Bowel Movements are flat and thin and sometimes runny
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Hey Y'all! So I have a question. Like I've said before I am an LVN and I'm in RN school at the moment. My new constant battle is my bowels. I still suffer with all other symptoms twitching and tingling mostly that I've been able to ignore. The past 6 months my bowels have been crazy. I will be honest i don't remember exactly when it started but when I started paying attention was after I started an antibiotic and they always mess up my stomach. I can't hardly ever finish them. So I blew it off because it always happens when I start an antibiotic. It seemed to have just not gotten normal after that. I go 2 to 3 times a day which wasn't normal for me. I hate talking about stool but .... They are thinner than they use to be and change almost daily. Some days i have diarrhea, some days it feels hard to pass like they are going to be big and they aren't but what bothers me the most and one side looks almost flat. I've talked to my doctor and she believes stress of school and work(and she knows my history) and poor diet have alot to do with it. I don't have blood that I've noticed. I do have abdomen pain but it could be the fact that I think about it constantly. I guess I'm writing this on here and not a cancer forum is because I want to know if others with stress have weird bowel symptoms. I'm mostly concerned with the flat looking stool. My doctor thinks it's a combination of IBS and stress and it doesn't help I drink a beer or two maybe 3 times a week which has always upset my stomach. I started probiotics which seem to make me feel even more bloated and uncomfortable. I'm trying to convince my doctor to send me to a low cost colonoscopy place since I don't have insurance. I am 29 and not very healthy. I've gained alot of weight the past 3 years with school and travel.
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hypercat kayla02692
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IBS? x
kayla02692 hypercat
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That is what my doctor thinks but because I haven't had a colonoscopy , I'm a little worried. So curious to see if anyone else with IBS have these symptoms.
hypercat kayla02692
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IBS? x
josh70503 kayla02692
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yup i do when i am anxious which is all the time mine a skinning, flat, float, sometimes yellow and can go more than normal. so i started taking metamucil a fibre suppelment which made my stool normal size. but if i am really anxious it sometimes goes back skinning. anxiety can cause these symptoms doesnt mean you have IBS but anxiety can cause the symptoms of IBS. hope this helps.
josh70503 kayla02692
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probotics didint work for me ether. metamucil can make you bloated as well but it is worth it if it gets your stools normal again. but fibre is what makes your stool soft and bulky so if you have a bad diet you wont be getting any fibre that will cause thin stools and flat
lester90053 kayla02692
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A colonoscopy will not do much good in your case. A referral to a dietition to set up a proper diet for you would.
david72166 kayla02692
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it is usually people over 50 who have serious bowel problems hence govts encouraging people over 50 to do the faecal (cannot spell it) tests for blood (which is more often a sign of piles).
IBS is quite likely especially if you are anxious and anxiety will often stuff up your bowel movements.
david72166 kayla02692
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it is usually people over 50 who have serious bowel problems hence govts encouraging people over 50 to do the faecal (cannot spell it) tests for blood (which is more often a sign of piles).
IBS is quite likely especially if you are anxious and anxiety will often stuff up your bowel movements.