning, I went to the bathroom at my usual time when I woke up and it was a normal thickness, but it had a small amount of mucus on the tip of it. About a half an hour later, I went to put preparation h cream on for a hemorrhoid and felt stool up in my rectum which I...
  8. General Discussion
    Hi everyone. I'm really hoping someone might be able to shed some light on what's going on with my body. I visited a doctor a few weeks ago to explain my problems, he pressed on my abdominen to check for pain (there was none) and stuck a finger up my bum and gave me an appointment for a...
  9. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    Hello everyone! I am really afraid and freaking out. I am not sure if this is IBS or something far worse. In March I was diagnosed with a fatty liver. I had a CT Scan and MRI to confirm this along with two CBC blood tests and an extra liver panel. The blood work came back ok aside from the liver...
  10. General Discussion
    I know I post a lot, but I have bad anxiety and nobody seems to believe me. When I go to the bathroom there is always tiny tiny specks of red and bright red. I don't really eat anything red, except for red grapes (but they're more darker red, maybe some lighter red). There isn't any streaks of...
  11. General Discussion
    I'm 17 years old with no family history of colon cancer, but my mom and grandma both have IBS. I do have severe anxiety and anorexia. My GI issues started about 3 months ago, where I had excess ga, bloating, and was severely impacted. I got an enema which didn't work and only got some stool out...
  12. General Discussion
    I haven't visited these forums in a while, but things are getting worse, so I'm back. Here's the short story: Moved from Portland, OR to Louisville, KY recently. In Portland things weren't perfect, but I had it under control. In Louisville, things are worse. My main problem is mucus. After...
  13. General Discussion
    Hello, Apologies if i haven't taken the correct steps to introducing myself as a new member, or if i have posted in the wrong place. I have copied and pasted a large part of this post from a reply i have posted in another thread, I wanted to open this to the forum to see if anyone else has the...
  14. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    To start, im 21 years old. Last may(2015) i started to notice a pain in my abdoman area. It would come and go from left side to right, and back to middle ect. Dull and standable. Before this i had normal formed stool always even though i had bright red blood sometimes. I had a colonoscopy done...
  15. General Discussion
    Hello My name is jack, i am 17 years old and i have been suffering from IBS/Anal leakage for about 5 years now. I believe i have IBS because my stomach is very sensitive to greasy, fried, spicy, and just unhealthy foods in general. I have a lot of trouble eating wheat and get really bloated up...
  16. General Discussion
    Hi Everyone, I'll keep this as short as I can, I'm booked in for my first appointment with the Gastroenterologist next week after over 6 months of struggling with whatever it is i'm dealing with. I'm a 28 year old male. My GP has diagnosed me with IBS / Acid Reflux and has given me Peppermint...
  17. IBS Constipation (IBS-C) and Chronic Constipation
    Hi, been suffering with ibs for 10 months now. Almost always constipation but sometimes diarrhea. so anyway now to the scary part. every now and then after being constipated when I did eventually go I sometimes saw one or two long browny/white stringy things, I always forgot about them and...
  18. IBS Diarrhea (IBS-D)
    Hi, I'm new here so I have I have put this in the right place. I have an issue I haven't been able to deal with, I'm hoping someone on here might have some advice or some answers. But first, a quick background, I'm a 21y/o male and have had IBS-D for a little over a year now, with fairly...
  19. General Discussion
    Hello, I have colon problems for three years now (namely mucus and shapeless soft stools, acid smell and undigested parts). Lately someone noticed it could be due to worms/parasites and this made me wonder if this could be the cause of my problems. I have made a picture of which you can see...
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