... Now I'm on stool softeners in addition to citrucel tablets. They seem to be helping, but my stools are flat. With IBS, I noticed that the shape and size of my stools have varied in the past, but now they're flat all the time. ... (1 replies)

... I get an urgency to go then pass only a small stool or feel like it's not done. Later in the day it feels like there is always something "waiting to get out". ... (2 replies)

... About 10 days ago I had a small passage of mucus while urinating. It felt like passing gas but then after it was slimey wet. ... (2 replies)

... I had an abdominal hernia near the incision for my hysterectomy, and unfortunately for me, it got incarcerated. So, my small intestine was blocked and I had emergency surgery for it this past November. Praise God this was caught in time, or I'd be a goner. ... (1 replies)

... I have existed on applesauce, jello, watermelon and occasionally managed a small bowl of mushy cheerios. I have lost 39 pounds now. ... (11 replies)

... I am having serious problems with my bowel movements, they are small and thin often pencil size, I constantly feel like I have to go and even though they are sticky I have to strain. ... (2 replies)

... Hello... I have been dealing with symptoms for at least 3 years... probably longer, but that is what I recall for sure. Anyway, I am a 36 year old male in basically good condition... Over the past few years I have: -rarely ever had a "normally" formed stool... sometimes they are thin, sometimes small and only partially formed, most often soft and crumbly, loose, or ,... (5 replies)

... Anyways, i said before that i went to the doc, got xrays done, and found out that i had so much stool backed up in my system, that only small pieces of poop would come out. The doctor told me that even though i was having bowel movements everyday, i was still constipated. So she told me to try Miralax. ... (7 replies)

... I've had IBS for 7 yrs. I was diagnosed by having a physical, a blood test, and a fecal occult test (where they check your stool for blood), and my symptoms. IBS is not serious or life threatening to your health. It does not affect your fertility. It is a series of symptoms that cause no permanent harm. It can be life altering though. There is no cure for it. Taking... (9 replies)

... I have a general question. In these boards I have read "thin or narrow stools" about 100 times. What constitutes small stools, and what causes stools to be thinner? ... (8 replies)

... stool starts off somewhat normal, sometimes seemingly like a bunch of hard pieces, about the size of a quarter, combined into one bigger one. Though sometimes it just seems like a normal stool. ... (2 replies)

... ranging in size from a small green pea to a thimble anywhere in the colon for the rest of your life that can get infected. ... (1 replies)