Keep believing, but don't leave any rock unturned. In case you haven't had a Gastroenterologist appointment yet. Suggest you look for one whom can test you properly for SIBO.

Bacteria that get into the small intestine can bloom out of control and steal even the wonderful nutrients you eat. If you have it, go to Cedars-Sinai website and look up Dr. Mark Pimentel (think that's the spelling). He's on the cutting edge of the research, but thankfully is also a practitioner. He posts info that can help doctors to discover if you have SIBO via a 2-gas breathtest (make sure it checks both gases), as well as makes recommendations on antibiotics (herbal remedies also exist but you'd have to find someone practiced with using those correctly). Also, he suggests ways to prevent SIBO from coming back.

My Mom has suffered a lifetime of constipation; so I'd not worried when constipation was my body's normal state. It's not something polite to talk about and doctors often don't inquire into this basic biological function anymore. It wasn't until going through this pre-menopausal and now again post-menopausal that I start to connect the dots between my own symptoms and some of the ones my Mom suffered through her adult life that only got worse and expanded into other realms later.

Please do everything you can to find a Gastro that has specialized experience with whatever your own condition is and learn as much about it so you can avoid any worsening of your own condition. The body is still such a beautifully complicated mystery.

I kept being thankful when the SIBO was gone; and I'd jump back into regular life -- raring to catch up on all that had derailed my personal and work and volunteer To Do lists, my exercise, my personal growth, and my social life.

Keep the faith. It will carry you through, but don't give up the search yourself. Best wishes!