hi.im also new to this forum my doctor has also said i have ibs,i would get constipited then the opsite.but just recently i have started to bleed abit from my rectum not much but it scares me cause i have never bleed before from that area.Its also a bit sore in that area too im so scared in case its some sort of bowel cancer.im so worried i eat healty drink loads of water and exercise and i dont eat red meat.i hope you feel better soon.