and could that get rid of the overall symptoms?

I’m looking what kind of a Doctor specialize in those things..thank you..

My health started deteriorating at about age 22, I am 28 now. I have seen many doctor’s and specialist and have been given different answers, none of which has helped.
I seem to have a very low immune system and catch everything I come in contact with. I’m washing my hands very often just to try and keep the germs at bay.
On top of this I have these flare up’s with my stomach every other week. I’m calling in a lot to work and I’m a single mother and have to be able to work.
These stomach issues start as a slight burn in my stomach, in the center about 2 inches below where my chest bone ends. This burning gets worse over the next 8-10 hours. Then the diarrhea starts. The diarrhea is severe with cramps. I also have stomach pain that doesn’t feel like cramps, it’s more of a stabbing pain. This pain is one of the worst things I’ve ever had to deal with. The stool comes out watery with yellow/green mucus. (When this particular problem started 5 yrs ago the doctor thought it had to do with getting my gallbladder taken out a year before. He said he thought my intestines were trying to realign and work without the gallbladder. He gave me this can of orange powder that I would mix with water and drink every morning. This made the stool more solid but I would still have the “episodes” just without the diarrhea. The medicine quit working about a year later.)
When these problems occur it almost completely disables me. I have to stay near a bathroom because the diarrhea is so severe. I’ve had many accidents from not being able to get to the bathroom quick enough. The cramps are very painful and I have nausea. Vomiting will present its self about 1/3 of the time these things happen. Every time my body aches like it does when you have the flu. When I’m not in the bathroom I sleep, I literally cannot keep my eyes open. They last for 2-7 days each time. I cannot get out of bed when these things hit me. I have gone to the E.R. several times because of the stomach pain.
I’m currently on Carafate with the doctor thinking I’m overproducing bile but I keep getting sick. I’m sick more often than well lately and it is really dragging me down.
When my health problems started my short term memory got bad but from what I can remember I have been given the following test or treatments;
•Had CT scan of my brain to check for tumors.
•Tested for Lupus, Thyroid checked, blood sugar levels, iron, checked for ulcers.
•Also had a CT scan of my stomach.
•I’ve had a colonoscopy, top & bottom.
•Stomach emptying study.
•I’ve been to an endocrinologist to check all my levels.
•I’ve been told I have a mild case of sleep apnea and have a CPAP machine that didn’t help with anything.
I’ve taken the following medications;
•For the stomach issues I’ve been on several different acid reducers, Carafate, Bentyl, Hyomax, Questrin and I have a supply of phenegrin on me at all times because of the nausea .
•I take Prozac for depression.
•I take Morphine for bone spurs on my spine & get epidural injections every 3 months for these.

I’ve been told before that I have fibromyalgia/Chronic fatigue syndrome, I.B.S., a spastic colon, gastritis, really just so many things I can’t even think of.

What can I do? I’m missing out on life because of these health issues. Please, please is there anything else I can do?
Thank you,
Lisa G
Thank you for the post, I really am desperate.
On the hand washing, I’ve only recently started within the last couple months of the excess hand washing but I’ve been getting sick like this for yrs now.
I will definitely try the celiac diet. I’ve started keeping a food log to see if anything inparticular set me off but it is hard to follow a diet when there are so many out there and I’m not sure what’s wrong with me, so thanks again. Sunshyne, thank you for the kind words. Very sweet and thoughtful. I wish no one had to suffer with any of this kinda crap. Last & the least, Meredith. I’ve been rail thin and have had a few extra pounds and my health doesn’t change. I sleep a ton but never feel rested or wake refreshed & I’m on several different medications WHICH ARE NOT HELPING, thats why I’m looking for other answers.

i have a theory that im developing that crohn’s disease is worsened by the colonoscopy procedure, by the unnatural opening of the ileocecal valve which then may spread amounts of bacteria into the small intestine, but of course this theory is immediatly disproved if i find out the this valve does not open one bit as a result of the air being pumped into the intestines.

I really want an answer from someone who is credible, so if you know, tell me precisely how you know, thank you!!!!

I had a colonoscopy done yesterday that could not be completed because of pain, spasm in the colon and polyps. I will have it repeated under general anesthesia. As far as the test could progress my doc found three polyps, one small, one 2.5cm and one larger than that. He biopsied them all. He wants me to have a CT scan done of pelvis and abdomen to see if there is anything around my intestines and told me that polyps over 1 cm have a 50/50 chance of being cancer. I am scared, worried and a bit frantic. I am generally a positive person and try not to worry until the facts are known but this has me totally with my knickers in a twist. Anyone ever had anything similar, what was your experience, any words of wisdom appreciated.
Good News !!! CT scan is normal, and CEA 3.5 YEAH !!! Thanks for all the encouragement and words of wisdom

I would think no because the intestines can perforate. But I don’t know. Why or why not?

My dog has sever abdomonal pain. He cannot use his back legs now and is not eating. You cannot even touch his stomach without him yelping. He has had very very small bowel movements the last two days hardly any at all and now none at all. When I go to pick him up he pees on the floor. We took to vet had an x-ray no bowel obstruction. Spine is fine. One vet says look like tumor in stomach the other vet said no its just his intestines. What do I do. He is on pain meds for now.

Hi.

I’m in college, and in certain classes I have spastic colon and it makes really loud and embarrassing noises.

I’m pretty sure it’s triggered by anxiety, as it’s not followed up by diarrhea or any of the things attributed with intestinal problems.

I am wondering if I could possible have agoraphobia. I have severe social anxiety every time I leave my apartment, and in classes where I have spastic colon the anxiety is usually caused by a fear that something embarrassing will happen to me–i.e. needing to go to a bathroom and not being able to, saying something stupid, etc. But this anxiety is causing even more embarrassment because my intestines make strange and loud noises during class.

So I guess, a few questions:
* Is it possible I have agoraphobia?
* What’s the difference between agoraphobia and social anxiety?
* How do you prevent your innards from making such weird noises?

HELP!
Thanks to the bottom two. The answerer who recommended the Bible, however… the Bible is xenophobic, misogynist, homophobic, and elitist.

If you’re anything but a white, male, non-handicapped heterosexual who was "lucky" enough to have been born into a culture where Christianity was the dominant religion, I don’t understand how the Bible could do anything but GIVE you anxiety.
P.S. Don’t you think that it’s kind of convenient that your religion offers "solutions" to all of my problems. God gave people brains… God wanted people to use them… those people came up with medication. I would take chemo for cancer, not wait for some kind of answer to drop down from the clouds.

She had a parasite in her intestines. The vet gave her flagyl which took it away. 3 weeks later she had diarrhea. They tested her feces but no parasite. The vet said to change her food. I now feed her Nutro for Seniors, no wet food, but she still has soft stools. She is 10 yrs old. Any suggestions?

I thought a person with gastroparesis has problems emptying their intestines because the food moves too slowly. If that’s the case, then why can a person have diarrhea with gastroparesis? Wouldn’t that mean the food is moving quickly through the body, not slowly? Can somebody PLEASE explain it to me, because I just don’t understand.