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Frequent bowel movements, sometimes constipated. bowel never feels empty. sudden urge to go. abdominal pain reliefed by going. blood, stool neg ibd? ?
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Yes, definitely: IBS is a brain/body condition and is usually produced by poor diet.
Answered 10/1/2014
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Frequency? other Sx?: IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is more common than IBD. IBD generally u have 6+ BM per day. Confirmatory blood tests are available for IBD, and u wd need treatment, whereas IBS often goes in spurts & goes away by itself.
Answered 2/20/2016
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