Question: Hello,
I am 47 female,diabetic for 42 years,full hysterectomy in 2019,weight is always 152-155. I have extreme bloating for the past 6 months, my stomach is super hard and I look 8 months pregnant. Hard to breathe because my skin is stretched so tight. I swell even worse immediately after I have any liquid. I am 185 lbs as of tonight. Gas in places I didn't know possible and I have brain fog.

In July, I had a pain on one of my sides and would vomit on occasion. I was taking care of my brother with Glioblastoma so I didn't think too much about it. One day I was constipated (I have never been before) and had to use gloves to remove a million pellets. Again, I just thought I was eating or drinking much and whatever. I returned home a month later and Dr. Pam Pailey did my hysterectomy after I had a cyst twist my ovaries. For years I had 28 day periods and had Dr. Pailey do a partial hysterectomy back in 2014. She is a gynacology cancer Dr. I had to wait several months after the last cyst burst because of my brothers death. I explainrd to her the sudden weight gain. She immediately had ne do the ovarian cancer blood test. It was negative but I had her go ahead with the surgery any way. That was September. After a ridiculous allergic reaction to tape or glue my stomach was still the same. Bloating was impressive. I then had a CT with contrast in November and they said it was normal. in December I had my colonoscopy and it was perfect.
I gave up hope after all of this crap and was getting a massage and told the massage therapist about my issues. (She is a friend) . She said her husband had the same issues and ot was SIBO. I went to a naturopath (her doc) and he put .e on raffampin. It helped a little with the gas but not the bloating. I did that for 2 weeks and the elimination diet and 5 days after treatment ended I was back to having gas in places I didn't know possible. Btw, at no time in the last 6 months has my stomach not been as hard as a rock. If I were in a car wreck you would think it was internal but from how hard it is. Another doc, a friend of mine said try going gluten free. I have been doing that for 3 weeks now. Some of the constant gas went away but not the weight gain and tight belly. It just keeps getting bigger and bigger. I saw another natural path and she put me back on another dose of raffampin . I started that 2 days ago and I am becoming gassy in off places again along with weight gain. I also have a shy wet cough especially at night laying down. The naturopath thinks it from the gut but I don't have anymore room in my skin to stretch to breathe.

Also, my poop is not what it used to be for the last 6 months. I have to wipe and wipe and wipe and always leave Mark's I. The toilet. (Sorry for the honesty).