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hi there. I was wandering if anyone had or has similar issues to me. I have never had these sort of problems. I'm 32.
a year and a half ago I was having urgent bowel movements for months. I figured it was just food causing this until it got so bad I could hardly hold my bowel movements in If not near a toilet.
I finally got tested and had a parasite called entomoeba hystolica. I took metronidazole and diloxanide furoate. the first Doctor did not prescribe the diloxanide so I had to start the treatment again.
after I was given the all clear from the parasite I still have 7-8 bowel movements a day. watery stools. no blood no pain. but always felt this very small ache in lower left abdomen. went in for a endoscopy and colonscopy. I was told there was no chrons but biopsy came back that I had Lymphocytic Collitis. they said it was likely caused by the parasite. but also now my immune system is attacking my colon. I took entocort for 6 weeks. I had almost immediate relief after starting. once the entocort was finished I still had on and off issues with my stomach.
took the entocort October 2018. it is now November 2019. between that time I started having alot of Indigestion and burping, but the burping was constant and uncomfortable. also slight nausea which was more annoying than anything.
the gastro prescribed drugs to help with this but it never worked.
months later (April this year) all my symptoms started to decrease till I eventually stopped complaining or worrying about stomach issues except the occasions when I would eat something abit rich or hard to digest. I started to learn what foods irriated me and now have a very basic diet. after months of issues and anxiety I decided to stop being scared to eat out (which is how I think I got the parasite) and start living again.
had my first bought salad in over a year and that was the start of me being carefree. afew weeks later I had a week of diareah and that dull ache back in my lower left side. I went to the doctor and stooll test was fine. calprotectin was 26. the bowel problems were up and down for weeks. mainly I was okay. 2 months later it started again but lasted 2 weeks, lots of urgency to go to the bathroom and watery stools. went again for a stool test and the calprotectin was now 1000 which is extremely high. however only seem to have watery stool in morning than I manage to get through the day with no more bowel movements which is great, but concerned as to why my reading was so high in the first place. the gastro wants to do another colonscopy in next 2 weeks. I'm so nervous as to what they will find, or even worse what if they find nothing. I started taking a Probiotic called vsl3 which was recommended to me. it's very expensive but I swear it takes the edge of the bowel movements. i feel like I have lost the last 2 years of my life always worrying about this and waiting for the day i go back to having a normal stomach. I've stopped dating and everything as this is so embarrassing. anyway sorry this is so long, trying to fit 2 years of problems into one message. I look forward to hearing if anyone has experienced similar problems and frustrations.
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