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8 YEARS OF PAIN
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8 YEARS OF PAIN
by 02teach, Nov 24, 2002 12:00AM
The whole distended abdomen sounds very familiar. My husband has had that for about 8 years now. He is 29 years old, does not smoke and is otherwise healthy. His stomach is extremely hard and large, as if he were 7 months pregnant. He has also had frequent stools (3-5 times per day) that are very urgent after eating. Sometimes he can't wait until he has finished eating. We have looked into the whole early dumping syndrome, but I think that there is more to it than that. He also has a SEVERE gas problem. Both ends are constantly doing something!!!He has had the abdomen pain in the lower left pelvic area that also moves toward his lower mid back. Tests??? Well we have been to many doctors that had done CT scans, gall bladder functioning tests, colonoscopy, endoscopy, X-rays, bloodwork (several times) and I am now looking into having an ERCP done. His last bloodwork showed his liver enzymes to be quite high and the doctor ordered more tests to rule out Hepatitis. These tests came back clear and now with no confirmation of anything wrong, it is like they have simply diagnosed it as a mental problem! My husband is becoming very frustrated considering he has went through this for 8 years with no relief or satisfaction. If anyone has had these problems or can shed some light on this it would be GREATLY appreciated!!!!!!!!
P.S. out of all the tests the only thing that showed up was a hiatal hernia, which was blamed for the chronic heartburn.
P.S. out of all the tests the only thing that showed up was a hiatal hernia, which was blamed for the chronic heartburn.
In essence, my son in law is allergic to gulten based foods. He changed his diet and is now symptom free.
Do a check on Celiac Disease to see if it clicks with what your hubby is dealing wtih.
Thank you so much for the input!! We went for more blood work today and will ask the DR. about this when we get the results next week. I am so glad that somebody has responded, we were feeling very frustrated and now I feel things could possibly turn around. By the way how old is your son in law and how long were his symptoms present?
Tina
Any other ideas if Celiac is not the problem??? We really appreciate all of the help here.