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Worried I may starving myself, but I can not eat! Stomach, digestive & rectal issues! HELP!!!
27, no insurance. Family history: Familial Adenomatous Polyposis, depression. Personal history: depression (untreated), anemia & cervical cancer.
My normal wt.:102 been loosing wt. 2 months currently weigh 89 lbs, have no appetite, sense of taste gone, & food seems to turn to mush & will gag me unless I spit it out. Was told I have celiacs but NOT tested, un-able to follow gluten-free diet. Often become nauseas/have stomach cramps after I eat. Feel full when I start to eat & often go 1-3 days w/out getting hungry or eating at all. For a year or more I've had diarrhea & constipation, sometimes w/ rectal pain / bleeding & fatty/oily/greasy stools or black & tarry. Was treated for non-related sinus infection with augmentin, rectal itching was so bad I couldn’t complete the meds. Had painful BM’s for app. 1 month after taking meds. Things haven’t been normal since. For the last 3 wks I've been vomiting often (usually nights), My muscles (esp. neck & back) are hurt, I have TERRIBLE night sweats & insomnia and 3 days ago I started passing purely mucus stool, smelly, white/yellow, jelly-like, slight rectal bleeding, no BM since this began. Stomach rolls and growls very loudly while passing mucus. Is this medical or mental if don't wish to be skinny? I look GROSS! ***@****
My normal wt.:102 been loosing wt. 2 months currently weigh 89 lbs, have no appetite, sense of taste gone, & food seems to turn to mush & will gag me unless I spit it out. Was told I have celiacs but NOT tested, un-able to follow gluten-free diet. Often become nauseas/have stomach cramps after I eat. Feel full when I start to eat & often go 1-3 days w/out getting hungry or eating at all. For a year or more I've had diarrhea & constipation, sometimes w/ rectal pain / bleeding & fatty/oily/greasy stools or black & tarry. Was treated for non-related sinus infection with augmentin, rectal itching was so bad I couldn’t complete the meds. Had painful BM’s for app. 1 month after taking meds. Things haven’t been normal since. For the last 3 wks I've been vomiting often (usually nights), My muscles (esp. neck & back) are hurt, I have TERRIBLE night sweats & insomnia and 3 days ago I started passing purely mucus stool, smelly, white/yellow, jelly-like, slight rectal bleeding, no BM since this began. Stomach rolls and growls very loudly while passing mucus. Is this medical or mental if don't wish to be skinny? I look GROSS! ***@****
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I am going to the doctor today! All symptoms listed above are only getting worse. I can not consume more then 2 or 3 crackers without feeling so full I am going to explode, and if I force myself to eat I suffer terrible pains, and eventually throw up. Once I start I can't stop, ate 1/2 of a chicken sandwich at 8:30 pm, had terrible pain until midnight, threw up 6 times before sunrise. Don't think I can handle another night like this! I've contacted every possible resource and hopefully will find some assistance because I am uninsured, however at this point they are just going to have to bill me and I'll figure it out later!
I've spent all day reseaching my maternal grandmothers death. She passed away in 1966 at age 28 (I'll be 28 this year) My grandfather (who has never really spoken of her death) states: she had colon and abdominal cancer that burst and spread through her body ??? He stated that the cancer caused blockages in her intestine, that doctors did several surgeries to remove pieces of her intestine, each time they did surgery the blockage moved further up until she was completely unable to hold down any food. He says that the cancer caused her to starve to death, she weight 79 lbs the day she passed away. I contacted the hospital only to find that the records are all destroyed. I then called the funeral home, and they told me that her cause of death was listed as "liver complications" He suggested I contact the church because she was a very active member. I did this, and within an hour recieved a call from a close friend of hers who drove her to cancer treatment every week in 1965, she is still currently a registered nurse. She told me that my grandmother had colon and ovarian cancer, that she was recieving "cobalt" ?? treatments, at hospital two citites over. According to her the colon and ovarian cancer caused malnutrition, severe weight loss, stomach cramps, lack of apeteite, brown vomit, severe pain. I have contacted the hospital that she said she drove her to, and they do still have her records, however I cannot gain access to those without a death cert. and proof of relationship! I am applying for this record, but it will take 6-8 weeks for it to arrive.
While researching this I contacted other family members and learned that my Mothers sister is currently suffereing from almost the same symptoms as me. She has the same stomach upset issues, BM problems, and pain. We compared notes, and feel confident that we are both suffereing from the same illness. She has been to 4 different specialists and thus far has been given no diagnosis, she reports that they have completed every possible test, none have returned a conclusive answer. She is on medication to help with nausea and increase apetite, she says these help, but she still suffers.
Now I am even more concerned about my lack of insurance and the number of medical tests that may be required to figure out what is going on! However, on the same note I am concerned that doctors in 1965 chose the best possible known explanation but in honesty maybe my grandmother didn't have colon cancer! Both her daughter and myself (her granddaughter) seem to be suffereing from the same illness that she did. They have tested my aunt for every type of cancer possible, all with negative results, so it can't be colon cancer! Either way, the fact that she died at aget 28 tells me that I need to find a resolution regardless of cost or the status of my insurance. I am praying for quick and easy solution but I have a feeling that I may never find out what this is, and because I know my grandmothers fate I feel a whole new sense of hopelessness. If I have another night like last night I will be going to the E.R. by ambulance, if I can make it at home until tomorrow I will be heading the hospital first thing in the morning!
I've spent all day reseaching my maternal grandmothers death. She passed away in 1966 at age 28 (I'll be 28 this year) My grandfather (who has never really spoken of her death) states: she had colon and abdominal cancer that burst and spread through her body ??? He stated that the cancer caused blockages in her intestine, that doctors did several surgeries to remove pieces of her intestine, each time they did surgery the blockage moved further up until she was completely unable to hold down any food. He says that the cancer caused her to starve to death, she weight 79 lbs the day she passed away. I contacted the hospital only to find that the records are all destroyed. I then called the funeral home, and they told me that her cause of death was listed as "liver complications" He suggested I contact the church because she was a very active member. I did this, and within an hour recieved a call from a close friend of hers who drove her to cancer treatment every week in 1965, she is still currently a registered nurse. She told me that my grandmother had colon and ovarian cancer, that she was recieving "cobalt" ?? treatments, at hospital two citites over. According to her the colon and ovarian cancer caused malnutrition, severe weight loss, stomach cramps, lack of apeteite, brown vomit, severe pain. I have contacted the hospital that she said she drove her to, and they do still have her records, however I cannot gain access to those without a death cert. and proof of relationship! I am applying for this record, but it will take 6-8 weeks for it to arrive.
While researching this I contacted other family members and learned that my Mothers sister is currently suffereing from almost the same symptoms as me. She has the same stomach upset issues, BM problems, and pain. We compared notes, and feel confident that we are both suffereing from the same illness. She has been to 4 different specialists and thus far has been given no diagnosis, she reports that they have completed every possible test, none have returned a conclusive answer. She is on medication to help with nausea and increase apetite, she says these help, but she still suffers.
Now I am even more concerned about my lack of insurance and the number of medical tests that may be required to figure out what is going on! However, on the same note I am concerned that doctors in 1965 chose the best possible known explanation but in honesty maybe my grandmother didn't have colon cancer! Both her daughter and myself (her granddaughter) seem to be suffereing from the same illness that she did. They have tested my aunt for every type of cancer possible, all with negative results, so it can't be colon cancer! Either way, the fact that she died at aget 28 tells me that I need to find a resolution regardless of cost or the status of my insurance. I am praying for quick and easy solution but I have a feeling that I may never find out what this is, and because I know my grandmothers fate I feel a whole new sense of hopelessness. If I have another night like last night I will be going to the E.R. by ambulance, if I can make it at home until tomorrow I will be heading the hospital first thing in the morning!
Hmm. try eating little foods like fruits. Thats very good for you. Like applesauce,, mixfruit you know stuff like that. It dont have to be fatty foods. As long as you get something on your stomach.
have you seen a dr?!!! you could be having involuntary anorexia. the long periods of not eating will cause vommmiting bc your ody will look at food as a foreign object try eating light food lots of water keep hydrated eat toast soups and definetely see a dr.
Find a doctor who will listen to you. Don't let them brush your syptoms off as nervous condition or nothing at all. Tell your dr that you want to see a gastroenterologist (stomach & intestinal specialist) or just call one yourself. Maybe you have gall bladder or crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, colitis, ???. Night sweats are not normal, (unless you are menopausal). Rectal pain & itching may be caused by hemorrhoids, which can be internal, and you may not be able to see them or feel them. Try over the counter hemorrhoid suppositories and cream for @ least that annoying symptom.
I hope that you get help. Don't get discouraged...pull up your boot straps and take your health into your own hands. God bless.
I hope that you get help. Don't get discouraged...pull up your boot straps and take your health into your own hands. God bless.
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You could be suffering from an inflammatory bowel condition such as Celiac Disease/Ulcerative Colitis/Irritable Bowel Syndrome/ Crohn’s disease. Parasites in the gut like threadworm, tape worm, giardiasis etc can behave this way. Hence a stool test is a must. Problems of gall bladder and liver or that of pancreas too cannot be ignored. Possibility of H pylori infection should be looked into by carbon urea breath test. I would strongly recommend you to see a gastroenterologist (a specialist who looks after the diseases of our digestive system). Maybe your physician can recommend someone. Also keep a stress diary. Log in the food intake and the symptoms as they appear. See if there is a correlation between a particular food item and symptoms. Take care!