Hello,

I am 20 years old and I am a college student. I don't sleep right during the week. There are atleast 3 days during the week I only get 4 hours of sleep. Really bad, I know.. but I can't help it. Anyway, here is my problem.

Sometimes it really hurts to even strain to go to the bathroom. I feel a small pain in my upper abdomen and it almost feels as if my colon isn't functioning. My stool is usually really thin.. and I never have an adequate bowel movement (well, it doesn't happen every now and then) I've had this problem for a long time now, but it feels like it has gotten worse lately. Could the problem be that I'm not sleeping right? though .. I don't understand the pains. Also, sometimes I pee and then a few minutes later I feel I have to pee a little bit more. This doesn't always happen, but it is annoying. A few times it hurt to pee and I felt like it affected my bowel (if that makes sense)

Any advice? Thanks.