Help me?

[Brownie1998]

I'm male, 17 year old and still studying in my local sixth form college. This is a long post but it's the first I've ever done and I really need help because my life is becoming a misery. I've suffered from stomach problems for a number of years but in the last couple they have become much more severe. It started getting worse when my GCSE exam period came up. I was half way through one of my exams and I started getting this horrible pain in my stomach and the desperate urge to use the bathroom. As you can imagine this was very stressful for me as I was in an exam but eventually I got out of the exam and managed to get to a toilet. I couldn't go back into the exam hall because of the severity of my diarrhea. The next few exams were awful as I continued to have the same problem even though I was in a separate room of my own. I developed severe anxiety and struggled to go anywhere beyond my own home. I went to the doctors and they prescribed me loperamide (which I take about 2-3 per day) and sent me for tests but nothing came up. I haven't been diagnosed with IBS yet as this is an ongoing process but I think it could be what's wrong with me. I've had to give up playing rugby which I loved and also playing for a rugby academy (the opportunity I've wanted for so long). I can't go on planes due to my anxiety and my daily 40 minute commute to school is difficult. I have loose stools 5-6 times a day no matter how many loperamide I take. Or I get blocked up and have severe stomach cramping. I'm struggling with school as I miss lessons frequently. This is just ruining my life and I'm due to be going to university next year which is very unlikely as it stands because of this problem I have. I just need help and advice because I'm at my wits end. I don't see a future at all, how I can get a job or even socialise with friends properly without having this horrible problem looming over me. What can I do?

[Katie82123]

Do an elimination diet And start with gluten and dairy