Advice on serious health problem please.?

Question

I am a 20 year old female. I was diagnosed with IBS nearly 3 years ago, and was keeping it under control with medication. 16 weeks ago, I had what the doctor assumed to be a flareup. I was in absolute agony, I had diarrhoea and constipation, and felt like I was being ripped in half. Since then, if I eat ANYTHING the symptoms return, and I have to spend up to 10 hours on the toilet if I eat. I've lost 4 stone, and have been unable to go out. I'm getting very depressed, especially since I should be starting Uni in sept, and I can't go like this. The doctor was treating me for diarrhoea, but it didn't work. The general surgeon thinks the main problem is constipation and took me off my medication, but this has made the problem even worse. Please could you give me some sensible advice or ideas of who to turn to? I can't go on like this!

Answer 1

Common sense would tell you not to ask a bunch of people who are not doctors. Go to another doctor, dammit.

Answer 2

It doesn't sound like IBS at all, it could be something more along the lines of Chrohns, or Ulcerative colitis. Both of which can remiss, and re-appear in times of stress. Or possibly lactose intolerance, or celiac disease, but the latter are more likely if you can't eat anything at all. You should be going to a gastroenterologist really. They are the pro's in this area. A colonoscopy and possibly gastroscopy too would definitely be warranted. Both of which are very tolerable procedures. Just ask the physician to sedate you adequately.

Answer 3

I understand your problem with IBS. I suffer from it too. I take RX Donnatal Elixr and a pill called Reglan. Try to do something to keep your mind off of this problem. I know this is easier said than done. You need fiber in your diet. vegetables and possibly a fiber supplement. Such as Metamucil or Fiber Choice/ You can also get fiber wafers now. See what works the best for you. Hope you get better real soon, I know the agony of it.

Answer 4

First off, fire your doctor. Then go see a gastroenterologist. They'll take lots of good x-rays of your insides to see if everything's okay. Their help will be better than your dr.

Poor honey. I feel for you. When I had IBS, my flare-ups were in times of stress and during my period. Since my husband stopped traveling, and I began taking 3 fiber capsules every day, I'm almost back to normal.

If Western medicine can't help you, I would not hesitate to explore other options, such as acupuncture, chi, and chinese herbal treatments. They've been around longer than our medicine and are often just as effective or more so.

Answer 5

If you suffer from panic attacks, then you know how traumatic and even terrifying they can be. Quite a bit related to panic attacks depends on how frequently they occur. Some people don't realize they are experiencing a panic attack, especially if they don't have them often. But rather, you think the particular symptom is the real thing. Depending on the particular symptom, this can lead to a great deal of stress and fear. The duration of a panic attack is usually not very long. Most of the time they last about ten minutes, approximately. But it is possible for some symptoms to last for much longer. Some of the more strange signals of a panic attack, entailing less physical sensations, at least in the gist we generally think about them. Some people endure symptoms involving sensations of being artificial. There is a consciousness of emptiness, or feelings of marked disentanglement from one's actual person. As you can conceive, that must be a really tough set of feelings to have to be faced with, plus it can only cause a person to be incredibly worried and tense. Some people describe their symptoms of a panic attack as similar to coming down with the flue, i.e. having the chills. So all of that can cause confusion in addition to those symptoms. There are other such feelings that can be related to panic attacks. Only part of the reason to discuss these symptoms with your doctor is because you think you might be sick. Symptoms that only last for a short time and don't happen again soon were most likely due to a panic attack. Probably one of the worst types of panic attack symptoms are chest pains. This symptom is the worst because everyone knows what chest pains mean. People will think they are having a full-blown heart attack, for obvious reasons. People with this symptom will either call for an ambulance or make an appointment with their doctor in most cases. Panic attacks can happen frequently or not, so this will most likely lead to the person getting their heart tested to make sure that there isn't a problem. Infrequent chest pains can also be indicative of a real heart problem. This is why it's important to have this symptom checked by your doctor as soon as possible. When it comes to the disparities of the sexes, women contend with panic attack manifestations twice as common as men. Evidently, it is unknown why that is so. Nevertheless, the most vital consideration is you need to know how frequently your manifestations come about. Quite often, indicators of panic attacks will manifest in young adult years for women. Come what may, if you assume that you are undergoing manifestations of a panic attack, then meet with your medical professional.

Answer 6

There is no effective cure for Irritable Bowels Syndrome in allopathic medicines.The treatment is only symptomatic, that is only the external manifestation is attended to without looking for the cause.
Emotional disorders such as extreme stress,depression, anxiety anger,hidden grief etc trigger and aggravate the disease.If you have any of this please take counsel ling.
You may get permanent relief from a Good Homeopath..

Answer 7

Are you seeing a gastroenterologist? You may also be experiencing something gyne, so should check with your gyne, or urogynecologist.

Irritable bowel has a lot of triggers; hubby has it and he gets severe/SEVERE cramps. Or has to hit the toilet RIGHT AWAY.

Don't let problems be "written off." Many can be treated so try to find what's at the bottom of this.

Answer 8

I'm so sorry to hear that you're in so much pain! Please seek a second, third or even more, opinion!!! My sister continually got treated for asthma and she turned out to have Hodgkin's Disease!

I would also visit WebMD.com -- I turn there to learn all I can about anything medical related...prescription drugs...it's very helpful!!

Here's a link for IBS specifically at webmd.com....

http://www.webmd.com/ibs/guide/irritable-bowel-syndrome-diagnosis-tests

Please write and keep us informed of your outcome!

Answer 9

Get another doctor, have a colonoscopy, eat more fiber, good luck

Answer 10

wow i hope that you fell better but you should go to another doctor no matter how may you have already seen they are the specilists and mabye there is one out there that could help you with your problem