Im a 26 year old female feeling pretty hopeless. Since January I was having serve stomach pains, eggy burps and occassionally vomiting. Im constantly feeling tired and also have blood in my stool. Each time I visited the Doctor they took a water sample and stated that I had a water infection and would give me medication, once the course was complete I would return to be told the same thing. After becoming fed up with this and not happy with the dianogose, I changed Doctors, straight away my new Doctor had a blood test done and an appointment was booked for a Flexible Sigmoidoscopy, the surgeon advised everything was fine.
Im now at the point 8 months later where I feel like Im loosing the will. I thought I would get answers and something to help but now Im back at square one. I feel like Im in pain 70% of the time and literally have no energy to do anything. I feel like Im missing out on doing things and being a young adult.
I cant stop crying and genuinely feel in such an unhappy place.
I dont mean to ramble and I dont even know if this forum is meant for things like this but I need to let it out
Hi stacey x
Im sorry ur having such a hard time.. ive just gone through two years of exactly what you said.. it started with tummy pains then I noticed blood and was so tired all the time i was convinced i had crohns disease. . I had a flexi sigmoidoscopy and it came back fine so after seeing all different doctors around the hospital I got diagnosed eventually with ME and the rest of my problems was put down to ibs.. I had to keep going back and changing doctors till I found one that actually wanted to listen to me. . So I know its frustrating but keep at it.. some people online were saying they had been suffering years waiting for a actual diagnosis .. so it can take a while im afraid.. xx keep ur chin up hun xx
Hi Rach,
The same here, I was convinced it was Crohns too.
I know that I shouldnt moan as there are people far worse of than me but I just feel deflated and that Im never going to get the answers I need.
Thank you for your message, its nice to hear that youve been through something similar and understand xx
You have every right to moan.. I know its scary knowimg theres something wrong cos we know ourselves more than anyone so when we know our bodies dont feel right it is scary and then to not get an answer its so frustrating! Keep an eye on how u feel and keep telling the doctors cos I havr read many people say they had sigmoidoscopys and the full colonoscopys that came back normal only to be diagnosed with crohns a year or two later..
Hang in there xxxx
It sounds a bit like IBS to me but I am no expert. Sorry to see you suffering like this.
I hope you find out what it is soon. best wishes
Richard