I am 17 years old, Female, roughly 140 pounds, 5'7", and have had a lot of gastrointestinal problems starting a few weeks ago. It started right after I started getting better from what I think was Bronchitis. I was never taken to the doctor for it so I can't really confirm it was bronchitis of a bad sinus infection. I think it may be IBS, but I'd like some more input.
Symptoms:
-Upset stomach?nasea and occassionally vomitting
-occassional pain in the abdomen, typically the lower left quadrant
-lose of appetite
-occassional gaseous
-alternate between constipation and diarrhea
-black tar colored stools at times
-visible mucus on stool
-feeling of having to make a bowel movement several times a day
These symptoms come and go lasting from 20 minutes to a few hours. It is also sometimes made worse by eating or even drinking fluids, I've noticed that it doesn't matter if I eat an apple, granola bar, a tomato, or a muffin. Also, there is often food in my stool, like it was chewed but not really digested(gross, I know sorry). I've also been losing weight. Its been between 5 and 10 pounds in a week, but I think that is from the lack of food I usually eat in the day now. I still try to eat, like granola bars or an apple, just something. I also try to eat a fully dinner every night, my symptoms don't seem to be as bad at night.