I wanted to bounce my symptoms off of a community that has experience with this before I go back to my doctor in 2 weeks. I also wanted to know how you approached this topic with your own doctors.
First, a little background.. I'm a 25 y/o female. I drink about 6 bottles of water a day, exercise regularly (I'm a marathon runner), and I take my multivitamins every. single. day. I do have year round allergies and very very rare asthma attacks (I haven't felt even slightly tight chested in well over a year) No family history of gluten allergies or celiac. I had stress related acid reflux in elementary school that I took Zantac for daily, but when those stressors were removed in middle school I stopped taking it.
Before I even go into my symptoms, I'll be the first to admit that I eat a LOT of gluten products. But I married into a Sicilian family... so pasta and bread are pretty much staples in our house. lol
Here are the symptoms I've been experiencing since Nov 2012 (excuse the extreme grossness, but I'm sure you've all heard or experienced similar or [I hope not] worse)
-periods where stool is bloody (bright red); very high fat content in stool; severe gas with fecal leakage, bloating
-habits go from diarrhea (3-4x a day; loose stool) to severly constipated (going once very 8-12 days; compacted stool) ... i feel like I lose about 5 lbs every time I poop when the latter occurs. No joke. I go down a whole jean size and then some.
-headaches, lightheadedness every time I stand, blurred or blacked out vision for a few moments when I stand up, my memory has become terrible and it's hard for me to focus on a daily basis.
-fatigue. I have a toddler that runs me ragged on a daily basis, but lately I HAVE to take a nap in the afternoon, whether we have a lazy movie day or we're playing soccer for 3 hours.
-a suspected but never confirmed lactose intolerance. throat has very minor swelling. sinus cavities swell but no leakage. increased saliva production.
Also, in 2009 I had an episode where I lost my vision for a good 4 minutes, felt nauseous, broke out in a sweat, and passed out. Went to the hospital and they called it a migraine (which I didn't feel like I had before the incident, but sure did after I went home). I'm unsure if this could be related in any other way.
Spring of 2013 doctor visit: had a pap that revealed inflammation and a rectal that ruled out hemorrhoids and anal fissures.
Could this all be stress related? My husband is in the military, and we've been transitioning into that lifestyle. Or could this be something more?
I just had blood drawn for a lipid panel the other day that comes back in a few weeks, and a urine test for idk what (because there's no way I'm pregnant).
Thoughts?
Opinions?
Advice?
And, I'm unsure (or I guess lacking in confidence) if I should suggest testing because he's the doctor and I'm not.
Thanks!
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