Negative Tests but Symptoms Continue
Posted: Mon Mar 02, 2015 1:10 pm
So I have been struggling with GI pain for awhile now. It peaked at the end of January and has since put me in emergent care twice. The things that i have had going on are as follows:
- Stomach pain (burning feeling at times and other times it feels like i am so hungry my stomach is going to growl but never does)
- changes in bowels (no shame at this point. Started as constipation that would suddenly switch to diarrhea, then it became chronic diarrhea, and now i am taking meds that have made it at least soft formed)
- cramping, bloating, gas
- stabbing pain in my right side under my ribs
- dizziness
- lightheaded
- heart palpitations
- head aches that don't ever go away
- anxiety r/t illness
- GERD when lying flat
I have been taking PPIs for about 35 days, pepto when I have stomach attacks, and percocet when the pain gets too intense. I have seen my GP and she felt it was anxiety, but still gave me a blood test for H pylori (negative and still sent the referral to a GI specialist. When I saw the GI dr he set up a colonoscopy and endoscopy. After the procedures, he said my stomach looked good so he didn't even do a biopsy for testing of H pylori and that my colon looked healthy. I am still having ALL the symptoms. ALL the pain. ALL the trouble.
Could i have a false negative?
Is there a test that is more definitive?
Does this even sound like H pylori?
Could i just be sick or have IBS?
Could this be something like Candida or something else?
I am hoping that SOMEONE might be able to give me some information from their experience.
- Stomach pain (burning feeling at times and other times it feels like i am so hungry my stomach is going to growl but never does)
- changes in bowels (no shame at this point. Started as constipation that would suddenly switch to diarrhea, then it became chronic diarrhea, and now i am taking meds that have made it at least soft formed)
- cramping, bloating, gas
- stabbing pain in my right side under my ribs
- dizziness
- lightheaded
- heart palpitations
- head aches that don't ever go away
- anxiety r/t illness
- GERD when lying flat
I have been taking PPIs for about 35 days, pepto when I have stomach attacks, and percocet when the pain gets too intense. I have seen my GP and she felt it was anxiety, but still gave me a blood test for H pylori (negative and still sent the referral to a GI specialist. When I saw the GI dr he set up a colonoscopy and endoscopy. After the procedures, he said my stomach looked good so he didn't even do a biopsy for testing of H pylori and that my colon looked healthy. I am still having ALL the symptoms. ALL the pain. ALL the trouble.
Could i have a false negative?
Is there a test that is more definitive?
Does this even sound like H pylori?
Could i just be sick or have IBS?
Could this be something like Candida or something else?
I am hoping that SOMEONE might be able to give me some information from their experience.