So I've suffered from all different stomach issues since I was 5. It's been simply diagnosed as IBS, but the doctor has said that my symptoms seem too severe for IBS at times. For example,
1) (Began at age 12) About three times a year, I get an episode lasting for 24-48 hours straight where the pain (in pelvis) is so bad I dry retch/vomit and comes in waves about 2 minutes apart and lasting about 20 seconds each. The wave gets worse and worse until it is relieved by a loud gurgle and the only medicine powerful enough to dull the pain is morphine in the ER. During the entire attack, I am unable to have a BM or even pass gas until the flare passes and I have diarrhea.
2) (began at age 10 and was dormant from age 12-21) About once every three months or sometimes several times a month, I experience severe, relentless (no waves) pain in the area where my stomach is (right beneath rib cage) and it feels just like a road burn (intense burning and pulling) only inside and sometimes causes vomiting, also only relieved by a narcotic and lasting around 9 hours. Sometimes I experience a duller version of this pain in my bowel area (navel region) and both episodes are usually accompanied by diarrhea.
3) (Began at age 18) In addition to the above and rather infrequently, I have sharp pain directly in my stomach which comes in waves and accompanied by urgency like I might vomit, same feeling I get when I've had food poisoning but usually without actually vomiting.
Other than this, just normal IBS symptoms about daily (strong spasms and occasional diarrhea). I am still undergoing tests but they have found nothing via blood test and some abnormal bacteria via colonoscopy when I was 10 (am now 22). I hope to hear your experiences too and please, be respectful.
Thank you!
1) (Began at age 12) About three times a year, I get an episode lasting for 24-48 hours straight where the pain (in pelvis) is so bad I dry retch/vomit and comes in waves about 2 minutes apart and lasting about 20 seconds each. The wave gets worse and worse until it is relieved by a loud gurgle and the only medicine powerful enough to dull the pain is morphine in the ER. During the entire attack, I am unable to have a BM or even pass gas until the flare passes and I have diarrhea.
2) (began at age 10 and was dormant from age 12-21) About once every three months or sometimes several times a month, I experience severe, relentless (no waves) pain in the area where my stomach is (right beneath rib cage) and it feels just like a road burn (intense burning and pulling) only inside and sometimes causes vomiting, also only relieved by a narcotic and lasting around 9 hours. Sometimes I experience a duller version of this pain in my bowel area (navel region) and both episodes are usually accompanied by diarrhea.
3) (Began at age 18) In addition to the above and rather infrequently, I have sharp pain directly in my stomach which comes in waves and accompanied by urgency like I might vomit, same feeling I get when I've had food poisoning but usually without actually vomiting.
Other than this, just normal IBS symptoms about daily (strong spasms and occasional diarrhea). I am still undergoing tests but they have found nothing via blood test and some abnormal bacteria via colonoscopy when I was 10 (am now 22). I hope to hear your experiences too and please, be respectful.
Thank you!
