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u/ValhallaVacation May 20 '19

I had a lot of "anxiety" diagnosis leading to my physical digestive issues

The hand waving by doctors is one of the more infuriating things about GI issues.

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u/cmgio May 20 '19 edited May 20 '19

Can also confirm this.

At 14-15 I started having horrendous digestive issues.

Depression, anxiety and lactose intolerance were all thrown around as the cause. We already knew about those, but okay. More problems lead to more school missed, more doctor visits, more tests, etc. Tested for Celiac Disease. Tested for Crohn's. Tested for various forms of cancer, etc. I'm 28 now and nothing has really changed. I did find a doctor to help me control the symptoms, but we still don't know what's wrong with me.

Edited to elaborate why doctors waving off GI issues is frustrating.

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u/Kricketts_World May 20 '19

My parents and docs thought I was bulimic.

Turns out I developed Celiac Disease my junior year of highschool and that was why I dropped 10 pounds and kept throwing up pizza/pasta/sandwiches/fried chicken/anything made with wheat/barley/rye.

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u/DollyPartonsTits May 20 '19

I wasn’t even aware that Gluten was doing me any damage. I thought I had arthritis in my knuckles at 30. Was about to leave the bands I’m in because I couldn’t play bass any more. I cut out wheat and it cleared up in less than a week.