advice needed
I am after some advice. I have been having some problems for well over a year now. The main problem was feeling sick most evenings, lasting for a just over an hour. This year it eased for about a month, but has started up again. I have also found that my bowel habits change quite a lot. Sometimes/days I can have very loose bowel movements and at times can go between 4-7 times a day. Then I will then have formed bowel movements say twice a day. Usually when I have a bowel movement I have to rush to get to the toilet. I get a lot of wind, my stomach makes noises and I burp a lot. At times I get a tender spot just below my ribs in the middle. I feel tired and worn out, feels like I have no muscle strength in my legs/arms etc. I cant seem to put on any weight no matter how much I eat. My bmi is very close to the underweight range. I go months without periods, sometimes get joint pains and have had a rash on my chest that has been there almost all the time for the last year or so. A few days ago I felt so ill, I felt like I had not eaten anything in the whole day and needed something there and then. I saw a gp many times about this who said it was IBS, I was given some medication, which didnt help one bit. Sometimes my stomach can feel very uncomfortable like something is going on down there.
The thing is one of my parents suffered with crohns disease, they needed surgery for it, touch wood since then they have not had any flare ups. At one point a gp suggested having a test (where they insert a flexible wire/camera up your back passage). Does it sound like a good idea. Im at the same age as of when my parent first started having problems. They too went years (almost 10 years) being told they had IBS, but they got so ill, their friends thought they were dying. Thats how ill they looked.
I definately feel that something is going on, but just dont have an answer. Most days I just feel under the weather and never feel refreshed or energised.
I am after some advice. I have been having some problems for well over a year now. The main problem was feeling sick most evenings, lasting for a just over an hour. This year it eased for about a month, but has started up again. I have also found that my bowel habits change quite a lot. Sometimes/days I can have very loose bowel movements and at times can go between 4-7 times a day. Then I will then have formed bowel movements say twice a day. Usually when I have a bowel movement I have to rush to get to the toilet. I get a lot of wind, my stomach makes noises and I burp a lot. At times I get a tender spot just below my ribs in the middle. I feel tired and worn out, feels like I have no muscle strength in my legs/arms etc. I cant seem to put on any weight no matter how much I eat. My bmi is very close to the underweight range. I go months without periods, sometimes get joint pains and have had a rash on my chest that has been there almost all the time for the last year or so. A few days ago I felt so ill, I felt like I had not eaten anything in the whole day and needed something there and then. I saw a gp many times about this who said it was IBS, I was given some medication, which didnt help one bit. Sometimes my stomach can feel very uncomfortable like something is going on down there.
The thing is one of my parents suffered with crohns disease, they needed surgery for it, touch wood since then they have not had any flare ups. At one point a gp suggested having a test (where they insert a flexible wire/camera up your back passage). Does it sound like a good idea. Im at the same age as of when my parent first started having problems. They too went years (almost 10 years) being told they had IBS, but they got so ill, their friends thought they were dying. Thats how ill they looked.
I definately feel that something is going on, but just dont have an answer. Most days I just feel under the weather and never feel refreshed or energised.
