Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Support Group

Irritable bowel syndrome is a common intestinal disorder that is characterized by bloating, abdominal pain, diarrhea, cramping, and constipation. Typically no abnormalities appear during standard medical testing, and so irritable bowel syndrome is identified by the symptoms. Although irritable bowel syndrome can cause serious discomfort, the intestines are not harmed.

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what is wrong with me?!

mk1090
mk1090
Hi all! I am reaching out to you to see if you could have any helpful advice in what I am going through. I am 22 years old and for the past few years i have had awful bathroom problems that seem to get worse. I constantly am going to the bathroom everytime after i eat...usually diarrhea but almost always poop...depends what i eat. it has become so bad that the past year and a half i have went in my pants 5 times because i cannot hold it. i would have more accidents but ia m lucky enough to be near a restroom. i am just so tired of everytime ie at sitting on the toilet for an hour.

so i finally went to the doctors Monday and it went form irritatable bowel, to maybe celiac, and it is neither so now iam back to square one wondering what could be wrong with me! someone please let me know if they have experienced this or have known someone going through these issues.

i even find myself for the past year vomiting after i eat SOMETIMES bc i do not want to be on the toilet all day/night or feeling like crap.

any advice?
22Lynn
22Lynn
You don't say what tests were done for Celiac disease. The blood test is only 40% accurate. Unless you get the blood test for genetic markers for celiac. You can also have a colonoscopy, but if they dont biopspy a damaged spot in the intestine you will test negative. I have both celiac and IBS. I was born with celiac but not dx until I was 54. I've had symptoms my entire life, but it was never caught. The last year I was going through a lot of what you describe in your post.

One way to find out if gluten is the problem is to go gluten free for 90 days and then slowly reintroduce gluten. If the gluten causes problems then you have Celiac's or gluten intolerance. Most people get some relief from their symptoms right away after going off gluten. You might want to read some of the posts on the celiac site.

It can be very confusing trying to get a dx for IBS or Celiac's. I hope this information helps and you can get on the right track to feeling better.