Doctors aren't able to come up with a solution

[DomesticEngineer]

My husband has had serious issues with his stomach for many years. These last 8 that I know of have been the worse.
We have had the whole process done with 4 different doctors. upper, lower, h-pylori tests, colonoscopy- everything!
All they come up with is mild gastritis.

He has inflammation of the intestines.

The medications that have been given do not work.

He has
server pain everyday
bloating, gas and his stomach seems like there is volcano in there.
he has bad headaches
when he gets these attacks, he has to make himself throw-up to get relief
his breath smells like sewer on and off only lasting 10-15 minutes then gone.
I have to push on his stomach so it will get  moving for relief.
constipation usually- sometimes diarrhea
very fatigue!

I don't know what else to do but food allergy testing.  Any suggestions or do you know anyone else with these symptoms?

[boron]

If I'm allowed to hijack this thread, I'd recommend:

1. Low-fructose diet for 2 days (check my journals) will help, if he has fructose malabsorption
2. Low-sulphur diet for two days (again, check my journals), this may help in smelly breath
3. Testing for H. pylori
4. Gastric emptying test, as recommended above
5. Testing for celiac disease

Follow these steps one by one, take the next step only if needed. The first two steps can be done "at home".

[DomesticEngineer]

wow! so much I didn't know!  you know alot, how come? do you have these issues too?

He has not gotten a gastric emptying exam, I haven't heard of that neither! .

He did get this done and they recorded that the Duodenum looked normal, biopsy done to r/o microscopic disease. ( not sure what all that means)..

Also I don't know how to work all of this website yet. I will figure it all out soon. And I will be looking up all that you have told me. I am excited. My husband called me to let me know he was working late- and I told him about this site and you helping me. I couldn't give him details but he knows that I am excited to know new information! So thanks once again,
I would like to add you as a friend. I have none as of yet. I will figure out how to add friends as well. :)
Have a good night. And I will keep in touch with you. Thanks for all the advice/help!

[GhostOf1901]

One last comment: has he gotten a gastric emptying exam done?

[GhostOf1901]

The biggest reason docs haven't looked at the possibility of Celiacs is because it's considered to be extremely rare (something like 1 in 10,000). However, some European countries have found a prevalence of Celiacs nearing 1 in 150 in their populations, with non-celiac gluten intolerance at an estimated 1 in 7 people, with 1 in 3 having tendencies towards that. This evidence, however, is rather recent, and unless you're dealing with a specialist in this particular field, most doctors will look for the end stages of the condition: fatigue, red blotches all over the skin, and -- most importantly -- white blood cells lining the inner wall of the duodenum. (I presume your hubby's gotten an upper endoscopy done. If so, they should have checked for it then.)

Someone recently mentioned Enterolab.com to me, and I recommend perhaps you take a look at some of the tests to see whether that's even a viable avenue for you to pursue. In the meantime, start reading up on the condition, and start voiding anything with wheat and oatmeal, for starters.

As for the flouride thing, I mentioned it because it's been associated with delayed gastric emptying, which can cause bloating, sewer breath, and the "fiery" stomach, since food sort of hangs out in the stomach, along with acid, for way too long. Inflammation in the rest of the GI tract could then account for potty problems. There's only one way I know how to check: avoid all flouride souces: drink only distilled water, brush teeth with only flouride-free toothpaste, avoid teas and coffee, and avoid the skins of vegetables and fruits (and preferably keep them organic). Try this out for a few weeks (maybe a month) and see if there's any improvement. If there is, try then giving him a "hit" -- have him drink a cup of tap water. If he suddenly takes a dive, then you have your culprit.

And feel free to ask me any questions. However, I will say that posting the questions publicly is more likely to net you a better response: my knowledge is rather limited, truth be told. Glad I could be of possible help maybe.

Take care!

[DomesticEngineer]

THANK YOU! for all your suggestions. I have not tried any of these or checked for Celiacs? I have to look that up... I don't even now what that is... I have not went completely gluten anything! But heard of it somewhat and considered it, but haven't done it yet. And flouride? I didn't know that would be considered either. I don't understand why these doctors don't offer me this possibility if you are, you know. It gets very frustrating for me and I am not the one in pain. I really appreciate this. I am so glad I came across this site.
  I hope it is ok to ask you on and off questions every so often? God Bless!

[GhostOf1901]

Right off the bat, I'm wondering about food intolerances. Has your husband been checked for Celiacs? Have you guys tried going completely gluten free? Also, have you considered trying to avoid all sources of flouride to see whether that may be a cause? The sewer smelling breath means that food's hanging out in his stomach for too long, that's for certain. The fact that he has bloating, a fiery stomach, and changes in bowel habits makes me think food intolerance.