My Daughter Is In Pain

[Lisa]

Hey Guys:

I have been here alot, but now it's about my daughter. Annie is 21, living at home and attending college and getting ready to be married June 10.

I guess, like mother, like daughter.....She wakes up every morning with a terrible headache. She does not get three meals a day as she is 21 and not going to classes on that day wakes up to eat lunch. (as many of you know).

She frequently, but not consistantly complains of sharp pains in her "belly" that will double her over with pain.

She feels, often, that she needs to go to the bathroom and cant. The feeling is there, but nothing happens.

And up-to-date today, for breakfast I cooked her a sausage biscuit (bisquick, bake in the oven) with locally ground sausage with no fillers. She ate, went upstairs to the bathroom, successfully, got in the shower and the stabbing pains started and continued through her classes and back to home.

I don't have her constipation issues, quite the opposite. I also have never had the headaches. Her PD said it is IBS (imagine that). She has an appointment with an internist - mine, and he may recommed blood work or endosopy.

She went to the dentist, as I was trying to rule things out and there is no wisdom teeth issue, as would be age appropriate

What do you all think? I would appreciate any imput.

[Canadian Karen]

I would definitely get Annie checked. She is at the exact same age as I was when my problems started. Has she had a stressful event or illness that would have been the trigger? My pain at the beginning stages for me was exactly like that. I remember being at work, trying to walk to the bathroom, and holding onto the wall, doubled over in pain, not even being able to walk..... barely being able to breath in to talk......

Even if she tests negative for celiac, she may be one of the millions of people who are just "gluten intolerant" and a gluten free diet would benefit her anyway.

Hope she gets answers soon.......

Hugs.

Karen