Well, I was given the diagnoses of IBS today. From what I have read on here I don't have the symptoms for IBS. I don't know what I have but I don't think this is it. The colonoscopy was good, the biopsy was good. Blood test done was for thyroid, hepatitis, liver & celiac. All of that came back good or negative. I asked about the fat malabsorbtion, if there was a blood test for the pancreas to check this and she stated that it would have to be 80% gone to show anything. Also she could do a stool test to check for fat content but didn't really recommend that. I am at that point I new I would be at when this started. Doctors don't know anything and just want me to keep coming back for a follow up. I'm done. I have decided to take the wait & see approach. If I should continue to have problems then I will find another doctor, but I got to wonder. Don't doctors ever read sites like this and realize people have little to no faith in them anymore? If anyone has any recommendations on what I can do myself without the docs I would appreciate any input. A little background on my situation I have copied my original posts below. Thank you
#1. Okay. I have always had "anal leakage", meaning that my butt is typically moist & has a bad smell. I call this my “butt juice”. Usually there is no fecal matter in this though I have had "Hershey squirts". This is nothing I have ever been alarmed about or seen a doctor regarding even if it is an annoyance and embarrassing. But I was shocked the other day when I went to the bathroom and had large yellow/orange stain on my underwear. I had to continuously wipe to clean myself and it had a greasy feel to it. This leakage continued most of the day then stopped. When I woke the next morning I was still clean til I had my morning bowel movement. When I wiped it was back, and when I looked in the toilet there was this stuff floating in the toilet like grease or oil. It looked like the grease that is on top of a pizza. So much so that it left a ring in the toilet. It continued again for most of the day but has since stopped and not come back. There was no blood nor mucus and nothing appeared to be in the stool itself. I have not taken any diet pills nor eaten low fat food that apparently contains a grease substitute. Sorry, the name of it has slipped my mind at this time. Nothing has changed about what I eat, medications I am taking or my bowel movements. I do suffer from GERD and take medication for that daily which controls it. I did have my Gallbladder removed about 7 years ago. I have daily stomach pains that are mainly on the lower right side, occasionally they kinda go up the right side and mid right side of my back. These are not excruciating pains, but more annoying pains though once in while I will get one that makes me double over for a second. I have not seen my doctor for these either. I am over weight, smoke, drink coffee like there’s no tomorrow and do not eat a “balance diet”. I do not do drugs nor drink. I do have an annual physical, which I just had a month ago. Everything came back good. So what could cause this? Does anyone have any ideas?
#2. Well I went and saw the Gastroenterologist . After discussion of what was going on she suggested for a colonoscopy and after a physical examination of my stomach a pelvic ultrasound as well as some blood work. I reluctantly agreed to these. The pelvic ultra sound was due to the pain from when she was pressing on my stomach. Her thoughts were a possible ovarian cyst. My own stupidity, I had no idea where the ovaries were til the ultrasound and my pain is not near them. Yes I had some pain in that area, however I think this was due to the pain I was having after she pushed on the main area, which is lower right. After doing some searching on the Internet of organ location, it appears to be close to where the appendix is located. Now this is a throbbing/annoying pain, unless pushed on and then it is a pretty extreme pain. After the exam I continued to hurt more than usual for a few days. I have had this before after routine exam during my physicals as well but this was a little more intense. My thought is because she did push a little harder and longer than my personal physician does. I had the ultra sound on Monday and everything looked normal. I have yet to hear on the blood work. The colonoscopy is scheduled for late next month. Since the first grease leakage I did have a few small drops. Then on Tuesday night while at my part-time job I was experiencing pressure in my stomach though I could not pass any gas. I ended up going home and after sitting for a while I was able to do so. I also began to leak a lot of grease again. It did end with in a couple of hours, but then again the next morning after my morning bowel movement with the drops floating in the toilet again. This time however the grease had a brownish tint to it. It continued all day. Not in large amounts but it was there every time I wiped and small drops in the toilet. I contact the doctor who called in a script for Dicyclomine. Well I took 1 last night & it seems to have worked at this point. No leakage, also no bowel movement as of yet though & I have been pretty regular of once in the morning and again mid-morning. I am not experiencing any cramping or bloating though I have not been passing as much gas either. Now the way it was explained to me is that the colon soaks up excess liquid. My thoughts or question is shouldn’t the grease be sucked up or digested before it even gets to the colon? I also failed to mention that my stool for the past couple of months has been soft and thin. What I call, ribbon like. Not diarrhea, just not round or formed. Is the doctor moving in the right direction with the colonoscopy or should we be looking at the other end?