I cannot tell you for sure that you have IBS, as I am not a doctor, but I can tell you that I go through the exact same thing. There are times when having a BM makes all the other symptomes even worse--it's kinda weird like that. If you are having lots of improvement with your BMs, I assume that you have increased your fiber intake. Although fiber has lots of benefits, it can also cause pain, bloating, etc and thus make the IBS better and worse at the same time. I can only have small amounts of fiber otherwise I am uncomfortable all day. And different people react differently. What might help one person might make things worse for you: trial and error. I have a journal where I log in everything that I eat/how I feel/how I've slept, etc..until I find some patterns. Popcorn hurts some people, but it does nothing to me, for example. I also have realized that everytime I was worried/anxious/stressed, the pain reappears and becomes intolerable (I did not even think I was having those feelings until I logged them--annoyed at co-workers, mini fights with mom, etc...)
Hope this helps!
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