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Posted 1/27/2012 10:21 AM (GMT 0)
I'm 42 and for approx the last 2 weeks I have had diarrhea. It's only in the morning, and it's explosive. I need to hang around near the bathroom for up to 3 hours. I get no cramping before diarrhea.

I have had 2 stool samples come back negative for Giardia and other bugs. I have blood tests and all within normal range. I have lost 6 kilos in 2 weeks.

After eating I get some pain as the food is digesting and feel and hear the lower rumblings as the food is being digested.

All day I have pressure around my anus after I have been to the toilet. there is nothing there left to come out.

I am scared to eat as I know I will have to face it all in the morning.

I had a CT scan today (results next week).

This is impacting my life and I have a child that I need to take and pick up from school. Not to mention after school activities.

My doctor has no idea what is wrong with me and wants me to take imodium every day. This is making me feel depressed.

I have never had IBS before. I do have Interstitial Cystitis (painful frequent bladder condition), I take amytriptaline for that nightly and only 20mg. That has always cause a level of constipation. This is completely the opposite.

I have no idea what has triggered this off. I do have some anxieties, but the
Last couple of months things have been really great for us.

No matter if I have bland food or my normal diet, I still have explosive poo in the morning.

Does anyone hsve suggestions, ideas or what to eat or not eat? What to take.

Anything at all?

Thanks

Post Edited (Kaboonki) : 1/27/2012 4:43:07 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 1/27/2012 7:28 PM (GMT 0)
Your doctor sounds like he is ordering the appropriate tests thus far in trying to diagnose your problem. Hopefully, the CT scan will give answers to your sudden bowel changes. If the scan is unconclusive, then I hope your doctor orders a colonoscopy or small bowel follow-through xray series.

I had symptoms like yours for a long, long time until they found the cause. No matter what I ate, explosive diarrhea every morning. I did discover some foods made the symptoms worse. I started a food journal and wrote down what I ate every day and then charted how many BMs I had the next morning and any pain or cramping I had. I discovered lettuce made everything much worse. There were other things too. My problem didn't go away but it was more bareable if I avoided certain foods.

Hopefully next week's CT scan will provide some answers and get you on the road to recovery.
Posted 1/28/2012 5:57 AM (GMT 0)
I saw my doctor today and he rang through and got the results. CT scan all clear.

I am so deflated as I was hoping it might show something. Looking for an answer

I am so down and depressed.

I tok an imodium last night and this morning (I'm in Australia) it was slightly formed but still soft. I ended up in the toilet over the course of 2 hours.

I don't have 2 hours in the morning from now on as I have to take my child to school and pick up. How do I manage that. Toilets are limited.

I see slot of people reading my posts but they don't answer. Please do and please help me. I know we all have varying problems, I am scared.

Thank you.
Posted 1/29/2012 3:14 AM (GMT 0)
I am sorry that you are not any closer to finding the cause of your health problem. CT scans do not always show all problems in the intestinal tract. I had a CT scan two days after a colonoscopy. The colonoscopy found ulcerations in the terminal ileum of my small bowel. Nothing showed up on the CT scan.

How difficult is it to get a colonoscopy there? Do they restrict who can get one? What did your doctor say he planned to do next?

In the mean time, try taking the Imodium on a regular basis. If you started at a low dose, you could increase it. But do not take more than it says on the directions. Also, some people find that calcium helps bind the stool. I have used TUMs in the past with good results.

As far as your time in the morning, I used to get up hours before I had to be at work in order to get my toilet time in. I know it is not pleasant but you may have to do that until this problem gets resolved.

Good luck. Let us know how you are doing.
Posted 2/1/2012 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
hi, sorry about your situation, sounds unpleasant; so,  i have a few questions for u;  first let me say i have ibs-d so i understand your problem, did this just start at age 42... no problems before this, what do you eat the most of each day and do you eat a big supper with dessert each night, any late night snacks....be specific 
Posted 2/4/2012 2:24 AM (GMT 0)
I keep a food diary, and leave notes if anything i have eaten has made me worse. I transfered it onto my I-phone, so i always have a searchable list when im out. I have been doing it for a while now. Pretty good at gauging how i will react to what i eat, with exceptions from time to time.
Posted 2/4/2012 3:00 AM (GMT 0)
My doctor told me that my IBS was developed because of stress. I know what you mean, even when things are going good sometimes i get hit real bad. I relate it to subconcience realization of upcoming events! I dont know if that makes any sense, but my doctor tells me to take immodium too, and it seems to do ok, as long as i manage my stress level!
Posted 2/10/2012 10:57 PM (GMT 0)
I'm also 42 and have started having kind of the same symptoms as soon as i wake up my stomach starts making noises i have gas then diarrhea maybe a couple of times but i'm usually fine the rest of the day I haven't been to the dr. yet but someone told me to try probiotics and citrucel fiber pills hopefully that works but i know how you feel it can drive you crazy
Posted 2/17/2012 3:50 AM (GMT 0)
I agree that a colonoscopy would be the next diagnostic test I'd want run. Did your Dr. suggest? Even if it doesn't find anything, it will help rule out some other possible causes. Do you have any family history of GI problems? Gall bladder issues in your family? Have/had you been on an antibiotic regimen for any length of time prior to this starting? Did your doctor possibly suggest an ultrasound of your gallbladder, etc?
I fully understand the impact this is causing in your life. My second son was only about 5 months old,and my oldest starting kindergarten when my symptoms started, and they were the exact same ones that you're experiencing. I was housebound for quite some time, and I worried constantly about the 'what ifs', which just exasperated the symptoms, so try to keep your stress level down, and don't give up on finding the answers as to what is going on. You will eventually..but it can take quite a bit of time, and many tests to do so.
As good as I have my symptoms under control this many years later, I still get up hours before I have to go into work just to be sure I get the 'business' taken care of before I go into work. I probably wouldn't have to anymore, but it's so ingrained, it's become part of my pattern.
Keep your chin up...you'll find the answers, but you'll have to be pro active with your Dr. and keep asking for answers. Don't let them just push it off as IBS until all other possiblities have been eliminated.
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