IBS or something else????

I have had the runs / severe cramping and stomach bloating since December.  I have had an endoscope, colonoscopy, ct scan, tons of bloodwork checking for parasites, bacteria and whatnot. We eat healthy, not fatty or greasy stuff.

This happens anytime of day or night.  Doesn't matter what I eat.  I am only taking my meds, no vitamins and I even quit coffee for 2 weeks.  It doesn't fit celiac or chrons and I was told those would have shown up on the cololoscopy a few months ago.

I am not looking for a diagnosis but ANY ideas would be appreciated.  I get so tired sometimes that I have to take a nap and hubby freaks out, naps are a no no to him.......pfftttt to him.

I know fibro causes tiredness but I can usually handle that but the draining, stomach hurting thing wipes me out.

Thank you!!!!!

I have Crohn's and suffered like that for years.  There were certain foods I couldn't eat without causing diarrhea and cramping.  I couldn't have tomatoes and tomato products...anything acidic, couldn't eat salad.  Fried foods were a No-No.  Vegetables had to be cooked really soft or I had canned veggies...yuck!  I couldn't have spicy foods.  I remember eating a bowl of chili and ended up in the hospital.

So, if I were you, I'd start keeping a log of what you eat and then record  how your body reacts.  You might have some food allergies going on there.  Maybe you have become lactose intolerant, too.  I'm just throwing out ideas as to what could be causing this.  But, try eliminating some of the above foods and then see how  you do.  If nothing changes, then add them back again.

I was having a lot of problem with bloating and painful gas for the past few weeks.  I have been popping simethicone like crazy.  I sat down to figure out what was causing the problem.  Know what it was?  Peanuts!  I bought a bag of roasted peanuts in the shell and had been having a handful as an afternoon snack for the last couple of weeks.  I never had a problem with peanuts before but now, when I eat them, I'll only have a few.  So, keep looking at what you are eating.  You might just solve the problem!

Sherrine

Just another thought.  I had the same thing for a long time-- thought I had IBS and just lived with it.  However, it got worse to the extent of 15 or more BMs a day then I saw blood.  Off to the dr--Turns out I had ulcerative colitis.  If you had UC it most probably would have been caught by the colonoscopy.  Anyway, I was put on meds and was better but still had lots of periodic bloating and I was always "aware" of my insides--not hurting, just an awareness that something was going on.  I went gluten free for 2 weeks and what a difference!  I've been gluten free for almost 2 years now.

Just a idea to give a try.

Yo-yo