HELP ME PLEASE!!

Hi Megan and welcome to the site...I'm sorry you've been feeling so sick.  Bear with me now, because I tend to ask a lot of questions.  Your doctor should also be asking you a lot of questions; just something to keep in mind :)  When someone goes to the doc complaining of nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, etc. the diagnosis of a GI (gastrointestinal) virus is pretty common, because that's what most of these symptoms usually point to.  But when it lasts for two months, you're no longer dealing with a run-of-the-mill GI virus.

The first thing you should do is make another appointment with your primary care physician.  In the meantime, you should begin organizing yourself so you can give him all of the info he needs to know.

Here are some questions that your doc should be asking:

1) What are the specific symptoms you have? 

2) When did the symptoms start? 

3) Do you have pain, and if so, where is it located? 

4) When you notice these symptoms, how long do they last (i.e., do you only notice that they last for a couple hours after you eat, or only in the afternoons, etc.)? 

5) How would you characterize the sensation of your pain (i.e., achey, burning, throbbing, also how severe on a scale from 1-10, etc.)? 

6)  Does anything seem to make it worse (i.e., particular foods, situations, etc.)? 

7) Does anything seem to make it better (i.e., any over-the-counter medications, foods, etc.)?

Your doctor might refer you to a gastroenterologist, who specializes in GI disorders.  This would probably be a good idea, based on the fact that you are vomiting every day and having that much diarrhea.  IBS is a diagnosis of exclusion, which means they have to rule out other causes of your symptoms before you get such a diagnosis.  There are so many things that can cause these symptoms and it is your doctor's job to work it up for you; that's what they went to 2333974 years of school for. 

Disorders of the gallbladder, liver, pancreas, stomach, small and large intestine, etc. can cause these sorts of issues and so no one will be able to really help you with a "diagnosis," but people will share their experiences and hopefully be able to help you feel a little less alone in all this.  Again, welcome.

I wish I could help you pin down the possibilities, but really, only your doctor can do that...you get into sticky territory when you start seeking a diagnosis over the 'net!  So I really urge you to write those answers down and make an appointment with your doc!

Can I ask how old you are?  Are you a normal weight?  What's your diet like?  Have you ever had any surgeries or major illnesses requiring either hospitalization or long-term treatment?  Does anyone else in your family suffer from similar symptoms? 

The questions go on and on, but again, these are the things that are important for your doc to know. 

He might want you to get an abdominal ultrasound, which can check for things like gallstones...gallstones frequently cause nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain.  But then again, so do a lot of other things!

Activa is for both and I can tell you it really helped me.

I would go 3 days of no BM and then 3 days of D. It was horrible. My body was not digesting food properly. THe docs said I had IBS/Ibd, and the gave me prescription pills for the pain and cramping I would have every single time I ate. I suffered for almost 2 years. Every meal I ate felt like I was food poisened. could not eat much for food. Everything had to be bland. Like white rice and baked chicken for the last 2 years.

I tryed Activa and the first 3-5 days I did not notice a difference. BM were still loose. I still ate one everyday and now I have been on it for 1 month. I feel like a million bucks!!!! I go the same time everyday now and its normal and there is no pain associated with it. My mood has improved and I am ten times happier then I've ever been. I can finally go out to restaraunt with my boyfriend and eat from the menu without worring. Just only regret I tried this sooner so I would not have to suffer.

And I can eat anything I want now. I might gain alot of weight at this rate. The foods that I would have to avoid before I can now eat with ease....

Like Pizza, ice cream, soda, chocolate, pudding, chips, sandwiches, an occasional beer OMG the list goes on.....

I like Activia too, or any probiotic for that matter. I just have to take it first thing in the morning before I eat my first meal of the day. When I'm away from home, I always take IBSuppress with me because I like to have something chewable on hand to stave off the symptoms of an impending attack!

Good luck with everything and remember, you are not alone!!!!