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Yes, this too happened to me after pregnancy. I went to 2 GI's who told me that it was not hormonal and it was just a cooincidence that it happened after birth. I wasn't buying it and on the advise of my OB/GYN I was referred to Dr. Mathias who has seen these axact cases and has successfully treated them. Essentially, what I have is insulin sensitivity brought on by the hormones of pregnency. Apparently, I was a carrier of this as many women are who have my past history. After reviewing my past history (little to no periods, ovulation problems etc..) and actually testing my bowels for insulin sensitive spikes in the contractions using an EEG machine, he came to this conclusion. He put me on a strict diet of only low glycemic carbs and no sugar. Essentially ingesting high carbs (which convert to sugar in your system) and sugar caused my body to react in a way that diabetics react to type 2 diabetes. - except, it effected my bowel motility and contractions. After being on this diet for 8 weeks, I am a new woman with hardly any cramping or diarrhea. I feel like a now woman. I no longer feel like killing myself. I also had hormone blood test taken which showed elevated DHEA-Sulfate levels. This is a precurser to PCOS. He said if I had of taken the advise of my former GIs, I would eventually end up with full blown PCOS, diabetes and even ovarion cancer - yikes. Anyway - it couldn't hurt to give him a call and maybe do a phone consultation. His name is Dr. John Mathias. He works at the Texas Women's Hospital in Houston, Texas. Couldn't hurt.

Hope you feel better soon no matter what regimin you are on,

Dana

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Dana

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