I have been suffering from a ton of problems for the past year. I had to quit my job last march because I had unexplained symptoms that did not go away and I had no medical coverage to see about it. My symptoms back then were headaches, diarrhea, constipation, joint pain, itchy rash, canker sores, and I am seemingly gluten intolerant and lactose intolerant.
So in late april, I had cut out gluten and dairy to see what would happen. It helped, but not entirely. When I started my diet, I no longer had most of the symptoms, however, I still had/have the skin problem. I do not remember being bit by any bugs during the time I started getting symptoms. The only thing I was able to link it to was the sexual encounter I had with my ex boyfriend 3 years ago (it was protected btw).
But all this time, i've been worried about possibly having HIV. I've gone to 4 doctors since this past year, and I am about to see one in the beginning of next month. All of the doctors have told me that its possibly a food allergy or acid reflux. One doctor suggested that it might be lyme. I did the gluten free dairy free diet for like 6 months, i've seen improvement, but not much in my skin, which leads me to believe that there me be more to it.
I'm uninsured and most of the doctors at free hospitals/clinics can never seem to be able to help me. So i've basically been trying to figure out a few things on my own. My rash isn't really noticeable to the human eye, except for a few raised bumps on my back, arms and stomach...I also have alot of gas and bloating on some days? Do any of my symptoms indicate lyme disease?