My new GI is awesome! He used words and phrases like "I need to do a full work up before I toss out the diagnosis IBS...Ok, let's get started on our battle plan...IBS is not all in your head...I lecture on IBS and know that while a person can look healthy, they are feeling really really bad inside..."
And on and on... it was great!
Here's my question: I'm scheduled for a colonoscopy (my first ... EW!!) and have it scheduled for July 6, THE TUESDAY BEFORE MY SATURDAY WEDDING! Will I be ok? I just don't want to be all messed up on Friday (rehearsal dinner) and Saturday (wedding).
I am also scheduled for lactose intolerance test, celiac, thyroid test, and other blook work.
He said that he knows the cause of IBS and will aggressively treat it once he has ruled out all other possibilities. He also said that diet has nothing to do with IBS and that all the supplements that I'm taking (sfs, acidolphilus) are really not helping. He said that IBS is possibly caused by low (or messed up) seratonin levels. So, we shall see.......
Thanks for reading. I was so uplifted after leaving the office (I waited an hour and a half b/c he was running behind... but he didn't try and rush me at all) because I felt that there was finally hope.
He did say that I was a touch overweight. He was very frank about it and, for some reason, I wasn't offended at all.
Anyway, thanks for reading and for any input you have about the colonoscopy question.
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Update on my visit... and QUESTION FOR ALL OF YOU!!
