ibs?anxiety?uti?something else?
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I'm a 19 year old female and basically, i got my first uti in december and since then it has gone downhill, since then i developed anxiety and every month around the same time i would feel i had another uti, i would take antibiotics and it would clear up however this was never tested in the lab, the utis seemed to get worse with the abdominal pain which was constant migrating from the ribs, back groin, sides i could only sleep on my belly for a month, i had a kidney scan which was clear, and about a month ago i got another i took a urine test from the lab and it came back with a esbl ecoli infection which i took antibiotics for and it cleared it up, since then when ive thought ive had one the test has come back clear so i think its gone. i'm starting to think it wasn't a recurrent uti but food intolerances i've developed suddenly. Things i can't eat that have triggered intense cramping, irregular BM, stabbing pains all around the abdomen are: wheat,milk,cheese,cream cheese,beans,fizzy drinks. i never had a problem with these before but now i get bloating, gas its awful. I've always had random one off slight blood in my stool like once every three months. since stopping these foods its made a big difference i still get random pain but not constant. Has anyone experienced this? i was thinking it could be post-infectios IBS. im waiting on my doctor for an appointment.
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Marina_Dee tia07074
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The wheat and the dairy products are known allergens in the bowel and baked beans and fizzy drinks will give you bloating. Usually, if you have identified the culprits and then leave them out of your diet...sometimes not easy but worth the effort......your life can get back to normal. Try going without all of them and gradually introduce one at a time back into your diet....say one a week. You can then pinpoint the worst offenders.
sam18386 tia07074
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hi tia, ask for tests for intolerances, like lactose and gluten. you need to rule out anything serious. get your doctor's help. good luck, well spotted!