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[Old Speckled Hen]

I was very sick and shakey for a day about a week after coming back from Tunisia. I put it down to "something I ate" but I swiftly developed awful heartburn and stomach pain that resisted industrial quantities of Gaviscon. Strangely I was OK overnight and woke feeling fine. Doctor put me on Omeprazole that made me feel even worse. Sometimes I felt like I was being strangled. His answer to that was to double the dose then when that didn't work he changed it to Lansaprazole which was not much different.

Anyway, three months later I have two endoscopic photographs showing a nice pink healthy stomach but I found out that colofac helps a lot.

Could this be IBS?

[whoopsie]

It could be but you haven't had the symptoms for very long - I'd recommend getting a proper diagnosis before deciding it's IBS - i've had it for years and as far as I remember it developed over quite a long time.

 

The symptoms of full on IBS aren't nice so i'm not describing them on here! Feel free to PM me for any info!

 

Vicky

[Chickvic]

That's quite interesting because I've had similar symptoms for a few weeks now, I have seen the Dr and he has put me for an unltrasound to check for gall stones. I've PM'd you as well Whoopsie.

[Cinnamon]

I have,or have had IBS & Gall stones

Actually, the IBS is really playing up at the moment,& I feel utterly shattered with it.

Pain low down on the left side,constant & nagging, as well as the more urgent symptoms is very common with IBS.

 

The Gall Stones were diagnosed about 18 months ago, but I think they must have passed, as I am pretty much ok now. They were awful - felt like I had swallowed a balloon,so bloated & painful. the pain with these is much higher up,on the right,just under the ribs.

[whoopsie]

Ooh Cinnamon that's so horrible to have both! Have you tried Colpermin? It's pure peppermint oil and is absolutely fantastic for many of the horrible IBS symptoms. You can buy it over the counter or better still, get your GP to prescribe it for you (goes under the name of Mintec). It's saved me!

[Jillus]

Poor you. I developed IBS following successive bouts of amoebic dysentry while living abroad. After many years I have found some of the best helps to be, Buscopan and Immodium for acute episodes, a non dairy diet and when the symptoms very bad ,steer clear of beef and red meats. I have also used Colpermin to some effect and have tried any number of other remedies.

 

IBS is not nice but is increasingly common. You may find you will have to undergo all sorts of investigations and at the end of the day they say, Yep it is IBS , you have to live with it. Not very satisfactory at all.

[whoopsie]

Another thing which can cause problems for me is too much fruit - I can't digest it properly. Veg seem to be fine.

[bluekarin]

I have IBS, but keep it under control by not eating certain foods. I avoid melted cheese (like cheese sauces as I love cheese), lettuce, very spicy foods, but sometimes I get it after eating normal foods . It is frustrating, but once you know what the triggers are that can help. I shall look out for the colpermin (?) as that sounds marvellous stuff! But as has already been said, get checked again, just in case it isn't just IBS.

[Alis girls]

I would say get a proper diagnosis as there are some more serious conditions which can "ape" IBS. Always best to ask your GP for referral for tests - dont be fobbed off. Weight loss (where you havent been dieting) unusual vaginal bleeding and bloating need further investigation.

[Old Speckled Hen]

Thanks everybody.

 

I've had an abdominal ultrasound which was normal. The doc sounded my ovaries at the same time

I also had a normal gastroscopy ... not nice waiting for that but happily enough I remember nothing about the procedure thanks to a nice dose of Midazolam

Negative H. Pylori.

I understand that you can be allergic to gluten and not be coeliac so are there two separate tests?

 

The other thing that has crossed my mind is that I have had intermittent symptoms of fibromyalgia for years ( the joint/bone tenderness, stiffness and sleeplessness) but I've done nothing about it. I understand that GI symptoms are common. Anyway, I can cope and certainly don't want to spend my time under medical investigation.

 

My GP was very dismissive of my concerns so I chose to go the private route.

 

I think I will play around with my diet for now.

[Alis girls]

It might be worth seeing a dietician for advice if you are going to exclude bits and pieces - at certain ages you may need extra calcium or vitamins. My ES has to try soya and dairy free diet and must have calcium supplement so do ask especially if you a "menopausal" or have other health probs. Glad you had the all clear - as you probably guessed I was concerned re ovarian probs. Good luck

[Janty]

Starting about five years ago, I started having tummy problems that didn't go away and my doctor suggested IBS and sent me to a dietician. We started to exclude various foods and I kept a diary. I also had food allergy testing done. It turns out I have minor intolerances to dairy, wheat, rice, soya and eggs (shhhh!). I don't exclude all these foods totally but I do only have them in moderation. If I go anywhere and have these foods I cut them out totally afterwards. I don't know how people cope when they're totally intolerant of certain foods.

 

Trouble is, stress also brings on the symptoms of IBS and I can't really control that.

 

[whoopsie]

I always thought that coeliac and gluten allergy were the same thing, though I may be wrong. You CAN be allergic to WHEAT and not coeliac however.

[prudance]

I tried allergy tests and then ended up with much worse symptoms because it was so stressful cutting out all the things that I was supposedly allergic too! Also was told that I was fine eating cheese, and have since discovered that I have a mild dairy intolerance!

 

My doctor at the time was useless and I spent ages failing to find what was causing the problem. Eventually found a book called No More IBS! that helped me to eliminate and reintroduce foods gradually.

 

Me and my bowels have come to an almost happy agreement now. Just like Janty, I don't stress out about what I'm eating when I'm eating out, but I make sure I'm careful at home. I get the odd bad day, but nothing like before. The stress part is definitely a big factor. Not just your job or your home life, but stressing about the IBS and what food to eat.

 

Does amaze me though how people have no idea what goes into their foods. I told my MIL that I was dairy intolerant and she said, "Oh you can't have the trifle then, but you can have ice cream instead for pudding!"

 

Good luck everyone out there with this problem.

[chickenNutter]

OSH I have had IBS for 25 years, but I have also been to Tunisia and came back with a dose of Cryptosporidiosis, a nasty waterborne infection that gave me tummy ache and loose bowels (sorry readers) although not actual diarrhoea. Did your doctor do a stool test (equally sorry readers!) when you came back? My doctor said it could be from the water (our hotel insisted you bought their bottled water, although we discovered they were filling the bottles form the mains water supply) or from poorly cooked food, or poor hygiene in the kitchens.

 

With IBS every individual's symptoms are different, so it is hard to tell if it is IBS with you. It needs monitoring over a period of time, and other potential stomach and bowel disorders need ruling out. Mine is constipation-orientated and no over the counter remedies help. With me the only thing to help the pain when I have an attack is a very hot water bottle on my stomache, gentle massage and sips of water to increase my hydration.

Agonising stomach pain spasms came sometimes last up to 12 hours on a bad day.

 

Over 25 years of having IBS I am now aware of which foods make it worse - undercooked veg, particularly brassicas, bananas, and certain cereal bars. 'Al dente' is a thing of the past, my veg all need to be cooked to a mush.

 

With IBS you have to find your own way of managing your symptoms, just make sure your doctor has ruled out other problems such as stomach ulcers etc.

 

Best of luck and commiserations. I do hope you feel better soon!

[chickenNutter]

Oh, forgot to mention also with Cryptosporidiosis I felt shakey and sick like you as well as the stomach cramps, even a bit fluey.

 

Wouldn't go back to Tunisia if you paid me. Do you still have the same symptoms three months later?

[Old Speckled Hen]

Oh, forgot to mention also with Cryptosporidiosis I felt shakey and sick like you as well as the stomach cramps, even a bit fluey.

 

Wouldn't go back to Tunisia if you paid me. Do you still have the same symptoms three months later?

 

Thanks CN I am feeling much better though still some symptoms when I eat.

I too get bunged up rather than loose

Yes, what is it with Tunisia? I've been twice and both times I was ill. The last time was hiking and camping in the desert where the same flies that accompanied us to our "dune visits" then went to skate about on the food being prepared for us

Like you say NEVER again.

Had stool test, Upper GI endoscope and abdominal ultrasound. Stressing out over what MIGHT be wrong (the internet is a BAD thing here) I'm sure had a lot to do with it.

I might ask for a referral to a dietician.

My consultant mentioned that functional dyspepsia was from the same stable as IBS and it can be familial. My mother has complained of indigestion ever since I can remember and my nephew has Crohn's. I am doing a food diary and trying not to mix wheat and dairy.

 

I always thought that coeliac and gluten allergy were the same thing, though I may be wrong. You CAN be allergic to WHEAT and not coeliac however.

 

It's just something I read somewhere.

[xScrunchee]

Just wanted to say that I hope you feel better soon and I cannot stop watching your dolphin

[chickencam]

Hope you feel better soon.

 

I am something of a martyr to my insides. I come from a family of hiatus hernia suffers, have constipation partly caused by an underactive thyroid and because of my genetics, and have all sorts of aches and pains. and I went along to the doctors complaining of a constant lumpy feeling in my oesophagus made worse when swallowing. He initially gave me lansoprazole because I had a lot of acid damage in my oesophagus and my father had just had a ruptured oesophagus, which aparently is very rare.

 

The lansoprazole has revolutionized my life I am almost free from heartburn, which had been quite debilitating.

 

When I had my initial consultation the doctor also noticed that my thyroid gland was enlarged and that lead to my underactive thyroid being diagnosed.

 

I eat well, so find all these problems really frustrating, from Cinammon's description of gall stones I am now wondering if I have those too. I get pain in the right hand side of my upper back and through my sternum which is really bad at times.

[stoice]

Sorry to hear you're suffering - hope you get well soon.

 

My friend was diagnosed with IBS about 10 years ago. Always bunged up, getting flare ups plus other 'ahem' nasty bottom related afflictions because of it. Fobbed off by the doctors for years, just telling her it must be her diet. It wasn't until she sadly had a miscarriage that the pain relief she was on caused her more problems and they investigated. Turns out she had had a fissure - and the scar tissue from it was stopping the muscles move things properly. Another friend was also told it was IBS - to the point she was barely eating anything, the poor love, it wasn't until a flare up on holiday in Australia that they discovered her apendix were growing into her bowel (urgh - sorry readers, I'm trying not to be too graphic) Both girls are fine now though.

 

My point is, as others on here, don't get labelled with IBS too quickly and persevere with the tests and diet trials. Good luck

 

S x