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Suggest Cure For Sickness In The Stomach
Hello, my name is Cheryl. I am a 45 yr old female. Was diagnosed several yrs ago with IBS (cramping, bloating, alternating constipation/diarrhea). About 8 yrs ago was diagnosed with diverticulitis, confirmed with followup sigmoidoscopy. Have had several flareups since then treated with liquid diet and antibiotics. About 18 months ago developed hives (now chronic). The hives clear up when I am on antibiotics for diverticulitis (flagyl/cipro). Have had a CT scan (said nothing remarkable), have had stool cultures for parasites, bloodwork (CBC, TSH, tested for lupus, etc)-everything negative. Am back to diarrhea with stomach pain, undigested food and mucous in stool. Tried probiotics, made hives worse (cortisone shot also made hives worse). Have also had some RAST tests for food allergies, all negative, and stopped eating gluten a couple of years ago. Do you have any suggestions of what I might request to be tested for at this point? Thank you for your time.
Wed, 12 Dec 2018
Hello,
You may be suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with diverticulitis with hives. Hives may be aggravated by IBS or leaking gut syndrome.
Yes, diverticulitis may flare up frequently lead to pain abdomen and mucous) blood in the stool.
Use tablet pantoprazole before breakfast for one week. Avoid cool drinks and freeze water avoid smoking and caffeine drinks. Avoid gluten and lactose contain food.
If symptoms not improved then get it done CT abdomen, endoscopy with biopsy, stool culture and microscopy then consult your gastroenterologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
You may be suffering from irritable bowel syndrome with diverticulitis with hives. Hives may be aggravated by IBS or leaking gut syndrome.
Yes, diverticulitis may flare up frequently lead to pain abdomen and mucous) blood in the stool.
Use tablet pantoprazole before breakfast for one week. Avoid cool drinks and freeze water avoid smoking and caffeine drinks. Avoid gluten and lactose contain food.
If symptoms not improved then get it done CT abdomen, endoscopy with biopsy, stool culture and microscopy then consult your gastroenterologist he will examine and treat you accordingly.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Penchila Prasad Kandikattu , Internal Medicine Specialist
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