IBS or something more?
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Hi everyone,
Im a 21 yo female and have been living in absolute agony this past while. In Jan 2013 I became very sick and was going to the toilet 3-6 times a day with either very black hard stools or very lose stools which lead my doctor to do tests on food allergies etc. I had an endoscopy and colonoscopy etc and no problems were found..great nothong scary! So naturally was labelled with Ibs which o accepted for about a year and triwd to manage the pain that was mainly around my ribs and abdomen.
Now the problem is that for the past six months this pain has evolved to include lower abdominal/pelvic pain that often radiates into my back and hips/thighs leaving it very difficult for me to stand straight and walking proves a dofficulty. Is this ibs related or something more? Ive had ultrasound and ovaries etc are all fine. Im just so sick of being sick now and want to get on with my life and now let this affect me as some days I get really down die to it.
Any advice or help would be welcome.
Thanks!
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Bhealthy1 mcc92
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I would like to share my experience with campylobacter infection (food poisoning, usually from raw meat or poultry) I had last month from one of the take away places. It started off with sudden stomach pains and diarrhoea (light or green colour). Doctors could not figure out what it was and took 3 visits to GP and finally getting some tests done (which took long time too cause they have lost them!), so from my first visit on 13th of June I got my antibiotics erythromycin for campylobacter infection on 21st of July! Meantime I had suffered real bad reaction to most foods, i.e. Diarrhoea each day several times, stomach pains about half an hour after food, felt very weak cause I knew I wasn't digesting food very well nor did the water stay in my body. Took about week and a half off work (week with a sick note). Usually it lasts 2-5 days but the period of my sickness was 7-8 weeks. During the whole time I was taking Lansoprazole in the mornings as it appeared I had gastritis superfitsialis chronica with it as well (had to do endoscopy for this).... Then no-spa ('mebeverine' in UK, after food to relax my muscles. I also made sure I took acidophilus probiotic - 1 a day, every day ( got from Holland and Barrett and I have to say, it did help me big time), I think It helped with restoring or not damaging too much of my insides during this infection. Eventually I found out that Saccharomyces Boulardii probiotic helps especially well during diarrhoea, I found a packet in Holland Barrett called Bioglan Serious Help One-A-Day Biotic Balance Ultimate Flora (20 billion live bacteria which has both probiotics together), so I've switched to this probiotic only at the moment. However, if you are immunocompromised - do not take S.Boulardii probiotic, it could be very dangerous or even fatal!!! On the first day of erythromycin I felt much better, diarrhoea stopped instantly, but it did come back every 2 days for about a week and a half. I had to be very strict with what I ate: oats in the morning with blueberrys, cinnamon and honey, then banana about 10 am, something steamed for lunch and supper. I ate 4 times a day before the antibiotics, as they damage the stomach lining too. I made sure there was 3 hour gap between antibiotic and probiotic for both of them to actually work ( I usually took probiotic before bed so it would work over night). I did not drink any coffee or tea, had only water or camomile or peppermint tea during the whole time. Campylobacter made me also lactose intolerant (which I found out after eating ice cream on a very hot summer day.... Not a pleasant surprise), so I had only lactose free milk and yogurts for about three weeks, but i am back to normal now. I also took some multivitamins as diarrhoea flushes a lot of nutrition from your body. I made sure I went for even little walks on fresh air in the evenings as erythromycin doesn't agree with the sun or artificial UV rays very much. I also tried to have a siesta every day when I was off sick at home - you recover better in the sleep. So this is how I fought campylobacter infection.... I hope this might help some of you to fight it. Also please look out for any muscle aches or respiratory problems - ring your doctor straight away if you get them - these could be dangerous rare side effects. And please try not to cook for others for about 3 weeks after healing and stay away from pregnant women and anyone with weak immune system, as it takes 2-3 weeks to completely get rid of campylobacter. Best of luck
hope4cure Bhealthy1
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hope4cure mcc92
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IBS is very difficult to treat. Once the foods are omitted symptoms start to lesson.
Try avoiding greasy foods.. Fried... Dairy.. See on line diet for IBS. tells u how to journal food that upset u what foods to generally avoid.
healthcare79736 mcc92
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However,fruits such as avocados,bananas and apples have high content of fiber in them which is very useful for stomach.Some people are intolerant to lactose, one should also check about it.
Generally,symptoms vary from person to person and one has to be alert about his own diet.Moreover, avoiding few things can prove to be useful for your stomach lining.
Be kind to your tum .