I'm a nurse working in an acute hospital situation, I have horses. I have been diagnosed by my physician with IBS, mild hypercalcemia, mild splenomegaly, 2 episodes of heart arrythmia with inverted P waves and chest pain. Other than the mildly elevated calcium, all other labs are within normal limits. No stool cultures. The IBS manifests itself ONLY after I eat a meal with solid food, within 1hr of eating, with acute lower abdominal pain and large amount of diarrhea, lightheadedness, sensation of being cold and shaking. I had a cholecystectomy prox 2 yrs ago, negative colostomy prox 3 yrs ago, usually have a good immune system but caught EVERYTHING going around last winter including 2 episodes of MRSA 1 episode requiring an I&D of my hand. Currently, I have had a weight loss of approx. 35# in the past 8-10 weeks. I experience ongoing fatigue. Flare up of exzema. Migraines. Along with the "IBS". My physician (who is on staff at the same hospital I work at) has attributed everything to "stress" and has prescribed Cymbalta and dicyclomine. Episodes of "IBS" have been reduced from daily to approximately 3-4 times a week. I guess my question is, could "stress" actually attribute to IBS AND hypocalcemia AND mild splenomegaly? How to address your concerns that maybe something has been missed to a physician you see daily at work without insulting him - what other tests suggested.......if possibly not "stress"? Thanks - "L"