SARAH’S PERSONAL STORY
The last 2 months have been horrible. Very much a rollercoaster ride. Doctors don’t know what’s going on. 2 months ago I fell ill with what I thought was a gastro bug. Symptoms were lethargy, stomach cramps, constant nausea, occasional diarrhoea, loss of appetite and weakness. I went through all the tests and they all came […]
ANONYMOUS ‘S PERSONAL STORY
My story of living with chronic constipation: I’d been healthy my whole life and never experienced any gastrointestinal issues until I was 16. Things started to slow down quite a bit in my digestive system. I would go up to a week and a half without a bowel movement, but I assumed it […]
BANDHU’S PERSONAL STORY
Hi there,Thank you for reading this. I’m so grateful that there is such community where I can share my story and ask for help.I’m 29 male 6’2”, My IBS-D started 6 years ago but at that time did not knew what it was. One day I felt abdominal cramps and had diarrhea. For the next 4 years I […]
ANONYMOUS ‘S PERSONAL STORY
hi, alll my life ive had good health and was able to go to the bathroom completely fine no problems, over a year ago i suddenly got really bad consiptaion, but it wasnt for a few weeks or months its all the time! My body just doesnt feel the need to go to the toilet […]
HANK’S PERSONAL STORY
Hello… My name is Hank, I just turned 69, I have had heartburn/Acid Reflux/Gerd most of my adult life. I would wake some nights when acid would reflux into my esophagus and go into my lungs. At times I could not even breathe until I was able to force the acid out of my lungs, […]
SHARON’S PERSONAL STORY
I had GERD, dysmotility and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing). This was relieved by having my root canal teeth taken out. Each root canal tooth has about 5 kn of tubules which can be infected. The tubules are a safe haven for disease because the blood supply can’t get in to “clean” the area. My son recommended […]
JANIS’S PERSONAL STORY
My first childbirth was a walk in the park. Literally, I was walking with my husband in a park when I went into labor at 39 weeks. We made it to the hospital where 6 pound 4 ounce Liam made his instant debut. We were overjoyed. Our first child, the first grandchild, the first boy […]
ANOYMOUS’S PERSONAL STORY
Having IBS & Diverticulosis is horrible! Doctor #6 recently stated Clinical Psychologist might be able to help. I wanted to scream out It is NOT in my head, woman. Lost my faith in her & all the other doctors I have seen the last few decades. Pill pushing is not the answer either. I would […]
LEIA’S PERSONAL STORY
I am one of only 1/100,000 people to get to have achalasia (0.001% of the population). Thinking back, my story really started in my 20’s. At the age of 23 when I was pregnant, I remember having an “air bubble” lodged in my upper stomach/lower esophagus. I would beat my back against wall trying to […]
PAIGE’S PERSONAL STORY
My daughter Paige is 16 at age 13 she had a thoracic arachnoid cyst on her spine went from t1 to t 12 after surgery was paralyzed for awhile at age,15 had to have rods fused in her spine to keep her,from falling over which they say are causeing stomach issues now. They say functional […]
BROOKE’S PERSONAL STORY
My Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction Story I went undiagnosed with Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction (SOD) for 14 years… Immediately after having my gallbladder out in 1998, I developed severe pain in my right side, under my ribs that radiated to my back and shoulder. My primary care and GI doctors ordered an endoscopy, barium enema, […]
RLE’S PERSONAL STORY
This is actually a story about my late husband , who just passed away on June 17, 2013 at 50 years of age. He had wasted away to 94 pounds, he used to be 210 pounds, 5’11”. He literally died from having chronic diarrhea for over 15 years which led to wasting sundrome, malabsorbtion syndrome. […]
