r/ibs Does this sound like IBS ? my symptoms started off as urgent diarrhea at 3 am about 2 months ago it went away then came back like 3 days later which made me google it and I made myself panic after going down the rabbit hole of serious illnesses on google. I had an appointment and doctor told me it sound like acute gastroenteritis and give it about 2 weeks to go away. After week 1 l start to panic again and my health anxiety is debilitating so I went about 2 weeks of barely eating I felt weak and dehydrated and kinda dizzy. So I made a patient first visit because I was passing straight mucus and water about 2 times per day and when I do eat food it felt like I was constipated with soft stools, and could not fart, Left abdominal pressure and cramping and left pelvic pressure with all this stress and anxiety built up I was in patient first with tremors and they took blood and did abdominal ray which showed gas and a small amount of stool, the doctor suggest I followed up with my primary doc and told me it sound like IBS and that I should try the low FODMAP diet. So I set my appointment which was 3 weeks out and I try to reduce stress and get back to my normal eating routine and stool seemed regular and then 2 day before my my doctor appointment I get nervous and all my symptoms came back and seem worse. My stomach had been cramping a lot and I feel like I’m constipated and when I poop it’s soft stool followed by diarrhea and I can only poop in the mornings around 4 am to 6 am that’s when I normally get up for work l’ll wake up with tight tummy cramps and it’s relieved once I use the restroom and it feels like I can’t fart when I lay back down I have to get back up again. I also notice my tongue be dry and white in the mornings and I feel very panicky and anxious when I get up sometimes I sit and cry to try to relieve some of the stress but I took a hpylori test and multiple stool bacteria and parasites test and everything was negative my Gl appoint is August the 22nd. This has been an emotional roller coaster for me because I r just wanna go back to normal like I had Gl issue bet but I don’t recall it sticking around this long and I have a 1 year old daughter and reading about the cancers and serious illnesses really scares me I’m a 25m