ANONYMOUS’S PERSONAL STORY
Just finding this site is such a help. I can identify with so many of the stories. Maybe my experience will help others. I am male and 67 years old. I started seeing doctors about my bowel problems, diarrhoea and constipation, nearly 40 years ago. I have heard it all from the docs; it was […]
Dina’s Personal Story
Dina’s Personal Story- A Long Diagnosis Journey I had an ulcer when I was 7 years old. My first experience with internal problems. In my 20’s it was issues with constipation. It seemed like I tried everything under the sun. Some would work for a while and then stop. In my mid 30’s I was […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: Finding Relief from Debilitating Symptoms through a Low-Fiber, FODMAP Diet In my early 40s I had episodes of stunning “gas pains” in my lower left gut which I later realized were episodes of diverticulitis. I also began to develop a tendency toward constipation, but never due to hard, dry stools. I also […]
PARKER’S PERSONAL STORY
I had just finished the electronics technician school for submarines in Groton,CT when I was diagnosed with diabetes. Not wanting to lose another submariner, especially a freshly trained one the doctor convinced me to stay in the Navy. I was in prime shape, running 10 miles a day and the doc told me if I […]
JULIE’S PERSONAL STORY
Never thought I would see the day that I would be writing on Google about my dis-motility disorders. Well here goes, I have sooo many dis-orders, that the Cleveland Clinic and Mayo Clinic have both told me there is nothing they can do for me, at the age of 50, am now 55.I now am […]
Eliza’s Personal Story
Eliza’s Personal Story: Struggling with Severe Bloating, Pain, and Uncertainty I don’t know what I have because all tests have come back “normal.” I wake up with a flat stomach and the first time I eat or drink anything it distends severely. I look suxonths pregnant.I had an endoscopy scheduled last august, but a week […]
Anonymous Personal Story
Anonymous Personal Story: “I’ve learned to ignore the ignorance of people” I’m a female in my 40’s and I first developed gastrointestinal problems in 2008 after about 3 viral gastro bugs at end of 2007. I first noticed IBS-D when I used to be out exercising daily and I’d have to run back home because […]
