Reached the End of My Rope! And Now Reaching-Out to You All for Help!!!!!
03/24/08 11:39 PM
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Hey all...
I've been told by my doctor that I have IBS however it is just speculatory(no tests have been done) - Not to say that I may not have it. It IS certain that there is most definitely SOMETHING wrong with my GI tract. I go through cycles of diarrhea/constipation, which is more commonly chronic constipation. I recently was in the hospital with terrrrrible pain from severe constipation, a problem which took a week of starving and tons of laxatives to fix. The constipation has been a problem I've been having since I was a kid, and this isn't the first time I ended-up in the hospital because of the pain....Yet doctors don't seem to want to help me, and act as if I'm bothering them somehow when I ask them to TEST ME for any ILLNESSES! I just want to know WHAT is wrong....I appeal to my doctors for help but they treat it like it's no big deal and whenever I'm having a lot of trouble, prescribe me laxatives and enemas. At the hospital I had to literally force the doctor to take an X-Ray, something she thought wasn't really necessary(although I was having the worst pain I've EVER felt!).. I'm sick of it. And I'm sick of the health care I get in my country(Canada - where health care is free, and you get what you PAY FOR!). I'm currently waiting on an appointment with a gastroenterologist, and have been waiting for months.
In the meantime, life is hell.....Literal HELL. I fast for two days, then for a day I eat...Then I fast for two days. It's the only way I can feel somewhat normal and free of pain. In the past, this lead to me a pretty bad eating disorder....And the fasting cycle makes me feel horrendous, because I'm hyperglycemic.
As for the IBS-diet for constipation that I read about on here, it would totally aggravate my insulin-resistance/hyperglycemia. "White food" as well as most fruits give me massive headaches and make me feel bloated. I've read about Elaine Gottschall a little bit, and how a low-carb approach can be helpful for those with IBS....But I always read advice online that advises against this. Why is that?????
I've been a low-carber for a long time, eat tons of vegetables, mostly natural foods, and eat CLEAN...So what's the deal?? Oh also...Psyllium and other fibre-supplements always makes the problem worse. Have you ever heard of something like that??? I tell the doctors about it and they tell me I'm nuts. So I have been taking psyllium + inulin anyways and recently cut it out because taking it makes me want to crawl into a hole and DIE.
So....Is there really no diet for me that will help? Because I'm beginning to feel that way.
Please forgive me for the long post, I'm brand new! And this is my last desparate attempt to find some sort of direction  Living this way is driving me absolutely insane and it feels like it has already, in many ways, succeeded in ruining my life...
...Thanks in advance for ANY help. I truly appreciate it.
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Much blessings to everybody for good health and true happiness ~ Jaya
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