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Need help with gut issues - feeling discouraged.
MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Apr 9, 2024 | Replies (95)Comment receiving replies
@lexic10
What country are you in and what is your age? Do you remember what triggered your symptoms? Were you under a significant amount of stress at the time?
Your symptoms are all concerning. Have you been to a gastroenterologist and had any falls endoscopy and colonoscopy? Have you had abdominal and transvaginal ultrasounds? Have you had extensive bloodwork and are you dehydrated? Have you reviewed all of your reports in detail to see what shows up as abnormal?
Do you have anyone that can help you advocate for proper care?
Have you ever been to a hematologist, endocrinologist or immunologist?
What are you able to eat/drink and keep down? Do you drink, smoke or vape? Do you use any recreational drugs? Have you had any testing for viruses or toxicities?
Do you get migraines and have you ever had Covid or the shots?
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Thank you @dlydailyhope for all the support and concern.
I'm in the United states and under 21. I remmember thinking at first that I was probably stressed out and that's why I felt so sick, but the stress stopped and my tummy continued. I've had two endoscopes and one fairly recent colonoscopy with a bunch of scanning that I forgot the name of. We did all the bloodwork and I did indeed take an ultrasound for my lower abdomen. I drink plenty of water and usually have no issue- it's food that gives me a hard time. I also listened the best I could to the doctors when they explained their findings, but different doctors would give me different answers about the exact same test result. As you can imagine, I got very confused very quickly.
Unfortunately, I don't have much help advocating but at this time I took a step back from medical professionals. What I'm able to keep down really varies, I've done much better at keeping food down because I'm eating baby portions. I don't fully remember if we did any toxicity tests but we checked for some viruses they suspected I might have. They got nothing from this. I have a note explaining how I've tried every single medication my doctor could prescribe for gut health and that's when I started smoking marijuana medicinally with another doctor agreeing it could help the pain. I do NOT like what it does to my mental state, but I can function somewhat now.
I've had two COVID shots and a booster years ago and I also don't experience mirgraines.
Honestly, when I posted I saw how long ago other accounts were active and assumed I'd just be getting this out for myself, but I really appreciate how you're asking more questions than the doctors I've seen.