[TummyDepressed]

Hi guys. I got up this morning at the normal time and struggled as usual - 30 minutes of passing small stools, ending in soft/wet mushy stool. Today, however, I am working from home. I always have 'feelings' in my stomach/bowel so thought I would go again just 30 minutes later. This time I had heavier, larger stools and another significant volume.I just don't understand how I can go from small - mushy, to decent sized stools in 30 minutes. Did the first BM 'work' something loose, or can a BM encourage peristalsis? I always thought a mushy stool meant a stool that was arriving too soon, but how can 30 minutes later other stools be formed?Cheers and sorry for the gross topic.

 

[Kathleen M.]

There also can be what is in that stool and how well it holds or releases water. It isn't a straight line of exactly 27 hours gives this exact stool consistency and no other is possible.Once you have a diagnosis of IBS you just have to expect stool weirdness.