Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Need help with current infection AND how do you know you're answered?

Hi, is this an okay place to be for serious helps? I'm not the "normal IBSer." (Well, who is?) I have been talking here and there in other topics so I hope I'm not driving you all nuts. I've watched this board for some time and done little or no posting. I never find my way back.

I "messed up" with diet plus I think I either caught a bug of some sort that went to my colon OR I ate some tainted food. I had to go to ER for CT scan and antibiotics.

Later my personal physician put me on Flagyl. That got me but good by yesterday late a.m. It scalded my skin. I had to quit as I felt the skin would break and become infected. My, but it hurt SO badly.

Right now I cannot eat anything unless it's clear (I've learned to my dismay). I can't even get help from the soluble fibers. So I'm backing off to clear liquids and some more bedrest.

I want to get back to normal (whatever that is for me). I am concerned old problems prior to two surgeries (not done because of IBS but because of previous hysterectomy going south suture-wise) will erupt again, and I'll have weeks, even months, of diarrhea when I can't tolerate anything I can't see through! HELP!!!

Surely we can find a way. Right?

I'm so discouraged and feeling so ill and concerned. I am not on antibiotics like I'm supposed to be, and that has me a bit concerned BUT I feel a LOT less pain past two days, and I felt better overall today except for an excursion into eating some rice!!! No dice!!!

Not tolerated. Bit better now, but clear to "yellow clear" diarrhea still occurring in little bits regularly (not the 10-15 per hour like past two days but still gripes me and is wearing me down).

So I hope to find some helps and also find my way back. I appreciate ALL the great help I have found here on the board. I followed Heather's advice, and I have her book (I can't do the "egg thing" however) and at least got with the fibers! And now THIS! NO FAIR! I need to know this too shall pass.

PUHLEAZE!

More later. Sorry I have gone on so. Nothing like getting wound up, huh?

Oh, my question about how to find my way back is moot if I can't do it, right?

my e-mail: shutterbug.oly@verizon.net
Thanks (that's insurance in case I'm truly lost...I'm not used to this...other places I get an e-mail stating there is an answer. Does that happen here too? It really helps!)

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