For the past couple of weeks I've been having really bad abdomen pains.. at first it started out with some flu-like symptoms so I tried to give it some time but it's not going away. Like if I smell food, I get instantly nauseated. And I can't really eat at all.. I get really really nauseated, but that's not like the worst part. Almost instantly when I'm finished eating (or even before I'm finished eating) I get really cold and really sweaty.. like a chill that won't quit no matter what or how many blankets I use and I get extreme cramps in my lower abdomen, I'm talking about feeling like I can't sit up or they're gonna rip, a deep, burning and sharp sensation and it hurts so bad that sometimes it makes me cry and they won't go away with any help, I just have to wait for them to go away. And after almost every time that I eat I get either instant diarrhea or within 10 minutes. It's gotten to the point where I literally only eat like bread and noodles, and I won't eat unless I know that I can rest and go to sleep immediately after eating and I won't go anywhere around my house without a bucket and I have trouble leaving my house, like I sit at school and am so anxious all day because I just feel sick all the time and it won't quit. I don't think I'm allergic to anything and I don't think that I'm like lactose intolerant/celiacs or anything because it's like no matter what I eat, I feel sick. And even when I don't eat, I feel sick, and eating makes it worse. Anyone have any ideas?
Maybe you have a food intolerance or allergy that you don't know about. Try eliminating certain things from your diet or go to your doctor and ask for a test.
Everyone keeps telling me to go to the doctor, but I was at the doctor about 3-4 weeks ago (but for a legitimate reason) and I always feel like if I go too often, they're going to just write me off as a hypochondriac, because my pediatrician did (even though every time I went to see him, I had a legitimate reason..) & I've also lost a bit of weight.. around Christmas I was about 220, and now I'm about 195.. I'm still over weight, but I'd rather be fat and happy than skinny and sick.
I have been back and forward to my doc and seeing specialists and dentists for the past two years, so much so that I got sick to the fucking teeth of it and just stopped going. None of them know what is wrong with me, and the whole process takes so bleeding long that I just can't be arsed anymore. I've been getting black spots in my cheek and my lip swells up when I eat bread. I narrowed it down eventually myself to a food allergy and asked to get tested, and it turns out I have a wheat intolerance. I still eat bread though now. I just had toast for breakfast and it made my bottom lip swell up a bit. As for the sleeping, I know what the problem there is and there seems to be little I can do about it, and doctors aren't allowed to prescribe me any medical MJ to help me either. Maybe I am just a punk, or a whiny bitch... Hope you get to the bottom of it anyway, sounds like some kind of eating disorder to me. Just try to identify things in your diet that might be responsible is all I can suggest..
I highly suggest getting checked for ulcers. I was diagnosed in 09 with an ulcer disease and the reason I went was because of the same symptoms you are describing. Granted, the anxiety of being sick might be making you sicker, I HIGHLY suggest doing this. A bleeding ulcer can land you in the hospital if not addressed immediately.
Your health is much more important than a doctors non-medical opinion of you. Being afraid of being labelled a hypochondriac is no reason to neglect your health and not go to the doctor. Go to the doctor, their job is to help people, and it sounds like you could use some help addressing your problem. Certainly as one poster already said, the anxiety created by the situation will not help, it will only worsen the cramps, irritable bowel symptoms, upset stomach, etc. Your best to go to the doctor, figure out what it is so you can relax a bit and stop worrying as much.
You certainly need to see a doctor. There are so many things it could be, abdo pain could be the result of anything and can possibly be something quite serious (though usually not). I don't suspect you're suffering with an allergy but if you are, how to you expect to be able to control it or know what it is if you don't go and check it out? Lastly, not eating, being sick and suffering with diarrhoea for so long is not good for your body. If you're not eating properly then you're not depriving your body of needed nutriets. Sickness and diarrhoea just isn't good for your insides. You won't feel better until you do something about it.
PLEASE listen to the wise advice you have been given, and get thee to thy DOCTOR!!! I mentioned earlier that my digestive issues-well let's just say I needed the aid of several Drs. Hopefully they can figure it out. It is no fun when food and yourself do not get along.
Yeah, I went to the doctor for an urgent care appointment earlier in the week because I had pain that was so bad. I explained to her all my symptoms and she said I've probably got a dual issue, most likely a thyroid issue and a digestive such as crohns disease or some sort of inflammatory bowel disease. I had to go and provide a blood & stool sample which wasn't fun, they'll call me probably late today, tomorrow or monday and let me know.. but my doctor said that a colonoscopy (spelling?) could possibly be in my future and that's what I'm really dreading now that the blood drawing is over with (which is what I really hate..) She said between the time that I was there like 2-3 weeks ago and monday I had lost about 10 pounds, which apparently is a big deal for someone who lives a pretty sedentary lifestyle. So I guess I'll find out.. if only there were magic words and I didn't have to go back to the doctor.
As you are probably already aware of, the colonoscopy itself is not that big a deal since you are sedated, but that damn prep-I wish I could tell you it's not that bad, but it's not great. Good luck and keep us posted.
