Just Some Advice On What My Stomach Is Doing, Please Posted: 11-18-06 18:13pm
Well..Ive always had problems, a few years
ago, I thought I was just getting fat
because my stomach was constantly
bloated.Because of this, I actually became
bulimic, and my stomach, as a consequence
was always flat.
Im in recovery now (9weeks, monday) but im
having trouble...I go to the toilet about
5times a day, which seems a lot but its
often not diahrrea..And in the evenings,
regardless of how often I go, I bloat and
if im unable to release the gas, I swell
up til im in pain and cant move.
My stomach is constantly hard and
distended, and often very uncomfortable.
Ive tried pepermint tea, (which makes it
worse), peppermint oil capsules, charcoal
tablets, b5 (because I thought it had
something to do with the way I metabolised
fat, as I also have very oily skin,
another symptom) and other tablets that
removed the undigested..Um, *something*
from my intestine, though all of them did
nothing, or made it worse.
Im on a wheat detox, cutting out all
wheat..And so far, im even worse.Is it
worth me continuing with cutting out
wheat, or should I go back to the
doctor,and ask for a proper examination,
or does it sound like a lactose
intolerance?
Btw, if its any relevance, my mum has
ibs...
Hope someone can help me in some way.
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CathM
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 14 Nov 2006 Posts: 23
Posted: 11-27-06 05:04am
Hey roo,
sorry to hear about all the problems you
have been through. I would wait with the
gluten thing and go get a good check up.
If you do have celiac it should show up in
a simple bloodtest. You should have a
colonscopy, bloodwork and you should have
a stool test done. I'm not much of a
beliver in ibs, as I know of too many
cases that have turned out to be ibd. Ibd
isnt always easy to diagnose/find. Alot
of people with the disease have had tests
done for years without it revealing
itself.
