Reged: 05/31/03
Posts: 20
Loc: Adelaide, South Australia
You sound like you have been thru a rough time.
To give you some perspective, I am a 41 yr old male who has been having a rough patch with his marriage in the last year. I never had ANYTHING to do with gut problems before. During the last year a colleague died of stomach cancer (after exhibiting symptoms I had which were subsequently diagnosed as Oesophagitis or gastro - reflux.) Three weeks after that, another colleague committed suicide. (I was a police detective at that time).
I thought, enough is enough, I don't need the stress anymore and left the police. (I had symptoms of excessive stomach gurgling prior to that - which is very embarrassing and I also had nausea and bloating). I had a battery of tests including endoscopy, colonoscopy, blood tests, urinalysiss, ultrasound and CAT scan. (If you had anything less then get a new doctor).
I now have low level pain most of the time that extends across an area which is in the area of the transverse and descending colon and particularly below the left side ribs. I also continue to have low level nausea.
I have read many of the letters on the forum and I have heartfelt sympathy for many of those who have written in.
I have particularly read those of ConcreteAngel and I hope she can hang in there.
I think you should keep off the Colon Cleanse as I think you can overdo it with the chemicals. Try and regulate your problems with natural products.
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