urgent advice/help needed please

Hey coral

Since you had your gallbladder out, could it be your diet that's contributing to your symptoms (I.e. Have you tried to limit your fat intake ?)

Also it would be worth getting either an endoscopy or colonscopy since there occasions of blood in your stool. This might be because of an ulcer in you duodenum (which may also cause upper right abdominal pain) or some sort of inflammation in your colon.

Remember that Ibs diagnosis is a result of elimination process. So unless everything has been ruled out, one cannot come to that conclusion.

what a tough tough go you have Coral, ..read your profile...would seem you have "potentially" good sources of info where you work?? perhaps not so helpful? sending you a link via pm ..not permitted here. I think its possible your being  fobbed off. .your diet savy,know quite a lot about symptoms and probable cause/s.....this right side pain post gallbladder surgery seems to be evident in many similar  patients.....before all other tests...my thinking...Sweating,  vomiting, nausea etc...would lead me to consider a bile stone...an easy ultrasound test should be done,...I am only familiar with a few patients "first hand" that have had similar problems after surgery, and only one with a stone lodged in  a bile duct...Identical symptoms without dizzy..pain would sometimes be mild…and then severe…duration varied.Othe patients symptoms gradually went away

over a 6 month period, most thinking it was "exercise" that helped remedy.(a few had post surgery ultrasounds taken as a precaution).

Please keep in mind these are really only a few, not a large group study..so my observations are subjective at best. btw...because of the "pain" the patient with the bile stone  paid out of her own pocket for the study...as she was not "offered" an ultrasound...'she was reimbursed...cannot recall if it was the surgeon, GP, or insurance...and don't know if full or partial..perhaps something you might consider if your denied ?  To me would be worthwhile regardless...but that's just me    a union of one....  and want you to get well quick...the stone being most at risk....Ann

Hi Coral2786,

I know from first hand experience it can be pretty scary when you're ill and don't know what's wrong with you, and that in itself can cause symptoms or make existing symptoms worse.  I'm not a doctor but if I were in your position I'd list on paper all of my symptoms, (make a copy which the doctor can keep), and go back to see your doctor or another at your surgery.  Ask them to go through the list with you to explain what is caused by normal gall bladder post op symptoms, endometriosis, and IBS and how they can be treated.  Speciifcally ask about the blood in your stool and the weight gain as these could be easily treatable and would alleviate some of your stress and worry.

The two episodes of sweating, dizzyness and your legs giving way could be something as straight forward as an anxiety attack from all the worry, but you need to talk it through with your doctor.  Make an appointment today and get checked out.

Take care coral2786 x

Hi coral2786,

Sounds like you're having a terrible time of it and I appreciate that you're frustrated by doctors saying conflicitng things and not having all of the answers, but blood in your stools is not a normal symptom of IBS.  If you see the doctor for nothing else at least ask about that.  It could be something minor and easy to fix or it could be the key to your problems, but do get checked out.

When the drs dont know what it is they always say its IBS what they should be doing is making further investigations and tests for other things

Coral find another doctor this is your life and your health get another opinion dont let them fob you off you deserve better than that insist on further tests to find out