Abdominal pain, bloating, constipation, and weight retention

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I am a 20 year old women and have recently been suffering with stomach pains, constipation, diarroea and a bloated feeling it began at the start of my period could it be to do with period pains or is it something different.

stu76 · Newbie Joined: 28 May 2007 Posts: 1

Ive found recently that im allergic to wheat. Increases my heart rate and i find myself out of breath. Drank a bottle of vodka at a party and ended up in hospital the next day because m heart wouldn't slow down. (the vodka was distilled from wheat) Anyway the week after i completely cut out wheat and that stopped the heart problems which was nice but the for the last 3 weeks ive been consanlty constapated! Ive never been constapated in my life and im 23. Normally very regular. Its horrible, really bad abdominal pains from trapped wind and heartburn. I've also found that i burp about three times as much as i used too?? strange. Also, and this may help anyone else with the abdominal pains, if i massage my intestines after meals and when they hurt it pushes the gas through and i dont have the pains. Nice trick. Still constapated tho. Ive even tried a diet of just veg and fruit. ate a whole box of prunes and made no difference whatsoever. The only way i can unblock is with laxatives. going to the doc tomorrow but very doubtful from what ive been reading that he'l be very helpful.

anyway thanks

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I think that Doctors simply call it IBS when they can find no other explanation. I have also had the same symptoms and gone through so much testing to no avail. I found that having acupuncture once a week for 4 weeks in a row seemed to help for about 6 months. I have not returned for more acupuncture because although it helps it is so pricey. I have also been tested for celiac disease but never got the results and the doctor seems to have lost them. Along with the other symptoms mentioned, I also deal with nausea. I want and need to find out what is wrong for both my daughter and I. She is 4 weeks old and already screaming in pain, bloating, going between constipation and diarrea and other problems that she may not be able to show. I think either it is something inherited or an allergy to something we both suffer from .

mimmsie · Newbie Joined: 08 Jun 2007 Posts: 9

I've been reading all of your posts and I, too, have suffered from some of the same symptoms over the past 3 years. In addition to the intestinal problems I've had I've developed extreme fatigue, hair loss, dry skin, loss of libido and other symptoms lately. I had my hormones checked and my estrogen was really low. I've begun researching hormones and I would urge anyone who has these problems to read a book called It's my Ovaries, Stupid! by Dr. Elizabeth Lee Vliet. She discusses problems such as IBS and how they can sometimes be caused by hormones. Even if you are on the pilll, especially one with a high progestin content. Doctors don't know enough about hormone problems in women and rarely check hormones. You need to take charge of your own health and force your doctor to treat you!

froggyone24 · Newbie Joined: 10 Jun 2007 Posts: 1

I feel for all of you-- if you are experiencing half the pain I have been experiencing for the past 2 1/2 months-- it's miserable. I've been out of work that long too-- and financially it's killing me but the pain is too bad-- the 1st month I was ill-- I could not even sit up for more than 5 or 10 min. at a time-- due to the pain and swelling-- I look like I'm 6 months pregnant-- but I've been tested and I'm not. I get massive pain after eating and go from normal to diarreha at the change of a hat. I've been on gluten free, fat free bland diets for weeks at a time-- it doesn't make a difference. I've had cat scans, ultra sounds, stool samples, tons of blood work, endoscopy, colonoscopy, breathing test -- you name it-- I've had it-- I'm on my 4 specialist-- who is a infectious disease specialist. I'm not imagining this-- I'm in pain-- riding in a car-- the movement kills me-- I'm nausaus 24/7 -- it never stops-- the pain levels flexuate-- but I can't relate it to why. They thought I had celiac disease then giarda disease now we are testing for other parasites. The only thing that they have found is that my small intestines are severly damaged-- severe infection and it's almost hollowed out-- like it's been eroded-- the docter said it's like a rough desert terrain. He said it's all raw with severe infection-- and let me tell you -he wasn't kidding-- I had a small sip of a beer once and I could feel it burning as it went down and honestly could feel it sitting in my stomach-- it burned so bad-- like alcohol over an open wound---- which the dr said is what is happening. He said as bad as my intestines are-- it would be like having all the skin off my arm and bare muscle and nerves-- and pouring salt and alcohol over them. I would like to communicate with others who are experiencing this issue-- maybe we can figure out a pattern or compare situations to help our medical teams find a cure for all of us-- I feel scared and I'm wasting my life away-- I hurt too much to do anything with my kids are my husband. Let's team together - I can be reached at froggyone24 at america on line.

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tseeger · Newbie Joined: 02 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I have read everyone's posts and I am amazed at how many people have the same symptoms with no anwsers. I don't know what to do. I have been to three doctors. One said I had pelvic inflammatory disease. The second said I was constipated and needed a stool softner. The third said maybe IBS and take Metamucil. I have also had a pelvic ultrasound, but nothing seems to be working. I am getting really depressed and frustrated. I am taking Celexa for my headaches which help for depression. I don't know maybe that is making it worse. Who knows?? I took an enema today. I got some relief, but not much. Help!!!???

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Try looking at your diet you'd be surprised you might be intolerant of. remove high fat foods, highly processed foods, dairy, wheat etc. Go back to basics of rice and oats. keep a food diary and gradually introduce your regular diet-you may notice certain foods make you worse.

some homeopaths also offer an intolerance test-pain free! i took it and it matched up with things i had already identified. my list includes-dairy, caffine, chocolate, wheat and potatoes

Doogie · Newbie Joined: 25 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

When I read these posts, I couldn't believe that there were so many people in the same boat as me. I've lived with stomach bloating and abdominal cramping for over 3 years now. In that time, I've also gained a good 30 pounds. It seems that, no matter how much I exercise or how little I eat, I can't get my weight down. I've had every GI test in the book done and the doctors can't find anything wrong. My doctor has finally come to the conclusion that it's IBS. Honestly, I'm not so sure. I've had allergy-induced asthma for most of my life. I've asked my doctor if I can be tested for food allergies. I met with the specialist yesterday and she will be giving me all of the scratch tests next week. I'm still not so sure of the difference between a food allergy and a food intolerance. Could I test negative on a scratch test for an allergy to lactose or gluten but still have an intolerance to them? Anyway, I'm at my wits-end with this. I'm as exaspertaed as many of you are. I need to find out what's wrong.

kjmottcho · Newbie Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 1

I have just read every post on this topic and can't beleive what I'm reading. Jeez, I thought I was depressed before but now I'm in full blown dispar! Over the last 7 or 8 yrs now I've had to deal w/bouts of severe constipation, gas and abdominal pain but it was usually attributed to my menstral cycle. Heck, even intercourse was painful (most of the time.) Finally, after the birth of my son about three years ago, the pain got worse and worse. At first I'd only be in pain the first couple of days of my cycle but eventually the pain was so bad it would continue for weeks until I never felt normal.. My doctor was convinced it was due to endimitriosis and during the Lap in Nov. 06' he confirmed it. I was so elated to finally be on the path to recovery, or so I thought, when all of the sudden three months ago, the pain returned w/a vengance. I don't know what to do, it affects everything in my life and all the doctors I've seen and all the changes in diet I've tried (am still trying) are not working. Last week one of my doc's called and told my I have H-Pylori bacteria and that a two week regimine of previcid and strong antibiotics would get rid of it alohng w/the called Gastritis. Well, here I am, 7 days into the regamine and felling worse than when I started!!!! Anyway, I wish all of you good luck and hopefully, someday (soon) good health!

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