Question: I have hives all over my body. I have an ileostomy. My stoma is swollen but not purple or black just really dark red.. I am passing stool oK. However, I do have a temperature of 99.6 and a very swollen belly. I had rashes before many times over the last year but have not felt this ill. I saw a dermoltoligest who put me on zertec. I had been taken benderyl for the last week or so with no reesults. I am seeing an allergest after Zertec treatmet. I really am swelling up especially in my abdominal region. What might I have and what should i be doing that I am noyt doing already?

I should have told you that I have been in the ER several times this year. They did x-rays and cAT scans. They only found a papastomal hernia. Blood work was OK also I just went to the eR in August of this year. all was oK except the hernia. surgeons will not do surgery, not even specialized hernia specialists because I have had 9 abdominal major surgeries over the past 20 years. I spoke to 5 surgeons over the last yeat. I have told them repeatly thAT i HAVE A VERY SWOLLEN BELLEY AND i AM VERY sore. However, last evening, my swelling was worse than usual. I do have repeated bouts of low salt ensemes and some minor issues with creaton levels being one or two points high or low. I took sodium bicarbonate to be sure my enzyems get adjusted and I took the zertec. I feel somewhat better but still have some swelling. Dr. Berger-Dembaugh: I am sick of having doctors say I do not have something going on. I really believe I have some kind of infection that they cannot pinpoint. I believe a needle biposy would be the best means of dedtecting an infection. several years ago I was in the same position. Not even repeted CAT scans, bloodwork, repeated stool checks, and other tests could detect an infection or if I had sepsis and an absess. The needle biopsy detected that I had three really serious infections and sepsis. They did the needle biopsy was taken on the right side of my belly and showed that I had sepsis, a severe candidia infection, that needed emergency surgery, and VRE. I almost died of these serious infections. I also had an absess going on. My white and red blood cell count and hemogloben tend to be low. I don't think in my case that blood work or urine analysis stool checks, etc. actually are good indicators as to what is going on with me. I even went to the XXXXXXX Clinic this year. They did a fibroscan and several other tests and they only found a slight elevation in my liver, indicating a slightly non alcholic fattty liver disease, a minor scraping on my small intestesine. a parastomal hernia, a slightly enlarged spleen, and two small cysts on my kindey that they are not concerned about. My pain is not in my liver area. It is in my intestional area. I am extremely frustrated that the doctors will not listen to me. A regular liver biospy not just a fibroscan, in my opinion, may detect that I have an infection. I rarely run a temperature. My normal tempature is 97.6. I am so damn frustrated and afraid that I will wind up back in the hospital needing emergency surgery for an infection or hernia strangulation. Abount 4 days a week i am in so much pain in my abdominal area that I have to stay in bed. The doctors think it is only my hernia that is causing my problems. From what I understand hernia sacs can become infected too. I am sorry that i am dumping on you but I am at my witts end with this problem. I would like to know what you think. Could I be right about the needle biospy for infection detection? Or what else can I tell the doctors about my condition? I am about 60 lbs over weight. I am trying to work on a gluclose free diet. I still believe I have some kind of infection going on, and no matter what I do to fix it on my own, i cannot heal the infection if there is one without treatment. Some doctors have also said that i may have a virus. they have tested me for hepititus. All these tests were negative too. I also have bipolar illness. Again, I am very sorry that i am dumping on you. Please refer to my post concernng Dr Chandrakant for his opinions. I did what he said for me to do, too, no luck. XXXX