Posted 12/31/2011 5:47 AM (GMT 0)
Hello, I'm new here. I've been pretty miserable since this summer. Got mono and the doctor didn't pick up on it right away so he was testing for other things and found h. pylori. I feel like all of the antibiotic treatment for it really screwed up my digestive system. I went from severe constipation to fairly loose stool since. I suffered with constant burping (SO annoying and thank the Lord that is one symptom that has went away). I also now have acid reflux. Lost 40lbs since may, I have an awful time gaining weight but it seems to be stabilizing. My GI doctor doesn't want to do an endoscopy due to my lack of insurance so he guesses. He suspected bad bacteria overgrowth due to antibiotics and put me on xifaxan. I was hopeful but it really didn't help much. During my first bout of constipation (literally only time I had it in my life as I am d prone) I'm pretty sure I developed hemorrhoids as I noticed the bright red blood. Can frequent loose stools cause them to become irritated? I am experiencing dull rectal pain for the last week or so. No sharp or constant pains but it has me worried. The depression from all of this seems to make me think everything is cancer.