Mysterious ongoing illness? (over one year??)

Sooo my boyfriend has been sick for a year. He has stomach pains in random areas of his stomach and when he s not feeling pain hes nauseous and says he has a "weird feeling" in his stomach. It has prevented him from leaving the house and doing the things he loves. Sometimes his condition is worse than other times. When he first got sick, the first few months, he would sometimes start shaking uncontrolably. He has been to so many different doctors and has done so many tests such as blood work, scans, and they even looked into his stomach with a tube. The doctors told him all his organs are functioning normally. They prescribe him different medication that doesnt really work. He s really become miserable and unmotivated and it is affecting our relationship, especially since we can barely see each other now and he doesnt want me over because he tries to sleep often to not feel the pain. It gets to the point where sometimes if he sees me he gets butterflies in his stomach and it causes discomfort. Anyone know what the heck this is or could be? He eats healthy. He used to eat alot of fast food and protein shakes but he was fit and healthy. And he hasn't eaten any of that stuff for a long time. The doctors don't know what this illness is.

pitmom said...
Have you tried posting in any of the other forums? Crohn's disease or Irritable Bowel Syndrome? They may have better suggestions as they are more knowledgeable about GI issues. Has your boyfriend done a cleanse? If not, he may want to and then start introducing foods a little at a time and keep a journal. When I was little, if I had tummy issues, my mom would feed me the BRATT diet. Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Tea and Toast. Might be a good place to start. Some folks avoid gluten, artificial coloring and flavoring. Some folks take probiotics to help their GI tract maintain an optimal environment. Hope you and he find what you need and that he feels better soon.

He has not done a cleanse yet, I suggested doing a liver cleanse but he is afraid of doing a cleanse because he already barely eats and he needs to eat. I will try posting in the other forums though. Thank you for the advice