I am a 25 year old caucasian female. I am
in good health, but have some odd
ailments. Apart from living with stomach
and digestive issues my whole life, I have
terrible lower back pain with sciatica ( i
see a chiropractor), i get a very strange
hand cramp, (i call it lobster claw) when
I am out of breath, excited, nervous or
hungover. I get numb, tingly, cold and
white/purple feet and lips at any given
time, I also have an indentation in my
nose (on the bridge) Its almost like a
hole. I have been to a ENT specialist, but
he recommended that I have a biopsy, and
with all this, the medical costs are
crazy.
All that said, I wonder if any of it is
linked???
I can remember my parents giving me
laxatives when i was 4 , the kiddy
chocolate ones. They said it was because i
"wouldnt" go to the bathroom. I have now
figured out, it was because I couldnt!
For years, I have always been the girl
known to be gassy. On any given day, i
could be constipated (for days) have
diarrhea for hours, honestly, anything
could really happen in that vicinity, its
the luck of the draw. I often will have
bad pains in my left shoulder when i am
gassy. My stomach will distend from a 31
inch waist, upwards to 50! It looks like i
am pregnant. The gas, bloating, and
general feeling of being completely
uncomfortable is a part of my daily life
that I am almost used to. I know that i
cant eat more than 4 forks of pasta, or
more than 2 beers, or eat spicy food on an
empty stomach .Sometimes it really stops
me from having a normal life. My doctor
prescribed me Amitiza to take daily. It
helps, but its not great.
My worst problem is the chronic pain I
will get every 2 weeks or so. It will come
from anything. I cant pinpont it. There
arent any special circumstances to cause
it. Within approx 2 minutes of the first
mouth full, I know its coming. It is the
most debilitating constant pain. Its as
though a knife is travelling down my
esophagus. I feel every second of the
digestive process. Its usually a 7 hour
process. I feel like its constricting as
it happens, almost squeezing. As it goes
down, I can feel where the food is. I feel
it in my intestines, and every other part
of my body where it is travelling. The
upper to middle abdomen is where its stays
the longest though. I know it will go
away, but there have been a few times
where the emergency room has seemed like
the logical option. A lot of the time, its
so bad I will sob with the pain, and i
have a very high pain tolerance.
When this happens, I cant walk, I am
doubled over, or in the fetal position. I
HAVE to be lying down. Its a bad bad
constant pain, and then a wave of even
worse will come. There is nothing I can do
about it. Nothing. This has been going on
for years and years, and it gets worse
everytime. When it finally reaches the
area in which its going to be expelled, I
cant go. Then I get gassy, bloat up, and
my stomach distends. usually its a good
couple of days before i can pass anything.
If any one can help me, it would be so
appreciated. I have had an abdominal cat
scan and drank that nasty white stuff.
Nothing turned up on that. I have tried 4
different prescription drus too. I am
having the Pipida scan in 2 weeks, so we
shall see.
According to your chronic digestive
symptoms (diarrhea, constipation,
bloating, abdominal pain, etc.) you could
be experiencing Irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS). IBS is a functional disorder which
means there isn't any structural damage of
the digestive system. IBS is often stress
related and there are some stress symptoms
in your case. But to diagnose IBS all the
real organic disorders of digestive system
should be excluded first. You already made
CT-scan but you may also need few more
diagnostic procedures: abdominal
ultrasound, gastroscopy, colonoscopy,
microbiological examination of the stool,
occult blood test, standard blood analyses
etc.
