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i'm so sorry your doctor sucks. and that's what it boils down to...

ok, you had a colonoscopy. it didn't show anything. you're still having your symptoms, right? and you're not a nutcase who imagines diseases and pretends to have diarrhea/constipation for fun and/or attention, right? so move on. he's an a**hole. i wouldn't even bother making him give you a diagnosis, if i were you. he's already shown he's a moron. we don't imagine these things. going to a shrink may help us deal with stress and childhood issues and so forth... but it's not going to stop the diarrhea, now is it?

you need to go to a different doctor. did your regular doc recommend him or did you get the name from insurance or through a friend? go back to your regular doc and tell him it's not in your head, you find the diagnosis unacceptable, and you want a referral to someone else! now! if you don't have a normal regular GP type doc, call your OB-GYN or call the local hospital (the good one!) and call around. ask the staff if the doc treats IBS patients. then make an appointment and hope for the best. repeat as needed 'til you feel like you've been heard.

meanwhile, try the diet here and see if it helps. even if you don't have IBS, it's not going to hurt you- it's a nice balanced diet! try it. if it works, then at least you're making progress despite what that moron said. and if dietary changes and adding soluble fiber supplements change your symptoms, guess it wasn't in your head after all, now was it..........?

whadda jerk.

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