well, of course, after my diagnosis for prostate cancer i have become hypersensitive to anything else wrong with my body and the bowel symptoms have persisted. they don't interfere with work but they seem to be exacerbated by work---stress tends to make me drink constantly---green tea, some coffee and that makes me pee more. bowel symptoms seem to be triggered by the frequent urination to some degree. i did do a mini cleanse with milk thistle and some laxatives last month---a two week cleanse---bowel movements seem to always be a light brown and thin for the most part. also, i seem to have a slightly numb feeling in the rectal area. i'm staying in good shape, take pilates classes--the dull aching feeling in lower abdomen seems to have started about the same time as the classes-two months ago. could some of the stretches and leg lifting (pilates all about strengthening core ab muscles) cause this achiness?
could this all be ibs or something more serious?