Digestive and Bowel Disorders Forum - Trying to Convince Gp Might Not Be Ibs

Hi, I'm 27 and I have been having these symptoms for a good few months now although in the last few weeks they have got progressively worse.

After I have something to eat I have dffering symptoms, anything form having a hot flush, sweating, feeling bloated, abdominal pains, nausea, being physically sick, (this has come on in the last few weeks) prickly sensation to the skin- mainly face sometimes hands, coughing, feeling weak/dizzy/faint.

I also have bad wind which is very uncomfortable, sometimes crippling and is only eased by going to the toilet.

I have also found that if I skip ameal or leave more than 3-4 hours roughly between meals, i feel sweaty, shaky and extremely lightheaded, when I eat somehting after this, instantly feel better but then in the hour following I get all the symptoms mentionned above- sweating, feeling bloated, abdominal pains, nausea, being physically sick, (this has come on in the last few weeks) prickly sensation to the skin- mainly face sometimes hands, coughing, feeling weak/dizzy/faint etc.

I orginally went to my GP when symptoms first started and had a blood test for Thyroid problems and Diabetes, of which both came back fine.

I mentionned a possible food intolerance to my GP who dismissed it saying I don't have that, but unconvinced I tried to make a note of what I have eaten and what symptom it provides. The only correlation I can find is that when I take milk into my body I start to cough and feel like there is something like mucas in my throat/ on my chest, I sometimes cough so bad I feel I'm going to vomit but the more I cough the worse it seems to become. I also found a problem with popcorn, immediately after eating some I developped an uncomfortable stomach, with bad wind and my stomach bloats out so much I could pass as a few months pregnant. The abdominal pains feel like severe stabbing pains.

I presented this to my GP who bascially said that I have IBS, now as I understand it there are no tests to confirm IBS and it's something that is diagnosed after everything has been ruled out. I might have IBS who knows but I haven't been tested for anything else apart from what I've mentionned already, so I felt under the impression my GP just wanted a quick easy diagnosis.

I mentionned how I feel shaky and trembling between meals and how I feel flushed, aweaty and sick after eating and asked for some more tests to be done, but she was convinced it is IBS, even the vomitting which is happening more and more, IBS...

I'm not disputing that I may have IBS, after all she is the Doctor, but I feel t's more than that. When I originally went to the Doctors it took a few good visits for them to actually test me, the first Doctor I went to, said I had "chronic fatigue" I'm never unusually tired! and my current one said it was a normal reaction after you've been eating (???) It was only after constant visits and moanning I got taken seriously. Well, this doesn't feel normal to me! I can't tolerate alcohol at all one glass is enough to make me fel sick! I've never been much of a drinker anyway so I go out and drink soft drinks now, but after just a few pints of coke during the night, I came home and I couldn't stop vomitting.

I am getting to the point now where I feel like I'm never going to know what is wrong, I feel so neurotic about food, all I seem ot be eating at the moment is fruit, veg, fish and scrambled egg- no milk- and water as I am so scared of being sick or being ill. I was eating porridge oats and banana for breakfast but started feeling queasy after eating this too so just eat fruit. I have lost quite alot of weight and I do feel weak all the time but the weak feeling is better than the other symptoms. I just have no energy. I also have a bitter taste in my mouth when I wake up and a coated tongue.

I am taking some peppermint tea capsules before eating, as recommended by GP for the IBS she is convinced I have, but they're not doing anyhting, I feel no better. Just wondering if there is anyone who has had similiar symptoms or knows what I am talking about.

Thanks for listening, I realise it was a long post but I had to put everything down. I have posted this in a few places as not exactly sure where to post as not sure what I have.