Hi,

this morning I thought I had to pass gas. However when I did I realized I didn't just have to pass gas. When I got to the bathroom I was expecting to find a small amount of runny stool but what I had let pass was pure mucus with no brown tinge what so ever. Yesterday I went to the bathroom many times with diarrhea. I did see mucus in the toilet but I assumed that I was having an abnormal amount of vaginal discharge. I know this morning without a doubt that it was not vaginal discharge, that the mucus discharge most definitely came from my rectum. I was dx with ibs nine years ago. Up until the last year I have not been having any problems with with my bowels though. At the time I went through the colonscopy and barium enema with no significant findings. Crohns and uc do run in my family. The last year things have changed again. Most times when I eat (this can be from a normal meal to a banana) I get extreme cramping and a sudden urge that I have to get to the bathroom now. But when I get there nothing, then about 20 minutes later same very painful cramping and urge and I literally feel like i'm exploding as I go. I have been very tired lately and I have noticed that i'm bruising easily. It seems that my legs especially are covered in bruises but I can't don't remember hitting or bumping into anything. This is not normal for me (and i'm not doing any new activities that would cause me to bump into things more).

When I mentioned to the doctor last month that my bowel patterns have changed and how hard it is for me sometimes (if I go out to eat I have to make sure I immediately go home) that it's interferring with my adl he told me it was probably just ibs and to watch what I eat. I've also lost 18lbs in last two months (and i'm not trying to or dieting). Should I be concerned about the bruising? Could this be anemia (which I have never been dx with before)? Is a purely mucus stool something to be concerned about? Or could this be some sort of stomach virus? Should I be making a dr's appointment today?

Tia for any advice.