I am 38 and I am a male, I seem to get theses symptoms every other day, and I am thinking it is IBS, here goes, alot of bloating and gas in stomach area, I can not pass gas at these times, also sometimes weird feelings in my chest and breast area, like it feels like a ate nails and it will not digest. Sometimes my stool is black and sometimes green, what is all this about, what are to doees and don'ts I should do, what food should I avoid and what should I eat, and what kind of medicine of OTC stuff can I take, also how long can the gas pain and bloating last for, I have a parcial colonostity done 4 yrs ago and the Dr said it was nothing and he did not recommend the normal colonasoity, he said stay away from cheese and dairy, why is that, so help me understand this, thanks for all the help.

TL

TL

Just a question, but do you consume any peptobismo?

SR

I use pepto sometimes

Peptobismo can cause your stool to be black. If you do not consume it on a regular basis then I would consider talking to your doctor about your bowel habbits. Black and tary stools often indicate the presense of blood. Green can indicate that there is infection in the intestinal track. I would ask your doctor about these symptoms and maybe suggest that he/she do a stool culture on you. I know this because I worked in a Laboratory.