Hi everyone.
I am new to this forum and decided i would join to get some insight on this subject. Summer of 2016 I went on a vacation to the UK and came down with a terrible stomach bug. Up until that point I had normal Bowel movements once a day and could eat anything I chose to. After that trip and sickness I had lost quite a bit of weight and had partially lost my appetite. I was still having regular Bowel movements but found them to be yellow instead of typical brown.
The beginning of October that year i felt fine and continued to eat whatever I wanted. I do suffer from anxiety and from time to time would get a “nervous stomach” here or there. Fast forward to about 4 or 5 months ago, I started to have softer stool and some bloating and gas. My doctor suggested to start taking Align which seemed to help. I did a celiac test which came negative and figured out on my own that I am not lactose intolerant.
About a month and a half ago I was having some pretty bad anxiety and ate a burrito which made me feel quite ill. The next day I could not eat and had completely lost my appetite and lost about 10 pounds within a few days (went from 136 to 124). That continued for about a week until i went to the doctor and got some acid reflux pills and nausea pills. I took those for about a month and felt fine. Still had softer stools and went a couple times a day to the bathroom but no diarrhea.
FAST FORWARD TO NOW... I cannot eat as most food makes me feel nauseous even though i never throw up. I’ve been having frequent Bowel movements that I would consider soft stool and not diarrheah. I have also been going about 3-10 times in a day. I do get the occasional stomach cramp that will last for a second (more gurgling than anything.) I never have blood In my stool although it does have a bit of mucous. It is on the yellow side and I did have one bout of watery diarrhea last night immediately after eating some dinner. I have a gastroenterologist appt coming up in a month but I wanted to know if anyone thinks this is more IBS related then crohns???????? I do get the occasional sore bum and “cut” on the outside probably from the constant wiping which can be painful. Other than that I think food just travels through me quite fast. PLEASE HELP as I am terrified I have Crohn’s disease that was triggered by my illness. Just unsure because my symptoms are so flitty and change every other month. I am an 18 year old female.
I am new to this forum and decided i would join to get some insight on this subject. Summer of 2016 I went on a vacation to the UK and came down with a terrible stomach bug. Up until that point I had normal Bowel movements once a day and could eat anything I chose to. After that trip and sickness I had lost quite a bit of weight and had partially lost my appetite. I was still having regular Bowel movements but found them to be yellow instead of typical brown.
The beginning of October that year i felt fine and continued to eat whatever I wanted. I do suffer from anxiety and from time to time would get a “nervous stomach” here or there. Fast forward to about 4 or 5 months ago, I started to have softer stool and some bloating and gas. My doctor suggested to start taking Align which seemed to help. I did a celiac test which came negative and figured out on my own that I am not lactose intolerant.
About a month and a half ago I was having some pretty bad anxiety and ate a burrito which made me feel quite ill. The next day I could not eat and had completely lost my appetite and lost about 10 pounds within a few days (went from 136 to 124). That continued for about a week until i went to the doctor and got some acid reflux pills and nausea pills. I took those for about a month and felt fine. Still had softer stools and went a couple times a day to the bathroom but no diarrhea.
FAST FORWARD TO NOW... I cannot eat as most food makes me feel nauseous even though i never throw up. I’ve been having frequent Bowel movements that I would consider soft stool and not diarrheah. I have also been going about 3-10 times in a day. I do get the occasional stomach cramp that will last for a second (more gurgling than anything.) I never have blood In my stool although it does have a bit of mucous. It is on the yellow side and I did have one bout of watery diarrhea last night immediately after eating some dinner. I have a gastroenterologist appt coming up in a month but I wanted to know if anyone thinks this is more IBS related then crohns???????? I do get the occasional sore bum and “cut” on the outside probably from the constant wiping which can be painful. Other than that I think food just travels through me quite fast. PLEASE HELP as I am terrified I have Crohn’s disease that was triggered by my illness. Just unsure because my symptoms are so flitty and change every other month. I am an 18 year old female.
