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Now the question is this, if my MD blames this condition on stress and the gastroentologist gives me a clean bill of health but NO EXPLANATION on why this happens and how to fix it, then who do I turn to get my digestive system checked out, especially the possibility of two much bile in my system?

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"It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes

You should come away from your GI visits with a diagnosis. Take the list of tests GaiasSong directed you to with you for your visit to the GI. Make sure to ask about Questran ( web page). Once all the tests are done and possibilities considered, you will have a diagnosis of some kind. If you don't, find another GI and take all your test results to him or her.

You don't say where you live, but you can dig through this thread and see if there are any docs listed in your area. If not, you can post and ask if anyone has any recommendations.

To me, your symptoms sound like classic IBS-D, including a dash for the bathroom after eating triggers. Coffee plus a NutriGrain bar containing HFCS and dairy and who knows what else would probably kill me. On an empty stomach it would definitely kill me. The "urge to go but cannot" is called "a feeling of incomplete evacuation" and is a classic - and maddening - IBS symptom.

I recommend you read all the information on this Website outside the Boards (click on "Home" to the left to get started) and try Heather's approach while you're waiting to see a GI. If it turns out you have IBS, the Diet should make you feel better and you're ahead of the game. If it turns out you have something else, you're not any worse off - except for your missing coffee.

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