diarrhea almost every day for 3 years?
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For the past 3 years I have been having some problems with my stomach. I have been having diarrhea every day multiple times to every other day. It is mainly triggered if I eat anything or do something simple like taking a walk or going outside. A lot of times when I eat, my stomach will get a lot of pain and I will have diarrhea in the middle of eating or shortly after. When it first started, it only happened occasionally, but lately, I have been having diarrhea several times a day. It might sound strange, but I noticed when the weather is bad outside, like cold or rainy, it will make my symptoms worse. Rarely, I won't have diarrhea for 1-2 days and I consider it a miracle. It really is stressful and sad since if I go anywhere, I have to immediately search for the nearest bathroom to feel safe. I can't go out to eat somewhere since I will always have diarrhea and it's embarrasing to always leave every time during the meal. Sometimes I can't barely even eat a few bites of food at home before I have to go to the bathroom.
I heard it's not normal to have diarrhea so much, so it really worries me. I love walking outside and even jogging, but I'm terrified do those things because I know something can go wrong with my stomach. I've been taking a medicine called metamucil. It does help a little, but not nearly as much as I need it too. I talked to my doctor about my problem and he recommended I get a Endoscopy, so I've been waiting a while for the hospital to respond. It is driving me crazy having to wait so long since I wish this problem could get fixed and I could have a clear diagnoses of what's wrong with me. I am really scared and worried. I was wondering if anyone has any thoughts or opinions to what could be wrong with me since I've been trying to figure it out for years. I have been wondering if I could have irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) since a lot of my symptoms sound similar, but I'm not sure. Also I was wondering if anyone knows what kind of Endoscopy I would need. Do you think I would need a Colonoscope inserted through the anus to examine the colon (bowel) or a Gastroscope, inserted down the throat to the oesophagus to examine the stomach. I just really want to know if the camera will be going through my mouth or anus and is the problem could be with my colon, bowls, stomach, or digestion.
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daniel_80 tigerbolt
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tigerbolt daniel_80
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daniel_80 tigerbolt
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tigerbolt daniel_80
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tigerbolt
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Just got back from the colonoscopy and wanted to share my experience with everyone.The laxatives actually weren't so bad. I had to drink 1 cup with the pikoprep (laxaitive) yesterday at 7PM then 2 liters of liquid which was tea for me. Then this morning at 6, I had to drink another cup of the pikoprep followed by 2 liters of tea. The prep itself wasn't too bad. It was really inconvenient having to keep going to the bathroom, but my body was cleared out the first few times. Maybe it's because of the diarrhea problem I have. I had to go to the bathroom quiet a bit, but not nearly as much as I thought. I felt nausea a lot though because I had no food in my stomach and I had to drink so much water. I also ate a big pot of rice with chicken and carrots yesterday for breakfast since that was going to be my last meal before the prep. I'm glad I ate so much since it kept me full most of the day. I was pretty hungry at night and in the morning though. But oh my gosh, the colonoscopy was absolutely horrible for me! They gave me a IV with pain medicine and something that was suppose to help me be sleepy. But it had no effect for me at all! I was awake the entire time and in such severe pain. Everytime they pumped air in me, turned a corner, or moved forward, it was extremely agonising. It was so painful I was almost in tears and constantly saying ow. The nurse was really nice and she let me squeeze her hand. She tried to get my mind off the pain and talk to me, but I could barely answer because I was in such pain. I felt like intense burning pain in my stomach and that it was going to explode. But thankfully it is over now! It only took 15-20 minutes which isn't long, but it is if your in so much pain. The good news is everything looks fine. They are sending samples to the lab and I will get the results back Monday I believe. Hopefully I will find a cure to my problem. I hope I don't have to go through that again for a long time. It was a pretty horrible experience for me. Right now I'm just resting at home and I'm pretty tired since I didn't get much sleep the last few nights. I'm still a bit sore, but not too bad which is good!
pat16303 tigerbolt
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tigerbolt
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I just got back from the doctors office with the results! The colonoscopy test came back normal and nothings wrong! The bad news is I have to do more tests again. The good news is they ruled it down to 2 causes. It's either Crohn's Disease or IBS (Irritable bowl syndrome) which is what I thought. I've thought for years it's IBS and it most likely is. I have to do a MRI scan of my small intestine's to rule out Chron's disease 100% and 2 more stool samples to make sure it's not parasites. There really sure that the MRI scan will come back negative, but they need to check to make 100% sure it's not Crohn's Disease, but there really sure it's IBS. It kinda sucks because IBS isn't curable and they don't have any medicine or anything that will help with the symptoms which sucks. But at least I will have a for sure answer of what it is! After the colonoscopy, I'm terrified of the MRI scan for my small intestine's and am worried it will hurt. I literally know nothing about the procedure and what will happen or what I need to do to prepare. I only know that I will have a IV pump fluid in me to make my small intestine's have color to see on the scan and that I have to lay still for 20-30 minutes. Does anyone know about the procedure? Let me know your experience and if it was painful!
jeff4242 tigerbolt
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It's nice to know everything turns out negative for you. However, i know it sucks to not have a solution to what you're dealing with. How's it been though so far? Still having loose stools everyday? How many bms you have a day? 3? Do you ever experience having some pencil thin stools sometimes?
jeff4242 tigerbolt
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It's been a while, how you doing lately? Has your condition gotten better? How was the previous test results? I would love to hear your recent progress
tigerbolt jeff4242
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I was waiting to respond until I got my results!
I do have 2-3 BM's per day (Sometimes more, sometimes less). Sometimes there loose and sometimes there kinda normal, but still watery. It really just depends and I haven't noticed a pattern. I haven't had pencil thin stools though.
I finally got my results after so many tests! I had a blood test, 2 stool samples, a colonoscopy, a MRI of my small intestine's, and a ultra sound. The doctor has done everything she could to give me a proper diagnoses which I appreciate since I've heard some doctors don't want to go through the trouble of all the tests and they just diagnose people with IBS as a lazy diagnoses. The good news is I don't have Chron's Disease and I finally know what I have after 6 years. I got the offical confirmation that I do have IBS. I am sad though because there is no cure for it, not a lot of medicine to make the symptoms less, and it's something I will have to live with for the rest of my life. For a month I was taking a medicine called Metamuscil which is suppose to help with diarhea, but it only helps a tiny bit. So now the doctor upped my dosage to taking it twice a day. It does suck since the liquid is awful and it really is unfortunate to do this the rest of my life, especially if it only helps partially. The things the help me the best are Norit's and Metamucil's. Norit's help me a lot more than imodium does strangly. Also paracatamoles help a bit as well.
I heard some people have IBS where they are constipated instead of having a lot of diarhea. I think the IBS with costipation would be a lot more painful and horrible.
jeff4242 tigerbolt
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Good to know everything came out negative. I mean better than having a serious illness you know. Mine kinda tricky ima have 1-3bms a day. I don't usually have watery unless i have a very bad diarrhea bouts. I have loose stool if it's my 3rd bm of the day and sometimes i gives me a slight cramp perhaps signalizing that i need to poop? Not painful though, maybe in a pain level of 1-2 out of 10. Do you experience having stomach cramps before you poop? Ans when you wipe what color is mostly in the tissue? Sorry if i ask a very digusting questions lol. Hope to get a reply from you again! Thanx!
tigerbolt jeff4242
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Yeah it's great everything came out negative. It does suck having IBS, but I'm really glad it's not something worse. That's good you normally don't having watery diarrhea. Yeah, always before I have to go the bathroom for diarrhea, I have extreme pain in my stomach and I have to go right that second. Normally once I do go, the pain disspears immediently or shortly after. But it is just incrediably painful at the time! Lucky it only happens when I need to go. It is a bit disguesting ha ha, but I would say the color is normally brown/black/or yellowish.
ozzie746 tigerbolt
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nick68162 ozzie746
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I have been having similar symptoms for 5 months now.
I had testicle ultrasound twice and everything seems to be fine.
i also had colonoscopy and gastroscopy and everything seems to be more or less fine there too.
Had upper and lower abdomen ultrasound too, and things also turn up ok.
However, the pain on both sides of lower abdomen is present and irritating and i also keep on having testicle sensitivity and pain.
I am thinking of doing a lower abdomen mri, but i don't want to get injected with GBC (gadolinium based contrast) or get the magnetic radiation from the mri.
Doctors tell me i don't need to do it and that this all situation is because of Irritable Bowel Syndrome. But, its been almost 5 months now and the pains seem to be there and very irritating at times.
What about you? Did you have any tests? How are you doing?
mjmdesk tigerbolt
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I had a similar problem but not as bad as yours. I found that drinking tooo much (especially coffee) made me have the runs. Thankfully my sister in Vancouver who had been on a cruise with my Dad had experienced that problem during their voyage. The doctor on the ship prescribed a herbal medication called Bentonite Clay capsules. That solved their problem with diahrea. She told me to get a hold of my Dad since he might have a few of the capsules left over... and he did. I tried them and voila! My poop went solid again. I told her about my success so she volunteered to make me about 50 pills and mailed them out to me. As it turned out I found out how to make them myself. There is a gadget called Tap'n Go where you insert the Bentonite Clay powder yoursef into empty capsules. She ordered the gadget for me and I was able to find the powder from a good health food store. I find that whenever I drink a cup of coffee I take one of the capsules for prevention sake. You may have to take one evey time you eat something. I hope that the moderators of this forum allow my post. It (the Bentonite Clay) works for many people with diahrea problems. It's a natural product that has been used for centuries by people all around the world. Good luck finding the product yourself.
mjmdesk
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I made a mistake in my reply to you. The gizmo is actually called Cap'n Quick not Cap'n Go. I now make my own Bentonite Clay capsules 25 at a time. You could make more if you have the patience. Working with the Bentonite Clay powder is messy. Don't wear a black t-shirt or dark colored clothing. Wear white. The Bentonite Clay powder seems to get everywhere. I have pretty well been diahrea free for 6 months now. What a relief.
P.S. I have read somewhere that it is best to use a platic spoon to distribute the powder. Apparently using a metal spoon cancels the healing properties of the powder. Better safe than sorry.
Good luck in finding the ingredients.
Mike, AKA mjmdesk