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stomach aches
13yrs female
I get these horrible stomach aches ( with gas, diarreah, nausiea) all the time. I've been to specialists numerous times and they said theres nothing they can do; its just something I'll grow out of. ( My mom and brother both had these serious stomach aches until they were 17 or 18) But I can't take em; I hate to eat because of them, everytime I eat I get a stomach ache. And when I get them I have to stay nearby a bathroom and the stomach ache won't go away for about 3-4 hours. And thats 3-4 hours of horrible pain that I can barely stand!
Does anyone else have this problem; and is there anything yall might know to help me?
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It sounds as though it might be one of two things. It could either be Irritable Bowel Syndrome or it could be a food allergy/intolerance.
I suffer from Coeliac Disease and I used to get similar symptoms (although not to the extent described by you) before I went on a gluten free diet. I also suffer the same when I eat anything with lactose. Your doctor should run tests to detect any allergies or intolerances but if they refuse to this, you may wish to try limiting your intake of any items that contain gluten first for a month (it can take a while for symptoms to clear) and then try it with any foods containing lactose. For more information, see www.yourallergy.co.uk
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) on the other hand, cannot be so easily treated. There are medications available from chemists which can help to ease the symptoms but there is no cure and the only way to try to rid yourself of it is to adjust your diet. However, again the doctor should test you for this and diagnose it.
Really I believe what you need to do is to go back to see your doctor and insist they carry out more tests because you are suffering badly and your parents pay taxes to enable you to be treated when you are suffering from an illness. If they still refuse to do anything (and they shouldn't refuse), you may need to look into changing your doctor because by the sounds of it, you really need some investigations carried out into this.
I really do hope you feel better soon.
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Keep a diary of the time and the foods that you eat. Then write down what happens to you afterwards. Rate the severity of your symptoms on a scale of 0-10 (zero is no pain, ten is the worst pain you've ever had).
I know you said you have seen several doctors for this, but this is not normal and you shouldn't have to feel this way.
I suggest going to a different "gastroenterolgist" specialist for the digestive system and take your diary with you!
Otherwise you may want to call a local hospital and ask if you can meet with a dietition--take your dairy with you.
Another alternative would be to ask your Mom if she can take you to see a homeopathic Dr. (who treats with a different kind of medicine)
If I were you I'd try anything and everything because obviously this is affecting your quality of life.
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Problems like these can be caused by your diet, exercise and your natural body setup. More than likely, it's a combination of all three.
I recommend you look into regular exercise (even if you don't think you "need it", it will keep your body in working order.), drink lots of water every day, cut out food that we all know is bad for us (this was the hardest thing for me to do), start taking soluble fibre (that would be metamucil, or up your fibre intake by switching to whole grain brown bread and such) and of course, try to live normally. These problems are likely to be less evident if you aren't as stressed out, so try to lower your stress level if it's possible. Green tea is apparently good for just about every ailment in existence, but it tastes terrible, so try adding honey to it and drinking it daily or hey, just do what I do (I do think green tea is helpful), just hold your breathe and chug it down and get it over with.
One other thing: don't decide to run away from everything because your intestines make you afraid. You're only 13 and you need to deal with it, instead of just letting it run your life for you.
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