Any help greatly appreciated

[kirstymarie96]

Hi all, I haven't been diagnosed with ibs yet but for three days I have had very watery stool and excess gas. I phoned my doctor and she told me to leave it another 10days and then she would test for IBS. What symptoms do I look out for to know for definate?

[Kilgh]

Right now it sounds like it could be infection as watery stool and excess gas go hand in hand. So treat it like that and stick to a bland diet for now. If you have a history of this then you need to go and have a bunch of tests to rule out so many other things before you can start thinking about a diagnosis.

[kirstymarie96]

Thank you for your advice I will try that... Just don't know what else to do

[weymouth321 in reply to kirstymarie96]

Have you read Dr. Micheal Mosley books : There were a few BBC programmes on TV few weeks ago on where he covered various topics including IBS.

[kirstymarie96 in reply to weymouth321]

Will have a look thanks

[weymouth321 in reply to kirstymarie96]

Borrow his books from your library.

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[weymouth321 in reply to kirstymarie96]

Silicol Gel made by Saguna is excellent - bit pricey so look on Mysupermarket for cheapest. Boots, Tesco and Amazon UK sell it too. ( Amazon sell it both liquid and satchet form ) Read reviews.

Hope this helps , blue and white box ✨

[anniec11]

Forgive my ignorance, but I was not aware that there was a 'test' for IBS??

[kirstymarie96 in reply to anniec11]

My doctor told me she could test via blood tests and stool samples

[Kilgh in reply to kirstymarie96]

All your doctor can do is rule out everything else that could be causing your symptoms. IBS is a catch-all for functional bowel disorders that have no pathological (physical) cause. It is usually a Central Nervous System issue and there is no test for this.