desperate to help son - Bowel Disorders Message Board

boltarella · 07-18-2005, 08:01 PM

My 21 yr old son has been ill for over a year. Seemed to start after spring break last year. Biggest problem is tons of rectal mucous & constant urge for BM. He has had every test in the book....by 2 gastro spec....Final diagnosis is idiopathic proctitis. No meds have given him any relief. I am so concerned because he has lost 25lbs.....is afraid to eat & has difficulty sleeping. He will go to bed at night & sleep for maybe 4 or 5 hours.....then up every hour or so in the bahtroom. He was a big drinker before this started. He has been tested for celiac. Tomorrow we go to an allergist....I don't have much hope for any answers from him but i am desperate. Next step will be a 3rd gastro i guess.....My older son was diagnosed with IBS, but this son has constant problems.....Alot of upper gas. Sorry about the length of this but I am so sad........

MzTami · 07-20-2005, 07:00 PM

I am no doctor, but alcohol doesn't help your system. Is your son still drinking? I hope not.

Does he have BM's or urges? Is he constipated?

I would probably try cleaning out his system first. He may have some kind of parasite living inside his intestines that could be causing his problems. I heard Oxy-Mega is good for cleansing parasites out of the human body. I would also take a probiotic enteric coated (Ruetri) to give the intestines some good bacteria.

I hope this helps, keep me posted on his progress.

boltarella · 08-07-2005, 04:22 PM

Thank you for the suggestion. Yes.............my son is a 21 year old college student who does drink alcohol. I cannot stop him. He says there is no difference in his symptoms drinking or not. He took a 30 day prescription of flagyll and did not drink a thing. It looks like the Allergist has come up with nothing......He has an appointment with a 3rd gastro located in a teaching hospital in Sept. I have ordered the 2 things that you have suggested and will let you know the outcome. I think the colon cleanser cannot hurt & also the probiotics. The Dr. says he does not have any parasites.........2 days ago he showed me what he had wiped......pea green snot looking stuff.........

gardenandcats · 08-07-2005, 07:18 PM

I take it your son must of had a colonscope with biopsys taken at the same time. Did they mention Crohns or Colitis? That would be my guess. Especially with the weight loss.

Harry · 08-07-2005, 11:01 PM

Sorry about your son's problem!!

The digestive system has many types of different bacteria (over 400 different kinds) that line the intestines from the stomach to the anus.

These various bacterii can get out of balance from many things like alcohol, too much salt or sugary food and of course meications like strong antibiotics such as flagyl. I think your son's digestive system is so out of balance that it just cannot process food or drink properly.

I don't think a Gastro Doctor is going to help him --- primarily because there is no tests that can be run to determine the correct amount of the many varied intestinal bacteria present or what is normal??

You may have to take him an Alternative Care type Doctor that is more able to diagnose problems by the symptoms--- like an Osteopathic Doctor or Natruapathic Doc.

I know you are worried and I certainly wish your son well ---Harry