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Kathleen, I have been looking through this forum, and am concerned I might have IBS. Last year after a medical scare that turned out to be nothing my Dr. noted that I may have an anxiety disorder. She prescribed zoloft which I took for almost a year and recently stopped due to side effects. I have had 3 complete blood workups since then and my Dr. tells me my bloodwork is great. I have been checked for hernia. I also have dealt with hemmorhoids in the last 4 months. However I seem to bounce back and forth with stomach and intestinal problems. I guess my symptoms would be some abdominal cramping, lots of digestive noises,pain due to constipation,alternating between diarrhea and constipation and a couple of times it appeared like a small amount of mucous at the beginning or end of stools, and varying consistency and shape of my stools. I have more constipation then diarrhea. I will go days feeling great and then a couple days of these stomach troubles. After looking at my diet on bad days it seems like I had overate, or some particular foods, like spicy or hot foods it seems to flareup. It also seems worse when I am dehydrated or stressed. I have stopped drinking diet soda and have upped my water intake. I am a smoker but am trying to quit. I guess I am tired of feeling like this and just looking for possible answers.Thanks for your help with this.William