millie123
03-06-2008, 09:20 AM
hi if your reading this you have proberbly noticed that i have sent a few posts before. ive been experiencing abdominal pains, diarrhea, vomiting, always tired, sometimes i have bloody diarrhea and weight loss ive been experiencing these for the past year and the doctors just cant get to the bottom of it all. Ive now started experiencing joint pain in my knee elbow and wrist all on the left had side. I'm also very wheezy. and i have always got a constant headache and very light headed! why have i got all this? can anyone help me?
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bellyblues
03-06-2008, 02:11 PM
Hopefully, your doctors have done all the necessary tests to rule out more serious physical problems. If not, you would need to have a colonoscopy to narrow down the field of possibilities. A dx of IBS is usually reached this way.
It is possible to have an odd combination of symptoms with IBS but usually there are red flag signs that are present for nearly everyone. Symptoms like D or C, changes in stool size and shape, pain and bloating, gassiness and incomplete evacuation are all symptoms. If these symptoms persist for more than three months, it may be IBS.
The other issues you mentioned are not so clearly related to IBS, although they can be. In my case, headache goes hand in hand with C but this is something I have discovered after years of dealing with IBS. I would not have initially assumed they were related. Some folks are troubled by shortness of breath as well, but this is not a typical IBS symptom and one that I would not take lightly. Rectal bleeding should always be checked by a doc as it can be related to many other problems besides IBS.
Hope that helps!
It is possible to have an odd combination of symptoms with IBS but usually there are red flag signs that are present for nearly everyone. Symptoms like D or C, changes in stool size and shape, pain and bloating, gassiness and incomplete evacuation are all symptoms. If these symptoms persist for more than three months, it may be IBS.
The other issues you mentioned are not so clearly related to IBS, although they can be. In my case, headache goes hand in hand with C but this is something I have discovered after years of dealing with IBS. I would not have initially assumed they were related. Some folks are troubled by shortness of breath as well, but this is not a typical IBS symptom and one that I would not take lightly. Rectal bleeding should always be checked by a doc as it can be related to many other problems besides IBS.
Hope that helps!
millie123
03-07-2008, 04:02 PM
hi thank you ever so much for your reply! i am currently under a gastro doc and i found out today that my blood tests show that i am aneamic and my inflammation levels are quite high? he didnt get on to anything else apart from that i needed to go on iron tablets. I never have constipation i always have diarrhea could have it up to twenty times a day. I am currently waiting for a pill camera capsule dont no what this is? im only 15 so im missing so much of school! thanks for replying!
bellyblues
03-07-2008, 04:25 PM
hi thank you ever so much for your reply! i am currently under a gastro doc and i found out today that my blood tests show that i am aneamic and my inflammation levels are quite high? he didnt get on to anything else apart from that i needed to go on iron tablets. I never have constipation i always have diarrhea could have it up to twenty times a day. I am currently waiting for a pill camera capsule dont no what this is? im only 15 so im missing so much of school! thanks for replying!
You poor thing! You are so young! I am sorry you are going through this!
The pill camera is an excellent diagnostic test that will help docs determine what your guts are going on a daily basis. They are probably hoping to see how long food stays in your belly before it flushes through. This will help them make a proper dx.
Iron supplements will DEFINITELY help with the D. Iron almost universally constipates. I too am borderline anemic but can not take the supplements as my IBS is primarily C. I don't need any help getting backed up!
Hang in there and keep us posted! We're all here for you!
You poor thing! You are so young! I am sorry you are going through this!
The pill camera is an excellent diagnostic test that will help docs determine what your guts are going on a daily basis. They are probably hoping to see how long food stays in your belly before it flushes through. This will help them make a proper dx.
Iron supplements will DEFINITELY help with the D. Iron almost universally constipates. I too am borderline anemic but can not take the supplements as my IBS is primarily C. I don't need any help getting backed up!
Hang in there and keep us posted! We're all here for you!
ZoeGirl
03-08-2008, 12:21 PM
Hopefully they will test for Whipple Disease, it can cause those symptoms... although lots of things can cause those symptoms.
Crohn's/Ulcerated colitis can also cause the joint pain with digestive problems.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon.
Crohn's/Ulcerated colitis can also cause the joint pain with digestive problems.
Good luck and hope you feel better soon.
millie123
03-12-2008, 01:47 PM
sorry its taken me so longs to reply ive been really ill again! it really annoys me because im under two hospitals one where i have a gastro doctor thts in harrow and the other 1 is like 10 mins from my house where i have a peadiactric doctors the thing is when i have a emergency like ive had i have to go to the 1 nearest to me because my gastro doctor is two hours away! all they do when i go is hook me up to a drip and these episodes are really getting to me! thanks for replying ive never even heard of whipple disease! chrons and colitas both run in my family to! ive got such a low immune system i catch anything going... does anyone know how i can make it go up? thanks so much everyone.