IBS?

Hi, this is my first post. I think I may have IBS but I'm not sure. I will go to my GP but just need to run my symptoms past you to check.

I had 3 operation's in 2 years, close together and all down below. The second one was a gall bladder removal, the other 2 were vaginal wall repairs. Since having the ops I have noticed I have trouble pooping. I need to go every time I wee but only hard lumps come out. I thought this was because of the operations, maybe my tubes had been diverted in some way. I also have to remove small lumps manually as they don't come out and I feel like I still have something left. That is how I am most of the time. Then I get times when I have what I call, "my version of diarrhoea" which is mild cramping and paste consistency poop, like peanut butter being squeezed from a tube. This was only very infrequently.
That was before 3 days ago. I got up, had a cup of tea and then got excruciating lower abdominal pain. I was then sat on the toilet for 20 minutes with wave after wave of pain and poop. I was sweating profusely and felt nauseous but didn't vomit. The rest of the day I felt cold and tired with mild nausea and acid reflux. The next day I was still a bit queasy but felt much better. Then today, I was eating my breakfast and before I had even got to the bottom of the bowl I got the cramping in my stomach and had to got rushing to the toilet. I had some poop that was like before but then it was watery. I have spent the rest of today just feeling off colour and queasy. I also get a lot of gas and gurgling in my stomach.
Is this IBS?

Hi
Sorry to hear about all that you're going through I know the feeling and understand.It sounds like IBS but I'm not sure.I have some of you're symptoms like the nausea,gurgling in the stomach,gas.What I would recommend is seeing a gastroreneologist and asking if you could do a hydrogen breath test that should give you an answer.I see a gastrorenologist and he had me do a hydrogen breath test and he said I had IBS along with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth.I've been battling IBS and SIBO for 3 years so if you have any questions or just want to talk to someone feel free.I just joined healingwell a couple days ago and posted my story and I'm just looking to talk to people that understand the misery I go through everyday.I wish you the best.Good Luck

Mary and Mike thank you for your input. I had another episode this morning. After not emptying my bowels for 9 days I took a Dulcolax. Big mistake, I was up at 6am emptying from both ends simultaneously. I have taken Dulcolax before, after 3 operations that left me constipated. I had no problems then but this morning I was in excruciating pain for some hours and still don't feel right now. I am going to see my GP when I can get an appointment, which could be some time away as the GPs are useless round here.
I hope you feel better soon.

Thank you for your reply Bettsann. What is it about my symptoms that don't sound like IBS? I can go for weeks without emptying my bowels, except for tiny little lumps almost every time I sit on the toilet for a wee. I feel like I need t go all the time but can't actually do anything significant. Then every few months I get a day where I have softish poop. This has gone on for years, it's only recently I have had the escalation in pain and poop.

I will look into getting the psyllium husks and see if they help my bowls, thank you again.