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What is causing my abdominal pain, change in bowel habits?I am a 25 year old female, 5'6, 138lbs. For the past 8 months, I have been suffering from IBS-like symptoms. A colonoscopy revealed nothing, but an endoscopy showed small intestine abnormalities. The walls of my duodenum close in on themselves and are touching each other (the doctor actually had difficulty navigating the scope through). He believed it was due to Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome, a rare condition in which the duodenum are compressed between the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery. I had an upper GI series done the following week, which showed a lot of spasming in the duodenum but not much else. I am now taking Amitiza to help with the occasional constipation, as well as Dexilant for the GERD. I saw my GI two weeks ago and we scheduled a CT scan of my abdomen and pelvis and he wrote in the instructions for the radiologist to evaluate for SMA Syndrome and appendicitis (which is being done this weekend).
In the last 3 months, I've been unable to eat more than a few bites at a time. I am completely unable to consume milk, anything fried or greasy or anything with a high fat content because I will have bouts of terrible, foul-smelling diarrhea. My stool color changes too: it starts as its normal brown color, then will become more yellow and finally last night it was pale and clay colored. The pain in my abdomen alternates between my lower right side (which was where it was on the day I saw my GI and he ordered a CT to look for appendicitis), and around my belly button. It is always worse after I eat, and my abdomen becomes so distended, even after just a few bites, that it is painful. I've lost more than 10 pounds (I'm 5'6 and was around 150lbs when I first saw my doctor three months ago). I haven't had any vomiting but I do have intense nausea at times, along with deep belching (which I desperately try to control at work!) The weight loss has stalled for now, I am under 140lbs, but I am finding myself able to eat even less than I was a week or a month ago. I've been noticing my hair falling out more and more - not sure whether it is a manifestation of the stress I'm under, or a lack of nutrients.
A friend who is a nurse suggested the possibility of gallbladder involvement (due to my inability to tolerate fats and the change in stool color) and a coworker said that in the months before her husband had his appendix removed, the pain would shift around his abdomen and he had an overall feeling of being unwell. Has anyone ever had these symptoms? I am starting to become frustrated with the lack of answers. Blood work has all come back 'normal' but I am unsure what test were performed. I feel like the CT is the last hope to find something before I get branded with the "IBS" label and told to just deal with it. Any help anyone has is greatly appreciated and I'm sorry this was so long! Thanks!
Biopsies of the lining of my small intestine showed no bacterial infection. My stool color has been known to change a bit and I told my doctor when it was brown-green or brown yellow...but it hasn't been pale like this before.
Also, ever since I was a teenager I would have diarrhea with my period, but I knew a lot of other girls did too. I still have that issue, and my periods are irregular if not taking the Pill, and they've been heavier the last few months but they are not painful
-Five Led
its obvious you have liver problems, your doctors are idiots
-maisie24
Did they check to see if you have the H.plyori virus? I have been diagnosed with it twice (You treat it with an antibiotic that you take for 2 weeks.) Anyway, every time I've been diagnosed with it, I've had weird stomach issues. Just a suggestion!
-Monica Daisy
sound like liver problems esp from clay stools have you had a crp and esr blood test to rule out organ inflamation?? also are your symptoms cycle related if they are worse around period time it could be endometriosis esp if you have very painful periods and ibs prob around that time.... get your iron checked and ferritin as your probably not absorbing vitamins properly through you intestines causing hair loss and malnutrician
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