-Desperately,
Samantha (23 yrs old)
I am responding to this thread because my daughter has had similar problems to the ones expressed here. She also has had blood work and a CT scan, and is seeing an MD that is trying to figure her problem out. She does not have celiacs according to the blood work that was done on her. If she eats no dairy it seems to be less of a problem so she stopped that. She also realized that while traveling in Europe she could eat wheat if the bread was baked that day without preservative. So now back in the US she believes it might have to do with preservatives in the food that cause some of the problem. Preservatives allowed here are not allowed in Europe. Is that something you have considered? So we are back to the drawing board on figuring it out, but it is so hard for someone her age (24) to do anything too diet restrictive. ugh!!! :-(
I believe in seeing a doctor that is more intergrative or practices functional medicine, and one that is a M.D. I don't believe it is all in your head. I've been told that before in my own life regarding other health issues and guess what!!! The medical community will say that it is psychosomatic when they don't have a test for what that problem is. I had chronic fatigue before they could test for it and now that there is a test...the disease exists. Prior, it was thought to be in your head.
I hope I am getting my point across and that this helps...I believe it is in the food somewhere but not necessarily a specific food. I think you have to eat organic, and specific at the same time. No dairy, no wheat, and no??? Still working on it...sadly...
Sounds like some Hashimoto's Hypothyroid, Celiacs Disease/Lactose intolerance. You need to have your thyroid checked. Above all, go natural foods w/no preservatives, stay away from dairy for awhile, your Lactose intolerance is probably temporary. If it didn't come from the ground or didn't have a mother....don't eat it. See if that helps.
My daughter (48) is going through the very same thing. She is going to her doctor today for a complete work up. She has always worn a size small, but in the last two years, she now wears a large. She says her stomach hurts all of the time and she has given up dairy, but it hasn't seemed to help much. Please reply if you have found any relief.
Try a gluten free diet, wheat is culprit of a lot of bloating and swelling issues as well as abdominal pain, I know I have Celiac disease. Also if you have a lot of soy in your diet that is said to be healthy but actually our bodies do not tolerate very well as well as fructose, very sugary diets.
Some relief is heating pad on the stomach area or on the back where the stomach area is. That may help relieve some pain and discomfort.
Hope she finds some relief, post back if any questions
you have problem related to your stomach,might be whatever food you r taking it is not digestibale and because of that you start to get pain and other problems see taking unwanted medicines will not so effective so go for doctor prescription
It sounds so much like this disease to me
In this disease, your colon is unable to move the feces appropriately and you will have problems going to the bathroom and your stomach will be bloated. However, it does not explains your lactose intolerance (that is a different scenario).