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Posted 2/7/2016 8:51 PM (GMT 0)
For the past 2 months I have been unwell pretty much everyday with the following symptoms:

Loose bowel movements
Nausea
Mucous in stool sometimes
Bloating
Gas
Left side lower abdominal is larger than right when bloated
Fatigued
Sore stomach (As if i have been winded)

I have had a colonoscopy and biopses and these came back all clear. I am going to have a MRI scan in the next 2 weeks on my small intestines.

I am just over feeling like this all of the time. My questions are:

Every morning i pass a normal sized stool then about 30 mins later I pass a very thin stool maybe 2 or 3 times. Does anyone with IBS experience this?

Does anyone think these are typical ibs symptoms? Or something else?

I am quite an anxious person and have a fear of vomitting which has deffinitly not helped over the last 2 months! Any suggestion, opinion or guidance will be appreciated!
Posted 2/17/2016 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
Sorry for the late reply. But if your scopes don't detect anything than yes unfortunately theses are typical signs of IBS. Tho thin stools are not (at least nothing I have read about) However, this can can be from different reasons. Such as inflammation from straining to hemmroids.
Posted 2/17/2016 3:43 AM (GMT 0)
Have you tried altering your diet? IBS usually responds well to a high fiber diet.
Posted 2/17/2016 4:06 AM (GMT 0)
Hi sorry completely forgot about saying how everying has gone. Got scope and biopses done and they cane back all clear. Also just had an mri scan and the image was limited bcus all the prep was stuck in my stomach not in my intestines. However, they checked pretty much everything (gall bladder liver etc.) And everything came back as normal?

I have been eating a pretty high fibre diet this last week and i have had reduced thin stools but im just very woozy at the moment. I get dizzy but without the spinning if that makes sense. I think it may be related to my menstual cycle though.

I am getting more tests done and being reffered to another gastro doctor for a second opinion. :)
Posted 2/18/2016 3:42 AM (GMT 0)
I hope you find the answers you seek. Most often, when all things come back normal, but yet you still are having bowel issues, they diagnose it as IBS.
Posted 2/28/2016 4:28 AM (GMT 0)
Some of this may be attributed to your anxiety. Are you generally anxious, or have you just recently become anxious since you have begun feeling unwell? You may feel better if you can learn to manage your anxiety. There are techniques you can try, or you can talk to your doctor about a very mild medication that can help you with some of the symptoms - at least until you feel better. Counseling can also help.
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