IBS or something more?

[marsbars94]

Hello, I am a 24 year old female and was diagnosed with IBS two years ago. When it first started there was occasional abdominal pain and diarrhea. I was taken for a simple blood test but the results showed nothing, they then told me it must be IBS. Two years go on and it now has started to really affect my life. I now experience pain and very loud stomach noises after eating, and a urge to get to the bathroom immediately or within minutes of my meal/snack. My stools can very in color but are always diarrhea and very fatty/greasy or fluffy. I was woken the other night from sleep with the urge for diarrhea. I occasionally experience rectal leaking as well.. I don't know what to do anymore, and I'm starting to wonder if this could be something other than IBS because of the consistency. Please help!

[pgpapergirl]

Hello marsbars94!  Unfortunately, you and I share the same symptoms and I was diagnosed with IBS within the last couple of months.   I have constipation most of the time and about every week and a half or two weeks I get diarrhea with a lot of stomach pain.  I was told by my GI doctor to get on a probiotic and I just started that recently.  However, he couldn't tell me what one to buy so I just decided on my own.  We'll see where that goes.  You may try taking Metamucil as that was suggested to me on another site and it seemed to help except I have asthma and the psyllium husk caused me to have an asthma attack.  So now I am looking for an alternative.  Hope some of this may have helped.