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Fatigue After Bowel Movements. Have Acid Reflux. Did Vaginal Ultrasound, Colonoscopy, Ct Scan. Tests Negative. Suggestions?
Hi! My mom has been having really bad fatigue/weakness after her bowel movements. She says she has a bowel movement four times in a row and then she gets hit with severe fatigue and weakness, all she can do is lay down. She's also complained about acid reflux some in the last few days. The weakness and fatigue has been going on since April of this year but seems to have gotten worse through the summer. She has been to countless doctors and they all tell her she's healthy. She's been to the E.R. and had her blood work done (twice), the test come back clean. She's had a vaginal ultrasound, abdominal MRI, colonoscopy, xrays of her abdomen, an EKG, and a CT scan of her sinuses/brain. Every test is coming back negative but she is still feeling horrible. Can you offer any advice as to what it could be or any guidance to other tests that might need to be run?
Hello, After reading your history I can tell you that it might be irritable bowel syndrome in which you will have either constipation or diarrhea. We cant diagnose it by any investigations but by ruling out other common causes we will come into the diagnosis. We cannot cure the disease completely but only diet changes and symptomatic treatment will help you a lot. It is said that anticholinergic medication will help you if you have bouts of diarrhea and antidiarrheals like loperamide will have effect. Consult a gastroenterologist and ask about this in detail.Thank you.
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Fatigue After Bowel Movements. Have Acid Reflux. Did Vaginal Ultrasound, Colonoscopy, Ct Scan. Tests Negative. Suggestions?
Hello, After reading your history I can tell you that it might be irritable bowel syndrome in which you will have either constipation or diarrhea. We cant diagnose it by any investigations but by ruling out other common causes we will come into the diagnosis. We cannot cure the disease completely but only diet changes and symptomatic treatment will help you a lot. It is said that anticholinergic medication will help you if you have bouts of diarrhea and antidiarrheals like loperamide will have effect. Consult a gastroenterologist and ask about this in detail.Thank you.