change in bowel movements

[Junkjournal1]

Hi I was wondering if anyone has gone from a few years of IBS/D to going more to the normal/constipated side. This seems to have happened in short space of time. After having diarrhoea for so long with certain trigger foods making it worse ( keeping a food diary) and trying different diets. Had all sorts of tests done about three years ago all came back normal. A lot of the time I couldn’t even leave the house as I was going between five and seven times a day. However since this alien to me change in my bowel movements I now seem to be urinating more and waking up a couple of times in the night needing to pee. Could it possibly be because I’m not having diarrhoea now. I am also at the peri menopause stage so it could also be that 🤷‍♀️. Any thoughts would be appreciated thank you.

[Jackie1612]

Hi

Sorry, I was the other way around – mostly constipated or normal and then changing to diarrhoea. I feel that hormones do affect us in ways we do not expect. It seems as if your IBS is improving, so that sounds like a good thing and could be a relief!

Over the years I have had to get up more often in the night for a pee and I put it down to the aging process. I am 74 now and I have to get up about four times a night. My friends are similar.

[Junkjournal1 in reply to Jackie1612]

Hi thank you for your reply. Sorry to hear that you have suffered too and sounds like you still do. I’m so glad that I’m getting a break from the constant diarrhoea. Thank you once again 🙏😌

[xjrs]

I switched from IBS-D in my 30s and 40s to IBS-C in my late 40s/50s. Possibly the digestive system slows down with the ageing process - not sure. The extra urination might be if you are more constipated, putting pressure on your bladder. Equally it could be peri. However, best to speak to a GP about any changes in symptoms. Gradually increasing fibre intake should help with the constipation.

[Junkjournal1 in reply to xjrs]

Thank you for taking the time to reply it’s so good to hear what others think on this site and to know that we all care. Hope you find some relief for your now IBS/C 🙏😌.