new and in need of advice.

December 9, 2004

Im new here, please bare with me and my long post. Im sure they all

look alike. I wouldnt be here though if I didnt think someone out

there could help me or point mein the right direction.

Im 27 years old, male and I used to drink a bit.

5 years ago I got really nauseated (they all start like this dont

they?) when my bouts first started they werent followed by many other

symptoms except that I would get really sick every now and then.

Fash forward to now.I have lived with this sickness the whole time.

Ive had alot of GI work done. Upper endo, lower endo, CAT scan, MRi,

gastric emtpying, gallbladder tests, blood tests, stool samples the

works. I was told by my GI specialist that I may have IBS or he may

just have to take out my gallbladder. Since then there are a group of

symptoms that are with me always.

Every morning I have a bowel movement at 9am that makes me feel ill

until i take a shower and relax. I wake at 9am and am not ready to

take on the day until 11am. My bowel movements are usually very loose

and orange, latley they have been solid and dark with white fuzzy

spots on it. My breath tastes like feces. I have a small lump on my

right side. And I usually get very sick at about 7pm without warning

at least 3 times a week. My skin is itchy and dry, and when I get real

sick I have a sour smell to my body odor. Even if I just got out of

the shower. Hot shower really help my episodes but they dont cure the

cause.

Sometimes I can eat all day, and then other times I eat a bite and my

gut hurts. Especially in the morning. I dont eat out at resturants

anymore and I dont do family dinners.

I have told all of these things to my GI dr. but he just nods his

head, tells me to take a deep breath, take my weight, temp gives a

prescription for Robinol and sends me home.

At this point I have lost my job, and my ability to see my specialist.

I have been denied disability because I have not actually been

diagnosed with anything and I really am at the end of my rope.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

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