Intermittent abdominal pain & vomiting

[ringweight]

Hello all

When I was about 18 months old I had a 'gangrenous bowell', I had what I believe was a piece of dead skin wrapped around my bowell and I was ill to the point of near death, because of this I had surgery which removed a portion of my bowell.

Ever since I have intermittently suffered from agonising stomach cramps, vomiting, and constipation.

The scar from my operation is half an inch above my belly-button.

I notice the illness is beginning because I am unable to go the toilet/constipated,  I feel a gradually growing pain in my lower abdomen (beneath my bellybutton) which becomes distended, the pain soon becomes unbearable (I am a fairly strong 23 year old man, and it reduces me to a foetal position in the bed)

When I was younger I used to vomit naturally, but now the stomach pain and nausea become so unbearable I induce it, which normally causes a slight lessoning of the pain.

During this whole period of vomiting, which usually lasts up to four days, I am unable to keep  ANYTHING down, water, bread, anything, whatever I ingest will just lead to increased pain and need to vomit.

During the period I am vomting I will usually not go to the toilet

No matter HOW much I vomit, it will normally always last for the same amount of time (3-4 days), even when I am dry heaving because there is literally nothing more to throw up

When I start to feel better and stop vomiting, I am usually able to go to the toilet, this is father unfortunately found out by me trying to pass wind, and following through - I will have very very loose/watery stools for perhaps a few hours.

I have been to the NHS, given stool samples, urine samples, blood samples, all to no avail, I have cut out practically every different food type from my diet and this still persists, sometimes I have eaten a lot, sometimes I haven't eaten, sometimes I have drank water, sometimes I haven't, there doesn't seem to be a specific trigger, rather it seems to happen every few weeks for the hell of it

I've dealt with this my entire life but it is beginning to become ridiculous, when I am ill I am literally bed bound and I am missing too much time off work, not to mention the cavaties/fillings I have in my teeth from 20+ years  of intermittent vomiting!

Any info or help could be appreciated, I apologise if this is back to front.

[patient915]

Yes that could be a possibility, getting a colonoscopy sounds like a good idea.

[ringweight]

Hello, I had a barium contrast test done about a decade ago

I had an MRI scan on my abdomen today and I have a coloscopie booked for next month, my Dr has theorized I could have scar tissue inside my bowell, leading to narrowing of the intestine and thus indigestion and vomiting.

Thankyou very much for your reply!

[patient915]

Welcome to the gastroenterology community!  DId you never have any other testing?  If not, I would recommend seeing a new doctor and getting more testing done.