Can't get any answers

I've had suspicions for many years that I am celiac, but I've had the blood work done and it came back negative.

I'm wondering if any of you who have a diagnosis can relate to the symptoms I have?

- bloating (to the point of looking pregnant)
- gas (foul smelling)
- warm or hot feeling in stomach after eating
- sharp pains through intestines
- gnawing pain under ribs (front and back, relieved with pressure)
- pressure and pain in sides (lower back area)
- sharp aching pain below belly button
- bruised feeling in gut
- vomiting (can't keep water down, lasts about 12 hours, occurs every few months)
- diarrhea (occurs every few months)
- small "rabbit-like" bowel movements
- constipation (bowel movements occur once a week if that)
- rectal spasms (enough pain to bring me to my hands and knees crying, occurs once a year?)
- mucus in stool and instead of stool (white or orange in colour, weird/different smelling)
- dizziness
- foggy and unfocused


I don't THINK I've forgotten anything here, but I may add to this list

sounds like ibs symptoms, i was diagnosed with ibs after everything came negative.

Sorry for not responding for such a long time!

I've been gluten free for over a month now and I have had little to no cramping/bloating/diarrhea/pain and I've even been going to the bathroom at least once a week! I can't even begin to explain the difference I feel. I feel the healthiest I've ever been (all this digestive stuff started when I was about 5)

One thing I have noticed though, is the thick white mucous in my stools is increasing. It's really worrying me and I can't find any solid answers online. I've got an appointment for x-rays and ultrasounds for this week. But it's as if half of my stool will be pure white and a bit stringy (if that makes any sense?) as if ribbons of mucous are floating up off of the larger mucous blobs.


One question for a previous poster about crohns
is it at all genetic? My uncle has severe crohns but I have not been tested for it before.

vada said...
One thing I have noticed though, is the thick white mucous in my stools is increasing. It's really worrying me and I can't find any solid answers online. I've got an appointment for x-rays and ultrasounds for this week. But it's as if half of my stool will be pure white and a bit stringy (if that makes any sense?) as if ribbons of mucous are floating up off of the larger mucous blobs.

i thought i have was having excess mucous. it turns out it was fat. this was confirmed by a stool test. once i stopped eating my beloved 'hail merry' tarts which were full of coconut oil, the "mucous" disappeared.