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| Thu, 10-18-2007 - 1:36am |
I am at my wits end trying to figure out what is wrong with me. It started in January of this year. I started vomiting and having diarrhea for about a month. I went to the dr, they gave me an anitbiotic and told me I had the flu. Took the anitbiotics, still had the same thing going on for a few weeks, then it gradually stopped. Then, in July, I started the same thing. And its been going on ever since. I am nauseated constantly. I throw up at least three times a week, and have diarrhea most of the time im not throwing up. Its gotten severe enough that i have passed out three times. I have severe pain in my lower left AND right abdomen and pain in my rectum (sorry for all these wonderfully classy details I am handing out). I originally went to my gyno over the pain and even had diagnostic surgery to see if i was having problems with my female organs. Turns out nothing more than the endometriosis I already knew I had. Anyways---I have been to countless drs, the er, urgent care...and all of them seem to think that nothing is wrong with me and I am a faker. I have been accused of being bullimic. i dropped 20 pounds in a month and a half. But now my symptoms are gradually waning off again. I am keeping more food down and putting weight back on (DAMMIT! :) ). I have been tested for celiac, which my dad has, and its not that. I have tried diets to see if i had food allergies. Right now i am trying to find a specialist that actually accepts my insurance and wont blow me off as a head case. Its just weird that the symptoms are unbearable for a while, then gradually go away and then flare up again. Any similar stories? Any words of wisdom? I am so tired of being scared of food. lol. Plus-I am a student pilot and if this keeps up I wont ever pass my medical license cause they dont want pilots passing out. (don't worry, Im not a commerical pilot yet, so you are all safe....) My dad went through the same stomach problems, but then they diagnosed him, put him on the diet and all is well and dandy. I even tried to go gluten free just in case the tests were wrong and it didnt help. I also seem to get nosebleeds and really bad headaches when my symptoms are at their worst. I am not sure if that is related or not. I also thought it might be stress related, but during a very traumatic death in the family when i was incredibly stressed is when my symptoms started to die down again. Anyways--enough rambling. Just lookin for some insight! Thanks ladies!

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As I said, you learn something all the time.
I am sorry you are feeling yucky and hope you will find something that helps.
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