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[eckert177]

Hello everyone. I have been lurking around this newsgroup for awhile
now. I finally have the courage to post and ask some questions. I am a 22
year old male. 5'6 138lbs. I have basically been this weight since I was
about 17 years old. About 3 years ago I started feeling stomach
discomfort.What I mean by that, is that everyone morning if I awake early I
get the runs. Or basically the pain of diahriaa. I have come to accept this
happening every morning. Not liquidly but soft. (I apologize for the terms
but you all are probably used to it:) At night time when I lay down and
through out the day my stomach just feels like there's always a knot in it.
During the day it growls even when I'm not hungry. It makes weird noises the
worst at night when I lay down. Its come to the point where I need some
background noise on in the background cause its embarrassing. It just seems
like its basically an overactive stomach.
But its effecting my life. I try to stay away from quiet rooms with
allot of people. The worst is the fact that in the morning my stomach is the
most discomforting. It feels like a knot and I'm not hungry for about an
hour or 2 after I wake up. So if I have to head to a meeting or class my
stomach is the worst then. I hope I have explained this well. I appreciate
all the feedback and know someone out there can recommend what to do. I know
I should head to the doctors. But what type of doctor and I feel more
comfortable going to one after getting feedback from everyone. Or if anyone
has had this in the past and know of little remedies. Thanks you all very
much. And God Bless.

Jim:)

[plantime]

Whenever I have an accident, my stomach gurgles so loud it can be heard over my teens' music. I can also feel whatever it was I ate as it passes each stage of my intestines. It feels like a jagged ball as it goes, and sometimes my abdomen is red and swollen where it is at. Try going gluten-free, see if it makes a difference to your body. The worst that can happen, is that you will have restricted your diet unnecessarily for 4-6 weeks. The morning runs is probably because you have not gone all night, and everything has slid through at once. The place to start is with your regular doctor. If you don't get answers there, then start looking for another doctor. My regular doctor is sending me to an allergist, and I am hoping the allergist will order the blood panels I want. I do hope you get better soon!

[travelthomas]

Hi Jim,

I went through the same situation in college. It was quite embarrassing.

I found out that I have celiac disease by living outside of the U.S. Every time I came back here, and went on a gluten filled diet, I got really sick. It was a no brainer for me to eliminate gluten from my diet.

You might give an Asian type diet a try to see what happens (or move to Thailand). Just stay away from the instant rice (it makes me sick), and frozen chicken (the chicken broth has gluten in it).

Good luck.