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Are you constipated that you have to strain and force your bowel movements ? Have you ever had any symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome ? Are your bowel movements hard,dry come out like little round pellets or very large ? Do you go more than 3 days in a row without having a bowel movements ? Drink at least 64 oz. day of water and eat 25-35 grams a day of dietary fiber ? Exercise at least 30 minutes a day ? Irritable syndrome symptoms vary from severe constipation or diarrhea,combination of both constipation and diarrhea alternating between the two,gas,bloating,colon spasms (severe cramping). Many people with IBS have food allergies or intolerances like with dairy products,spicy,fatty,gassy foods.I have had IBS since 1996 which alternates between severe constipation or bouts with explosive diarrhea and I have to be very careful of what I eat because if I don't I can go into severe cramping,lots of trapped gas,and explosive diarrhea which sometimes can make me very nauseous and light headed. I have had to change my diet to high fiber and drinking water instead of soda and highly sugared drinks. I now make a habit every morning to sit on the toilet for at least 30 minutes everyday to have a bowel movement and it has reduced my overall IBS symptoms to almost nothing and it has cured my chronic constipation problems which I had even before the IBS. If this problem persists than you need to see a doctor right away.