I am a 30 year old woman. For the past few months I have had the following symptoms:

constipation alternating with diarrhea
fatigue
lower abdominal pain
slight traces of blood on toilet paper after wiping

I have an appt for a consultation with a surgeon on Monday. He will be setting me up for a colonoscopy. I was just wondering what were some of your results and symptoms. My grandma had colon cancer and my dad had colon polyps.

I’m 16 years old and have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Does anyone know of any tips or remedies that will help my condition? I seem to have a lot of trouble with loose foods such as oats. It’s a bad condition and I’m a kid, and do not enjoy having it. I get constipated regularly or I have diarrhea. I just want to know of any kind of tips or something that could help guide me in what foods I should eat and what I should stay away from…please help….thanks.

My cat is 22 years old he is great health for his age and very active. Indoor/outdoor his whole life. He has lost allot of weight and constantly has diarrhea. He has been tested for numerous things and checked out ok. The vet suggested special food witch I was already giving him, that helps a little. Is there some kind of natural colon cleanser or something to clean his digestive track I can try? or any other suggestions…Thanks
Thanks for the great advise everyone, since several of you were very informative I will put it to vote.

Yesterday I went to see my doctor and she examined me and said I had some blood in my rectal area. She said to go to the ER if it gets any worse. It hasn’t gotten worse but its been bleeding for two days and I’m kind of concerned. Its bleeding even when I am not having a bowel movement. So my first question is should I go to the ER?

Also I wanted to share with you my symptoms. I have had alternating constipation and diarrhea for the past month and small bleeding after bowel movements. and like i mentioned above, for the past 2 days it hasn’t stopped bleeding. Could anyone maybe help me out on what this might be? I am also only 18 years old if that makes a difference. I am not in any type of pain.

I had a colonoscopy today, and started eating again when I got home. After eating dinner I felt like I had to poop and I had diarrhea. Is this normal? Should I keep eating as normal? Should I take anything for it?

I’ve had chronic constipation for as long as I can remember. I started taking Phillips Colon Health Probiotics today… does this work? Does it have any side effects? I have this insane fear of diarrhea.. so does this cause it? Thank you!

For a while now I’ve been experiencing abdominal pain, diarrhea, and constipation. I would often alternate from being constipated to having diarrhea. I usually feel relieved when I defecate, whether it be from regular bowel movements or loose bowel movements. I am worried that I may have developed Irritable Bowel Syndrome, because some of the symptoms match these sensations that I’ve been experiencing. All your answers will be greatly appreciated.

I’m 20 5’9 198lb
for about a month i been getting some weird symptoms

I’m never hungry and eat a little bit and I’m full for the whole day.
losing weight fast.
burping for 2 weeks and feel like regurgitating sometimes.
abdomen cramps.
Diarrhea but make my hemorrhoid burn after going.

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?
sorry, reasking same question and copied and pasted the last bowel movement i had was about 24 hrs ago.

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?
sorry, reasking same question and copied and pasted the last bowel movement i had was about 24 hrs ago.

I am 18 years old. I want to tell me doctor but I feel like she will want to do a million tests. And i don’t want to do a colonoscopy or bring in samples. I just wish I could talk to her about it and she could prescribe me to something. About every 2 weeks for about a year now I have a bout of diarrhea and it is getting to the point where I need to do something about it. Any help?

Is it safe to drink this even if I DON’T have gallstones?
I just want a healthier body/colon/liver.
Will I have diarrhea?

Link that explains the recipe: http://curezone.com/foods/lemonolive.asp

since her successful surgery she is cancer free. However since the surgery about a hour or so after eating she has diarrhea. It does stop on its own,.She is afraid to go any where now to breakfast or whatever for fear she’ll have an accident. Anyone ever heard of this problem??????

Hi

I have had rectal twitching for the last 2 days. It will start and twitch for hours (2-3), kind of like when you get a twitch in your eye . There is no pain associated with the twitching. It goes away for a few hours, but then comes back later. I tried using the bathroom, but it hasnt helped. I was a little sick the day before it started with stomach pain and diarrhea, but it wasnt too severe.

Anyone help me with what this could be? I looked online but couldnt find anything that could fit. thank you!
i am not sexually active

Six years ago I started having pain in my lower abdomen (around the ascending colon area. After having an ultrasound I was told nothing was wrong. Every year I go back and the do ultrasound and bloodtests and they come back normal. This year the pain suddenly got much worse and I;m losing about 2 lb a week without diet or exercise. I’m overweight so this isn’t a huge problem but is concerning. I had a colonoscopy, blood work (blood and parasite check), stool sample, and an ultrasound of my upper abdomen.. Everything was normal except my thyroid. Dr diagnosed hypothyroidism. Thought that caused weight gain not loss? GI DR said The 2 years of diarrhea was IBS and that it was unrelated to abdominal pain. So I cut stress, dairy and caffeine and the diarrhea went away. Yeah! lower abdominal pain gets worse. It feels very bruised and tender to touch.
I don’t eat red meat and I try to eat only organic unrefined foods. I have PCOS, Asthma, fibromyalgia, IBS, and hypothyroidism. I do not take medicine of any kind. I had a baby 8 months ago. Pregnancy went well no problems, healthy home birth without drugs. I don’t smoke or drink. I’m 5’5" and 180lbs. I normally have a very difficult time losing weight. Even on an 800 calorie diet (dr prescribed) and 4 miles a day.
I am hypo not hyper and i’d be very surprised if I didn’t have fibromyalgia. I’m pretty much always in pain and every few months I’ll spend a couple days barely being able to walk.
I was tested for celiac and results were negative. I go gluten free most of the time anyway.

Gets worse every time i eat particularly with milk. Haven’t had a bowel movement in several hours and that was a small amount of diarrhea, and that was only after taking a laxitive. Am I lactose intolerant? Is it something else?

I’ve had this problem for as long as I can remember, but I’m getting so fed up with it. It’s really starting to take a toll on my life. I constantly feel constipated, to the point that I can’t have any normal bowel movements. I don’t understand because I eat healthy and I exercise, but it doesn’t seem to help. I’ve tried eating more fiber, and it doesn’t seem to make much of a difference. And I’ve tried a sort of bowel cleanse (similar to taking laxatives but not as strong). After a while, I get so constipated that I eventually get really bad diarrhea that becomes almost uncontrollable. When I try to go, its really hard, but when I’m not it seems to want to come out automatically.

It’s a really embarrassing problem and I hate it. I’ve been to the doctor and she told me to start eating more fiber (which I did). She said if I didn’t see any improvements to come back and they’d have to look into giving me colonoscopy and possibly surgery. I’m afraid to go to that length. Does anyone have any advice or any idea what’s causing this and how to treat it?

Or if you have to, what are you most discreet about?

1. Time of the month
2. Anything relating to bowel movements/diarrhea
3. Colon cleansing
4. Gynecologist appointments
5. Waxing body parts and/or tweezing facial hair

I read years ago that men want to know as little as possible about the above. They know it goes on, but details seem to take away from the sexiness of their wife.

What about you? Any you want to add?

Or if you have to, what are you most discreet about?

1. Time of the month
2. Anything relating to bowel movements/diarrhea
3. Colon cleansing
4. Gynecologist appointments
5. Waxing body parts and/or tweezing facial hair

I read years ago that men want to know as little as possible about the above. They know it goes on, but details seem to take away from the sexiness of their wife.

What about you? Any you want to add?

Ok so this started a little over a month ago. It started with a tooth ache, then my lower abdomen started bothering me, two days later, I was in and out of the bathroom about 6 times in two hours feeling like I was going to have diarrhea or throw up. I went to the dentist because I though it had something to do with my tooth, which he said I was just grinding my teeth. So I went to the doctor two days later, and he said it was just intestinal cramping. It was still bothering me two days later, but it was like a dull ache with my stools being all over the place. ie. loose, diarrhea, excess mucus in them. So I went back again and he sent me to have a CT scan and X-Ray of my abdomen, which all came back negative. So he then sent me to see a specialist on May 19th, I went to him, and he gave me some Donnaltal (sp?) and said to come back in a month if it isn’t any better. Well it hasn’t gotten any worse, but it hasn’t really gotten a lot better, I bought some Bennefiber and have been taking that, and trying to make sure I get enough fiber into my diet for about two weeks now. Well sometimes when I wipe I see like little specs of what look light orange, or maybe even light red, but pretty sure it’s light orange specs in my stool or on the toilet paper (no bigger then maybe a grain of Kosher salt) Saturday and today my stool smelled real bad. Wondering if maybe this is Colon Cancer, IBS, or maybe just IBS with anxiety. not sure I can wait another two weeks to go see the specialist again. Again I am a 23 year old male, who is overweight but working on changing that once I figure out what this is.
I’ve also had blood test for Diabetes, Kidney, and Liver Function. Urine test were negative too.
Keep leaving stuff out, sometimes it kind of looks like there is undigested food in my stool.

I’m a 42 yr. old female. I am currently experiencing moderate butt pains. Some burning. I have had no changes in diet, no changes in bathroom (constipation or diarrhea), no blood in my stool. The discomfort is somewhat persistant although it doesn’t interfere at all with sleeping.

I have used Prep H with not a lot of relief. I have taken Aleve but that doesn’t seem to work either.

I have no troubles at using the restoom. I have increased my intake of fiber so, of course, I have extra gas.

I thought if it was hemorroids, that Prep H or Aleve would help.

Please, serious answers only. I really want to know.

I know there are many different brands, so please include that name of the one you tried.

What did they really do for you?
Did you just go to the bathroom a lot? If so, was it so much that it was a problem in daily life?
Did you have stomach cramps?
Did it cause diarrhea or nausea?
Did you really pass anything weird like in some of the photos they have at the sites?
Did you feel better? If so, was it within a few days or immediately?
How long did you take it?
How did you feel when you stopped taking it?
Did you change your diet with it and if so, was it a diet plan?
Do you have any health problems like I.B.S. or spastic colon or chronic bloating or chronic constipation and how did it affect you?

Please include everything you can think of. I’m not really interested in these for weight loss, though that would be a benefit, but to see if any of them improve how I feel overall.

Thanks to everyone that replies with a good, honest, helpful answer.

My primary care doctor has referred me to a gastroenterologist for evaluation for a possible malabsorption problem. My only symptoms are unexplained weight loss of a little over 10% of my body weight over the past 6 months and somewhat frequent bowel movements (not diarrhea, just ‘going’ 3-4X/day, almost always in the morning). My appetite, diet and activity level remain unchanged and I feel fine. I’m too skinny as it is and very worried about losing any more weight.

For the record, I’m a 43-year-old female in otherwise good health; I do have a family history of pancreatic, prostate and colon cancer.

Has anyone else experienced similar symptoms? If so, what was your diagnosis?

I appreciate any insights.

last sat i took x and went to a rave. the next day (sunday) i was having diarrhea couple times and on monday i was still having diarrhea and the stools were black. sometimes it would be the normal solid brown. on monday night when i went to take a #2 no poo came out but looked like this clear white/yellowish jelly substance. then on tuesday it was hard to poo like i would have to force myself. throughout the day i could here my stomach bubbles when i lay on my bed. sometimes i would also feel this small stings by the right side of my belly button. now today (wed) i took fiber colon cleanse and my poo is normal but its like dark brown/black and i still can hear/feel my stomach bubble and the little stings on the right side of my belly button. is there something wrong? is it a big health issue i need to go check out by my doctor? and how would i tell my doctor what i took because i think he would tell my parents.

A) Constipation
B) Diarrhea
C) None of the above
D) All of the above