Hi everyone, first post here. I'll try to keep this short, not feeling very good right now anyway. I wonder if anyone has had symptoms like mine, I have no health insurance, no doctor and am under extreme stress right now with the IRS doing things to me with no regard to my well being. Long story....
Whats happening is that when food passes through certain areas of my colon I get a buzzing electric type of discomfort thats horrible, makes me nauseous, light headed and I have to do a bathroom trip, or lie down. The last couple weeks have been awful, the stress with the IRS thing etc. I have a big tendency toward anxiety, and that and IBS work hand in hand to make my life miserable. I went to my usual blues jam about two weeks ago and barely made it there without turning around and going home. Big mistake I made was having four beers (this year beer has been a real bad trigger and can't do that anymore) just out of desperation to feel normal and not nauseous and anxious. I felt good til the next morning then my whole colon was electrified, or should I say electriFRIED. I've never heard anyone mention a buzzing, electric type of feeling in association with these problems. I think the beer may have caused some damage or something as now at certain times of the day when food passes one area I feel really dizzy and sick and hit the bathroom alot trying to pass it through. Have to lie down alot too.
I bought everything Heather sells in the big kahuna kit and even got the hypnosis CDs as an act of desperation, barely could afford it, it all arrived today, I am praying hard I can get past this, I can barely get my work done (self employed).
I'm not new to any of this, I'm 57 and in 1984 I worked in a real meat grinder ad agency and lived in L.A. the stress of both finally got to me and I completely lost my appetite, same bowel problems, doctor diagnosed spastic colon, antidepressants and Metamucil. I lost weight down to weighing 90lbs, my agency fired me and cut my benefits, was lucky to live on state disability for 9 months before that ended, and lived in my brother's outdoor tool shack trying to regain sanity. I came very close to suicide back then. the level of stress I am experiencing is close to back then, at least this time I am with a really good woman partner who is pretty grounded and supportive.
Anyway, trying to just eat the soluble fiber foods right now, barely tolerating jasmine rice. I wonder if anyone knows things that doctors can prescribe that might help. Only medical possibility is one of those urgent care storefront places where they basically take $250 out of your pocket as you walk in the front door. Any advice would be helpful, thanks all......
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