I'm having multiple odd episodes that are keeping me undiagnosed. Help

I can think of a number of food issues that affected my health, sometimes, and sometimes not. Same thing with the prescribed meds. I read that too much raw cabbage killed one of the ancient philosophers, and it did a number on my gall bladder the summer before I had the gall bladder removed. The emergency room doctor threatened to put me in the psych ward because I had stomach pain and was "faking it", he claimed. The surgeon gave me a jar of small gall bladder "seeds" which would have made me worse had I waited on the surgery. My granddaughter asked me if I was going to plant the jar of seeds in the garden. I explained that they were not that kind of seeds. I had pain and bowel problems after the surgery, but eventually got things under control.
It is possible that constant stress is the cause of many health problems so we need to make that our number one priority to eliminate the problem. I am making good progress on that front, but it gets lonely at times. Dorisena

How insensitive...and abusive of that doctor in emergency telling you that you belonged in the psych ward! I think you should report him. There is an ombudsman in every hospital that looks into issues of this kind.
I have intolerances and finally a naturopath sent my blood to be analyzed to determine which ones they are. I recommend that you do the same. After I had the results in hand which were surprising, I spent 2 hours in the grocery store reading labels. Dairy is my biggest issue which I already knew from reactions. I didn't realize that a lot of bread contains dairy products. The only pastry with no dairy is apple turnovers..which I definitely don't need! Thank God, gluten is NOT an issue and I thought it was because after eating bread I became short of breath (asthmatic). It was dairy in the bread.
You have to be a sleuth but having test results definitely helps. Next I have to do a stool test which again is sent away to a special lab.

Yes, my son who was a paramedic on our local squad at the time, was known to the hospital folks, so he reported the abusive doctor to the emergency room supervising doctor who found out the man was volunteering overtime in the emergency room and shouldn't have been there at that time. Evidently the doctor had a compulsive problems and he was written up and disciplined. I remember I went to my family doctor who prescribed a liquid diet for a while and I avoided eating the many raw veggies from the garden. I had the surgery soon after that and I didn't go near the emergency room. My son has dairy issues, so I am familiar with that problem. My mother couldn't eat cheese in her old age, which she loved, and claimed it was because in her day children didn't drink much milk because the families got rid of the cow out back after the babies in the family quit drinking from a bottle. Then you had to purchase milk and keep it cold. That idea involves sensitivity issues that develop sometimes from avoiding certain foods. So it is complex to figure out. Do you or don't you try to eat and digest certain foods? I was diagnosed allergic to peanuts from skin tests but I never gave them up and enjoy them to this day.
Dorisena

Hello Dorisena,
I'm glad to hear that your son went to your rescue and reported that idiot of a self righteous doctor who could learn a lesson in empathy.

My naturopath has me on daily probiotics (50 billion...costly but worth it). They heal the gut. And did you know that 80% of the immune system is IN the gut? So if you want to keep your immune system strong and able to fight disease including cancer, you want a healthy colon.

Of course, eating 6 - 10 servings of veggies and fruit per day is very important. I put several into a blender in the morning. For example: a handful of raw spinach and a cup of berries (from frozen), some almond milk, a few turmeric pills + a couple of grinds of pepper and almond milk. I will often add ground flax seeds. I don't drink it to enjoy the flavour; I just chug it down and consider that a very healthy breakfast and start to the day.

also consider lung function test or a spirometry tests and or Mantoux test to rule out stuff

@sirgalahad Thanks for all of your input. If anyone has any other input in regards to my original post, I'm open ears, thanks a lot everyone!

your welcome hopefully you will get to the root cause of your health issues

Do you have a doctor who is prepared to test you for EVERYTHING? Brain scans, hormone issues such as thyroid and adrenal. Could it be Addison's disease? https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/addisons-disease/symptoms-causes/syc-20350293 Leave no stone unturned until every organ in your body has been examined. I presume you live in the US so I hope you have insurance. Here in Canada, it would all be free. Let us know how this mysterious condition is diagnosed because there IS something not right. And it could be a simple fix. Take care!

For some reason that made me laugh. I think that’s the main problem in the us. We pay a lot to get shoved in stupid shit. Someone is making out but usually not the patient.

Hi, @dorisena - your question about diabetes increasing the risk of cancer would be a perfect topic for starting a new discussion in the Connect Diabetes & Endocrine System group, https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/diabetes-and-endocrine-problems/