Posted 3/15/2013 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all, well I have been having a rotten past 6 months, to say the least. I'm a little desperate for answers so this is my first post here.
WARNING: Post gets a little graphic.
After a week long vacation at a local lake about 3 days after I returned home. I grab my morning coffee feeling a little funny but after about 30 minutes after waking up I run into the bathroom and immediately have to have a bowel movement. The unusual thing is I get zero relief from doing so and it's extremely easy to dedicate. (Like it' s just falling out.)
Ever since then I have had urges constantly to go to the bathroom, frequent gas (Sometimes every 15 minutes or less!), abdominal bloating, abdominal cramping, abdominal irritation, soft stools, loose stools, loss of apatite, nausea, and I now act like I'm lactose intolerant. (Drink glass of milk, go running for the bathroom 20 minutes later)
At first I thought it was gerardia and was given antibiotics which made things a little better but didn't "cure" me.
I recently had blood work and a colonoscopy done with everything turning up negative. I've tried acupuncture with no effect. (I go for interstitial cystitis and swear by it.) I've also been going to a natural pathetic health specialists. Which hasn't really worked out. (I'm better than I was before but still suffering) One thing I've found that helps is Aloe Vera Juice in the morning. While taking probiotics has had a limited effect as well.
Currently I am manageable, bowel movements once or twice a day, with usually solid stool. The constant urge to go to the bathroom combined with the irritation is the big thing that I wish would go away. Otherwise I could live with it.
Crazy thing is I'm only 21 years old and getting a little depressed over this. Can anyone share a little insight?