Hello everyone, my name is Ebee. I just went to gastroentrologist number 5 and he said I had IBSD but he also doesn't want me eating gluten or dairy and referred to tests I had four years ago, I have had chronic diarehha since I was an infant, I know have upper abdominal pain and severe fatigue as well. I thought perhaps it was Crohn's but he did not want to do more testing. At the moment I also have a problem with my right kidney and fatty lover disease. I am on anxiety medication and take anti-diahreals daily. Is this common to not test given my symptoms which have gone on for 48 years now? I am feeling frustrated and discouraged and don't know how to get the help I need. Any and all suggestions are welcome.
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I think I am going crazy
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Have they done a colonoscopy yet?
My first GI specialist did the same routine with me, and said I had IBS and tried to play around with my diet. Kept wanting me to come back for consults ($$$) but never did a scope to actually determine what was going on. A GI who doesn't want to see your insides is not a GI you want to see...
Push for a colonoscopy, it is the only way you will find out for sure what's going on. Not pleasant but more likely to give you some answers... Good luck!
My first GI specialist did the same routine with me, and said I had IBS and tried to play around with my diet. Kept wanting me to come back for consults ($$$) but never did a scope to actually determine what was going on. A GI who doesn't want to see your insides is not a GI you want to see...
Push for a colonoscopy, it is the only way you will find out for sure what's going on. Not pleasant but more likely to give you some answers... Good luck!