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What Causes Abdominal Pain And Constipation?
I have floating stool, upper abdomen pain and bloating and constipation (nuclear testing, ultrasound, ct scan and endoscopy of negative). Should I take probiotics and does this sound like IRB syndrome. Is there such a thing as leaky bowel syndrome. Thank you very much. I also have superficial bladder cancer,
Thu, 28 Feb 2019
Hi,
Yes these symptoms may be caused by IBS, specially if your all test are normal .we should put it only to IBS if other possible diseases are ruled out.
It is great that your scan is normal, making any serious thing less likely. But still, I would like to do more test from blood and stool, to rule out any malabsorption like celiac, or chronic infection.
If not already done, once all is normal, then yes it can be attributed to IBS. You can use probiotic as it may help.
You should avoid spicy foods and sweet drinks also avoid milk for some times, take more fluids.
There is a concept of Leaky gut syndrome in alternative medicine. However, any such thing is not proved yet with scientific evidence.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
Yes these symptoms may be caused by IBS, specially if your all test are normal .we should put it only to IBS if other possible diseases are ruled out.
It is great that your scan is normal, making any serious thing less likely. But still, I would like to do more test from blood and stool, to rule out any malabsorption like celiac, or chronic infection.
If not already done, once all is normal, then yes it can be attributed to IBS. You can use probiotic as it may help.
You should avoid spicy foods and sweet drinks also avoid milk for some times, take more fluids.
There is a concept of Leaky gut syndrome in alternative medicine. However, any such thing is not proved yet with scientific evidence.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Take care
Regards,
Dr Mahboob Ur Rahman , General & Family Physician
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