That we did do. He's not allergic to anything.
I'm exactly the same way as your husband- nothing helps my ibs with diarreah except my diet. also- please bring up the Gastric Emptying Study with his GI doctor- that is the only test that really helped my doctors have a grasp at the magnitude of my issues. One suggestion- go to Walgreens or your local store and buy a can of FiberSure (in the green bottle) put it in everything you cook! It will harden up his stools when he has diarreah and loosen them if he gets constipated- it is a wonderful metiator so to speak. It helps. I also vomit extremly bad as a result of my GERD (so much so it's caused a hiatial hernia.) they had me trying nexium, prevacid, mylanta, tums,zantac, and quite a few other things- the ONLY thing that has ever helped me is Zegarid- and one single does is not enough -i have to take a double dose- one in the morning and one at night. They will not do surgery on me for my GERD symptoms because it will make my IBS and gastroparesis worse- i'm wondering if the surgery they did on your hubby for his gerd symptoms has made his IBS worse? It's something to ask his doctor about for sure. I also tried the fasting thing - didn't work, i still got sick- and was not only sick but miserable because i was starving. My biggest suggestion is for him to talk to his doc about a Gastric Emptying study, keep a food journal- identify and eliminate trigger foods (it takes a while for them to completly get out of his system- which is why he can go even a day or two and still get sick- if he has gastroparesis it will show up on the gastric emptying study- the thing with Gastroparesis- is it's a delayed emptying of the stomach- which you'd think he wouldn't have since he's going to the bathroom all the time- but what happens with me (i have it) is that I will eat- and it will stay in my system (causing bloating and cramps) then all at once- my stomach will have spazms and it will empty everthing at once....hence the "dumping syndrome" or diarreah. So everytime you eat- the symptoms happen over and over again when you eat "trigger foods" So he's really got to be patient and keep a food journal- he's got to identify what sets him off (and for me-sometimes it seems like EVERYTHING does for meOriginally Posted by LDG
Unfortunately, yogurt is out of the question.I eat it - but he just can't deal with it in any way, shape or form.
He's had gastro problems since we've been together. Ulcers, GERD. He's been on Protonix for years. He's had surgery. But this? He was throwing up and had constant diarrhea when we went back to the gastro docs. He got tested for everything again. Hasn't done the stomach or bladder emptying studies though -didn't even know those existed.
The issue with him is diarrhea, and it has been since August, really. No constipation problems at all. No relief. No break. And even with the tincture of opium, he's still in the bathroom up to 20+ times a day. A good day is when he just has to go like 8 or 10 times.
Everything seems to be a trigger. He even fasted for 2 days. So I guess water is a trigger! Or his system just won't "reset." And as to the vomiting -the doc said that basically the gastro system is "one smooth muscle." And depending upon where the food is when his system spams, it either comes out as vomit or diarrhea.
It doesn't matter what he eats (so far). Within a few minutes he's in the bathroom. What we can't figure is why he's not losing any weight.
Anyway, the search goes on.....
Laurie
