I do know it is only the anti-spasmodics & Imodium that keeps the D manageable. I have tried weaning myself off Imodium, but I get D-ish on the second day and on the third day I'm back in the bathroom. I guess I feel like, well, if I'm getting sick like this on Heather's diet, then won't I feel worse w/ trigger foods like dairy products, or eating insolubles like grapes? You're right, though, I haven't tried it so I can't say I truly will. I don't know if I'm brave enough to do so.
I've had all the major tests -- gallblader checked, colonoscopy, endoscopy, capsule endoscopy, CAT scan of abdomen, tons of bloodwork (not sure for what exactly but the bill was $1500!). I'm getting a second colonoscopy next month because I've had several episodes of blood in my stool. I don't have an ob-gyn so I've never been checked for anything gyno-related but the GI didn't think my symptoms warranted it. I have my yearly pelvic next month w/ my PCP and am going to get referred to an ob-gyn since I want to get pregnant next year (if I can manage to feel better  ), so I'll definitely bring it up with the ob-gyn.
Crohn's runs in my mother's family, and one of my mom's cousins swears that I have it, because it took her four years to get diagnosed. I don't know a whole lot about Crohn's but I think it's pretty easy to spot, so I'm not worried about that. OK, so maybe it took her a long time, but that was twenty years ago. I'm sure things are a lot better today.
The other stuff I can think of seems awfully far-fetched. For instance, when we bought our house, they had to drill a new well because the water in the old well was not safe to drink because of high bacteria levels. The new well tested out OK, but if there's something in the ground then maybe the new well has also ended up with bacteria? But I don't know how plausible that is, so I'm still drinking the well water. I guess I could get it tested just in case. We also ripped out everything in the second story of our house and it has been exposed for a long time. I also worked up there handling stuff chock-full of asbestos and lead without a dust mask. So I've been told I ought to get tested for lead poisoning. I don't think that's likely because then wouldn't my husband be sick too??? I checked up on the lead poisoning tests and it looks like it's not that reliable anyway.
I just figure I have plain old IBS, only it's being stubborn. I do plan on going gluten-free after my colonoscopy to see if that helps. The GI told me not to change anything until the colonoscopy is done. I think that's stupid because it's not like I'm getting an endoscopy or anything, but I guess I need the time to use up all the wheat products in my house anyway.
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