IBS and Fistulas???

I am new and really do not know where I am suppose to go. I have so many "issues" to deal with, but I had wanted to know IF people
with IBS have fistulas? I don't know if I have Celiac D. or not, as when the Dr was suppose to take a biopsy when I had major intestinal
surgery years ago, he FORGOT to do it. My sister had Celiac symptoms too, so I believe I do have it and IBS for sure. All my girls have
IBS really bad.

But about 1- 1 1/2 yrs ago I had a "bout" of severe bleeding from my rectum. The Dr treated me, gave me some meds to help the bleeding to stop and sent me home. I thought maybe I had a hemorrhoid rupture or something. Then some time ago I began to bleed again. I discovered what I thought were hemorrhoids were actually abscesses. What happened next was a "hole" opened up next to my rectum. The bleeding finally stopped but the hole stayed.

I then got on the NET and searched to find out what had happened to me. I read about fistulas and I had all the symptoms, plus the abscesses and fissures they mentioned. I live in the Alaska bush and having surgery and treatment is not easy. I have to drive 100 miles one way just to buy groceries. So surgery and having someone follow up with changing dressings, etc. is not an option.

I take alternative treatments for my other health issues, Diabetes, Lymes Disease, CFIDS, Allergies/Asthma, Bipolar, Depression, Fibromyalgia, Osteoarthritis, Psoriasis, Lupus, and numerous other issues, so I was looking for something to help my fistulas. I did not
see much anywhere to help with this issue. I was wondering HOW I could go to a Dr, have tests, have surgery, have someone come in to help me recover and take care of me during that time, and help me with taking care of my family. It was getting scary trying to figure out what to do and how to do it so far from town. Anchorage is 140mi away where I would have surgery. Closest town to have a nurse to follow up to help me recover is 100 mi one way. (The joys of living isolated and in the BUSH)

I started on a product for my Diabetes and many of the issues mentioned above. I had seen it listed it would help with fistulas and fissues, but I did not really believe it, as I had not had any positive results with the other products I had been taking, even tho they were helping my other health issues.

I have been on this product for over 3 mo and recently discovered that my fistula is almost completely gone, and my fissures and abscesses are almost gone too. I was shocked. My Diabetes, the main reason I was taking this product, is some what better, but I have not gotten the results I wanted. BUT my Diabetes is Brittle Diabetes and is so sensitive, IF there is ANY thing going on in my body, good or bad (healing crisis) it will raise my blood sugars. So I have to say, MAYBE the healing of these is also stressing out my body. I also watched a video talking about Diabetes III which is triggered by EMFs. I am SURE I have that problem, as my Diabetes really got out of control about 1 1/2 yrs ago when they put in a new cell phone tower up the road from me. Also I live about 50 mi from HAARP which is the "mother of all EMFs".

So I did want to tell about my healing with my fistula, fissures and abscesses. I don't know why that first Dr did not tell me my bleeding problem from my rectum was an abscess that had ruptured. I don't think I had any fistula form at that time, but did later when one did rupture and formed the fistula next to my rectum.

I have had such a hard time with all the problems of dealing with this, just as I read you all have. I am lucky as I live in the country
(AK BUSH) and do not go anywhere. So if I even am having a bad time with my IBS and have to stay close to the bathroom, I am always home. I don't think I could do much, go out much, or even work with the problems of IBS and the added fistula too. Is
this a problem that goes with IBS, Celiac, or is it just a Crohn's problem? I am confused here as to which problem the fistula was caused from. They just don't "happen". So I know I have IBS but do not know for sure if I have Celiac, but really do believe so. Do
others with IBS/Celiac have fistulas too?

I am kind of like my daughter that said that she is going to quit going to the Dr, every time she goes, they find something else wrong with her. It seems like finding the problem is easy, it is DOING SOMETHING about it is what is hard. My family do not tolerate drugs very well. I have just decided I am going to try the alternate route and I have had much more success with it. Some of the health issues I have are chronic, like the Lymes I have had for over 25 yrs. All I can do is make my life better than it is was.

I constantly am researching on products, herbs, etc that will help me and my family. I have gone to a mostly grain free diet. I have allergies/sensitivity to wheat, rye, barley, oats (can tolerate some), & whole grain ANYTHING even brown rice (can eat WHITE rice some) bothers me. So I do use spelt flour when I bake which is very seldom now. But I find the less grains I eat the better off I am.

My daughters and myself have been diagnosed with IBS. My one daughter got so much better while in HS by taking the herbs her teacher showed us the company she took their herbs. They helped my daughter much more than the drugs the Dr had her on.

She moved out on her own, got married, divorced and is under a lot of stress. Her IBS has returned with a vengeance. My other 2 daughters also have been diagnosed with IBS and it flares up when they are under a lot of stress. So does mine.

I think I do have Celiac disease as my sister had the same symptoms as I do and had to go on special diets to help our digestive issues. As I mentioned, when I had surgery, I had asked my Dr to take a biopsy while he was in there for my intestinal problems. He told me I did not have it, but then when I got my records from the hospital, I discovered he NOT ONLY DID NOT do a biopsy, but also did not do blood tests for Hep C as I have had 2 blood transfusions and I wanted to make sure I did not have that too. I have had 2 AIDS tests because of those and they are negative.

I hate it when Drs lie to you. I would rather they said "OOPS", forgot to do that.

No there are no Drs near me. I KNOW I had a fistula. I read all up on it on the Internet. Mine was external so I had no problem diagnosing it. BUT after reading of people having surgery, some up to 4x and still had problems. Several were "incontinent" after
the surgery from mistakes made, I decided I was NOT going to the Dr. I have searched for alternative means to deal with this.

I have to go 140 mi one way to go to a specialist and 100 mi one way to go to a reg. Dr. I have stopped going to the Dr unless I get Bronchial/ Pneumonia, a sprained ankle, or something that I have to go. With my Firbromyalgia/ CFIDS/ Lyme D, they have had been NO HELP for me. They do not even believe some of these are actually diseases and are all in your head. I stopped going to the Dr and taking Diabetic meds as they were making we worse. AFTER I stopped the Byetta injections, I discovered all the health issues people were having with it. I gained 80# while on Actos all the time with my Dr yelling at me to lose wt. THEN I changed Drs and he told me my wt gain was from Actos. I have not lost all of that. I had lost 50# in 1 yr watching my diet and eating only foods that were good for me and high in fiber. I gained all that back plus more in no time at all in a Drs care.

I am now taking a Chinese herbal formula from China. I have had more success with it and without any side affects than I ever did with the Diabetes drugs. So I know there are alternative products out there that work.

I just wondered IF my fistula was connected to my IBS OR If there is a possibility it is something else. I have never read of them being with IBS, but have seen they say they are symptoms of other problems like Celiac and Crohns D. I was HOPING they are sometimes symptoms of IBS too.

Thank you for responding. I guess if the fistulas come back, I really need to be tested. As it is, the product I am taking has pretty much close to clearing it all up. My digestive gas, rumbling, etc. is mostly gone too. I am not having all that problems I had before.
I take probiotics and other digestive helps to help my touchy system and watch what I eat. I will go to the site you suggested and read it. THANKS