Is it really an ibs ?

Digestive health
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Hello everyone,

I’ve been having this kind of bowel movement for four days now (once a day. It’s my only bowel movement).

My stool is a floating light brown one.

It started with an urge last Tuesday. I had a bowel movement and then painful cramps.

Then, for the next few days, I only had stomach noises, i’m bloated, but always this kind of poo. No other symptoms.
When i stop thinking about it, my stomach seems to get well but every morning, it starts again.

I don’t remember eating anything in particular. I’ve always had a bloated stomach with a lot of gas, but that’s all. My stools were normal.
it puts a lot of stress on me, and I wake up every morning with a stomach ache for fear of having another loose bowel movement.

I was able to get an appointment earlier than planned. The doctor said I had IBS. But I’ve never had one before. For those who have IBS, how long do the symptoms last? Did it happen to you all at once ? He refused to do other exams, it’s seemed obvious for him.

I did a liver and pancreas blood test in june 2021 it was okay.

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Look at your diet. Is it high in fat? If it is then try to cut down. This sounds like a stool that is high in fat. You may have a diet thats too high in fat, or a normal level of fat in your diet is not being digested properly. If this gets worse or continues to trouble you go back to your GP.

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No, I don’t eat mainly fat, but it’s true that I don’t have a balanced diet either. Anyway, since I’ve had this diarrhoea, I’ve stopped and yet the stools still float. I went on a real diet yesterday, drank a lot of water and today’s stools were of normal consistency but still floated (and were still clear and smelly).
I’m at a loss.

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Hi
I would consider endocrine pancreatic insufficiency EPI which can develop with age.
Hope useful.

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Yes Agree Robert. Somebodyx00595 needs to go back to his doctor if this problem continues.