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Posted 7/28/2016 9:34 PM (GMT 0)
Been having a lot of GI symptomology daily for 6 months.

I'm anxious with brain fog and fatigue and just feel terrible. My GI symptoms were acute. One day I woke up with severe stomach pain and as if I had a 9V battery in my mouth and was burping and farting like mad (no history prior). The pain has since subsided

GI symptoms include:

Bitter/sweet taste in mouth (although this has improved)
burping (although this has somewhat improved)
Increase in gas (lots of flatulence...no odor).
Increased bowel movements (formed...appear normal)
gurgling colon/lower right side. It is a gurgle machine
Traces of mucus on stool (have to look pretty hard to see it)
Particles/skins always when wiping (can't attribute this to diet)
Burning back and legs (not really GI symptom)

Tests I've had:

CBC/tons of bloodwork
Lyme
endoscopy
h pylori
full ultrasound
triple contrast CT scan
regular CT scan
MRI
stool samples
nuclear imaging

My Gi (who I like and is well respected here) told me that we could do a colonoscopy, but that we wouldn't find anything based on my symptoms and the tests performed...particularly the triple contrast CT. Just wondering if people would push for it.

I feel like death. Minimal pain though. Grateful for that. Everyone keeps telling me I'm healthy and it is driving me mad.

Post Edited (Hoshie) : 7/28/2016 3:40:05 PM (GMT-6)

Posted Today 12:44 AM (GMT 0)
Just wondering if you did have the colonoscopy. Hopefully you did, it can be a good diagnostic tool to see areas that otherwise can't be viewed. I won't go into my history, but have battled GI issues now for 5 years. Galbladder removed as part of this, but I think that was caused by something else and not the origin of my issues since things persist now 3 years later. Things come and go for me, but am trying to find answers yet to even things out if possible. You mentioned brain fog and fatigue......those are prominent for me when I have these flare ups of my gut, mainly on the R side from the ribs down to the beltline. Not sure of the connection, curious if anyone explained that to you. My GI is thinking the colon may be to blame now since I did have diverticulosis identified in the ascending colon 5 years ago. Curious if that condition can come and go depending on what one eats. Anyway, curious what you ended up doing.
Posted Today 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Let's be honest here - when they are doing a colonoscopy, they are looking for a lot of things, but they want to rule out the very worst (the Big C). Since you've already been CT scanned, it seems as though they would have discovered this already if you had it. I think you doctor is telling you that given that they know you don't have cancer, having a look at your colon walls is not going to give them a lot of information they don't already have.
Posted 12/6/2016 9:10 PM (GMT 0)
So I had the colonoscopy, and yup...the colon is fine. Not even a polyp.

Come back in 10 years they say.


I tested positive for Sibo, and am treating herbally. I'm not confident in a cure, but if I can just reduce symptoms...especially anxiety and fatigue....I'll be happy
Posted 12/7/2016 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Good news I guess on the results of the big C. I have mine coming up this coming Monday. I just had a CT scan 2 days ago, everything fine there. Basically the GI specialist says my symptoms are either in the colon (diverticulosis which was found 5 years ago and may have worsened) or the bile duct being plugged up now that the gallbladder is gone. Prednisone also came up as a medication to try given the feeling of inflammation inside. Curious if anyone here has tried that, and what the results were....
Posted 12/11/2016 6:27 PM (GMT 0)
Wouldn't the CT have shown a plugged bile duct?
Posted 12/14/2016 2:55 AM (GMT 0)
You need a complete colon cleanse. 1 litre of whole milk a day at least. Milk will neutralize the bile and flush it out and everything else. Bile causes excruciating cramps.
Posted 12/17/2016 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
The trouble with colonoscopy tests is that it doesn't see yeast. You need a special microscope to see yeast. A white tongue is yeast overgrowth and diabetes is yeast overgrowth. You're. At the early stages of yeast overgrowth. Do not let it grow it turns onto chrons. You need a non yeast diet and when you feel better stick to the diet or it will come back.
Posted 12/17/2016 5:33 PM (GMT 0)
Just a note mucous in stools is yeast. Yeast overgrowth other than DIAHRREA shows up as a cold. A cold is mucous and you body is purging the yeast through your stools nose tongue any opening you have. When you drink too much brewers yeast beer and vomit its your body purging the yeast. It's not the beer its the yeast which gives you brain fog when you're. Drunk. Yeast causes brain fog nausea and dizziness.
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