Not sure WHAT I have.

Here is info I have gathered about my problem. Found this website, and am going to a Holistic Doctor today..
NOTE: keep in mind trying new foods like fruits and vegetables is barely an option for a fix : / whenever I swallow/try to eat vegetables I usually end up throwing up after..

Story
-Problem since 3rd grade, 2006, had problem for 5 years
-Went to stomach doctor (4th grade?), prescribed 1 capful of Miralax every night to see how things go
-Have been on Miralax ever since, take at night
-Grades 3-8 have missed a lot of school, make up work, but this will be a problem in high school/college/the work field.

Current Medicine
Every Night: 1 capful of Miralax and and an extra ¼ capful
as well as.. When it gets really bad: 2 Senna Pills

Symptoms
-Constipation
-When its really bad, have to go very bad but only able to a little at a time, and when I do, it burns anally. (not sure if it is the stool, or the actual skin)
-^^ This causes stomach to hurt, not nausea, just pain
-If I leave the bathroom, I get sudden urges to go. I feel like I have to go very bad but then when I try its only a little.
-Stool has not been normal since problem started, can change day to day from yellowish to brown, and is usually either liquidy or looks like “little elbow noodles”
-I feel like my bowel movement muscles have gone on me, I feel like that being on the Miralax so long has made me laxative dependent
-Sometimes get waves of nausea, this is rare though.

Bad/Sometimes bad foods
-Pizza
-Real Butter (margarine is fine)
-Sometimes Fast Food like Burger King and Taco Bell (subway is fine).

Reliefs
-Miralax of course, but this may have turned into a bad thing
-Taking a bath helps the most. It soothes anal burning and since that is soothed my stomach stops hurting. I may have to sit in the bath for an hour, get out, and see if I feel good enough to go lay down/use the heating pad. If not, I go back in the bathtub
-Heating pad, not as good as taking a bath, helps a little
-Medicines like Tums are only good for stomach problems, not this constipation/stomach/anal burning problem. It may soothe the stomach, but then one or both of the other symptoms causes it to hurt again.

Have you seen your doctor or a gastroenterologist with these symptoms? You have quite extreme constipation.
Do you eat much fruit? How much water do you drink per day?

I have celiac disease and it is NOT easy. I teach cooking classes and am a major foodie for crying out loud! There is hidden gluten in so many things including soy sauce, Worcestershire (in Canada), many salad dressings, sauces, dips, etc. Thank goodness I have always cooked from scratch anyway. Not only that but I must avoid cross contamination - my husband cannot eat gluten then kiss me. He must brush his teeth first. All it takes is 1/100th of the size of one peanut to cause internal damage. We must have separate bread knives, toasters and so on. And eating out is an entirely different story. At home it is pretty easy but restaurants? Not so much. However, eating GF does get better with time. I hope you do not have CD but your symptoms really do mimic the disease (though there are about 200 symptoms). Glad you are trying gluten and dairy free. It just may be your answer!

FYI celiac creates malabsorption which means your body does not absorb nutrients, vitamins, etc. properly. So it is recommended those with celiac disease (or even gluten intolerance) take Vitamin B12 (sublingual), Vitamin D3 gels, Omega 3 fatty acids and magnesium.

Good luck! Hope you find your answer very soon.

What you can do if you considering getting tested is continue eating gluten and request bloodwork.  Keep in mind that there is a very high false positive rate but false positives are virtually unknown.  Many doctors like to do an endoscopy (easy procedure - sounds worse than it is!) where they take biopsies from the area to see if the villi is flattened.  That is what happens in celiac disease.  The villi in your small intestine are flattened (they are the hairs that are vertical in healthy people) thereby causing malapsorption, lots of diarrhea and/or constipation, rashes, IBS, pain, migraines, miscarriages...the list goes on and on.  In order for the endoscopy to be done you must be eating gluten, too.  There are also lots of false negatives if done incorrectly.  In fact, 40% of biopsies are done CORRECTLY in the US and 39% in Canada.  So, a leading celiac specialist in Canada says (I was at a recent lecture) says at least 8-11 biopsies must be taken from different parts for a more accurate result (many surgeons only take 3).  Anyway, as I mentioned the endoscopy is easy.  It SEEMS hard (the tube goes down your throat) but you have totally no memory of it as you are given drugs.  The last thing I remember is seeing the tube then I was waking up in recovery (procedure is quick). 

Now that I know so much about celiac it hurts when I see so many people suffering without having any clue what is happening. Did you know that it takes an average of 12 years for a person to be diagnosed with celiac?  So many doctors unfortunately are not very knowledgable about it. 

Celiac is heriditary so chances are good if you have other family members with problems you could have it.  In fact, when a person is diagnosed with celiac (from biopsies) other family members must be tested as it is a serious disease (can cause tons of problems down the road). 

To reiterate - sure, it is very difficult not to eat what you want and scrutinize every single thing you eat and be a detective tons of people are doing it every day.  Like other things it does get better with time!

Again, I truly hope you do not have it but so many people who are diagnosed with it after many years are actually relieved because after going gluten free for as little as two weeks can show vast improvements.  It is said that if you are strictly GF your insides heal in 2-5 years depending on the damage and can be just as healthy as the next person.  BUT you must be GF for life regardless.

All the best!!