[13540]

Well i have been mostly having the big d every morning!!Now for four days no bowell movment really bloated and alot of gas and mild cramping and rumbling and noises in my stomach and lower end of my large colon i think and my weight is bouncing up and down i can weigh my self before bed and then by morning loose ten pounds in one night then gain ten by the end of the day i look like a pop belly pig right now does this sound like ibs-a?

 

[Kathleen M.]

One episode of constipation does not an alternator or an IBS-Cer make.For either of those you would want more of a pattern than a few days of constipation.Weight normally fluxuates during the day, I don't know if this is your usual number of pounds changed, but first thing in the morning before I eat or drink anything I always weigh much less than the rest of the day. This is common enough that they usually recommend when you do weigh ins for weight loss you pick the same time of day to do them as people do not normally weight the exact same all day long. I think many of the "lose weight overnight" pills "work" because people normally weight less when they get up than when they went to bed, after all you lose water from breathing all night long if nothing else.K.

 

[Kathleen M.]

PS. If you have been taking anything to prevent the diarrhea (calcium, imodium, etc.) you might want to stop all of that until things are moving again.Sometimes people don't do that, even though it seems obvious.K.

 

[13540]

i dont take anything for my D because i pretty much only go once a day maby twice and its always very loose and watery!