howto find out what is wrong

[Ufrustrated2]

i have had severe gastro issues for years. standard tests return neg though a polyp was removed. the on/off again of pain and discomfort takes its toll.

my sister has crohn's and had all these these tests return neg and then finally a doctor had her swallow a camera and crohn's showed up in her small intestine. she had surgery and is doing better but still has flares.

i have ms and a neuro once remarked there are 'links' with ms and crohn's or something to that effect. can't recall his exact words.

anyways, the gastro i see now just doesn't want to do that camera thing and keeps repeating the same tests and telling me i don't have crohn's. ok great, i don't want crohns. but i'd like the small intestine issue ruled out.

anyone else here not find out what was wrong until they swallowed that camera for small intestines?

[Ufrustrated2]

as i mentioned, there is a strong link with MS & Crohn's. this told to me by famous world-renowned MS researcher/neurologist(see patients too). i'd never heard that.

my sister has Crohn's and i have MS plus miserable gastro issues. you know this from this thread and the MS thread.

i wish it were as easy as simply a change of diet. i have been eating clean for years and drink only water 95% of the time. other liquids are cranberry and pineapple 10% of time. i don't eat out. i weight 148 so not overwieght either. for some of us, simple diet change isn't the answer. a healthy change for many, but not the answer to this specific problem.

i honestly don't think my particular issues is "just diet". a good clean diet is healthy but it hasn't eliminated my intestinal/gastro distresses.

i'm retired, practice guitar, no wife, no kids, so i don't thinks its all "stress".

i've lived in cool climates and hot dry climates and the issues persist. though my system prefers cool climates.

interesting about the japanese and american food lifestyle connection.

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"Crohn’s Disease

I received a recent update from another successful diet project that I have been assisting in another small community. The results are pretty good for weight loss but, again, the most remarkable story is about a different condition. In this case it is Crohn’s disease. This is a very debilitating inflammatory condition of the bowel that makes life miserable for the sufferer and which is treated with a variety of drug and surgical interventions. There is no cure.

A woman who had suffered from Crohn’s for twelve years went into complete remission after switching to a LCHF [low carb high fat] diet. Her symptoms completely resolved and her most recent endoscopy found no signs of the disease. She apparently cried upon hearing those results. I can understand why."

Excerpt from Jay's Blog article "It’s not just about weight loss"

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There is a very significantly trend for increased prevalence of both MS and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the Japanese in recent years. It has been hypothesised that westernisation of the Japanese lifestyle, in particular the western diet, could be the problem.