Mucus is your body's lubricant, it is naturally there in your bum. It will come out with constipation, and should never be ignored. Try taking a poo softner instead of laxatives, which arent helpful if you have ibs, because they make your bowel lazy, drink loads of water. A poo softner will be movicol or lactulose, fibrogel, I know from experience that laxatives are not the answer for IBS constipation. Please make sure you get to your doctor, keep your poo soft or you will end up with roids... you dont want those.

Don't panic. That's what IBS does for some people. Switch to IBS-C and then back to IBS-D.

There may be increased mucus production by the lining of the intestine, which is then passed. Mucus is more often associated with diarrhea-predominant IBS.

You should mention this to your doctor tho' just to be on the safe side.

Have you had all the tests done to rule out Celiac, Crohn's etc..?

I'm guessing you have as you have already been diagnosed with IBS.

I actually have not had any test done. I went to the school physician because I could not make it through classes without using the restroom and he diagnosed me after just talking to me for a less than five minutes. I am actually going to the GI for the first time on wed...

I would definately go to the GI doc. IBS can ONLY be diagnosed by ruling out everything else. There is no actual test for IBS as they don't know what causes it....or a cure.

The tests you have to go thru before thay can really say it's IBS are for Celiac Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Candida, Chrohn's Disease and the nasty one...bowel cancer...but don't worry...it sounds like just IBS. Anything alse and you would be really ill.

I've had the mucus as well and I would not worry about it too much. Please, see your doctor just in case.

I've been taking lactulose solution to soften the poo and fibogel (which is now called Senokot). Another very good fibre thing is psyllium husk, which is even better than Senokot as it's pure. It's pure soluble fibre and has helped me with the toilet going.

Hope you'll feel better soon.

Mucus is a symptom. You should see your doctor for testing to rule out any problems. Mucus can show up if you colon is irritated. Mucus buffers irritated colon. Mucus can also be a sign of any kind of food that isn't digested. I woke up one morning thinking I had a BM. When I looked in the toilet there was this hollow tube of mucus in there and not stool. I got afraid and put it in a jar and took it into my doctor. Mainly I wanted them to see it because I didn't think they would believe me. They decided to send it to a lab to have it tested. Turned out that it was undigested food. I wasn't digesting my steak and carrots. This is an indication that you might need to supplement with digestive enzymes. But I would suggest you have a colonscopy done to rule out any kind of bowel disease that could be present. I knew someone that passes a lot of mucus and they had a bowel disease. For me, no disease, just IBS.