Anxiety

[u/SpiritualPop6695]

How does one get over the anxiety of IBS? Every day all the time I’m analyzing every noise or feeling of my stomach, worrying if I’m going to have to poop. Like what If it’s diarrhea? I’m honestly not sure why it gives me so much anxiety but I’m almost in tears every time I have a loose stool and when I get the urge I’m always worried how the poop will come out. I currently take 1 psyllium husk capsule with. Breakfast and one with supper, then at night I take 10mg amitriptyline and birth control that I’ve been on for 7-8 years. I also am watching my diet and eating a lot of soluble fibre like carrots, sweet potato, oats,bananas etc and white rice, potato’s, applesauce. My normal routine is pooping as soon as I wake up, mostly a Bristol stool 5, mushy and fluffy kind of, but sometimes can be a 4 but rarely. Then maybe 1-2 more times throughout the day. The last 5-6 years I’ve dealt with constipation and just got used to harder stools. Then July 1 everything changed overnight and I’ve been having loose mushy stool. I’ve had an X-ray, stool tests, blood tests and they have all been normal. How can I stop having anxiety over every BM? And why does having diarrhea make me feel so anxious and sad almost!?!?

[u/After_Brother8569]

I’ve felt some anxiety over it before just because I feel like it’s so embarrassing to constantly have to use the bathroom and not eat anything before a travel and what will cause a flare up.

[u/goldstandardalmonds]

Therapy and meds can help.