is it irritable bowel?

I have been diagnosed with irritable bowel, gastritis,esophagitis, and some mucosal lining missing in my esophagus. They say its gerd but he doesn't think its to much acid or to little acid. I have been on all the h2 blockers and almost all the ppi's. I have been diagnosed with severe IBS. I have trouble expelling gas. Its like its trapped in there. I have always had nervous bowels and a nervous personality. Constipation. I used to have to take laxatives at stressful times in my life. I finally got into a routine...a cup of coffee in the morning and I'd be fine all day. But now with the gerd my sleeping and eating patterns and whole life changed. I have been experiencing pain every morning up under my ribs, burning pain in the right and left side of my intestines. Along with my chest burning. I can barely move but make my self walk around, drink chamomile tea. I am down to 96 pounds now and can't afford to loose much more weight. I eat a very bland... Soft diet. My esophagus feels very irritated along with my stomach and intestines. I have had a colonoscopy, and 2 endonoscopys. I can hear the gurgling. I take ativan in the morning .25 half of the lowest dose which seems to burn my stomach. If I do not take it I can't go. I also feel a lot of anxiet due to all the pain. I start worring about it. The ativan does seem to relax my system enough to go to the bathroom. I took maalox anti gas this morning and it burnt. I just started drinking aloe juice with water and some soluble fiber in it. I have so much abdominal pain nd intestinal burning pain, stomach pain and I do not know what to do about it. I do not have a hiatel hernia, I ave been tested for celiacs, bacterias, colitis. I have tried celexa but the side effects do not help with the pain. I also try taking DGL licorice for its soothing effects and it now seems to burn. All Im asking for are similar experiences or some adivice.

You should read this on Aloe Vera


Aloe Vera and IBS
"Can aloe vera help my IBS symptoms? Is it safe?"

Because aloe is well-known as a gentle external treatment for minor burns and skin irritations, it's easy to assume that it would be safe for use internally as well. This is not necessarily true. Even though aloe vera is a plant, and thus "natural", it is still classified by the FDA as a Class 1 harsh stimulant laxative. There are substances called anthroquinones and anthrones in aloe, which produce a laxative effect by increasing colonic peristalsis and intestinal water content, by opening chloride channels of the colonic membrane to cause a net reduction of liquid absorption by the colon.

In plain English, this means that aloe causes faster and stronger contractions of the colon - something that people with IBS are already overly prone to, and which can cause violent abdominal cramps, painful spasms, and diarrhea.

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