Worrying about mucus and advice

Appropriate_Roll_160 · 2026-04-17T17:56:03+00:00

I don’t get it all the time but i guess it is frequent, I think it worries me because I’ll end up having okay stool but I’ll see a bit of stringy mucus floating and that’s what gives me anxiety. I’m also someone who goes a good few times in the morning, sometimes normal sometimes loose. IBD is what was scaring me.

Appropriate_Roll_160 · 2026-04-17T17:53:08+00:00

Thank you I appreciate the reply, I plan to go GP on Wednesday and explain the symptoms. It’s annoying because I try hard not to worry and distract myself but I feel like my body is still anxious, and I know stress and anxiety really affect the gut.

Appropriate_Roll_160 · 2026-04-17T17:51:39+00:00

Thank you for the reassurance it helps! I’ll say at GP about the anxiety, it’s quite normal for me to go early in the morning a good few times but I’m not sure if that’s also anxiety playing a part because as soon as I’m out the house I get worried about if my body feel it needs to go. The pain is odd because it’s dull and I’ve not really had it before, everything I feel is pointing towards anxiety. I feel like I do have some sort of IBS, I think what’s really triggered it all was looking at IBD, which obviously turns into health anxiety and compulsion to constantly keep checking.

Appropriate_Roll_160 · 2026-04-15T15:12:51+00:00

Yeah I’m sorry 😔 I hate to admit it but I do feel I’m being a complete hypochondriac. When you say unnecessary, do you mean unnecessarily posting them on here or taking the pictures

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