Hard then Loose stools?

[adjf61]

Hi, I've always suspected I had IBS due to having random patches of IBS-C - however, now i seem to be suffering from IBS-D for the past month.

Every morning my BM starts as a normal hard stool but ALWAYS finishes with a loose stool that seems to progressively get looser and looser until the BM is finished and i am... *empty*

Is this common of IBS-D? I've also noticed typical symptoms, such as, the start of the stool will be a different colour to the second part etc.

However, its the same BM every day for the last few weeks - starts hard, ends soft and softer until its borderline diarrhea - not quite liquid - just super super loose (like a cow pat)

anyone else had anything like this?

[QuiltLady]

Mine have been this way for quite a while. First part is harder, last part is softer. Sometimes I do notice a color difference in the same stool, not sure why!

[Rosiepie123]

My partner has exactly same thing nearly all the time. Since he had gallbladder removed. If he's going out he takes two immodium instants and he's ok for the whole weekend.