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Bowel issues for a month

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jim63639
jim63639

Hi All,

New here. 38-year old male, somewhat overweight. Not new to bowel issues, anxiety, and depression. About a month ago, I started having an immediate urge to ise the restroom 30-60 minutes after my first meal. It is a very loose movement and then I am good for the rest of the day. Just a bit of gas after dinner. I have been dealing with IBS-D issues my whole life. I just havent had it persist this long.

I should mention, I had my gallbladder removed 10-months ago. I have been pretty good since. However, I have read issues like this (especially with IBS) are likely to develop, especially in males under 50.

My doctor took full blood work and all came back normal. I did the occult fecal blood test and all is good. There will be occasions, a couple times a week, were I have a very good BM.

However, I have myself so worked up, that I am dry heaving, crying, ect........

Any thoughts on this?

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  • Marina_Dee
    Marina_Dee jim63639

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    Hi Jim.....as you have had your Gall bladder removed have you cut back on high fat foods? if not , that could be causing the problem.

    A lot of people who have had this operation seem to become intolerant to all dairy foods....that may be a consideration for you. Try a very low fat diet for 2 weeks and see if that helps. If not, try cutting out all dairy products from your diet for 2 weeks. Hope that helps.

  • sam18386
    sam18386 jim63639

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    hi jim, i think your poor bowel is super stressed! i think you can and have the right to approach a doctors if you have enough and feel you can't cope any more! try a really bland diet for the next few days.... good luck, ask your chemist or 111 if you can't manage to see your doctors. poor you! 😥

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