wonderingtoo
01-30-2007, 08:31 PM
My newest lovely symptom is pressure in my upper abdomen, just below the middle of my ribcage, a little to the right. It's a lot of pressure, and when I feel there, I can feel a swelling area. My husband felt it and said it feels like my intestines are sticking out there. It's a good size area, about 2 inches across. It hurts a little too, but mostly it's pressure.
I have been diagnosed with IBS-D, but haven't seen a GI doctor. My GP says that 90% of IBS cases are diagnosed without seeing a GI doctor, and that it's not necessary to see one with my symptoms. So he won't refer me.
My diarrhea started in December, and is almost every day, but generally only once a day. Before that I had alternating diarrhea/constipation/flat stools/regular stools.
Still not convinced this latest bout of diarrhea is IBS.
BTW, I don't have a gall bladder anymore, had it out 14 years ago, so I know it's not that.
I have been diagnosed with IBS-D, but haven't seen a GI doctor. My GP says that 90% of IBS cases are diagnosed without seeing a GI doctor, and that it's not necessary to see one with my symptoms. So he won't refer me.
My diarrhea started in December, and is almost every day, but generally only once a day. Before that I had alternating diarrhea/constipation/flat stools/regular stools.
Still not convinced this latest bout of diarrhea is IBS.
BTW, I don't have a gall bladder anymore, had it out 14 years ago, so I know it's not that.

