Is there light at the end of the tunnel?
Hello! I am not sure I belong in this forum, since I have not been diagnosed yet. However, my doctor suspects of IBD and I feel that I need to share my story and ask for advice.
A year and a half ago, I was a healthy 18 year old, exercising and with a healthy diet. However, I slowly started feeling tired, out of energy and with some abdominal discomfort.
I ignored the situation, thinking that the food I was eating was responsible for these symptoms. Eventually, they got worse, to the point were I could not leave the house because of my abdominal pain. My bowel movements were really slow and I started having headaches and constant pain and bloating.
After a CT, a colonoscopy, fecal and blood tests, the doctors haven't figured out what is going on. These exams were all one year ago, and I have tried 5 kinds of IBS medication ever since. It did not work. I have also excluded gluten, lactose and everything I could think of, but nothing helps.
I am repeating every exam soon, but I have almost no hope that doctors will figure this out. It would really help to know that there are people who remained undiagnosed for a long time, but eventually found a solution. I would like to feel that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Thank you so much :)
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