Could This Be It?

Hi, I'm Matt and just turned 20 years old. Was hoping somebody could comment on the issues I'm having.

I've been having same problems/symptoms for more than two years now. Been to couple doctors in the beginning, but they couldn't find anything so I gave up and just dealt with the problem.

Here's the story. I had what doctors said was strep throat at the end of summer of 2006. After antibiotics, it passed but something else happened right after and it's been same for years.

Here are the symptoms (please don't shoot me, I don't know medical terms):

1) Lump in throat sort of feeling. I have to swallow it all the time. It could be mucus developing there but not sure.

2) Pee too often and too soon/almost right away after drinking. Especially bad after drinking couple beers.

3) Bowel (?) pattern changed greatly. Before I used to go to the bathroom once a day and sometime in the afternoon. Now, I need to reliev myself shortly after I wake up and it could be as much as 3 times. Sometimes it's solid, but most of the time soft or diarrhea.

After I relief myself in the morning, I feel just fine with exception of constant swallowing/lump in throat and going to the bathroom too often if I drink too much.

I'm really getting sick of this as I feel it really interferes with my life and prevents me from doing things I'd like to go.

Any help is appreciated.

7Lil said...
Hi matt777,
Welcome to HealingWell!

When your doc started you on antibiotics did s/he mention you might want to take probiotics as well? The antibiotics kill off both the good and the bad bacteria in your intestines. This, in turn, can cause bowel changes - in particular, diarrhea. Anyone on antibiotics should be taking some type of probiotic in conjunction. Eating yogurt or taking probiotics pills or powder can help your gut tremendously. Have you heard of the yogurt Dannon Activia?
I'm at a loss about the throat problem. Sorry! Hopefully someone will come along with input for you.
about your peeing issue... Have you been checked for diabetes?

Hi, thanks for welcome and good suggestions! Thanks for reminding me about diabetes, I've been meaning to take a test but it escaped my mind.

I'll do some research about probiotics and see if they help at all. I want to find out as much as possible and then visit a doc so hopefully both of the knowledges would lead to some discovery...

Perhaps you have a yeast overgrowth from the antibiotics. Because your symptoms appeared after your antibiotic treatment, I'm thinking you have a fungus issue. You may need to limit sugars and grains until you get your bowel flora in check, as they feed fungus/yeast. As well, I'd look into probiotics. Alcohol is a mycotoxin (fungal poison) so you may need to limit intake for awhile, as well.