While changes in your bowel movements could simply be due to switching up your diet or catching an intestinal bug, they can also be a sign of a more serious condition that needs treatment. “Any change in bowel habits needs to be addressed with a doctor, especially those that occur without changes in diet or in connection with other issues,” Bruce Yacyshyn, M.D., a professor in the Division of Digestive Diseases at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, tells SELF.
You’re probably not crazy about the idea of talking poop with your doctor, but—trust us—they've heard it all before. Here are a few things those doctors want to hear about :Sure, diarrhea is never going to feel good, but if you consistently have it with stomach cramping and abdominal pain, it could be a sign of IBS-D, a form ofthat causes chronic or recurrent diarrhea. That pain is a big indicator that you might have IBS, Kyle Staller, M.D.
Consistent pain with diarrhea can also be indicative of an inflammatory bowel disease , like Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Crohn's disease affects the lining of the digestive tract while ulcerative colitis impacts the innermost lining of your colon and rectum, causing ulcers to form in your digestive tract. These inflammatory bowel diseases share many of the same symptoms, some of which may also overlap with IBS.
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