Cant take it anymore..best answer wins?!
Question: i swear my body hates me. for the last 7 yrs since i was 15, i have had abdominial pain, rectal bleeding, anal itching, vomiting, mucous in stools, migraines, and i just feel like i am dying. i am now 22. these symptoms have progressed worse. i have lost 40 pounds since jan. i cant eat. i have heartburn right now. my old gastro says it is just ibs. do you get blood in tool with ibs? when i was born my bowels didn't form until iwas four, i also had anal fissures. i was really skinny as a child. i had joint pain most of my life. i see a new specialist thursday. what should i say to him? plus i have irregular periods.
Answers: i swear my body hates me. for the last 7 yrs since i was 15, i have had abdominial pain, rectal bleeding, anal itching, vomiting, mucous in stools, migraines, and i just feel like i am dying. i am now 22. these symptoms have progressed worse. i have lost 40 pounds since jan. i cant eat. i have heartburn right now. my old gastro says it is just ibs. do you get blood in tool with ibs? when i was born my bowels didn't form until iwas four, i also had anal fissures. i was really skinny as a child. i had joint pain most of my life. i see a new specialist thursday. what should i say to him? plus i have irregular periods.
You poor little thing !! You know, i went my whole life (i'm now 44) until about 18 months ago before i worked out myself that i was lactose intolerant .............. mucous in the stools, constant bloating, cramping, gassiness, belching, constipation, constant tummy aches, acid reflux, ribbony shaped stools or rabbit droppings..... and then one day in this forum somebody mentioned something in relation to what i was going through and the penny dropped !! I'd always have icecream before going to bed at night and that was the worst thing feeling that nasty burning acid reflux burning my oesophagus.............. drink organic apple cider vinegar to resolve the acid reflux. only organic will do as the commercial varieties have had way too much of the good stuff taken out of them. Simply put 2 tablespoons of ACV into a glass of water, mix up and drink with a straw to protect the enamel on your teeth.
The ACV will resolve the acid reflux by neutralising the acidity in your stomach. It will also increase the production of hydrochloric acid in your tummy and thus aid in digestion and ease constipation.
Eliminate all milk and dairy for 7 days and note how much better you feel ........... iron willpower you'll need but, hey, it's totally not worth the constipation, headaches and tummy bloating and tummy aches .... is it !! Ensure that you supplement with a calcium tablet that contains vitamin D3 as they work in tandem with one another. Either that, or eat more foods rich in both.
ie ~ foods rich in calcium are ~ leafy and green vegies, salmon, sardines, peanuts, walnuts and sunflower seeds.
foods rich in vitamin D are ~ salmon, sardines, fish liver oils or just get 10 - 15 minutes daily of safe sun exposure.
To resolve the heartburn right now, eat something rich in magnesium. ie ~ leafy and green vegies, cold water fishes such as tuna, sardines, whiting and salmon, wholegrain breads and cereals and ground up nuts and seeds (ground up to aide in digestion of same).......... magnesium will resolve an acid tummy too as it will realkalise the ph level of your gut and increase the production of hydrochloric acid in your tummy too
Poor little thing ............ ditch the milk and dairy and focus on lactose free calcium rich foods and vitamin D rich cold water fishes or safe sun exposure ?
Oh, take a good quality multi B complex supplement too to help your body deal with the everyday stressy things life has a habit of throwing our way. Get one with all the B's in it ie ~ B1, B2, B3, b5, B6 andB12 as they work best synergistically (together)........... the B complex of vitamins is essential for healthy immune, digestive and neural functioning.
Drink loads of fresh filtered water to hydrate your body properly and cut right back on dehydrating drinks such as coffee, tea, sodas and soft drinks and alcohol (if you drink any) as not only will all these things dehydrate you but they will also do a fine job of ripping you off of your essential B complex of vitamins.
please take care of you ?
*** i got told by the Doctors that i had IBS too !! i certainly didn't ***
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you should tell him exactly what you just told the rest of the world
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wow that sounds terrible but i have no idea what to tell you other than to see a special special special specialist...thats DEFINITELY not anything ive ever heard of
Wow, im sorry to say right off the back, I have no answer to give you:(
But just to let you know..doctor's these days don't care enough about their patients..I'm sorry that you've had to go through such pain for a good portion of your life!
Tell him everything you have just told us. Be sure to have a detailed medical history. See if you can go to your other doctor and get a copy of you medical records. Take your mom or dad with you if you can and have them talk to your doctor about your conditions as a child. I hope that everything goes well and remember to take your time. The doctor is getting paid to help you. Ask everything that you need to ask. Again Good Luck. Take care.
It sounds serious. Go to the specialist, go to every specialist you can.
IBS is a scapegoat diagnosis for when doctors don't know a damn thing. IBS is a bullsh*t disorder. There are no specifics on it, no specific IBS symptoms or remedies.
I've been diagnosed the same way and it didn't make a difference.
uh, the best answer always wins......Yes, can have blood in stools with ibs. Could also be diverticulitis. Could also be about a hundred other things, or two or 10 different things combined. Sorry you're having troubles. hope your doc figures it out. But sometimes all that can be done is make you as comfortable as possible, not everything can be cured. Good luck.
It sounds like you may have chrons disease. Go to www.CrohnsOnline.com. See if your symptoms fit.
write down or remember evrything u just told the aeveryone in the details and tell him exacly what you're goin through
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Wow, that sounds horrible, sorry for whats happening. Just tell you specialist all that, there might be a name for the disease.
Perhaps you could ask a priest to administer to you.
YOU NEED TO WRITE EVERY SYMPTOM DOWN AND TELL THE DOCTOR. It is extremely helpful if you write all of your medical information down; doctors, tests, diagnoses, and every symptom you have had and when they began. It is more helpful if you can fax the information at least two weeks before your appointment. Put on the "Cover Page" of the fax, the date, your phone number, your doctor's name, and "ATTENTION PERSONAL.." (That goes below the doctor's name). Remember, if you do not get a diagnosis that makes you feel comfortable, keep searching until you find one. It takes years and years for certain diseases to be diagnosed correctly and an extreme amount of meds, tests, doctors, and whatever else. Take care.
Its all IBS. Irratible bowel syndrome sucks man.. try asking for pantaloc. It helps with the pains and burning. Also maybe dicetel. I have IBS and it suxx. my periods go for four days then stop then start again 2 days later. I cant get pregnant. Migraines are the worst take two advil when you get one it should help.
Well, if you tell your new doctor what you think it is, based on Yahoo Answers; you will be in trouble. Your doctor will go way out of his way to figure out why that diagnosis is wrong! Physicians tend to be really stubborn about protecting their aura of superiority.
But, I have a guess what it is. Being born with intestinal problems alone made you at risk for autism at the very least. The fact that you have suffered from chronic pain all your life makes it amazing you're not psychotic. The fact that you have a few pychogenic problems like migraines and irritable bowel syndrome, is not in the least surprising!
Irregular periods might be psychogenic too. The rest of your problems sound physical, but physical things affect you psychologically for sure.
As for blood in the stool being caused by ibs, the answer is no way. That would be caused by internal hemorrhoids
So, you need both a physical diagnosis along with some old-fashion psychotherapy. You will eventually start to feel better no matter what.
Incidentally; a couple of lowlife swine-like answerers have been really casual about the mention of death. That's cool. They will die too one of these days, and everybody will laugh and laugh.
In the meantime, the majority of people around here--including me--feel really protective of you and wish you well.