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Linma
Linma

 I have had digestive problems through my life. I am 62. I have seen doctors had endoscope down the throat and colonscopy. Those tests were normal. But nothing previous is like what I have now. February I got sick with severe stomach pain. Diarreah and dry heaves. I went to the ER. They did a cat scan and blood work. Everything was mostly normal. My white blood cells were just a little tiny bit elevated. Gave me zofran and diet to eat for the next couple days. Then the same thing happened again in March and 2 times in April. I went to the doctor they did a ultra sound of my gall bladder, pancreas and liver. Said all looked normal. I did a stool test normal. I have an appt to see a gastero doctor. I have tried cutting out wheat products on celiac test I was normal. Have stopped dairy. Added probiotics. I have tried tracking what I eat to see if it can tell me if a food is causing it. When this happens it always starts the same way. I get stomach pressure like pain in the middle of my stomach low down. Then I get the sound of sloshing and swishing in my lower intestines. Then the D starts but is water. That goes on for a while when it stops the the swishing and sloshing sound starts up higher and then I start to dry heave. I am not looking for a diagnosis. I am just wondering if anyone else has had this happen.

BlueSky
BlueSky
No. I've had GI problems for 17 yrs and doctors are still stumped. But when a doctor couldn't help me some years ago, I went to see a nutritionist. I don't know if that is the answer for you but something is better than nothing, right?
Linma
Linma
So a nutritionist helped you? Yes any help is good. What were you experiencing? And what did the nutritionist suggest if you don't mind me asking?
BlueSky
BlueSky
I have a long history of IBS-C, gerd (chronic gastritis), and gastroparesis. I saw him once a month for about 6 months. He went over all kinds of trigger foods with me when I did my food diary. We didn't find a lot of answers, but SOME. Even if I didn't necessarily test positive as allergic to certain foods like gluten, dairy, etc, he helped me identify some things I was sensitive to. That was several years ago... fast forward to today and I have a new GI doc and she gave me a "Low FODMAP" diet to try which helped identify even more foods I react to.

I hope your GI doc gets you some answers. Please post an update about that when you see him / her.
Linma
Linma
I will post when I find out more. I have had food allergy blood tests so far and nothing really stands out. That's good you have a doc helping you. I hope the one I am going to see helps too. I know I have a problem with strawberries and ice cream, sour cream. I at the moment am eating mainly scrambled eggs, chicken broth, soda type crackers, a little low fat cheese and rice. I am scared to add anything.
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