I have experienced long term constipation
and hemorrhoid issues (since high school),
just to get that out of the way. Was a
frequent drinker, infrequent smoker,
sedentary lifestyle I have to admit but I
always got more exercise than the average
American. Probably ate too much dairty
and drank too much coffee and green tea.
Early this summer I began experiencing
dampness in my underwear but attributed
this to sweat. Somewhat concurrently I
also experienced my first external
hemmroid. This June I woke up one morning
absolutely soaked with this moisture - no
smell, no fecal matter or blood or
anything - and then proceeded to have
explosive diarrhea for days. My anus,
frankly, was absolutely torn up. I was on
the toilet for the better part of the day
for a week. I tested positive on a virus
test and my GP sent me to a gastro
specialist.
With the gastro doctor I did a Barrium
test, numerous feces tests for bacteria or
viruses and what not, a flexscope / biopsy
for colitis or bowel cancer, nothing. I
did week and 2 week long regiments of
different antibiotics.
Since then, for over 3 months now, I have
experienced incredibly frequent bowel
movements - often 10 a day even when
taking Immodium. My activity schedule is
kinda off from having worked 2nd shift
jobs, but it's usually diarrhea all
morning/afernoon and then it calms down a
bit later on. Sometimes the mystery
wetness comes by itself and will soak
through my underwear but it also always
accompanies a bowel movement. Sometimes
it seems to be sweat, sometimes it's
obviously not due to the spread pattern. I
have tried anti-fungal sprays hoping it
was a yeast infection, no luck.
I have no medical insurance, and my GI
doctor has discharged me, blaming the
wetness on hemorrhoids and didn't even
listen to me, frankly. I think he was just
getting rid of a chronically sick patient
without insurance. Since then I went to
another GP and he thinks I have lactose
intolerance. He ran a pretty thorough
blood test for thyroid problems and what
not, everything has come back clean. A
week into this no dairy diet I feel just
as bad - not to mention there's no history
of lactose intolerance in my family, we're
about as northern European as you can get.
Nonstop watery diarrhea and mucus and the
weird moisture problem. Sometimes I
defecate nothing but mucus, often bloody
mucus. If my anus was leaking mucus
wouldn't it even occasionally leak fecal
matter, blood or the yellow mucus i see in
the toilet? Also, very rarely do I
experience any internal discomfort - if in
pain it's usually from the frequent bowel
movements doing a number on me.
Any ideas? I am literally running out of
willpower to keep going here.
