Chronic Diarrhea for 3 Months and Counting

[Casey1234]

Hi...hoping someone out there can help or give me some advice...I've been having daily diarrhea and/or multiple soft stools for 3 months.  It does not wake me up in the middle of the night but starts up about an hour after I wake.  Starts with a slight burning feeling below my breastbone that slowly moves down my abdomen.  Nexium isn't doing anything.  I've been to my gastro 3 times and had numerous tests including stool testing (infection, parasite) tons of blood work (celiac, liver function, cbc, etc), colonoscopy, and abdominal ultrasound...all clear.  Any ideas on other tests I should have or what could be causing this?  Anyone else have the same thing?  

[Casey1234]

Thank you Franceslee...yes, been checked for colitis...my husband is sure this started right at the time I got a new, micromanaging boss which was stressing me out, but it's gotten a little worse...but that could be due to my nerves as you mention as I was stupid enough to do research on the internet and was convinced I had colon cancer...that sent my anxiety around all of this through the roof...then he said he wanted to check my liver which scared me as well...but that test came back ok a few days ago...IBS seems unlikely as I'm in my early 40's and I believe that starts earlier...just so frustrating that it's been so long and persistent...

[franceslee]

I have the same type of problem, the doctors usually just tell me its due to my nerves.  Have you ever been checked for colitis or IBS?  Or possibly a food allergy....