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What Causes Stomach Bloating With Abnormal Bowel Movements?

I'm a 22 year old female, about 5 ft 2 in, 180 lbs. I have PCOS (which was discovered about a year ago by accident when I had a CT scan for a sudden intestinal flare up. they thought I had appendicitis but it turned out to be some sort of bacterial colitis which was treated with antibiotics) but the PCOS is not the issue I'm having at the moment. I live with pretty constant upset tummy (either very loose stool or often constipation)and the doctors have said it was irritable bowel for which they prescribed miralax on a pretty regular basis. I'm also on Metformin which is aside the fact of the issue. My BM's have been really loose the last couple of days and today I went to the bathroom and discovered a strange brittle stick in my bowel. It looked like a hard (perfectly straight) uncooked piece of spaghetti (color and all) and when i went to investigate it was very brittle and broke in to pieces. It was almost three inches long and I know for sure it is not something I ate, I avoid carbs and haven't had pasta in quite a while. I also have no idea how an item that size could make it all the way through my bowels intact... I often have pain on the right side of my body right where my large intestine bends and it has always been blamed on bloating due to slight IBS and/or lactose intolerance. This is also the spot which swelled up the worst during the colitis. Could this weird stick thing be a worm maybe... I just can't figure it out.
Tue, 16 Jan 2018
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Hello dear

Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com
I have evaluated your query in details .

* This has possible mechanisms as
- intestine infection - intestine worm - inflammatory bowel disease
- undigested or partially digested food stuff - others .

Hope this will help you for sure .
Wishing you fine recovery .

Welcome for any further guidance .
Regards .

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What Causes Stomach Bloating With Abnormal Bowel Movements?

Hello dear Warm welcome to Healthcaremagic.com I have evaluated your query in details . * This has possible mechanisms as - intestine infection - intestine worm - inflammatory bowel disease - undigested or partially digested food stuff - others . Hope this will help you for sure . Wishing you fine recovery . Welcome for any further guidance . Regards .