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Has Abdominal Pain, Depression, Stress, Combination Of Constipation And Diarrhea With Blood. Cause?
Hello, My 32-year old wife visited the ER last week with abdominal pain . Both blood work and Urine came back normal and an Abdominal CT Scan also came back normal. She was prescribed pain medication and released with instruction to follow up with PC. The PC has referred her to a GI to discuss issues. The past 12 months she has battled depression and stress and has a combination of consipation and diarhea with some blood. What could her issues be?
Fri, 15 Mar 2013
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I understand that your wife is in a lot of pain and has been having these symptoms for a long time now. She has been battling from depression and anxiety. You do not mention if she has seen a psychiatrist or a psychologist however. I think that you would be better off taking her to a psychiatrist to have a complete history taken and proper medication taken for the condition that seems to me to be a somatoform disorder. I hope this helps.
Take care and have a good day !
I understand that your wife is in a lot of pain and has been having these symptoms for a long time now. She has been battling from depression and anxiety. You do not mention if she has seen a psychiatrist or a psychologist however. I think that you would be better off taking her to a psychiatrist to have a complete history taken and proper medication taken for the condition that seems to me to be a somatoform disorder. I hope this helps.
Take care and have a good day !
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She is 32 and has complaints of abdominal pain with alternating constipation and diarrhea. She is also having problem of depression and stress. Most likely the condition which we can think of her bowel symptoms is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It is a disorder which is characterized by symptoms of constipation alternating with diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, fullness in abdomen, feces are of semi formed consistency. In a number of people with IBS history of some chronic stressor found. She is also depressed and stressed.
Treatment of this disorder is by high fiber diet, low fat diet, relaxation therapy, and medicines like Librax, or antidepressants as SSRI, SNRI medicines.
I advise you to take her to a Psychiatrist for proper evaluation.
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Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi
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She is 32 and has complaints of abdominal pain with alternating constipation and diarrhea. She is also having problem of depression and stress. Most likely the condition which we can think of her bowel symptoms is Irritable Bowel Syndrome. It is a disorder which is characterized by symptoms of constipation alternating with diarrhea, abdominal discomfort, fullness in abdomen, feces are of semi formed consistency. In a number of people with IBS history of some chronic stressor found. She is also depressed and stressed.
Treatment of this disorder is by high fiber diet, low fat diet, relaxation therapy, and medicines like Librax, or antidepressants as SSRI, SNRI medicines.
I advise you to take her to a Psychiatrist for proper evaluation.
Thanks
Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi
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Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
From the description that you have given, her abdominal complains may have something to do about constipation. If she is on anti-depressants - most of them induce constipation which can cause pain. Even gaseous distension of bowels can lead to pain. However all these causes are not serious and regular exercise and high fiber diet can go along way in helping your wife with these symptoms.
Hope I am able to solve your concerns.
If you have any further queries, you can contact me directly using the link http://bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
Thanks for choosing health care magic for posting your query.
From the description that you have given, her abdominal complains may have something to do about constipation. If she is on anti-depressants - most of them induce constipation which can cause pain. Even gaseous distension of bowels can lead to pain. However all these causes are not serious and regular exercise and high fiber diet can go along way in helping your wife with these symptoms.
Hope I am able to solve your concerns.
If you have any further queries, you can contact me directly using the link http://bit.ly/dr-srikanth-reddy
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As per your description, she might have "Irritable bowel syndrome" which can occur due to stress and anxiety. In case, she is having depressive symptoms (sadness of mood, loss of interest in pleasurable activities, decreased sleep/appetite etc) psychiatric consultation should be ought.
Secondly, keep consulting your gastroenterologist for associated symptoms.
Hope it helps
Good Luck
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Dr. Gourav Monga
Consultant psychiatrist
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As per your description, she might have "Irritable bowel syndrome" which can occur due to stress and anxiety. In case, she is having depressive symptoms (sadness of mood, loss of interest in pleasurable activities, decreased sleep/appetite etc) psychiatric consultation should be ought.
Secondly, keep consulting your gastroenterologist for associated symptoms.
Hope it helps
Good Luck
Regards
Dr. Gourav Monga
Consultant psychiatrist
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