Hello doctor.
I have always had problems with bowel movements, as far as I can remember. It is not severe, but on a milder scale. However, four years ago, my bowel movement problems went from mild to moderate. I would go to the toilet first thing in the morning, and I always had a feeling of incompleteness when trying to clear up my bowels. I had to go to the restroom again and again to clear it. At least three to four times a day, I needed to go to the bathroom. Sometimes I have the sudden urge as well. But I never had any stomach pain. I took some ayurvedic medicine, probiotics, and supplements and tried a low FODMAP (fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides and polyols) diet and tried avoiding dairy products, but nothing has ever worked out for me. The problem persists till now. Nowadays, I feel like gas builds up inside my stomach. If I control myself and do not go to the loo, the gasses continue to build up inside my stomach, and eventually, I have to go to the loo to release gasses and stools making loud noises. I can hear some grumbling sounds from my stomach at times. Now my stools often look like powder form, sometimes as tiny pieces, and sometimes watery, and rarely do I get to see healthy small banana-shaped turds. I have to go to the loo, at least four to five times a day, which is disturbing. All these years, I have never had any stomach pain, nausea, weight loss, or blood in my stools. By the way, I gained weight. I searched on the internet that irritable bowel disease (IBS) and chron's disease are always associated with stomach pain. So what could be my problem? I have never had any stool culture or any other tests. Somehow, I have been managing this till today. Also, I have a runny nose due to allergies quite often from my teenage. But nowadays I am finding it difficult.
Please help.
Thank you.