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Extreme stomach pain.

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Hi there.

I am a 17 year old boy, and I have been encountering some discomfort in my stomach/digestive system for around a year now. The thing is, I was losing a lot of weight and I had ended up losing around 60 lbs in less than a year, and now I am on the path to recovery and I am feeling the healthiest I have in the past few years. I have been getting regular exercise, watching what I eat to avoid trigger foods, but through all this time, one thing has stayed the same...

Every Saturday, I get up and go to work, and I am always faced with extreme pain in my abdominal area, and with that I have very frequent, loose and mushy bowel movements, which are oddly very painful. It only ever happens now on weekends, and it's like my symptoms are gone all week and then they swell during the weekend days. Why does this occur?

I do not drink alcohol, or consume any form of recreational drugs. I oly take my anti-anxiety medication (mirtazipine) which actually seems to help my stomach discomfort;, and my asthma inhaler.

Can anyone explain this? Thank you for reading this.

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  • jello11529
    jello11529 Guest

    Posted

    Hey mafumafu...Sorry to hear about that...Just one thing want to ask is, did you go to your GP and discuss your problem? Did they do necessary stool and blood tests?
    • Guest
      Guest jello11529

      Posted

      A year ago I went and got ultrasounds done as well as a couple blood tests but nothing came back worrysome, so since then I haven't gotten any testing done (other than a screening for celiac disease)...

    • jello11529
      jello11529 Guest

      Posted

      Hey, I think you should observe what you do on Friday evenings...As all are in weekend mood, so do you eat something different? Is Saturday is different from any other day in the week and if yes then what difference is that...You should observe those and still if you can't find the answer then I would suggest go and see you doc again...biggrin He/She might help you..

  • anne68902
    anne68902 Guest

    Posted

    Have you tried to keep a food diary?  It might help in identifying what is triggering your symptoms on weekends. Or do you face certain stressors on the weekends?
  • taniiee
    taniiee Guest

    Posted

    Correct me if I'm wrong, you said every Saturday, is that the only time you feel the pain? 

     

    • Guest
      Guest taniiee

      Posted

      Correct, really only ever on Saturday is when I feel this pain and discomfort.
  • Guest
    Guest Guest

    Posted

    I have 40-45 fat in my food a day. Try that, it could be that you have problems digesting fat.
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