Posted 4/5/2013 6:45 PM (GMT 0)
I am a 21 Year old male and for the last few years have been having terrible problems with my stomach. I have not been officially diagnosed with IBS but I am having all the symptoms. I don't go to the bathroom for a few days and then I have diarrhea for the next few days after that, I have large amounts of mucus in my stool, I am having loose or thin stool predominantly but no blood in stool. My stomach hurts every morning and I'm usually only awake for 5 minutes before running to the bathroom. I cant go anywhere because I am afraid my stomach will act up. I'm spending most of my life in a bathroom and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. I'm freaking out because a lot of these symptoms are the same in Colon Cancer and I'm terrified of that. My family has no history of colon cancer but nothing seems to be making me feel better. Does anyone know if there is some way I can tell the difference between the two? I'm freaking out. I'm young and I really don't want to have to miss out on my life.