Bowel problems

[Iworryalot]

Hi ,anyone els have anything like this going on ???
Soft shreddy BM
undigested food
Wind
bloating

Waiting to have a sycosipy not sure if spelt correct ,
went to see gastro specialist and he said IBS he asked me at the time if i got oil droplets at all , i said no ,but now taking a closer look[shook]i can see clear oil lying on the water
Have called to tell him this, and waiting for reply ti see if i need more tests ,in the mean time i m worrying myself silly and wondered if anyone els had or knows similar ....plaese help if can .....thanks

Hi IWAL on questions to ask tomorrow....
Why would an oily film be there in a BM?..could it be due to fat in diet ie:just normal dietary things like milk, butter, cheese, meats etc etc.. Is it just normal due to IBS or something needing investigation.

Could stress, diet be causing my symptoms..how can I improve the symptoms if there is no other medical reason for my symptoms.

Will think of more and post as and wehn I think of them..but the bloating and gas could be simply you absorbing a lot of air when you eat..I tend to eat very quickly..and this happens me, but I never really think that much about it cos I know I should jsut slow down .

HTH...speak soon..trying to keep the lil one occupied with dishwater and some fairy liquid...my word what a mess the kitchen is!!!
Cosit x

Hi ladies

Cosit - I know exactly what you mean about getting fed up of the constant worrying and that you get to the point where you can't sustain it anymore at that high anxiety level. You drive yourself mad with it and I think over the years it does get easier to handle as you become slightly hardened to it. I would never have thought that I would be dealing with my current worries this well - I am stressed about it but not freaking out ifyswim - I'm mostly managing to stay in a controlled, holding steady state. The one thing that hasn't got much easier for me is if there is something wrong with my ds and then I do feel quite panicy. I would rather a million things happen to me.

IWAL - I feel quite excited about your appt as I feel you will get some resolution and hopefully some relief to the worries.
Some obvious questions that I'm sure you've already got :

Does he definitely think you have IBS
If so what can be done about it to alleviate symptoms
What did the bowel biopsy show

I know that the oil thing is really bothering you so make sure you get an answer to that - try and get him back on point if he doesn't answer it to your satisfaction.

I'm sure it won't be like my cardio appt and he's not going to spend 10 minutes telling you how your bowels are like motorways and what happens at rush hour when there is a road block and all the tributary roads have road blocks and there's a 15% chance of 85% of people having a 1 in 6 chance of...........etc, etc etc - at the end of which you are totally confused and have forgotten what question you originally asked !

thanks cosit x

thanks winetime ...
and your right about the questons to ..

will take a list and make sure i get some answers (ihope )
trouble is sometimes with these specialists i dont know if you find this , they hate you cross examining there answers ! and i find that because of my anxiety i babble away and dont get very far and then DH may say just listen to what hes saying ....stop interrupting ...
so i hope with my list i will be ready ....and if all falls apart i will just hand the bloody list to him !!!!! maybe that might help ..

Maybe worth telling him that you have Health Anxiety....and are particularly fragile at the moment..if you have not already told him...

Agree with winetime..get the answers you need even if it means going back over the question again!!!!..cos you are paying for peace of mind. You have to at least get an answer about hte oily film that is what is worrying you a lot.

Winetime...yes I freak out about the kids and their health ..I think that will NEVER leave me. Also think both you and I are at the same stage with our HA that as you say going through some health worries but we are in a controlled state.....rather than a year or two ago I would have been freaking out at what I am now ging through. Hopefully IWAL you will follow this pattern and get like us sooner rather than later...makes me think it is a process of HA that you have to go through to get to the other side...hope this makes a bit of sense to you ladies

yes cosit makes perfect sense ,and you are right ,i feel im going through stages i sooo hope to get some answers tomorrow this is taking over my life at times im so obsessed with my BM ,getting quite depressed about it all , sorry that sounds a bit dramatic ,im ok, just want to think other thoughts not , morning /noon/night about health ...
goes in waves and i guess because or tomorrow i feel very anxious and scared of what may be said .....

and i know most of how im feeling is of my own making but cant seem to stop ...

l will try with the help of you ladies ,my consoling and myself.....to change this pattern of thinking .

right going to stay away from computer now till later tonight as must fill my head with other thoughts for a while .like what shall i cook for Tea ?

take care and catch you later tonight if your around
love IWAL xxxxxxxxxx

No probs IWAL..hope you have as worry free a day as possible hugs.

Hi to you both ,just a quick note ,as going to have an early night ,been out all afternoon looking for a new car well not bran new .so exsausted ...

got my notes for tomorrow so off ill go .....
quite anxious and worried .....
will let you know how it goes ..

hope your both alright

catch you tomorrow .

love IWAL xxxxx

Wishing you lots of positive vibes for tomorrow IWAL - hope you get all the answera you want and your mind put at rest. I will be thinking about you.

Love and hugs from
Winetimexxxxxxxxxxxx

Good morning IWAL.....wanted to stop by and wish you all the best for today. Ask as many questions as you want and make sure you get satisfactory answers that you are happy with that has been explained well.

I understand that you are anxious and worried for today but hopefully the consultant will put your mind at rest.

Let us know how you get on..positive vibes coming your way together with a whole bunch of hugs and cuggles ((((((special hugs for IWAL))))). xx

HI ladies thankyou for support .
Home now and feeling so relieved

consultation went very well and i managed to say all i wanted to with a bit of help from DH and a box of tissues

Biopsy results all normal and Sp went well and all healthy and normal

blood tests all normal .

i asked about the oil on water after Bm he said this is perfectly normal and i refured to seeing this when my little boy had a BM the other day .
of which he again said that should reassure you ,as highly unlikely a 6 year old has dodgy bowels .
so im happy with that so will not worry about that now
as that was something i worried about mostly .

He is going to do a stool sample test for oil ,but said this is
for my own resaurance and does not expect to find anything.
The kind of oily thing he was asking me he said would be so obvious you would know it straight away and BM would be grey and pale . (which mine are neither )

i will also see a dietition to talk about my diet and possible exclusion of foods and probotics .
so that sounds good .
because i am sometimes at aloss to which foods can help and which ones may make it worse so that will be good i think .

To sum it all up he does think it is all anxiety and stress related that has spirelled since i had this bad tummy bug and of which i have been worrying ever since that something els is wrong ,and by all the worry has been a vicious circle with all my symptoms .
i did break own a bit but he was very understanding and i said about my health anxiety ,of which he could see .

so i do now feel a whole lot better and really have got to try to move on from this and stop obsessing about BM anymore ....

Have seen a job in our local paper so im going to give it a ring as i think it would help to get a little job to get me out of the house and think about other things .

Hope you are both well , thankyou again for all your support and advice to you both

live IWAl xxx

Fantastic news IWAL - that's brilliant !!!!

You must feel so relieved.

The job idea sounds good - hope that works out for you too.

So pleaseed to hear it all went so well - you can have a lovely stress free Bank holiday weekend now

Love Winetimexxxx

IWAL..that is absolutely fantastic news that you have had..I am so pleased for you and I know the relief you are feeling will be overwhelming. So pleased you can now put this behind you and move forward. He seems to have really listened to you and understood your health anxiety which a lot of medical professionals dont. It is great that he is going to do an oil test on the BM too that will really put your mind at ease and you are very lucky and that he is putting you in touch with a dietican too, today really has been brilliant
Now have a relaxing bank holiday and enjoy the lovely weather I hope we have . Take care and if you ever need us you know where we are (((hugs))) xx

Thankyou ladies [smile ]

feeling very relieved i must say ,couldnt sleep much last night, so will enjoy a good nights sleep tonight ...

Think a small glass of something alcoholic to ....may be in order.

I now do feel i must move forward and stop obsessing now about my BM , start to relax a bit .
And definentley stay off Google ........

Hope you are both ok?
And hope you have a relaxing weekend to .x

Thank you again for supporting me and listening to me go on.....to you both

catch up over the weekend .

love IWAL xxxx