Anyone know anything about IBS? Warning TMI - UPDATE
Does anybody have any knowledge or experience of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. A little background....
Came back from holiday on the 9th July, about 2 days later I had a bad bout of diarrhoea that lasted for a week and half. At the time I put it down to being away and thought nothing more of it. Three days ago I started again, its literally running out of me. I feel tired and lethargic. There is some slight mucous on the paper when I wipe, I can't tell in the toilet as it is such a mess! Both these bouts have started around the same time as my menstrual cycle. I have rheumatoid arthritis and around the age of 10 I started with severe constipation which was put down to all the meds I have been on forever. So this is a complete change from the norm. The last few months my poo has generally been pretty 'normal' between these bouts. My other symptoms include severe bloating (I look 5-6 months pregnant at times!), stomach ache which often eases after I've been to toilet and some wind. I'm thinking IBS but am going to the doctor next week as I want to get anything else ruled out, particularly as we went abroad (although I would have thought my husband or kids may have been suffering by now too?). Feel sooooo rough! Any advice or ideas please? X
Came back from holiday on the 9th July, about 2 days later I had a bad bout of diarrhoea that lasted for a week and half. At the time I put it down to being away and thought nothing more of it. Three days ago I started again, its literally running out of me. I feel tired and lethargic. There is some slight mucous on the paper when I wipe, I can't tell in the toilet as it is such a mess! Both these bouts have started around the same time as my menstrual cycle. I have rheumatoid arthritis and around the age of 10 I started with severe constipation which was put down to all the meds I have been on forever. So this is a complete change from the norm. The last few months my poo has generally been pretty 'normal' between these bouts. My other symptoms include severe bloating (I look 5-6 months pregnant at times!), stomach ache which often eases after I've been to toilet and some wind. I'm thinking IBS but am going to the doctor next week as I want to get anything else ruled out, particularly as we went abroad (although I would have thought my husband or kids may have been suffering by now too?). Feel sooooo rough! Any advice or ideas please? X
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Today is day four and although I went twice in quick succession when I woke up, I have only been once since and it wasn't a lot. I have gone the whole day not eating gluten to see if this has any effect! It's either working or this is the natural end to this bout! Still feeling very weak but think that's natural after 4 days of this!
@georgias_mummy obviously I need to see the doctor and can't self diagnose, just a lot of the symptoms are matching up. It's definitely not been as bad as yours sounds but today was the first time I went out and I was very nervous. Luckily my friends house I was out is one I can talk to about this and she was great
Today has been better, felt awful yesterday!! Going to the toilet generally only a couple of times after I wake up and a couple of times before bed now, still like water but I have managed to eat a little and my body has absorbed the good stuff as I'm not going to toilet every hour or two! Hopefully this bout is on its way to being finished.......