Dealing with chronic abdominal/pelvic pain

[skruzic14]

Hello, my name is Sydney, I am 20 years old, and suffer from chronic abdominal and pelvic pain. I have been through the ringer with abdominal medical testing (colonoscopy, endoscopy, gastric emptying, colon biopsy, barium enema, manometry, and so on...) which has still left me with no answers because all the tests showed up normal. I am just now seeing a gynecologist and they are going to do further testing, but I am very skeptical that they can help me at all because I have had no luck with doctors. Here is what happens: I have abdominal pain, fullness, tightness, and trapped gas most or almost every second of my life. I have dealt with my constipation by taking OxyPowder and using a SquattyPotty, but I still experience pain. I experience pelvic and urinary pain often. The pelvic pain is hell for about 10 days before my period, eases up slightly, and then returns halfway through my period, where an occasional trip to the ER is made because the pain leaves me screaming/crying. I have pain in my pelvis when I defecate, so thank god for the squatty potty or I wouldn't be able to push anything out at all. I have pain in my pelvis most times after intercourse. When ever I have a BM, I experience cramping, incomplete movement, and pain afterwards. I feel fatigued and just plain tired all the time (not how a 20 year old who is overall very healthy, should feel). I had a cyst on my ovary when I was younger, and started my cycle very late. Don't know if that factors in at all. Living in pain everyday makes it very difficult to be happy, but I manage because I have support. Eating is almost 85-90% of the time accompanied with pain. Before you ask, yes, I have been through the ringer with food allergies, and have avoided foods throughout my life. Done the fodmaps, went paleo/whole food, I take vitamins, do yoga, walk/jog, and was a vegetarian for years but had to add meat in my diet to help me go and have some energy. If anyone has any suggestions, I really appreciate it.


Thank you,

Sydney

[cnoevl21]

have you been avoiding the right food. have you had an in depth food allergy test?
i know a girl in what seems to be very similar circumstances as you. She was like this for more than 10 years. Her father found some website that does a food allergy test. It came back showing that she was allergic or sensitive to a TON of foods. more than the usual (gluten, dairy, soy, etc). She cut all those foods out of her diet and almost instantly she felt 100% better. This was a month ago and she hasnt been sick again since.
I'm not saying this will be the same with you, but its worth a shot. though im not allowed to share websites on here so just do some research on everylywell. its a $199 food allergy test.
My other question is if you've had a comprehensive stool study done? If youve been checked for parasites? std? fibermyalgia?