Pink Angel

Here is the oddest thing...I LOVE my GI. He's the director of a top university hospital an specializes in functional motility disorders. When I had the hemicolectomy an went into complete Gastroparesis, he's the one who helped me transfer to his hospital and treated me for narcotic bowel. He deals with people who haven't been believed...and he is the one...

Thanks so much, everyone! I'm touched that people who I don't even know would respond to my post! I have an appointment with my GI tomorrow. I'm dreading telling him that I went gluten-free because along with it, I'll be telling him that I'm not taking the meds he prescribed anymore as well. (He gave me Amitiza and told me to drink GoLYTELY once/month...

I am brand new to this forum and am afraid I'm going to ask something g that's been asked before, but...I'm desperate!! I have had severe GI issues for years (constipation and nausea) I've been told it's severe IBS, which has been frustrating since nothing much can be done for IBS. In July 2008, I became so impacted that I had to have half of my colon...

I had a similar experience. I've only been gluten free for 12 days. My fatigue was the first thing to improve, and that happened after 2 days. I've suffered from severe constipation (to the point that I had to have a hemicolectomy following a blockage that caused necrosis). I've not been able to go without an enema for months. 5 days after starting gluten...