Diagnose me, no one else can - Bowel Disorders Message Board

aslo · 03-11-2005, 11:18 AM

I have been ill for a year with both intestinal symptoms and paresthesia, tingling, burning etc.
Sorry about the following:
One soft stool a day, light in color, foul smelling. Mucousy. Discomfort under left front rib cage. Belching nausea usually after bowel movement. All of this has caused panic and depression.
Gastroscope, colonoscopy, stool specimens, blood work all negative.

Thanks

littlegal · 03-11-2005, 12:09 PM

Sorry to hear you're not feeling well. I have had this pain under my right rib for about 7 months. My gallbladder has been tested but that's not where the real pain is. I've had this tingling, stinging, major burning, kinda like a small ripping pain on the right side of my navel to around my back. What kind of tingling pain do you have? You say you hurt on the left. Mine is all on the right. I was muscle tested and been told I have parasites and toxins in my colon and small intestines. This could be the cause of my gallbladder not functioning. I've been taking herbal medicine to help "clean" it out! I've been feeling better. Not saying that's your problem, but it's amazing how much toxins a person can have in their body. Speaking of the stool situation - I hate to talk about it but mine is very very loose. Kinda stringy and it has mucous in it too. That can be a cause of parasites. I feel really great when I actually have the so called "heathy one"!!! I thought I had IBS - everytime I eat - I run to the bathroom. Good luck!!

aslo · 03-11-2005, 12:42 PM

Thanks for the reply. Yours certainly sounds like gall bladder. Im sure youve had colonoscopy etc.
I had the stool checked for parasites, but nothing shows up. Im not sure about the alternative stuff, though I have tried some things. Candida is a very controversial subject, I dont know what I believe. I have taken probiotics, that had no effect. What things are you taking for parasites?
My tingling is everywhere. shoulders, muscle twitches, burning feet, side of thigh, you name it. It has all caused me to be a mental case especially since its been a whole year. No matter what i eat, i get one soft disgusting stool a day, followed by sickness, nausea, belching etc.

mhg1022 · 03-12-2005, 10:59 AM

Although it is the easiest thing to dimiss, your emotional and mental state is more responsible than you realize. I know a ton about panic and anxiety because I am a long time sufferer from so many emotional RELATED symptoms.
Now, I am not MINIMALIZING your symptoms at all....and I am NOT saying that they are ALL due to emotional stress, anxiety, and panic....but listen to this logic.

I went into my Gastro doc's office one day in late January.
Now as I was leaving the house for my appointment, I was feeling a lot of anxiety..fear..fear of dying...all that stuff.
My stomach was bloated and distended and I feared so many things.
When I got through with my appointment he gave me a vote of confidence and looked me straight in the eyes and said "In my heart of hearts, I really do not believe you have anything more than UC". Take Care...you'll be fine".
I CHOSE TO BELIVE HIM !!!
Well being that I have been too chicken so far to have the colonoscopy...he doesn't know 100% but he said he was really quite confident from other blood tests and a sigmoid done years ago and...whatever.
So...I took that powerful positive suggestion with me...and went to a local music store where I played keyboards for about an hour. When I got home my WHOLE personality had changed from a freaked out scardy cat to a more confident re-assured person feeling more like I will be able to cope and feeling more empowered.

Here's the deal with panic, stress, and anxiety.

If we BELIEVE something (whether or not it is indeed true)..We either make ourselves sicker or make ourselves better.

Let me ask you........

Hypothetically...How would you feel if a team of the greatest doctors in the world studied you and finally said..."Aslo, we have found out the problem that has been causing your suffering and we are certain that it is nothing serious and it can be cured with time and certain easy to take medications"?

You'd KNOW finally...right?

Isn't our greatest ( or worst) fears based on the UNKNOWN?

That is simply our programming from nature.

We are wired that way.

I went through years and years of running to doctors every week to FIND something tangible that was making me ill (This was when I was younger) and when they found nothing ...I was relived yet also frustrated..so I know that whole scene.
What I REFUSED to believe was that my physical problems were caused by my emotional problems..or at LEAST enhanced by it greatly.
The power of the mind ..postive or negative is truly amazing.

I will post more later.
I hope this helps.

You WILL get past this...I feel it and KNOW it !!!

aslo · 03-12-2005, 11:43 AM

Thank you for this positive outlook. I do agree with everything you are saying,
but I have not been able to put it into use. Also, I must say that maybe all of this aggravated the intestines, but now there is a real physical condition happening. I also believe my back, spine is involved with the whole picture.
You are probably right, if that panel of experts told me what you said, Im sure it would have a beneficial effect. Im not sure if it would cure me or not, maybe in time as you stated. As it is now, foods aggravate the condition, so I dont know what to eat, sitting is uncomfortable, lying is uncomfortable, even a shower. Plus I have upset my family, my business is in jeopardy, everything.
So the catch 22 is, I believe I have Chrons in the small intestine, a terrible disease, with very little medications that arent deadly. If I ignore it, which is difficult I could be risking much worse complications. If I go through all the doctors and testing which stresses me to hysteria, I cant relax. If i cant relax, I cant improve and so on.
I see a shrink, but i cant take the antidepressants, make me worse. I do take ativan and things like that, helps a bit, for a little while.
I practice deep breathing, try listening to music(over the negative voices in my head) but I cant relax.
So your words meant a lot. I am afraid of dying, losing my family, business, life everything.
Please write more, I need it. Thanks again.