Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards

It sounds very much like IBS. That being said IBS can mimic a lot of symptoms of more serious problems like chrone's disease and ulcerative colitis which is why it is neccesary to have the colonoscopy. You'll find on the boards that a lot of different symptoms affect a lot of different people. I for example have diarreah almost every day at least a couple of times a day. I don't really bloat much but I do get gassy and uncomfortable after any meal. I find tiredness goes along with feeling sick. The worse I feel IBS wise the tireder I feel. I too have lost a lot of weight however this is one of the symptoms of the more serious problems which your doctor will be checking for in the colonoscopy. I am what we call on the boards IBS-A which means alternating. I have both constipation and diarreah however I hardly ever suffer constipation. Some of us only suffer constipation (IBS-C) some of us only diarreah (IBS-D) and some of us are A with more C or more D. Anyway, welcome to the boards. I'm sure with a bit of diet change you'll be feeling a lot better. Good luck with the colonoscopy and I hope it is IBS and not something more serious. If you have any more questions feel free to ask. There's lots of helpful people here.

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Amy

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