Pooing in the night

[daisyflower]

I apologise to admin; I first posted this in IBS but getting no replies and wondering if it's more of a health anxiety fuelled issue.

Is night time IBS only a red flag if it wakes you up? I suffer with anxiety (obviously ) and as soon as I read this, I started waking up sometimes to pee (like usual) and feeling fine, but then looking at the clock and getting in a panic incase I need to 'go.' I lie there unable to sleep and then a few mins later, the stomach cramps start and I'm back the toilet. If I manage to sleep through without needing to pee, I'm fine.
I'm hoping this is just a response to my anxiety as it's not usually 'D', unless I then get myself into a state about the time and then have to go numerous times. Any reassurance for me? Thanks!

[Fishmanpa]

I don't know what reassurance I can offer as it's obvious from your post that you're fueling the fires with your train of thought. You're fine until you start to think about it right?

Positive thoughts

[daisyflower]

Yes, I wake up because I need to pee, go back to bed and lie there and then my intestines start waking up, as if it's morning time. As I know that isn't ideal, I get into an anxious mess about it.
It's so embarrassing but I even thought I saw black blood and got my phone torch on it and realised it was blueberries. My heart was racing, all the usual anxiety symptoms and then of course I ended up with actual diahrea.
I wish I could just reprogramme by body to sleep through the night

[lyndau63]

I often have to go for a poo during the night because i am worrying about something. I wake up for a pee, something triggers my HA and I may go a couple of times. I too have IBS so it doesn't take much for me to have a pain and have to go.

[daisyflower]

Thank you both for the replies