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Posted 6/28/2016 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
Hello,

I am 27 years old and desperate! I will list my symptoms below. Please let me know if anyone has had similar experiences?! I have been on medication after medication... over two years, it is worsening. I am on a soft food diet, but even soft foods are beginning to be painful, but tolerable pain. I becoming depressed over the matter frankly. I am at a loss as to what to do. Any help is appreciated. Thank you.

1. occasional blood in stool
2. SEVERE constipation-- having to extract personally because it is stuck
3. Extreme bloating every time I eat--last for several days
4. Pain in my lower abdomen as well as my lower back after eating (within a short amount of time)
5. Inability to have a bowel movement for days
6. Nausea throughout the day
7. Low grad fever
8. Headaches multiple times per week
9. Weight loss-minimal
10. Lethargic/Tiredness--living off of caffeine
11. Loss of appetite
12. Cramping in stomach
13. Colonoscopy biopsies were clear, but there was inflammation throughout
Posted 7/22/2016 12:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I am sorry you are going through this...
The symptoms you have listed are fairly common to IBS-C.... classic constipation problems...
If you haven't done so, you need to visit with your dr... hopefully he/she is knowledgeable about ibs... and can give you a list of things to follow to see if any of them help you (and hopefully they WILL!) NOT just give you 'medication.' You haven't mentioned if you have tried certain diets, drinking plenty of water (coffee, pop, no other liquids count) ... and stool softeners...
More help should be available to you... Medications and Laxatives may help, but many find that your diet, high fibre, lots of water, etc... is JUST (if not more) as helpful. I've honestly never heard of 'soft food' helping anyone... Maybe ask to see a gastroenterologist??
Good luck to you!
Posted 7/25/2016 1:04 AM (GMT 0)
Since your biopsies came back good, but showed inflammation, did your doc mention colitis? IBS does not cause inflammation. Did they give you any medication?
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