qwertiop
New User
8 posts since June 30th, 2009
New User
8 posts since June 30th, 2009
qwertiop's posts
activia, homemade sauerkraut, probiotics - this type thing has helped me to get somewhat normalized and reduce the pain. The doc emphatically insisted that I needed to see a gastroenterologist - that this new development had nothing to do with the appendicitis. The doc is WRONG! Recently there was an article posted even on mainstream news sites ... more
My bowels are not right either. Still irregular and loose, not diarrhea though. I generally avoid eating dairy but Activia has provided some relief of the stomach pain and so I went and bought yogurt that I plan to mix with fruit on my own.
Have reinitiated psyllium for regularity as I was getting backed up. Basically take an 8 oz glass of wate... more
I don't know but I do want to know what happened to you. Sounds like appendicitis to me. Lots of people's bodies don't follow norms that are used for diagnosis. My sister almost died 2X from tubular pregnancies that were not diagnosed properly because she did not have pain - she just knew something was wrong. So I understand about suffering a l... more
It feels gnawing - like a huge snake in there has teeth and is eating me from the inside out. Then there is flatulence and bloated entire abdomen. It is doubled over debilitating.
I did not use NSAID's, Ibuprofen or even the Rx painkiller as I have bad reaction to that too! Most likely I will have bad reaction to the medications you say are u... more
Yes, I think it is normal to obsess a bit about it but not to where it ruins your day. While not a medical professional I wasn't born yesterday and I understand that things in our brains happen for a reason. It may take many years before that reason is clear to you. I never heard of this "Exposure/Response Prevention Therapy and it sounds intere... more
Surgeon and hospital staff deny any rupture or leakage and said I would be much sicker if that were the case. Now I am a month out, the incision is healing with no more leakage but the abdominal pain (upper in stomach area) is unbelievable. It does not seem to matter if I eat or not. I was allergic to all antibiotics so surgeon returned me to ho... more
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