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Hi Everyone!!! I am in need of some advice from fellow Crohns/IBD patients. I am at a lost on how I am feeling and what to do next. I am basically mentally and physically exhausted from trying to figure out what is going on with my body. I was hoping to explain a little of my medical back ground for the past few months and see if I can get some advice/explanation.
Ok.... So I have been battling "IBS" symptoms for years and was just diagnosed with IBS about a year and half ago. I have extreme periods of constipation and then extreme periods of diarrhea. I also have cramping and major bloating. I have a GI doc that diagnosed me with IBS. He prescribed me Levsin SL to help with the IBS. I have always second guessed this diagnosis because my symptoms are so extreme from one second to the next. The GI doctor basically said that I was stressed and had an anxiety issue and wanted to prescribe me an antidepressant.
Well.... about 1 month ago my symptoms started getting worse. I had no sudden lifestyle change or anything that would produce any extra anxiety. I started having major diarrhea soon after eating. I could eat and within 5 minutes I would have to go to the bathroom. One night I started bleeding bright red blood and tons of it mixed in with my stool. I was rushed to the ER and admitted due to the amount of blood lost. They scheduled a Colonoscopy while I was admitted and found three internal hemorrhoids. By that time the bleeding stopped and I did not have to have any kind of surgery.
On my follow up appt the GI doc basically said that I had a very sensitive stomach and that everything was normal and my diagnosis was still IBS. Soon after I started feeling really bad again. I started getting fever for no reason, loss of appetite, nauseous, weak, broke out in a rash and started having what seemed like panic attacks. These attacks would make me feel like I had an extreme urge to go, but I couldn't. It felt like a heat rush coming over my body. I went to my general doc and she ran a bunch of test. The test showed a high sed rate (high inflammation) and also she diagnosed me with anemia and a B12 deficiency. I am now taking daily B12 injections and iron supplements. I am still having extreme diarrhea right after eating. I have lost 12 pounds in 1 month. I have been to the ER multiple times because I just do not feel right. I have had numerous test ran and do not have Lupus or RA. I told my GI doctor about the blood test results and how I was feeling. He said that I am the poster child for IBS and that I have extreme anxiety/depression issues.
I just wanted to see what you guys thought... does this sound just like IBS? Should I get a second opinion? I just feel so bad and all the other ppl I know with IBS do not have these symptoms or blood test results.... Again my GI doc said my colonoscopy and edg showed up normal. Could I still have Crohns with these test being normal? Please let me know what you think and share any advice. I am at a loss and dont understand how IBS can really be this extreme.... I appricate any response.
Ok.... So I have been battling "IBS" symptoms for years and was just diagnosed with IBS about a year and half ago. I have extreme periods of constipation and then extreme periods of diarrhea. I also have cramping and major bloating. I have a GI doc that diagnosed me with IBS. He prescribed me Levsin SL to help with the IBS. I have always second guessed this diagnosis because my symptoms are so extreme from one second to the next. The GI doctor basically said that I was stressed and had an anxiety issue and wanted to prescribe me an antidepressant.
Well.... about 1 month ago my symptoms started getting worse. I had no sudden lifestyle change or anything that would produce any extra anxiety. I started having major diarrhea soon after eating. I could eat and within 5 minutes I would have to go to the bathroom. One night I started bleeding bright red blood and tons of it mixed in with my stool. I was rushed to the ER and admitted due to the amount of blood lost. They scheduled a Colonoscopy while I was admitted and found three internal hemorrhoids. By that time the bleeding stopped and I did not have to have any kind of surgery.
On my follow up appt the GI doc basically said that I had a very sensitive stomach and that everything was normal and my diagnosis was still IBS. Soon after I started feeling really bad again. I started getting fever for no reason, loss of appetite, nauseous, weak, broke out in a rash and started having what seemed like panic attacks. These attacks would make me feel like I had an extreme urge to go, but I couldn't. It felt like a heat rush coming over my body. I went to my general doc and she ran a bunch of test. The test showed a high sed rate (high inflammation) and also she diagnosed me with anemia and a B12 deficiency. I am now taking daily B12 injections and iron supplements. I am still having extreme diarrhea right after eating. I have lost 12 pounds in 1 month. I have been to the ER multiple times because I just do not feel right. I have had numerous test ran and do not have Lupus or RA. I told my GI doctor about the blood test results and how I was feeling. He said that I am the poster child for IBS and that I have extreme anxiety/depression issues.
I just wanted to see what you guys thought... does this sound just like IBS? Should I get a second opinion? I just feel so bad and all the other ppl I know with IBS do not have these symptoms or blood test results.... Again my GI doc said my colonoscopy and edg showed up normal. Could I still have Crohns with these test being normal? Please let me know what you think and share any advice. I am at a loss and dont understand how IBS can really be this extreme.... I appricate any response.
