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What Causes Menthol Like Feeling In My Gut?

Hi I need some help with 2 persistent and new symptoms that I can only assume are associated with my crohn s disease. First, my background info is as follows; crohn s in terminal ileum (removed in right hemi- colectomy 8 years ago at age 19) I have had several, slight, flares since then and these have been treated with short course corticosteroids ( prednisone) as I am allergic to pentasa. I have had no raised inflammatory marker recently and all basic bloods have come back normal. For the last two months however, I have suffered with what I can only describe as a strange menthol- like feeling in my gut. It is particularly noticeable at night and is an intense enough feeling to keep me awake and is just down right bothersome! I have never felt this sensation before and it is nothing like the usual sensations I associate with my condition. Accompanying this strange and perplexing sensation is a second symptom that started about the same time; no matter how much water I drink ( I am a health fanatic and always get my daily requirement- I don t drink anything but water!) I have incredibly strong smelling urine- it is the same day after day and I have never suffered this symptom before either. How should I proceed? And what tests should I be requesting from my apparently non- plussed gp and gastroenterologist? Any help would be exceedingly appreciated, many thanks.
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I really appreciate your concern and I have gone through the detail history given by you here and I could say that most of the vague complain of abdomen is always associated with anxiety and depression and some time this turns into the schizophrenia later on if the care is not taken, so in my opinion try to keep the stress level low and take it easy, hope this helps you, have a nice day.
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What Causes Menthol Like Feeling In My Gut?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern and I have gone through the detail history given by you here and I could say that most of the vague complain of abdomen is always associated with anxiety and depression and some time this turns into the schizophrenia later on if the care is not taken, so in my opinion try to keep the stress level low and take it easy, hope this helps you, have a nice day.