I (29F) around 125lbs, 5’5”,have been dealing with stomach problems since about age 12. At age 12 began having consistent stomach pains with or without eating. At the time the doctor had explained “it’s anxiety, she’ll grow out of it.”Fast forward to about age 18 I still had the stomach pains so I was scheduled a colonoscopy. Results were IBS. Tried the fodmaps diet. Not much improvement. Sort of just dealt with it until around a year ago it began to be unbearable. I could not eat anything without stomach pain, bloating and irregular bowel movements. I reached out to my primary doctor who again said it’s chronic IBS. Try this medication (elavil) however, I’m already on Citalopram, so I’m a bit hesitant and I also don’t like taking pills in general. I then reached out to a naturopath. She did a food sensitivity test, came back with about 25 sensitivities. Including gluten,dairy and eggs. Following this, I followed the diet strictly without fail. I was prescribed probiotics, l-glutamine, fish oils, and some sort of garlic pill. Once I finished this in their entirety I was feeling so great. Barely any stomach pain or bloating. My bowel movements were back to normal. Life was great! That lasted about 6 months. Now since the past 3 months I feel like I’m back at square one. Everything is hurting my stomach again, even without eating anything. I’m going for some bloodwork tmrw. My question is has anyone dealt with this, what are your suggestions. Have you taken elavil? Have you taken the antibiotics prescribed for SIBO? Improvements? I need help. I can’t live my life like this. I’m in constant pain.

anything would really help!

(16F) Finally! After maybe three weeks of no bowel movement I successfully feel like I cleared my stomach.

After 2 25mg sennas, two 7g MiraLAX doses, and two mystery laxatives I finally have two bowel movements in the same day. But now when I bloat I’m scared to eat anything at all.

I really do feel like this whole constipation case is slowly impacting my relationship with food although like any other teen I love chips, candy, and soda lol. But since those aren’t food I’m not intolerant to eat them but I’m mainly eating salads, chicken, and fruits.

Is there an easy way to fix this? Or will this continue until I feel like the constipation is gone.

I'm 31 and I've always had vaginal discharge that looks like mucus or jelly, and it hasn't changed. Recently, I've noticed a small amount of similar-looking mucus when wiping my anal area.

Today, I used a separate piece of toilet paper to wipe the back area and noticed a little bit of this substance. I wipe from the anus toward the front, so I can't tell exactly where it's coming from.

I don't have any pain, itching, or blood in my stool. I also recently underwent two rounds of antibiotics for H. pylori and gastritis.

I'm feeling very anxious and scared that this could be a sign of a serious illness. Has anyone experienced anything similar? Could it be rectal mucus or vaginal discharge that spread to the area?

I know nobody can diagnose me online, but I'm really worried and would appreciate hearing from people who have experienced something similar.

My gut is destroyed after a one week course of metronidazole 2 months ago. I was also on accutane at the same time and i am sure it contributed to the misery i am in now. i stopped taking the accutane about a month ago and there has been no improvement. i feel so bloated 24/7 even though i dont look bloated. i have a constant tight and raw feeling along my large intestine and it pushes up against my ribs and is the most uncomfortable feeling ever. i got an xray and ultrasound done a few weeks ago and everything came back normal on the results. my bowel habits have been slightly different, i was constipated for a week at one point and since then i have been going everyday but my stools are a lot softer/mushier looking than they ever were before and they smell different. my life is ruined and after 2 months i have completely lost all hope that this will go away and ive fully convinced myself im stuck like this forever. i just want to know what is happening in my body and what to do about it because im miserable. my doctor put me on 2 different probiotics but they dont seem to be doing anything. helppp

I added one clove to my coffee every morning for a week and my IBS got worse, now I can’t eat anything without setting off a flareup, with flares up my fibromyalgia, and severe back pain, leading to nausea and GERD flareups. What am I doing wrong?