Advice Bowel Issues

Hi

in the last few weeks have had very loose stools, however more recently when i need to go i need to go immediately (no capacity to hold it in) and it is very loose, the most concearning issue however is that whenever i eat i pretty much need to use the bathroom straight away  but on occation i have the sensation that i need to open my bowel, sometimes a very urgent need almost painful, but all that comes out is a mucus (sometimes with blood), will reach out to GP but not heard of these kind os symptoms, has anyone else experienced 

  • Hello i havenoclue and a warm welcome to Cancer Chat, 

    I am so sorry to hear you have experienced these issues - poor you it sounds rather unpleasant. I think you are right that the best thing to do is to reach out to your GP and describe these symptoms in detail. Your doctor will be in the best position to tell you what this might be and give you some answers. 

    I hope that you will hear from others here who have experienced similar symptoms before as it helps to talk to others who are in a similar place. 

    Keeping everything crossed for you that it all turns out to be fine!

    Best wishes, 

    Lucie, Cancer Chat Moderator

  • Hi!

    Sorry to hear you've been having uncomfortable issues. I am no doctor by any means so it is best to get checked if you're worried, but to me that sounds like IBS. I have IBS and have the same symptoms as you on particularly bad days. I lost my mum in April to bowel cancer and her symptoms for that were quite different. She had a pain like she needed to go to the toilet but most of the time couldn't actually go, and when she did the pain didn't go away afterwards. I hope this has given you some peace of mind, I know how easy it is to get worked up!

    Keep us updated x