Post infectious IBS or something more?
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Where do I start? I'm not sure how relevant the back story is to my current issues but it might help get some answers.. I'm 23 years old and male.
My stomach has always been sensitive, but I could handle spice, alcohol and pretty much any foods without worry. I recently went travelling for 5 and a half months, months 1-2 spent in Malaysia and Thailand. Whilst in Thailand I had stomach issues (wretching, could hardly stand up, unusual bowel movements (can only describe as fluffy with mucus). I saw three doctors, took anti acid medication along with 'Norofloxacin' for a suspected upper bowel infection and almost immediately went back after finding a worm, roughly two inches long in the toilet bowl. I was also then given a course of 'Mebendazole', though the doctor seemed reluctant to accept that the stomach issues were due to the parasite, as they were so common.
After a while I started to feel a bit better, but not normal by any means, and was told to take charcoal tablets to rid my gut of potentially bad toxins. My symptoms then started to appear again, in the form of bloating, loose stool, feeling drained and nausous. It wasn't long after this I developed eustachian tube dysfunction and so wasn't whether it was the ear or the stomach to blame for dizziness and off-balance. Going back to a medical clinic in Malaysia, I was prescribed the following:
'Hyoscine Butylbromide'
'Rebamipide'
'Itopride Hydrochloride'
'Esomeprazole'
The doctor insisted that I had developed acid reflux and damaged the lining of my bowel post-infection, and these medicines started to really help me - I felt good for a while, the acidity, bloating and stood seemed to return almost to its normal state. I then went to Australia, where my symptoms seemed to be almost gone, other than waking up most mornings with a dull ache in my abdomen, which went away throughout the day, and an increase in gas from prior to leaving for the trip in the UK. Before leaving Australia I noticed a similar looking worm, dead this time - accompanied by cramping and the ache in the morning. I decided to get some more Mebendazole from a pharmacy and took it, which didn't actually relieve me of many symptoms.
Anyway I wouldn't say I have been fully right since Thailand, and actually got worse recently to the point where I decided to return to the doctor, where I had blood tests and two stool samples sent away to check for thyroid issues, coeliac, parasites etc.. everything came back normal, and my symptoms are worsening. I wake up with lots of gas, noisy stomach, cramping throughout the day, feeling like I need to empty my bowels but usually not much comes out (I wouldn't say I am constipated though) and passed blood on a single occassion about a week ago (none since). Worst of all, I get waves of feeling absolutely drained, to the point where I am having to leave my friends and family and just go and lie down and I now consider 'normal' just having the cramping, gas, and sicky feeling with lots of squeeky noises coming from my bowel. It's really starting to affect my life and I can almost hear the doctors muttering 'anxiety' and 'probably IBS'. Can IBS really make you feel this ill? I refuse to believe it! I have heard that parasites can cause very similar symptoms, and don't always show from the stool testing. I have been told that a colonoscopy is a good idea, so will certainly consider that. I have been taking Yakult, eating yoghurt, trying to restore my gut flora and am taking peppermint capsules and back on the espramazole to reduce the sicky feeling. I am going to bring up the following possibilites when I see the doctor tomorrow:
- Candida Overgrowth (my girlfriend has issues with yeast infections and i have never seemed to suffer, at least I don't think so)
- Giardiasis/Blastocystis Hominis
- Crohns Disease/Ulcerative Colitis
- SIBO
- Lactose/Glucose Intolerance (Even though bloods returned normal)
- Cancer (very unlikely but want to rule this out)
could it all be post infectious IBS as my doctor suggested? What else would you recommend investigating? Any suggestions welcome as I can't go on living like this!
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Clostridium difficile
NHS info here
http://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/resources/patient-information/infection/fmt.pdf
rossathome cymbalrush
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Clostridium difficile
one treatment is bismuth which iis type of metal ( actually also used to line gun barells too) is found in that pink medication called pepto bismol
GENERIC NAME: bismuth subsalicylate
BRAND NAME: Bismatrol Maximum Strength, Pepto Bismol, Kaopectate, and many other brands
Helicobacter pylori is highly susceptible to bismuth, a heavy metal with antimicrobial activity linked to its effect on bacterial iron uptake
colloidal bismuth subcitrate is refered to as (CBS)
try that
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http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Clostridium-difficile/Pages/Introduction.aspx
vivian89329 cymbalrush
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I had IBS since 18. Always managed. For the past year I had 4 infections. Responded well to antibiotics 3 times. The last episode antibiotics did not work. I have seen a Surgeon last week. Nobody knows if it is IBS diverticulitis or something else. I have to wait for another episode at which time I will have a scan. In the meantime no dairy no nuts no seeds and try aloe vera juice. I also take bentyl it is prescribed. Just gave another stool sample in as well. Try and keep your bowels moving. Good carbs you can eat are rice and some pasta but don't overdo it. Try to stay away from breads for a few days. It is nof easy. Hope you find some answers.
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Vivian