Posted 4/23/2014 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,
I am 22 years old with some stomach issues, and I’m looking for any advice. Let me explain what’s been happening to me... Starting in December 2013, I started waking up everyday, very early, having to throw up, and have diarrhea. The diarrhea would continue, and I would end up going around 10 times every morning. This would all be within a span of a few hours. As this continued, I made an appointment with my doctor. She did a bunch of blood work, testing literally everything possible, and also had me complete 2 stool tests. The blood work and stool tests came back “negative” for what was being tested. (They tested for allergies, etc.) She put me on Prilosec for the stomach acids and then referred me to a gastroenterologist. I met with him and he scheduled me for a colonoscopy. After completing this, he told me it appears I have gastritis. He prescribed me an anti-spasm medication, to use with the Prilosec. Nothing improved. He had me come in the following week for an endoscopy. After this, he told me I have IBS. He suggested I use the probiotic VSl #3, in conjunction with the prescription medications. Flash forward to now, I have been back to this so called “specialist” every 3 weeks and I am still sick. In the meantime, he suggested I take Citrucell, Imodium, and also changed my prescriptions about 3 times since. Literally every time I see him he wants to give me new medicines. Nothing works and so far only makes it worse. I went back and told him this and he suggested that I have anxiety. He told me that I should see my regular doctor and receive an antidepressant. I think this is absolutely ridiculous. I live a really good life and am definitely not depressed. (I have a great boyfriend who I live with. We have been together for 4 years, we vacation a couple times every year and just live a really good life. There are also no other problems in my life besides the normal school stress.) I also did not have any anxiety issues before now. Now, I do, because I am anxious about having to constantly go diarrhea, but to take an anxiety medication for that would be ignoring the problem, which is what I told him! Needless to say, I will not be back to him. I stopped taking all the prescriptions, and have continued taking the VSL #3. In addition, I recently got vitamins and minerals a couple of weeks ago to try to naturally alleviate whatever anxiety I have about this. I got: Sam E, Magnesium, B12, B Stress Complex. My problem is I am still having diarrhea everyday, and feeling nervous about it. It really effects my life. I haven’t been able to work but thankfully my boss has been understanding. I am a student as well. I am wondering if anyone has any suggestions for me, as I am sooo tired of living like this! I am only 22 and I should not be feeling like this. I am trying to heal myself without prescription drugs, or the help of quack doctors :) Thank you