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Question: I have this digestive problem and its been really really disturbing me for years and not getting a solution...before i was living with it thinking it is normal and thats the way i am.i wake up in the morning wait for around 10 mins in the loo so that i have a bowel movement which is never the same anyday...then after 20 mins i have to go again and i never felt like its out all..but then i have to go to work..so sometimes it feels that ill be fine and somedays i feel uncomfortable....then in the evening around 5pm my whole abdomen feels burning...like its on fire...and when i reach home i force myself to have a bowel movement and thats when i feel okay..went to many doctors said everythgs fine...
Now i have been coping with that till now that the problem is somewhere i cant manage...disturbs my life..3 months ago i was infected with hpylori and i had gastritis...so i took the medicines and it was gone...but since that time my problem has been worse...accompanied by the incomplete bowel movement i feel like my chest is soo cold...and some pain in the upper middle abdomen area...i also feel like my throat is on pressure....and i dont remember last when i had a normal stool...
The first bowel is hard..and in small pieces...
Then the second bowel movement is very soft and accompanied by chest pains and burping...though it is loose i still feel its not all out...and i have to go for the third time which is more loose but smaller in quantity....during the bowel movement..when i try to get whats remaining...i also hear roaring noises from stomach or i dont know wether its the intestines when i inflate or pressurise my stomach....now i have almost 4 bowels a day....and the evining ones are accompanied by feeling like acid or gas pains
The cold burning effect in my chest is usually accompanied by a lot of burping.....
So now...what is all wrong with my body..
Every doctor has a different say...one said dyspepsia...another said ibs...another said it cant be ibs ...and m not getting any help
Or is it that watever i ear doesnt get utilised in my body and just goes as waste..
Because i have tries eating alot sometimes and it troubles me..causes more bowel problems....is there a solution to all this...my mornings are the worst..makes me skip work often...the burning frequent loose stools..
After that am fine till evening...any advice would be helpful.fiber supplement and stool softeners not helping
Now i have been coping with that till now that the problem is somewhere i cant manage...disturbs my life..3 months ago i was infected with hpylori and i had gastritis...so i took the medicines and it was gone...but since that time my problem has been worse...accompanied by the incomplete bowel movement i feel like my chest is soo cold...and some pain in the upper middle abdomen area...i also feel like my throat is on pressure....and i dont remember last when i had a normal stool...
The first bowel is hard..and in small pieces...
Then the second bowel movement is very soft and accompanied by chest pains and burping...though it is loose i still feel its not all out...and i have to go for the third time which is more loose but smaller in quantity....during the bowel movement..when i try to get whats remaining...i also hear roaring noises from stomach or i dont know wether its the intestines when i inflate or pressurise my stomach....now i have almost 4 bowels a day....and the evining ones are accompanied by feeling like acid or gas pains
The cold burning effect in my chest is usually accompanied by a lot of burping.....
So now...what is all wrong with my body..
Every doctor has a different say...one said dyspepsia...another said ibs...another said it cant be ibs ...and m not getting any help
Or is it that watever i ear doesnt get utilised in my body and just goes as waste..
Because i have tries eating alot sometimes and it troubles me..causes more bowel problems....is there a solution to all this...my mornings are the worst..makes me skip work often...the burning frequent loose stools..
After that am fine till evening...any advice would be helpful.fiber supplement and stool softeners not helping
Brief Answer:
GERD + constipation predominant IBS
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome
I have gone through your query and do understand your concern.
Based on the information I feel you are presenting symptoms are of both GERD and constipation predominant IBS.
I would suggest you few measures that will be beneficial.
Take capsule omeprazole 20 mg once daily empty stomach, before breakfast for a week.
Avoid spicy and oily food for few days till the symptoms are resolved. Avoid or reduce the intake of meat, dairy products, and add more fiber to your diet. Eat lots of salads, vegetables, fresh fruits. You can also take fiber supplements like isabgol or psyllium .
Avoid excess consumption of tea/ coffee/ hydrogenated drinks. Avoid smoking and alcohol, if any.
Eat frequent small meals instead of heavy ones and do not starve. Take plenty of water.
Do not lie down immediately after food, walk for half an hour or so.
Take probiotics like sporolac or ecobion which will be helpful.
Eat light meals prepared under hygienic conditions. Avoid eating fast and talking while eating.
Regular exercise is very much essential. Brisk walk every day for 30 minutes in the morning and then slowly increase the dura if time permits. Follow this measures your symptoms should reduce.
If it persists then I would suggest you to go for upper GI endoscopy and biopsy ( for h pylori). Ultrasound abdomen.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care
GERD + constipation predominant IBS
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome
I have gone through your query and do understand your concern.
Based on the information I feel you are presenting symptoms are of both GERD and constipation predominant IBS.
I would suggest you few measures that will be beneficial.
Take capsule omeprazole 20 mg once daily empty stomach, before breakfast for a week.
Avoid spicy and oily food for few days till the symptoms are resolved. Avoid or reduce the intake of meat, dairy products, and add more fiber to your diet. Eat lots of salads, vegetables, fresh fruits. You can also take fiber supplements like isabgol or psyllium .
Avoid excess consumption of tea/ coffee/ hydrogenated drinks. Avoid smoking and alcohol, if any.
Eat frequent small meals instead of heavy ones and do not starve. Take plenty of water.
Do not lie down immediately after food, walk for half an hour or so.
Take probiotics like sporolac or ecobion which will be helpful.
Eat light meals prepared under hygienic conditions. Avoid eating fast and talking while eating.
Regular exercise is very much essential. Brisk walk every day for 30 minutes in the morning and then slowly increase the dura if time permits. Follow this measures your symptoms should reduce.
If it persists then I would suggest you to go for upper GI endoscopy and biopsy ( for h pylori). Ultrasound abdomen.
Hope this is helpful.
Take care
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