Hi guys,

I posted a couple of weeks ago about possibly having IBS.  My doctor thinks I do and at the moment I am waiting to get into the gastroentologist.  My main symptoms are bowel movement upon wakening.  Pretty much as soon as I wake up.  Bowel movements are always different.  Soft, loose, formed, long, narrow, fluffy etc.  I also get this weird sensation in my rectal area sometimes and it seems to be irritated by a bm and I am very gassy at night.  I also get abdominal pain that comes and goes and most of the time my stomach bothers me before a bowel movement then goes away for a bit.  I just went to my doctor last Thursday and he still strongly things IBS but referred me to the specialist.  Anyways since my appointment I have been crampy most of the day, having more frequent bowel movements and they all seem to be before noon.  I had a few bowel movements the other day that seemd like it was all mucus.  It looked like a bowel movement but it was very slimy/strechy looking.  The past couple of days I have noticed mucus on my stool.  This is fairly new for me.  I also had a few specs of bright red blood on the toilet paper but I think it is from the outside because I don't see any in my stool and I feel irritated.  I have also noticed some heartburn the past few days.  I seem better in the afternoon.  No bowel movements and not as crampy.  I do have gas in the evenings.  Does any of this sound normal for IBS?  I have myself so scared it is something more serious and unfortunately I have to wait a while to see the specialist.  I am going back to my doctor tomorrow and I feel so dumb going back again.  He is going ot think I am nuts.  This has been going on for 4.5 months now.  I have always had an anxious belly and these symptoms once in a while but in the last 4 months they have been pretty constant.  Thanks!! Just noticed I posted this as a guest but I am registered as Chloesmama.