Feeling awful after a good spell

[Lubomire99]

Hi folks well after having a good spell of near normality I am having an awful time of it. I have been constipated then normal bm’s then the runs and now I am peeing constantly and having small bm’s each time . Also pain in abdomen and pelvic area . Any advice would be appreciated tia.

[angelwings52]

Hi, it sounds like you could have either a urinary tract infection or interstitial cystitis - the interstitial cystitis is also called irritable bladder and can happen when IBS flares up. I'm just recovering from this myself. I'd recommend contacting your doctor and getting a urine test done as soon as possible to check for any infection - if you're in the UK check with a local pharmacy as they can do a basic urine test for you. In the meantime the best thing to do is to increase your fluid intake (I know, it seems strange but it does help!), pelvic floor exercises can help as well and you can take paracetamol for the pain. Hope you feel better soon.

[xjrs]

Probably need to visit your GP. It could be constipation with overflow diarrhoea (where liquid food gets backed up and seeps around impacted stool) - in this case the constipation needs working on by increasing fibre or urinary tract infection or both.