Normal bowl movements?

[Tom91]

I'm stuck in limbo waiting for my GI to get back to me with my colonoscopy/endoscopy results, which I probably won't get for another month when my next appointment is...

I was just wondering if anyone with IBD has completely normal bowel movements. I've had bouts of severe stomach pain and blood in my stool, but I go once a day. My bowel movements haven't changed since I first started experiencing symptoms almost 6 months ago. Even when I had the worst stomach cramps to date (and blood) my stool was still well formed (maybe a little softer than usual, and with noticeable amounts of mucous when I wiped) and I was only going once a day. My GI had already diagnosed me with IBS, but I'm starting to wonder if I should be looking past IBS/IBD to something else. I would love to hear other member's feedback as it is quite hard to communicate with my GI.

 

[archie]

In general my BM are normal always have been. If anything medication would effect it. I only had really bad d when I had an abscess and very occasionally get it since the resection. I don't think I had mucus much and rarely had blood. If anything I always felt my bowels were a bit sluggish. It was never really a symptom of my crohns. I never had symptoms of IBS until the resection last year and now although I'm great since surgery I feel I have a more sensitive bowel now with symptoms similar to IBS. Hope this is of some help