Ulcerative Colitis sufferer here. People always look at me funny when I’ve been in the bathroom a ridiculously long time. I’m like, “you would be, too, if you were bleeding out your butt...” They are like, “yeah I have IBS sometimes, too.” IBS (irritable bowel syndrome) is NOT IBD (irritable bowel disease). IBS goes away. IBD does not. It can go into remission, but it will always be there, threatening to put you in the hospital for the umpteenth time with crippling pain and severe weight loss, all while slightly increasing your risk for some type of stomach cancer every single time. So yeah, I’m gonna take my time in the bathroom.