Every time I go back to the doctor for something new they tell me it is my IBS. Now I'm suffering from severe lower spinal pain. I dropped my Health Insurance bc it was so expensive. What's the word from other IBS patients... If I blow the money to go to the doctor will they only tell me this is my IBS again?
For Women who suffer, I'm a day due to my period. The pain started 3 days ago. Like many others my IBS gets worse at this time of the month.
2006-12-24 04:35:18 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
They're starting to recommend that people with IBS, or IBS-like symptoms be tested for celiac disease, which is an intolerance to gluten (wheat, rye, barley and oats). A lot of people with celiac were misdiagnosed as having IBS for years. (18 years for me). It takes an average of 11 years for a person with celiac to be diagnosed.
I also had severe lower back and hip pain for three years to the point I could barely walk. It turned out that for me it was gluten-related. They say that in some people it attacks the nerves as well as the digestive system. I've been gluten-free since Jan 06, and I only have pain now when I should have pain. Not this every day torture for no reason that I was living with for those years.
Here's a webpage by the National Institutes of Health on celiac -
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/celiac/
And another from the Mayo Clinic -
http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/celiac-disease/DS00319
If that starts sounding familiar here are a couple of message boards for people with celiac and other gluten intolerances.
http://www.glutenfreeforum.com
http://www.celiacforums.com
You can also be intolerant to other common foods and get IBS symptoms. Soy, corn, eggs, yeast, dairy, etc. You may want to think about keeping a food/symptoms journal and see if you can identify the culprit(s).
I hope you feel better soon.
Nancy
2006-12-26 17:18:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nancy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I had IBS with constipation as a symptom of hypothyroidism. Once I treated the thyroid problem and started taking fiber, raw apple cider vinegar, and digestive enzymes the IBS went away. I still can't eat Pizza Hut pizza because of the oil they use, but every other place seems fine. Know your tiggers on food and avoid them.
2006-12-24 13:12:54 · answer #2 · answered by DNA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A homoeopathic Medicine
Rx
Colocynthis 30
twice daily during ur periods
4 pills
Do reply wid ipmrovement
2006-12-24 13:41:26 · answer #3 · answered by Dr.Varun indiafivestar@yahoo.com 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the doctor this sounds serious tell him eveything thats wrong and request he do follwup testing
2006-12-24 12:46:17 · answer #4 · answered by hallowsevenight 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋