Abdominal Pain, I can't eat, Help!

Digestive health
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Help! I am 16 years old and for about 5 weeks now, I have been incredibly sick- when i eat, I'm digesting my food way too quickly and I'm having to go to the bathroom 30 min-1hr after eating and it's very visible that my food isn't being digested. Right before using the restroom, I get really bad stomach pains and stop after I've gone to the restroom. I've had really bad diareah this entire time. I've lost close to 20 pounds in the past 5 weeks because NOTHING is agreeing with my stomach. My GI has done stool samples (all negative) and time blood work and all that showed up is my white blood count is very low and I'm allergic to cows milk. I removed dairy from my diet a long time ago so I know it's not allergies. This is not the first time I've had these symptoms and usually I get rectal bleeding also.

I haven't been able to go school because my constant need to go to the restroom and not being able to control when I have to make a bowel movement. I haven't been able to sleep at night and have been very dizzy and Nauseous. My stomach is tender to the touch. The next step is a upper and lower endoscopy,  but my doctor can't fit me in for 3 weeks. At this point, there's nothing I can eat, not even bland food is agreeing with me. Colon cancer and colon problems do run in the family, but my doctors believe it's either IBD or IBS. The doctor said he can't do any treatment until my procedures. But I'm a student and athlete and I can't lie in bed all day or sit on the toilet for another 3 weeks.

please help!!!!

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Try dairy free meal replacement shakes to nourish you,   I would also try a food diary to identify any other intolerances. Ask your doctor for painkillers or antispasmodics.  Although you have been told treatment cannot be started until you have had tests, they should still be able to give you something in the meantime to manage your pain. Push your doctor for this.  I was given an antispasmodic for my stomach pain before I had had any tests or diagnosis. The medication disagreed with me and my doctor gave up trying to find out was wrong and then changed Practice.  I then saw different doctors to get help and eventually one diagnosed IBS,.  

A fecal calprotectin stool test would indicate the presence of IBD.  Has your doctor not done this? If it comes back with very high inflammation, a colonoscopy would be done to confirm IBD.  If the stool test shows no inflammation, it is more likely IBS.

Were you ever tested for celiac and have you ever tried coming off gluten to see if you feel better?

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Take Imodium whilst you are waiting for the colonoscopy so you can get on with your life. And you really must eat even if it's going through you. Stick to plain, low fibre, low fat foods like toast, crackers, plain chicken and fish, rice egg.

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Hi, IBD I think is inflammatory bowel disease it's an autoimmune disease, IBS is syndrome no known cause, IBD is more serious I reckon, anyway have you tried high doses of multi strain probiotics?, check out probiotics and probiotic drinks like Kefir etc.