Symptoms come and go. Sometimes you’ll feel fine, and sometimes you’ll have symptoms. Symptoms often include:
- Dull aching or cramps in your lower belly that get better after you poop
- Feeling that your belly is bloated or swollen
- Constipation or diarrhea
- A change in the texture of your stool (poop that is lumpy and hard if you have constipation or soft and watery if you have diarrhea)
- Slimy substance (mucus) in your stool
- A feeling that you’re not getting all the stool out of your body
