What are IBS symptoms ????

[Lvdmarte76]

Hello. About a month ago my life completely changed. I started having anxiety due to some hemoroids I got, I'm guessing because I've always been on the constipated side. After that it seems I don't really have a complete bowel movement , I get stomach pains after I eat , I get gases , my stomach growls, and I feel a heavy weight on my pelvic area. There are days where I feel good and the next day it kicks my butt again. Any one else familiar with this? I'm so scared!

[Hidden]

I don't think you have IBS. Your gases and pain could be from not being able to use the bathroom well. Usually with IBS you get constant diahrrea. Specially after eating just about anything. Maybe its gastritis (sorry if i misspelled that), but see a doctor about it maybe they can prescribe you something to make you regular.

[Lvdmarte76 in reply to Hidden]

I was reading and there are some people with IBS that are constipated. But you could be right . I hate to google , it's so scary , but I have been to the doctor and they did a pelvic exam for the pressure and it was fine. They want to do some more exams but my insurance doesn't kick in till January and all those tests are so expensive ! They are thousands of dollars ! 😞

[Hidden in reply to Lvdmarte76]

In the mean time try and take a laxative at least once see if using the bathroom well can help your gases and pain. Or you can go more natural a drink prune juice to help you go. I suffer from constipation as well. Im regular a few days, then suddenly i run to the bathroom and after that im constipated for 3 to 4 days and feel horrible, bloated and sick in the process; so i know how you feel. So maybe that will help you

[Lvdmarte76 in reply to Hidden]

Yes, it's horrible. I never had issues before and now that I'm 41. It seems like by body has changed! I bought some vitamins today called colon flush... it's has slippery elm which I hear is great. I'm going to try that out to see if it helps me.

[Jodz]

Yes IBS can affect you like that . I have suffered from this for years as well as diverticulitis . Some days is just terrible with stomach pains , constipation with the feeling your not emptied completely . Other days very loose stools . I have now realised that onion and garlic really flares mine up . Also when my stress is high and anxiety .

[Lvdmarte76 in reply to Jodz]

Yes... yesterday I had lower stomach pain... like pelvic pressure all day long, I felt horrible and scared .... today I have had a good day. So scared of what tomorrow might bring . I'm so afraid to eat . Sometimes when I feel good and eat ... my stomach starts hurting and I start feeling that preassure again and it takes a good 24 hours to maybe fell better! I feel like I really need to use the bathroom but I just can't !

[Jodz]

Yep def sounds like IBS . Drink lots of fluids and keep up fibre . But just monitor what you eat the day before that can be triggering it

[mrhealthanxiety]

Hi, hope you well, I see this is an old post but you describe very similar symptoms to me. Did/Do you have pelvic pain both sides ? Mine worse left but sometimes right too (I have severe health anxiety too) . Thank you