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help !!!!! need some answers

by vicki
(dover kent)

hi there
im hoping someone will be able to answer me, as my husand dosnt seem to be getting anywhere with doctors,april 2010 he was taken into hopital with severe pains in his sides, he had blood tests, colonoscopy, endoscopy, ultrasound , scans etc, he has bad dioreah (sorry cant spell) hes sick sometimes, as soon as he eats he has to go toilet , weight loss, and the doctors cant say whats wrong with him, hes in pain everyday , just wondering if anyone else knows what this could be if it might be crohns , but tests come back negative

thanks

vicki

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Aug 25, 2011

help !!!!! need some answers
by: Anonymous

Also check for coeliac disease, intestinal tumour, severe gut infection, adhesions causing intestinal blockage, etc. Adhesions occur as a result of long-term inflammation, previous surgery, physical trauma and old age(adhesions.org).

I suggest that he eliminates dairy for a couple of weeks to check for lactose intolerance or milk protein intolerance/allergy. He should not drink sodas or eat sweets to eliminate fructose malabsorption.

To alleviate his current symptoms he would be advised to change his diet to low fibre and low fat: avoid ALL fresh fruit, salads and vegetables except for bananas - chew well. Eat well-cooked low-fibre vegetables: carrots, potatoes, sweet potatoes, marrow, pumpkin, broccoli and cauliflower flowers only. Steamed apples, pears, peaches, apricots might be tolerated. He might have to puree absolutely everything he eats.

If he is losing weight rapidly he should be on Ensure or an equivalent astronaut drink. He should not eat out or eat fast food until he has a diagnosis.

He should do some research on low-fibre foods, intestinal blockages, adhesions, etc. He should be able to alleviate his symptoms somewhat by implementing the above dietary changes unless the intestine is virtually closed due to inflammation, adhesions, etc.

It can take years to get a Crohn's diagnosis - my surgeon said that 40% of the medical images don't show up what is really going on inside the body.

He should consider taking vitamin and mineral supplements - not a multivitamin tablet. For the fat-soluble vitamins: a vitamin-B complex tablet/capsule (8 vitamin Bs) for pregnant ladies and vitamin C supplement. Oily fish, high quality olive oil for the fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, K).

As he is being sick so much, home-made ORS might possibly be necessary if he can't keep hydrated. http://rehydrate.org/zinc/index.html He can buy rehydration salt sachets at the pharmacists.

He should avoid anything that is acidic and everything that dehydrates, which includes coffee, tea, alcohol, etc. Tomato juice with additional salt, camomile and fennel teas, ORS, diluted pineapple juice (lower fructose), banana smoothie with yoghurt would be suggested drinks to help rehydrate and replenish mineral stores.

Lydia D.

Aug 17, 2011

Crohn's
by: Heidi

I also had the same problem. Excruciating pain, nausea, throwing up (which is unusual) and constantly to the bathroom. It took three doctors a year to diagnose me with Crohn's. Unfortunately, he's already had the tests I had. I agree with Niki get a second opinion from a specialist.

Aug 16, 2011

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by: nikki

Hi im nikki. I was exactly like your husband in many ways i was rushed to hospital one day and for a week was told i must be pregnant even though i was negative to all the tests.

They then looked into Crohn's the blood test markers for Crohn's came back negative.

The Gastroenteroligist said i had food poisoning.

I went on antibiotics and was sick again in a couple of days.

I was back in hospital and having an conoloscopy they found three flare ups and diagnosed me with Crohn's that day.

I would say go ask for a second opinion. I did and im getting the help i need now.

Nikki

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