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Have any of you checked into the possibility of celiac disease (gluten intolerance)? It is becoming more and more common in the US, and you have to have a special blood test to find out (Celiac Panel).
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I have so many of the same symptoms as the others, but no pain. Just horrible bloated abdomen. It feels hard too. It seems like I'm gaining wait in my lower abdomen and I haven't changed my diet. I have been to the doctor and he told me he thought it was stress related, but I've been much more stressed in my life and this never happened. I look like I'm in the early stages of pregnancy, but I know I'm not pregnant. I'm curious, how many of you are on the pill? I'm on the pill and am thinking that somehow it's causing these effects. I've taken it for a year now without these effects, but I'm desperate for this to go away so I'm going to switch pills. I'm on Yaz at the moment. I feel so bad for what you all are going through. I feel like I'm trapped in someone else's body! Another thing, this happened in about a week and hasn't gone away in a month now.
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You all could have Hashimoto disease. You should go to a doctor and get your thyroid levels checked.
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Hi Guys,

What you all need is a about a 6month cleanse from the Candida or yeast build up in your systems. Somebody has over their lifetime taken too many tylenol/advil and antibiotics too. Those kill off all the good bacteria in your system and help the bad bacteria multiply like crazy - the bloating is caused by (I'm sorry to be blunt) the poo/excretions of bad bacteria who have to let it go after feasting on the food/sugar/pastries/bread that they are eating in your gut.

Sorry to be blunt! But hope you get the picture - you need to kill them off and be diligent about sticking to a 6 month cleanse. Go to www.stopyeast.com and put yourselves on either THREELAC or FIVELAC.

By the way - this stuff brought me back from the brink of insanity - I went to get a pregnancy test and it was also negative. Nope - it's the multiplying bad b****r yeast in my stomach that had taken over!

I hope this helps somebody out there. I was six years suffering with this. And my brother also had it so bad that his intestine purferated and he came down with Crohn's disease - a lifelong condition that cannot be cured.

Cheers
Julie
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My god, I have all of the same symptoms as you guys, and I'm freaking out. I look and feel exactly as if I'm pregnant, even though that isn't possible in my case. Stool and urine appear normal. My last period was irregular, however.. it was short, light, and nearly two weeks early. Some back pain, but I think that's due to the lifting I do at work.. maybe related? Although it sometimes hurts to have a bowel movement, I don't experience a lot of pain, just extreme discomfort and bloating, and yes, my clothes are becoming ill fitting too. I used to be able to stay up until 3AM, but now I fall into a deep sleep before 11:30PM each night, and it's only that late because I get off work at 11. I generally eat well and exercise -- I've always been in pretty good shape, so this is very frustrating for me. Lately I barely eat AT ALL because of the discomfort I feel after eating, but even when I don't eat or drink, I'm still very bloated. This has been happening for the last month or so, and I finally made a doctor's appointment today, I just thought I'd do a little online research before I went so I wasn't completely in the dark. I'm glad we have a couple of answers now, at least.
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I am also experiencing the same symptoms! BLoating! I have a bloat baby! That is just worsened by food, but even after not eating my stomach is huge. It is so terrible. I sleep a lot. Work out all the time. No periods, but I did lose ten lbs. and run all the time. BUt!.. I thought maybe my kidney was enlarged because I was taking potassium supplements for my joints? REcently stopped that.
Also.. I'm super moody. Which is very atypical for me. Like tears pour out when I see puppies or if it rains! I complain but my fam. thinks I'm just wicked selfish and odd especially because all my symptoms indicate pregnancy (except my virginity!).
Help. Please. ANybody!! How could this candida just pop up for no reason? To a healthy kid?
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I have ALL the symptoms everyone listed.
Bloating, severe fatigue, stiffness, fuzzy mind, migraines, constipation, sore right side, missed periods.
you name it.
Used to work out all the time and I've been a vegetarian since I was 15 and eat pretty healthy foods.
I feel like an old lady, an old pregnant lady, except I can't be pregnant because I haven't had intercourse.

Even tried a gluten-free diet just in case that was the answer and I had a little relief but then back to the bloating and everything else.

So what gives?
Finally broke down and went to the doctor after dealing with this for 2+ years and ALL my bloodwork came back perfect!
So now I'm pretty sure I'm crazy. How can I know if anything I feel is real when I can't possibly be manifesting fake symptoms?
I'm so tired of being tired and bloated.

If anybody has any answers or has found something to beat this, please post here!
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I have had bloating for five years and nothing ever comes back on tests, i have been given diagnosis after diagnosis and nothing seems to ring true, i feel that the doctors are clutching on straws! I have now been given a raise in my enema and tablet intake which currently stands at 56 tablets a day!! I am on senna, metroclopamide, enthromycin, fybergel, movicol, sodium docusate, kleen prep, phosphate enemas tramadol ibuprofen and liquid parrafin!!!

I feel like they dont know the answer but they are guessing, they told me i had chronic constipation but with all of the tablets which make me go to the toilet i still bloat serverely and carry to put on weight.

I have been tested for an array of food intolerances and allergies, gastric emptying colon issues etc and noting

NOW THEY WANT TO RIP MY BOWELS OUT!

brilliant, if you dont know what the problem is rip it all out and it will go away!!!

Someone plz plz help! Katie 21 and peeved off!!
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candida (spelling) can be caused by the pill. symptoms are bloating and fatigue and gas. A cure is a diet without peanuts, dairy (expect yogurt) fruit, caffeine, alcohol...the list goes on and on. Basically, you eat nuts that aren't peanuts or previously chopped almonds and vegetables and beef and chicken
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I have had the same problems. diagniosed with polycystic on the ovaries.
I have had this problem for 4 years now
had loads of ultrasounds and blood tests. no one can find out whats wrong. my stomach it seriosly bloated but i know im not pregnant just had period. very painful hard to walk sometimes. Went to see a gynologist yesterday and he examed me and said that i needed to have a camera put though my belly button to looked at my stomach to see if they can find anything. I will be asleep of course because its a very painful procedure. I hope this helps
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i am not sure if this will help anyone, but its worth a try. get an appointment with a grastroentroligist and ask that they do a test for a bacteria called c-diff. this is an extreamly awful bacteria and usually causes severe bloating and in my case diarea i have had the bactteria and have been tested often but most of my tests come back as false negitives and that is common. but an endoscopy showed that i had the bacteria. if left untreated it can cause a person to become very ill
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You have Candida. I had the exact same thing. A man named John Heibert has help cure me. I'm not fully there yet but I have lost some weight and the extreme bloating and all the other problems that come with it. Birth Control pills can cause Candida unfortunately. But you NEED to get that cleaned out of you. It causes my more Serious problems in the future. And for Some stupid reason Doctors will not diagnose it. Problably because they get paid even more the sicker you get. But anyways I have been talking this pill called Experience and this amazing liquid vitamins called Daily Complete, has stopped most of my sugar cravings. Well Give John Heibert a call His Phone Number is 1-306-945-2208. He might offer you other stuff, but he really cares. Just tell him all you problems and symptoms, he will help you. I lost so much hope too, and DID NOT believe him when he told me he could help me. But he is!! God Bless you my girl. Good Luck. Hey, Tell him Tanya Curtis sent you!!
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There could be several different things(female stuff,food allergies swelling the small intestines or colon, or infection) I get this often, now that I am in my thirties. I am a doctor and have some thoughts of why. 1.Stress shuts down the parasympathetic system which controls digestion, 2.sitting a lot or having a job bent forward all day. 3. todays foods are filled with preservatives and addatives that our bodies struggle with. Wheat gluten is being thrown in everything as thickeners. many peopl are gluten sensitive or intolerant. What I do every other month is take the DUEL ACTION CLEANSE pills. They flatten my belly without cramping that laxatives give. It even increases energy. Its all natural herbs and safe. I recommend it to all of my patients. It is in walmart and Sams and on TV. It is well worth a try and very easy. Good Luck!!
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I know for a fact im not pregnant. I had a hystorectomy in 2001. I am 41 years old. My symptoms started right after i had an ear infection that would not go away until my 3rd round of antibiotics (amox, penecillin and zpac). This was about 3 months ago. At first i thought it might be because i started to eat a little healthier. I added yogurt to my diet around the same time. I went back to my normal diet when i realized that this wasnt going away. i have all but eliminated dairy from my diet for the time being....still hasnt helped.(lactose issues maybe) Just keeps getting worse. I feel like i am having a gall bladder attack and appendicitis at once. The bloating is unbearble. I have had a normal ct scan and supposed to have a MRCT today. I seriously dont want anything to be wrong but id like to know what is going on.

I have also had multiple abdominal surgeries and have had obstructions before....i am able to pass some gas and have bm's extremely painful. I know its possible that a partial blockage could cause this sort of thing. but there is no indication that i have a complete blockage so theyre just watching and waiting while the bills pile up. :-(
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OH MY GOD. At least I am not alone. I have been experiencing the exact same problems as you, although my story is slightly different. Two weeks ago I did a few things with my boyfriend but we DID NOT have sex. We didn't even have any contact down there, and I thought I was being very safe. There is only a very little risk that he even released anything. However, ever since then I have for some reason been extremely worried I am pregnant. I got my period one week after this happened, but it was light and a whole week early. Then afterwards I have been experiencing white discharge just like you said - however I experience that a lot of other times too. And now all of a sudden for this whole week after the light period, I've been experiencing EXTREME bloating and it is so uncomfortable. I wake up with it EVERY morning and I feel like I need to go to the bathroom a lot more because it feels like there is something that needs to come out. I have been so concious of it and so worried and scared. I don't know what is going on with me, and I just wish it would stop because I have an AWFUL anxiety problem, and this bloating is only making it so much worse. I know I've had my period, but for some reason that doesn't settle my suspicion that I may be pregnant. As the original post said, I have not changed anything about what I eat and nothing else has been going on health-wise that has been different. I am so worried and scared, can someone please help me out and tell me what is wrong with me? Maybe the girl who posted the original question could respond to this and tell me what she ended up finding out was wrong with her...? This has been really making my life a living hell for the past two weeks and it is making me feel depressed. :-( Thank you guys very much.
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