I continue to read that some doctors are reluctant or do not have the time or knowledge to answer questions posed by an IBS sufferer during a planned visit. I have seen several lists of questions that sufferers might want to ask their doctor during their visit. I wonder if we can't generate our own list of questions that we would like answered by our physicians. Perhaps we can turn this into a press release so that doctors can be better prepared when we visit them.I invite you to pose a question here that you would like to ask your doctor. Let's try and keep the discussion down to a minimum and just accumulate questions.Jeff
What question(s) would you like to ask your doctor?
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Has anyone heard of high constipation?
I suffer from body odor that I have no awareness about nor do I think I smell bad at all.
I unfortunately had to suffer finding out from the cruel and rude comments, gestures, and codes from people that I spend time with.
Shower, clean, freshen up, bath, smell, - are as stupid as it may seem, some of my hardest topics around people, and put me in the most uncomfortable position, I've had people I know talk loudly and purposely talk about showering and look at me, I'll get prank calls from people and ill run a tap of water and say OMG I think she's having a shower. I could go on all day with what I've had
I unfortunately had to suffer finding out from the cruel and rude comments, gestures, and codes from people that I spend time with.
Shower, clean, freshen up, bath, smell, - are as stupid as it may seem, some of my hardest topics around people, and put me in the most uncomfortable position, I've had people I know talk loudly and purposely talk about showering and look at me, I'll get prank calls from people and ill run a tap of water and say OMG I think she's having a shower. I could go on all day with what I've had
I'm going to make this a short as possible.
I'm a 20 year old girl, and I have been suffering for the past year from an body odor I haven't been unaware about. Mind you I am extremely hygienic and care a lot about the way i present myself.
I have an reasonably heathy diet, nothing out of the ordinary, I only ever drink water.
I have no idea what has caused this, or even if I've always had this odor, this can't be normal and obviously it needs to be looked into!
I've read that some people believe cases like mine are just paranoia and they are fine.
But I know for sure after a year of continuing rude remarks that are getting worse and more and more hurtful.
I've found that 2 of my doctors are extreamly unhelpful, and don't do anything to investigate, not only that I've told they some possibilitys this may be and half if them they hadn't even heard of the illness.
If I could get a clearer answer and more sugestions to what it could be so I can go see a specialist and solve this problem imitately id be over the moon to be able to live a happy life again.
SYMPTOMS -
Bloating - all day, extream bloating after meals even small ones and stomach will continue to be bloated even sometimes over night
Constipation - severe, this is a huge problem, I can never go to the toilet properly and it strains my stomach to push
Gas - so bad I can't hold it in sometimes and it will make my stomach make really weird noises
Sweat - not so much all over, arm pits (even when it's cold and im not hot) mainly an issue under bum cheeks as my bum folds over my thighs, inbetween legs, and crotch, hands
Overly hungry - cravings of sugar and fast food and they aren't normal cravings, I feel like I have to statisfy them
Abnormal weight gain - I've struggled to put on weight, I've always had a fast metabolism, recently If I loose weight I can put on 4 kg in a mater of a week
Bad breath -- this has always been an issue I haven't address as I've just tried to mask the smell instead of investigating and curing
Regular urinating
Rough sleeping, wake up middle of the night, can't get back to sleep, can't sleep at night
Pain in left shoulder
Heart cramps, moment where I can't breath
Change in amount or Discharge, a lot more and uncomfortable and it feels like water just pours our sometimes - clear and runny
I'm under the understanding from hints off people I can smell like fish, urine or feces or farts.
I have a feeling I smell like farts when I have an upset stomach Which occurs after most meals and an urgency to go to the toilet.
I have a feeling my odor is comjng from waist down, but have had comments on the smell of my hair which I believe smells nice and clean!
It could be my pours in my skin also,
And it's more noticeable to people when I'm in stressful situations, and when I notice people disturbed by my stress smell, I start I sweat and heat up in embarrassment which is clearly making it worse.
But the smell is also around even at the most unexplainable times, like when I'm just walking past someone and I believe I smell fine.
It's made it a huge part of my day to day life, I've become fixated on the way I smell, and constantly smelling around me and spraying myself excessively. I don't want to question and always analyse are people taking about me in code to my face,
Please help me so I can pick up the peices in my life and I don't have to suffer this anymore!
I'm a 20 year old girl, and I have been suffering for the past year from an body odor I haven't been unaware about. Mind you I am extremely hygienic and care a lot about the way i present myself.
I have an reasonably heathy diet, nothing out of the ordinary, I only ever drink water.
I have no idea what has caused this, or even if I've always had this odor, this can't be normal and obviously it needs to be looked into!
I've read that some people believe cases like mine are just paranoia and they are fine.
But I know for sure after a year of continuing rude remarks that are getting worse and more and more hurtful.
I've found that 2 of my doctors are extreamly unhelpful, and don't do anything to investigate, not only that I've told they some possibilitys this may be and half if them they hadn't even heard of the illness.
If I could get a clearer answer and more sugestions to what it could be so I can go see a specialist and solve this problem imitately id be over the moon to be able to live a happy life again.
SYMPTOMS -
Bloating - all day, extream bloating after meals even small ones and stomach will continue to be bloated even sometimes over night
Constipation - severe, this is a huge problem, I can never go to the toilet properly and it strains my stomach to push
Gas - so bad I can't hold it in sometimes and it will make my stomach make really weird noises
Sweat - not so much all over, arm pits (even when it's cold and im not hot) mainly an issue under bum cheeks as my bum folds over my thighs, inbetween legs, and crotch, hands
Overly hungry - cravings of sugar and fast food and they aren't normal cravings, I feel like I have to statisfy them
Abnormal weight gain - I've struggled to put on weight, I've always had a fast metabolism, recently If I loose weight I can put on 4 kg in a mater of a week
Bad breath -- this has always been an issue I haven't address as I've just tried to mask the smell instead of investigating and curing
Regular urinating
Rough sleeping, wake up middle of the night, can't get back to sleep, can't sleep at night
Pain in left shoulder
Heart cramps, moment where I can't breath
Change in amount or Discharge, a lot more and uncomfortable and it feels like water just pours our sometimes - clear and runny
I'm under the understanding from hints off people I can smell like fish, urine or feces or farts.
I have a feeling I smell like farts when I have an upset stomach Which occurs after most meals and an urgency to go to the toilet.
I have a feeling my odor is comjng from waist down, but have had comments on the smell of my hair which I believe smells nice and clean!
It could be my pours in my skin also,
And it's more noticeable to people when I'm in stressful situations, and when I notice people disturbed by my stress smell, I start I sweat and heat up in embarrassment which is clearly making it worse.
But the smell is also around even at the most unexplainable times, like when I'm just walking past someone and I believe I smell fine.
It's made it a huge part of my day to day life, I've become fixated on the way I smell, and constantly smelling around me and spraying myself excessively. I don't want to question and always analyse are people taking about me in code to my face,
Please help me so I can pick up the peices in my life and I don't have to suffer this anymore!
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My question which I actually did ask my GP on Monday was;
"Why are you happy to leave me like this, it is nothing short of abuse to send a patient away with no answers, no pain relief, no other medication, no reassurance, no questions answered, no referral, no follow up, nothing, nadda, niet?"
Her answer was to roll her eyes and to tell me to book an appointment to deal with my health anxiety.
I have 3 illnesses my GP doesn't believe in; M.E, Fibromyalgia and IBS. Apparently none of them really exist, none can be treated or cured, no-one knows a cause and because tests show nothing wrong then there is nothing wrong.
So, my other question is, how are GP's allowed to get away with this kind of abuse towards patients?
"Why are you happy to leave me like this, it is nothing short of abuse to send a patient away with no answers, no pain relief, no other medication, no reassurance, no questions answered, no referral, no follow up, nothing, nadda, niet?"
Her answer was to roll her eyes and to tell me to book an appointment to deal with my health anxiety.
I have 3 illnesses my GP doesn't believe in; M.E, Fibromyalgia and IBS. Apparently none of them really exist, none can be treated or cured, no-one knows a cause and because tests show nothing wrong then there is nothing wrong.
So, my other question is, how are GP's allowed to get away with this kind of abuse towards patients?
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Why does my IBS-D act up everyday. Why do I go so much. All I do all days is poot then have a bowel eruption right after I poot. This happens all day. It atleast happens 20 times. Poot then poop. And my gas is always loud then turns into a wet sound but it's not. Then I go poop and come back and do it again. WHy do I have stomach problems this bad. Sick of having to pass gas and poop every five minutes
no need to ask because they dont give a damm because they dont know anything about it it is just 3 letters they use for intesternal problems and no research done it is all a quessing game first time i went to hospital to see a specialist he asked me what do you think it is? i asked is it ibs yes thats it off i went home feeling much better i dont think 14 yrs on im worse
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Hello since returning from Cuba 2014 i have suffered with Eggy burp and eggy farts with dioreah extreme tiredness. i have been tested for Giardiasis, H Pylori, Celiac Disease all the others. Ive sent more poo samples than a Dung Beetle could handle, I've had blood tests wee tests and everything has come back NORMAL. But in the meantime I've had lots of days off work, felt so exhausted i could hardly move. Ive cut out all dairy no change, i cut out all wheat no change. Ive been referred to a consultant who said he didn't know either and put it down to a sever case of IBS and closed my case. Im still getting Eggy Burps and Farts diroreah feeling tired and low. Ive strangely put on loads of weight so I've been trying to eat more healthy cause im desperate to lose weight but every time i eat Veg, Fruit and salads i get a massive flareup of Eggy burps Farts and dioraeh and we all know you can't lose weight without eating all these healthy foods. Im now in a vicious circle and don't know what to do anymore, i don't know what to eat anymore
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I would like to know why I am still having continuous pain after having my gall bladder removed last summer the IBS pain doesn't seem to go away, sometimes I cant even face going into college.Is there any more medication apart from buscopan,codomal (for pain) I can take.
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things id like to ask:
-why do tests for things sometimes seem to be inaccurate and test negatively?
-why do you not recommend lots of things for me on each visit but instead make me come for several appointments to try "another" thing?
-why do you not seem to want to check me throughly and leave me with vague but almost no answers?
-why do tests for things sometimes seem to be inaccurate and test negatively?
-why do you not recommend lots of things for me on each visit but instead make me come for several appointments to try "another" thing?
-why do you not seem to want to check me throughly and leave me with vague but almost no answers?
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1. Are my acid reflux, brain fog, and pelvic distention connected? If so, how? They always occur simultaneously.
2. I know there are different types of distention. Based on pictures and my particular diet, exercise regime, and symptoms, what type of bloating do I have, and what is it caused by?
2. I know there are different types of distention. Based on pictures and my particular diet, exercise regime, and symptoms, what type of bloating do I have, and what is it caused by?
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Can you have IBS without D or C? I have normal stools but i have cramping, urgency, thinner stools, and very frequent BMs. How do u stop a flare up if you cant treat C or D?
Also i had 2 csections close together 18 mths ago and 3 yrs ago. Is the scar causing it?
Also im on the progesterone only pill is that causing it or making it worse?
Also i had 2 csections close together 18 mths ago and 3 yrs ago. Is the scar causing it?
Also im on the progesterone only pill is that causing it or making it worse?
Here is my question to doctors. "Was the sociopathy learned at some point in medical school or your career, or were you just born that way?"
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I know that my IBS is 100% caused by my anxiety (smirk!)...so can we do a better job getting to the root of that instead of masking my symptoms? By the way, I'm anxious, but there's more going on here than that.
Is it safe to put anal lube inside and around the rectum before i have a bowel movement because i have a tight anus and it seem to help and also with wiping (can't get anus clean unless i apply lube onto feaces and rewipe,anus is awkwardly shaped). Been doing this with fissure and haemorrhoid creams for about a few years which i know damages the skin so i decided to try something else.
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