applescentyummy
01-23-2009, 02:16 PM
My husband is 25 years old and since he was about 14 years old he has had this "disorder" that the doctors can't put a name to. He has been tested for diabetes, IBS, Crones....everything. They even knocked him out and put cameras up his backside and down his front side. Nothing.
On a "good" day this is how he will describe it: Unbearable pain radiating from his stomach area to his intestines. He calls it his "I can't fart or burp disease." But really, that's what it is. He is unable to burp or pass gas and anything carbonated only adds to the problem. On a bad day, he has to "pretend" to make himself throw up....only no food comes up...its all gas. Your antacids and gas medicines dont help. Fiber pills dont help. He also says that he only has a bowel movement every 3 days or so. Maybe this has something to do with it?
What can cause someone to have unbearable pain almost every day (This is an every day occurrence) that won't allow your body to release it's own natural gasses? Any advice would be great. I should also add that he is perfectly heathly other then that. Thank you! :)
On a "good" day this is how he will describe it: Unbearable pain radiating from his stomach area to his intestines. He calls it his "I can't fart or burp disease." But really, that's what it is. He is unable to burp or pass gas and anything carbonated only adds to the problem. On a bad day, he has to "pretend" to make himself throw up....only no food comes up...its all gas. Your antacids and gas medicines dont help. Fiber pills dont help. He also says that he only has a bowel movement every 3 days or so. Maybe this has something to do with it?
What can cause someone to have unbearable pain almost every day (This is an every day occurrence) that won't allow your body to release it's own natural gasses? Any advice would be great. I should also add that he is perfectly heathly other then that. Thank you! :)
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rachelle01
01-23-2009, 05:59 PM
Has he tried changing his diet??? no dairy, wheat, soy, etc?
If the doctors did colonoscopy and that was ok, would also have an abdominal MRI to see if anything is blocking on the outside of the stomach/intestine...it also might be
a motility problem, which I have. There is alot on this site about
Gastroparesis..I have the same issue. Found that taking some digestive enzymes before every meal helps somewhat. Wish him luck, its horrible to have this.
If the doctors did colonoscopy and that was ok, would also have an abdominal MRI to see if anything is blocking on the outside of the stomach/intestine...it also might be
a motility problem, which I have. There is alot on this site about
Gastroparesis..I have the same issue. Found that taking some digestive enzymes before every meal helps somewhat. Wish him luck, its horrible to have this.