i am a 27 year old woman, i was diagnosed after 23 years of horrible pain, bowel, weight, memory, personality, emotional and many other physical problems arising from a severe chronic life long case of IBS. finally being diagnosed by the head of the liver association of nova Scotia, because my symptoms were so severe it was thought by my family doctor, myself and my parents that i had wilsons disease. i ( in the past) suffered from chronic pain, migraine, muscle tremours, facial twitches, back pain/ciatica, severe bruising, intestinal bleeding, random allergic reactions, heart arythmia, horrible insomnia ( since age 16, 3-5 hours a night, occasional day msybe once a month i sleep 10) i have had severe psychological problems from all of this, in addition i was told up until i was in my 20's that everything was my fault and my bowel problems were my own doing. this abusive coercing by my sole guardian mother to tell the doctors i was just stubborn has ruined my body, and the way it functions.. things like having abdominal muscle separatation my whole life, having a saggy tummy my whole life, hoping if i lose all my stomach fat, i will one day, even for one day have the chance to look like i should have been allowed to.. really messes with me. i also was a victim of a home invasion where i woke up with a loaded gun pointed in my face, i managed to call the cops they went to jail for a pretty long time, my PTSD has subsided, and im working on my mental health. now i am much healthier, ive been following the low FODMAP diet since april 2016, and it has solved so so many of my problems and for a while i felt like everything was perfect. everytime i think im 100% healthy, i get "there" and then i realize, im not, and there one more thing, and one more thing. most recently, its has been my dust allergy, and cat dander allergy. and its been acting up since my boyfriend and i moved in a 15 months ago. got an air purifier last week, it helped a bit. still dizzy all the time. found out there are vents for a broken humidity system, didn't realize it was full of black mold, closed the vents, feeling a bit better. still something wrong... still dizzy, boughts of rage/ complete loss of control, headache, sugar cravings, depression, bruises coming back.. i dont drink alcohol, because last time, i did, last year around the holidays i had severe ulcers. i have always had an adverse reaction to alcohol, my mother has a bad reaction to it as well, we both experience alcohol flush sydrome. anyway i decided after last years ulcer, i would try (around close friends who could watch me), drink a half drink, heavily diluted with juice. i got drunk as usual with any small amount of alcohol, but that amount is not enough to cause the alcohol flush reaction i recently experienced, and the continued reaction that persisted heavily for days after. i had that drink at 10pm friday, the 14 of December... i noticed alot of my symptoms of my digestive and mental came back, and after there was no possibility there could be alcohol in my system, why did i still feel drunk? it hit me, i easily develop s.i.b.o in my gut, i am a professional chef/cook and it hit me... yeast!!!! yeast naturally ferments food! the by product of yeast reproduction is alcohol and co2! i had just eaten bread and felt that similar sedative feeling, but recognized it as the alcohol buzz. my mother was on a personally selected, not doctor approved diet while pregnant with me while included the complete elimination of yeast!!! i also act like my father, but hes a serious alcoholic, i thought he had add/adhd, but then i found out in the past few years that hes an actual alcoholic, and has been his whole adulthood, thats why mom took me and left. i thought my crazy behavior was hereditary!!! the last time i saw him, i was having alcohol flush problems and i knew he was drunk when he showed up! and i realized something big, we act the same seeming to have add/adhd. ive felt like this my whole life...but hes been actually drunk on beer and liquor.... then i realized... ive been drunk my whole life! when i get rid of wheat and carbs, like when i first started my doctor recommended diet, i feel good. i never connected my blurry vision when eating sugar that it wasnt from high blood sugar nessicarily...my insomnia, mood swings, anemia all my problems that arent solved by my current healthcare regime . i thought when i left out bread i was losing magnesium intake (i have mineral/ electrolyte diffiencies) but its not that. im suffering the alcohol withdrawal, i know thats 100% what it is now. im awake and angry and blurry vision and rapid heartbeat, haven eaten anything but yogurt and water and vitamin c since this afternoon. i need health, lifestyle, mental health advice, and diet/ eating habit advice.( i can not digest meat, except fish and i am highly allergic to coconut) it has to be low fodmap, vegetarian. i know i can only probably eat green veggies and fish forever but ive got hope maybe i can find some happiness in food again. also if you think i may be something else, or there is any other thoughts on my symptoms i would like all the help i can get. i'm desperate and am also suck of being refused or given poor treatment at the hospital, throwing up blood and i'm wondering if they think i'm just drunk and thats why. thank you
2 years ago, i also had an extensive liver panel done, and im wondering why the head of the liver association missed that gem.
With IBS, the condition is life long and chronic for everyone. The life long aspect of IBS doesn’t change from person; the only difference is the severity and type of symptoms experienced. I would consult your doctor about your other symptoms.
Surprised that you have never been in rehab with all your problems. You need it badly.