Hey guys my name is Matt and I am so happy I found you. I have been reading some of the posts before joining and many of them relate to me and what I am now going through. I was diagnosed with IBS in 2002. It was all stress related and nothing more. So year after year I would have these flare ups and have D for a day or two and everything would go back to normal and I lived a semi good life. Well that has all changed. On June 16th of this year I woke up with extreme stomach pain and had to run to the bathroom. I thought to myself no biggie. Well about an hour later I started getting this mild pain above my stomach and off to the right. It was insanely horrible. I could barely move or say anything. My wife being an ER nurse said we have to get you in right away. They ended up doing a CT scan and finding inflammation in my small intestine. They gave me a round of antibiotics which was flagyl. They also gave me pain meds which did not do anything. The flagyl did work and even though I had the big D through out I was pain free.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. After I was done with the antibiotics I did I feltl great for a week or so and thought maybe it was bacterial and this killed it. I was wrong. Two weeks ago the same pain came back one morning and it was even more intense. I actually drove myself to the hospital I was in so much pain. I get there and IV me and all the usual stuff and schedule a Ultrasound. Well low and behold nothing there. They send me home again with more pain meds to which I just ripped up the script because I did not want them and they do not work.
I felt pretty good for the rest of the day. My wife had to work that same night so I did my usual made dinner and got my son to bed. Well about 10:30 it came back again!!! This time I was literally on the floor crying like a baby it hurt so bad! I could not move talk or do anything but sit there. I managed to text my mom to come get me and take to to my wife at The E.R. This time they admit me into the hospital and schedule a colonoscopy while in the hospital. I had this done and they did not find anything. So again I get another round of Flagyl and things are going great again. Still having D but it is manageable and pain free. They also prescribed bentyl because the Doc does think I have some type of disease like Crohns but he is not sure. I see another GI doc later this month to get an endoscopy done.
I finished my Flagyl a couple of days ago and now? The same pain is back again! I have taken 4 bentyl pills today and they barely help the pain at all. I have gone to the bathroom 13 times today with water come out of rear end. So now as I lay here in pain it is good to know there are so many out there that feel what I am going through. Thanks for hearing my story and best of luck to everyone out there. I am just praying for them to figure this out. As of right now I feel helpless. At least I have a understanding wife as a nurse which has helped me so much! Thanks again for hearing me out.
Fast forward to two weeks ago. After I was done with the antibiotics I did I feltl great for a week or so and thought maybe it was bacterial and this killed it. I was wrong. Two weeks ago the same pain came back one morning and it was even more intense. I actually drove myself to the hospital I was in so much pain. I get there and IV me and all the usual stuff and schedule a Ultrasound. Well low and behold nothing there. They send me home again with more pain meds to which I just ripped up the script because I did not want them and they do not work.
I felt pretty good for the rest of the day. My wife had to work that same night so I did my usual made dinner and got my son to bed. Well about 10:30 it came back again!!! This time I was literally on the floor crying like a baby it hurt so bad! I could not move talk or do anything but sit there. I managed to text my mom to come get me and take to to my wife at The E.R. This time they admit me into the hospital and schedule a colonoscopy while in the hospital. I had this done and they did not find anything. So again I get another round of Flagyl and things are going great again. Still having D but it is manageable and pain free. They also prescribed bentyl because the Doc does think I have some type of disease like Crohns but he is not sure. I see another GI doc later this month to get an endoscopy done.
I finished my Flagyl a couple of days ago and now? The same pain is back again! I have taken 4 bentyl pills today and they barely help the pain at all. I have gone to the bathroom 13 times today with water come out of rear end. So now as I lay here in pain it is good to know there are so many out there that feel what I am going through. Thanks for hearing my story and best of luck to everyone out there. I am just praying for them to figure this out. As of right now I feel helpless. At least I have a understanding wife as a nurse which has helped me so much! Thanks again for hearing me out.