I’m 11 weeks pregnant and for the past 2 weeks I have been having terrible stomach pains and diarrhea nearly every time I eat. I can’t relate it to any particular type of food and on rare occasions it doesn’t happen at all. Did anyone else have this?

Some people say it’s regular constipation, some say it’s regular diarrhea, some say its constipation that comes and goes, some say it’s diarrhea that comes and goes, some say it alternates between the two, some say its BOTH at the same time.. like bowel movements that start hard and then get softer and then get runny toward the end…
I’m really confused.. what ARE the symptoms of IBS?

As a truly last resort, my Manx is scheduled for surgery to remove her colon and have the small intestine re-sectioned. I understand the physiology of the lining cells re-purposing themselves. I would appreciate if anyone with experience could fill me in on recovery time (yes, I already know about the extended bout of diarrhea) Thank you

i went in to donate plasma and they asked if i had diarrhea regularly. i do have it semi regularly so i went and got a doctor to check it out. he just said (after a stool sample etc.) that i just have slight IBS. the plasma center then said i couldn’t give… why is this?

a) The food would not fully digest
b)the feces would be eliminated by diarrhea
c) The body couldn’t eliminate the any wastes
d) The Appendix might become inflamed.

i haven’t had a bowel movement for about 4 days, should i be worried?
i feel bloated and i really feel somethings in my colon but i cannot cleanse it out,
i don’t think im constipated because i drink lots of water !
i don’t have time to go to the doctor’s cause i have to make an appointment in order to see them
which can take around a week or two to get arranged,
should laxatives be an option? but i don’t want to get diarrhea during an awkward time.

I have been sexually active for 4 years and I am 20 years old and have had two partners. I have always had pain during intercourse and it seems to be more superficial rather than deep but I do tend to get deep pain occasionally. I know I adequately lubricated and four play is not the issue. The pain starts as soon as penetration occurs and the pain is about 1 inch after entry. It feels like a burning, stretching feeling. I have a doctor’s appointment booked but I am just wondering what it could be in the mean time. Most of the time I cannot have intercourse because the pain is so bad but I am able to at other times. What could be causing this? Thank you

Other symptoms, not sure if related:
*Heavy, irregular periods until I went on the pill (still rather heavy though)
*sometimes vomit from menstrual cramps and would have to miss school because of pain. Also had to go to ER once because pain was so bad.
* gastro problems such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (diagnoses as chronic dyspepsia).. pretty much he didn’t know what was wrong with me
* rectal pain during bowel movement

Any suggestions would be helpful!
Nope not pregnant

i am going in for a colonoscopy tomorrow and have been told to drink 2 liters of medication to clear the colon
however I am finding it really hard to drink and keep gagging on it I have taken half the solution and my stool is clear (due to the fact that Iv been having running diarrhea for 3 weeks..so the solution didnt really have to do much to clear my bowels

I have been sexually active for 4 years and I am 20 years old and have had two partners. I have always had pain during intercourse and it seems to be more superficial rather than deep but I do tend to get deep pain occasionally. I know I adequately lubricated and four play is not the issue. The pain starts as soon as penetration occurs and the pain is about 1 inch after entry. It feels like a burning, stretching feeling. I have a doctor’s appointment booked but I am just wondering what it could be in the mean time. Most of the time I cannot have intercourse because the pain is so bad but I am able to at other times. What could be causing this? Thank you

Other symptoms, not sure if related:
*Heavy, irregular periods until I went on the pill (still rather heavy though)
*sometimes vomit from menstrual cramps and would have to miss school because of pain. Also had to go to ER once because pain was so bad.
* gastro problems such as nausea, vomiting, diarrhea (diagnoses as chronic dyspepsia).. pretty much he didn’t know what was wrong with me
* rectal pain during bowel movement
* occasional light bleeding after intercourse

Any suggestions would be helpful!

Okay so I completed 10 days of the diet and today was my first day in which to ease out of the lemonade routine. I drank orange juice as told in the guide and embarrassingly enough, experienced some discomfort and slight diarrhea throughout the entire day. Later in the day I decided to eat some beans since they are liquidy and then proceeded to take a nap. When I woke up I had the worst nausea ever and just thinking about food made me want to vomit. I’m trying to make the nausea and bowel discomfort go away but I don’t know what to do. Is this a normal occurrence when coming off of the diet?
I don’t understand though because others in my family did the diet as well and ate a few solid foods as they were easing out and didn’t experience any discomfort. They were also pretty liquidy beans so I wouldn’t consider them a completely solid food.

After having a right hemicolectomy, due to necrotizing enteritis, how long will it normally take for the patient’s bowel movements to return to a normal consistency, and are there dietary considerations that need to be addressed? This particular patient had 60 CM of Ascending Colon and 7 CM of Cecum and the Ileocecal valve removed, and the bowel reconnected. The patient was experiencing severe diarrhea and vomiting, Abdominal CT showed eschemic bowel and gas bubbles in the colon wall, and resection performed. Pathology showed necrotizing enteritis, but the pathogen remains unidentified. Patient was negative for C. Diff on multiple stool samples. Patient continues to have diarrhea 5 weeks post-surgery.

about 5-6 days ago i had my hemorrhoids flare up and there was a little blood on my toilet paper and a few drops in the toilet. after the second day i used preparation H and it went away the next day however the day before it went away i started to feel slightly gassy and had some slight pain in my intestines. i still have that now. i don’t feel any different other than some gassyness and a slight burning in my colon ( it kind of blends in with gas pain). i would go to the doctor and ask but i dont have health care. i tend to worry alot about minute things but some symptoms sound like colorectal cancer. im also 20 years old have a pretty clean bill of health and im pretty sure no one in my family has had issues with this kind of cancer.

any idea what this might be?
i should also add that i dont have diarrhea and i dont think im constipated. but when i do have a movement its small.
other symptoms-
odd sharp pain near belly button
very slight burning when i urinate sometimes.
my diet usually consists of a bowl of cereal in the morning, usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich for lunch, and just about anything for dinner. fruits and vegetables are scarce.

I started taking 3 diet pills. one of the is a colon cleanse. the others just support fat loss. But I’ve been on the colon cleanse and its made me feel worse. I had very bad diarrhea, and sometime I have no control over my bowel movements. I have to go at least 6 or 7 times a day. Ive been on it for a week, and i expected to feel better after a few days because ive always had some stomach troubles…what does it mean, if my digestive system has gotten worse?
I have not lost any weight, i stay at the same weight all day, everyday. in fact ive gained weight and look more bloated.
hey just wanted to let you know, i am too on aclai berry and CLA. still nothing

I ate some undercooked beef and I got very bad diarrhea that has still been going after about 2 1/2 days afterwards, I figure that’s the symptom of having one..will this flush out the parasite and any eggs it has laid? Thanks

I’ve been dealing with these weird symptoms: dizziness, foggy brain, discomfort on my right side (ascending colon?), diarrhea (off and on), blood pressure a little elevated since it all started for about a year. It gets worse with my period. It all started with a trip to the ER because I had what they called a vasovagal reaction (very full stomach) and then an anxiety attack. My pulse was 125 at the time. I went to a cardiologist and everything checked out. I went to an internal medicine dr and he did blood work and everything was fine. Went to my gyn, more blood work and all hormones were fine. Had ultrasound and upper endoscopy, all fine. They found my gallbladder wasn’t working right and they took it out in Oct. 07. Last month dx with IBS but the symptoms don’t fit exactly. The symptoms are as I stated above + right sided sensation of my internal organs and tiredness. Now I have a weird taste in my mouth and a sore throat. No acid refux though. Could this really be only anxiety?

I’m a 15 year old female and tired of feeling bad. Been to tons of Kaiser doctors and none will help me.

Here are my symptoms ~
* severe cripiling abdominal and stomach pain (2 years off and on for 5 years)
* severe nausea (5 years)
* severe weight loss (now controlled by night time ng feeds)
* night fevers (1 year)
* bad headaches when I wake up (8 months)
* diarrhea 20 times a day (now constipated for almost a month since tube feeds started but comes back when off them. 2 years)
* severe rectal bleeding even in my pants up to 20 times a day and it fills thw whole toliet bowl (3 months)
* vision loss in right eye sometimes left too (3 months)
* fatigue (2 years)
* dizziness (2 months)
* joint pain (last 8 months)
* mouth ulcers (4 months)

Any help is appreciated! Thank You!

I have recently been diagnosed with IBS. My doctor thinks this is why I get nauseated easily, especially when I’m under stress. But someone (a nurse) told me she had IBS for 40 years, and never experienced nausea with it. On IBS websites, it only mentions diarrhea and constipation, and pain, not nausea. What is the truth?

I started using a cleansing product recommended by an herbalist that I get my vitamins from. The first few days all I noticed was increased bowel movements. Now I am sick to my stomach, cramping, diarrhea. Are these possible side affects? I thought maybe just a bug, but we are going on day three of these intermittent symptoms and I have never had a flu bug go that long. Is it possible that these supplements have flushed out the helpful bacteria in my colon? And yes I did stop taking!!!

I’m a 15 year old female and tired of feeling bad. Been to tons of Kaiser doctors and none will help me.

Here are my symptoms ~
* severe cripiling abdominal and stomach pain (2 years off and on for 5 years)
* severe nausea (5 years)
* severe weight loss (now controlled by night time ng feeds)
* night fevers (1 year)
* bad headaches when I wake up (8 months)
* diarrhea 20 times a day (now constipated for almost a month since tube feeds started but comes back when off them. 2 years)
* severe rectal bleeding even in my pants up to 20 times a day and it fills thw whole toliet bowl (3 months)
* vision loss in right eye sometimes left too (3 months)
* fatigue (2 years)
* dizziness (2 months)
* joint pain (last 8 months)
* mouth ulcers (4 months)

Any help is appreciated! Thank You!

I have been very prepared to get my first colonoscopy over with this morning. However, I began the mandatory colon cleansing around 6 pm last night and experienced no bowel movement whatsoever. I followed the MoviPrep instructions exactly and absolutely nothing. I poop all the time (diarrhea) and then they tell me to down some heavy duty laxative that tastes like salt and this doesn’t make me go! What the hell is going on?

I know that eating a diet high in fiber helps. But are there any other ways that I can help my symptoms? I don’t necessarily have any trigger foods because I’ll get the stomach cramps/diarrhea regardless of what I eat or whether I eat and everything seems to feel the same. So if you have any tips to deal with it, then please share.

My dad has had colon cancer for maybe 5 years now, the last 5 years through this his health has been up and down and up and down. To make a very long story short he is now at the point where the cancer has spread to his lungs and liver, and can not handle anymore chemo, surgeries, or any treatments. His oncologist says he wants to just keep him "comfortable". Right now my dad seems to be doing and feeling alright. Which is shocking to me because his CEA is 1,300. Four weeks ago it was about 1,075. And and x-ray yesterday showed the leasions on his lungs. His only complication is a cough and some diarrhea. How long can this last? What does a CEA level that is this high really mean?

read a lot online about women experiencing diarrhea before they went into labor. well when i got up this morning and used the bathroom it was soft stool and a lot of it. i haven’t had a bowel movement in about a week and ever since i began pregnancy it had always been the hard balls (lol TMI i know) i was wondering if this is my bodies way of cleansing itself compared to other women who experienced diarrhea? any experiences to share? how long after did you go into labor? i am 39 weeks

Sometimes I’ll be out at the store, and diarrhea spasms hit me. I have had accidents on several occasions. How can I avoid this? Is there some butt-cheek strengthening exercises I can do?

like it’s really sharp and feels like it shoots all the way up there…it lasts for a few seconds then goes away. lol when I get them my eyes bulge out cuz of the sudden pain…is this common, or something serious, like should I be worried about it? I am 14, female, NEVER "did anything". lol so I know how some of you joke about "that stuff"…and I know probably none of you are doctors, but maybe some of you are.
I was in at the doctors this past week because I was having diarrhea and nausea and stuff like once or twice every week, she said I might have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). but these pains have gone on for many years, and I don’t get them a lot.

hmmm…maybe I should become a doctor…I ask so many health questions on here…
no, it’s not from my job…I don’t have a job…lol…I mentioned earlier that I was 14. I go to school