Joined: 15 Jun 2007 Posts: 8 Location: waterloo, on canada
Gastroenteritis Posted: 06-15-07 20:33pm
I am a 37 year old male. I have had what
I was told was severe bouts of
gastroenteritis. The first occured
Feburary 2006, and lasted 10 days. The
second occured Feb 2007 and again lasted
10 days. This occured 3 days after an
endoscopy. The most recent was April
2007, 5 days after a hernia surgery. This
episode lasted 14 days, all were
crippling, leaving me in bed for the whole
duration. Symptoms were most intense in
the morning, easing in the evening. Since
this last instance, I do not feel like I
have fully recovered...I have severe pains
in my abdomen and periodic nausea and
diahreah. Also, I have developed severe
anxiety as a result of the illness, and am
terrified it will return. I cannot stress
enough how horrific the experience was. I
have been to my gastroenterologist and he
says nothing is wrong. I had bloodwork,
stool samples taken, a ct scan and xray,
all coming back negative. What is wrong
with me.
Just an Update...could these continuing
symptoms be just the Anxiety?
