Hello everyone!
After re-thinking my situation, I decided to try an experiment early this morning. I don't normally ever drink coffee because of it being a no-no on the IBS list, but I thought to myself that it may have cleared something up in me at the time where I went a week or so with out pain in late 2005. I decided to drink a couple cups, to see what would happen. Here is what occurred:
It stimulates my bladder, and makes me need to pee more
I needed to use the bathroom after about 10 to 15 minutes in.
My bowel movements were extremely D (while I'm almost always major C), and I noticed the familiar presence of mucus/fat stuff coming out, with lots of dark bile. Now this sort of stuff was still coming out of me while I went to the bathroom on a regular basis every hour to two hours each day, but it much smaller amounts.
Here are my thoughts on what could be happening:
1. I do have some sort of virus/parasite that has been over looked, and is effecting my bile duct output and fat/mucus waste or somewhere around there
2. Something is originally wrong with the gallbladder. I doubt this though because I never have pain where the gallbladder is located; I only have pain in the lower abdominal area near the pelvis. Also, I have had my cholesterol checked and I'm 110, which I was told is extremely good. So having gallstones at age 20 is unlikely I would think.
3. Something is getting blocked up in my bile ducts, (on account that I can see this sludge in my regular bowel movements with out drinking caffeine or a stimulant). Fat mal-absorption possibly?
4. Bacteria infection? This cleaning of the bowels using caffeine reminds me of how I did have a barium enema from the very beginning of it all (which I was told has the possibility of cleaning out bad bacteria), and after that procedure, it was the ONLY procedure done that I had no problems until almost a year later.
5. Nothing is out of the ordinary with this outcome because of a stimulant, and is a natural result from IBS.
I think this may be the key to something vital. I believe this because when my intestines started to calm down after this morning was over, my pain does not feel nearly as bad as it usually does! I know I may be jumping the gun, but for me it's amazing. Something about cleaning one of these organs seems to be helping me, but I don't know what. Does this sound crazy, or am I on to something? I'm still going to follow the advice given by Sand, Linz and everyone on here, but I figured I'd post this to see if anyone has some opinions on it.
Thanks again everyone!
NOTE: Now that I'm reading through this again, I think its more obvious that I don't have pain because I'm not C right now like usual (because I've been cleaned out temporarily). I'm not sure if I'm looking too deep into this and its just regular IBS, or If I'm onto something. Either way, I figure I would let you guys know what is happening.
Edited by tama_chan (01/29/06 11:38 AM)
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