Good evening all and hello,
I'm a 34 male from the UK. Woke up one morning in March to horrendous watery diarrhoea (UK spelling!) and that was the start of it.
Lots of blood tests, stool samples later, and I'm still no better off. I've been waiting for a colonoscopy which should be scheduled for the end of July.
As well as the diarrhoea, I've had occasional stomach cramps and a general feeling of being unwell. The BM happens within 20 mins or so of waking up, and I usually have 1 or 2 more throughout the day. No blood present.
So heres the thing. I tried Lomotil-works, but sicky feeling, Loperamide-same, probiotics, husks, and diet changes with no luck of feeling better.
I then tried pepto bismol at the end of April, and within 2 days I felt practically normal!! Appetite back, no sensitivity to foods, and normal stools!(well, black from the pepto). I only have one dose in the morning and night, and if I forget to take it, I start to feel sick pretty quickly. I've been on this since April.
What I'm asking is:
Does this sound like MC? When I go for my test, will they test for this?
I'm pretty worried, and have convinced myself it's something much worse.
thanks
I'm a 34 male from the UK. Woke up one morning in March to horrendous watery diarrhoea (UK spelling!) and that was the start of it.
Lots of blood tests, stool samples later, and I'm still no better off. I've been waiting for a colonoscopy which should be scheduled for the end of July.
As well as the diarrhoea, I've had occasional stomach cramps and a general feeling of being unwell. The BM happens within 20 mins or so of waking up, and I usually have 1 or 2 more throughout the day. No blood present.
So heres the thing. I tried Lomotil-works, but sicky feeling, Loperamide-same, probiotics, husks, and diet changes with no luck of feeling better.
I then tried pepto bismol at the end of April, and within 2 days I felt practically normal!! Appetite back, no sensitivity to foods, and normal stools!(well, black from the pepto). I only have one dose in the morning and night, and if I forget to take it, I start to feel sick pretty quickly. I've been on this since April.
What I'm asking is:
Does this sound like MC? When I go for my test, will they test for this?
I'm pretty worried, and have convinced myself it's something much worse.
thanks