Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Very bad week (long post)

I don't know what's wrong with me this week. I'm usually IBS-D and this week I've been sooooo 'c'. I haven't gone to the washroom much this week (once)and have terrible cramping. Maybe it's because I'm so constipated. Plus I have these urgent bowel feelings once an hour or so but when I go nothing happens. It's hard to be at work running to the washroom so often only for it to be a false alarm.

I called in sick on Tuesday, went to work yesterday and it was pure hell so I called in sick again today. I only get so many sick days so this means I only have 1 sick day left for the months of August and September. I can only be sick one day in 2 months. Normally that would be fine but the way I've been feeling I'd need a week or more off just to normalize. Gee, what is normal?

I feel like my IBS keeps getting worse and worse. Just when I think it's manageable I get this crazy constipation that makes me feel so sick. Maybe it's a stomach virus though because I noticed when I was going to the bathroom (last week)that it was whitish and looked like it was covered in mucous. Is that even normal? I think that I've got myself so worked up that it's dragging on longer than it should.

How do I unconstipate myself? I've been taking fibre (1 tsp daily) and drinking lots of water. Should I take even more fibre? To make matters worse I have a huge hemroid from straining and maybe that's why nothing is coming out because there's no room because of my big old hemroid. Is that possible?

Aagh, I try to be strong but this IBS keeps getting worse and I've lost so much weight (15 lbs-mostly from eliminating so many things from my diet) and feel lousy all the time that I don't know what to do anymore. People at work keep asking me how I've lost so much weight. I keep my IBS a secret and if they only knew they wouldn't envy my weight loss. I'm small to start with so I can't lose any more weight. I'm, 5' 2" and now 105 lbs. I was 120 before which was a good weight for me.

I'm on Dicetel which seemed to be working and then stopped so my doctor doubled my dose. Maybe that's why I'm so constipated now?

Any suggestions would be more than welcome as I'm so frustrated and my boyfriend keeps telling me to stop complaining. I wouldn't complain if I didn't feel so awful. He has no idea. Either does my mom who says that it's just bad gas and I'll be fine. I don't have gas at all?!

I am seeing the doctor this afternoon and have no idea what I should tell him??? Should I try a new medication? I made an appointment yesterday because I just thought that there must be something that he can do to help me. This is no way to live!!!

Plus, I need to get this under control very soon as I can't afford to get fired and I will if I start misisng so much time like this. Aagh...

HELP!!!

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