Why are my bowel movements changing color and consistency?
I know this is a disgusting topic so don’t respond if you get easily grossed out!
I’m a 24 year old, generally healthy young female. I was diagnosed with IBS/Spastic Colon about 5 years ago and have only had a few attacks over that amount of time after diet and lifestyle changes.
On the 4th of this month I was in the hospital for ulcerative colitis (way to spend the holiday huh?) and I was treated with Imodium AD and put on a liquid diet for about 12-24 hours. I felt fine shortly after and a few days later my bowel movments seemd normal..at first.
I was watching what I ate as always, lots of fiber, drinking plenty of water, etc.
The last week or two I’ve notice that whenever I make a bm my stools are some what loose (not diarrhea) or they’ll be more solid but are a greenish color and I can see bits of undigested food in them (like spinach) I haven’t eaten a lot of meat or anything that’s very fatty in the last week.
I don’t have health insurance and I don’t want to have to go back to the hospital.
I haven’t been vomiting and no other symptoms (except some gas and bloating).
Any ideas?
while IBS/Spastic Colon can cause changes in your bowl movements, and make you bloated, constipated and other things, the imodium AD could be causing your other problems. if the color lasts for more than a week, you’ll HAVE to go back to the doctor.
I think the IBS could be causing your loose bowel movements.