Could not think of a single other title to explain this... It hurts!!
The Problem
At current every day brings me constant stomach pain :( It varies from mild to extreme and can come and go at any second :( It is awful!
Today for example, I woke up with bad stomach pain and it has still not gone away more than 14 hours later. My doctors maintain the belief it is IBS but... it just feels too bad :(
The only test they haven't given me is one for inflammation which I requested but was denied. Instead I was just given new medication to take 8 TIMES A DAY! It is supposed to help my pain, but surely masking pain and targeting symptoms is much worse than finding and treating the cause.
Guys who have been through similar, what did you do? When I say pain, I mean it can be literally excruciating with no relief. Usually in my lower abdomen but can be across my whole chest.
Whats going on with me?
This is a list of just some of my many difficulties at the moment. It does get a little bit graphic/ too much information and is slightly embarrassing to share. But I am just hoping someone will see this and know what to do or how to help!
-Pain (and lots of it) -Rather badly I use the toilet (for the 2nd of our toileting needs) sometimes more than 10 times a day! -I never seem to have normal stool, its either one extreme or the other. -Changing my diet seems to do absolutely nothing. Sadly grapes make it worse and I love grapes. -I have indigestion pretty much every day and it can get to the point of tears. I hate indigestion as it is, but when it makes it hard to even breathe, it is just horrible! (gaviscon does nothing!) -I have such a bad appetite. Some days I don't want to eat, some days I want to eat everything :( At my worst, I just couldn't stomach solid food for weeks as it made me involuntarily throw up. Doctors thought I was doing it on purpose to lose weight (i wasn't!) -I seem to get strange slime like stuff in my stool which is irritating. I doubt that is very normal!
Without this getting into too much information, I will leave my symptoms at that! I really hope someone out there reads this and thinks 'Yes I can help!'. If you are that person, I beg you to please comment or message me, whether that's with tips on how to help the pain, or tips on getting treatment or testing! I would really appreciate it! <3
Thank you for reading! <3
The worst part for me is the pain, but it is all very annoying and difficult. It has held me back for years. I choose not to go on sleepovers, I never wanted to go on long holidays, I always avoid doing things early in the morning as I know my pain is worse. It takes control of my life and I just am getting desperate for help :(
Thank you all for reading this! I am so sorry today's blog post was not the usual upbeat style, but it will get back to normal later! I am just getting so desperate for some kind of relief from this constant issue!
See you all soon,
Tasha!
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