Have you tried following a FODMAP diet?

Thanks for your reply and attention! For some reason I wasn’t notified that you replied and happen to stumble upon it while revisiting this website.

I have seen 4-5 different GI doctors over the past 3 years as I have been referred from one to another. I have consulted with one GI doctor for 2 years and have done many tests with him including intestinal parasites. My understanding with parasites is if it hasn’t been cultured yet, you can’t be tested for it – so it’s possible I may have something unusual. Drs. have given me different antibiotics to see if that would help for parasites and SIBO -but no success.

I will take your advice about revisiting an endocrinologist. I’m trying to understand the difference b.w natural horomone treatments vs synthetic as I hear it’s difficult to switch once you start therapy and one may be more effective than the other.

I’ve taken a break from seeing Drs. the past 8 months as I’ve become discouraged in finding a solution – esp when I feel insulted by some Dr.s default answer that it might be mental since they can’t pinpoint the problem.

I have been consciously monitoring if I am swallowing air and I find I don’t.

Thanks again for your time and advice!
I’m sure everyone on this site appreciates your insight.

It is difficult to comment on your exact condition as your seem to be fixed upon the ‘alternative approach’ to managing your condition, where diagnosis and clinical approach to disease is lacking. Allergies or hypersensitivity to molds are possible but should have been confirmed with a blood test, not for the allergen but your immunoglobulin levels, rather than the assuming that your symptoms were related to molds. I mention this because if negative, further testing could have been done to probably diagnose an underlying chronic condition which you believed was allayed but may only be aggravating now once again.

As is obvious from yoru list of diverse symptoms, your are looking for holistic answer to all your ailments and I cannot provide that. Consult with your medical doctor, let him or her go through one condition at a time and exclude or confirm with proper diagnostic investigation. I would advise an HIV test, IgE, GTT (glucose tolerance test) and so on. I mention these tests as they may confirm or exclude diseases that would account for many of your symptoms over time. Other tests will depend on your age, gender, family history and medical history.

Since you have had several course of antibiotics recently and experiencing these gastrointestinal symptoms, a five day course of Sacchromyces boulardii would be useful in assisting with restoring your “good” bowel bacteria.

IBS is quite likely due to your sensitivity to certain foods, many of which are known trigger foods in IBS (like MSG). You should visit a gastroenterologist as it appears that you may be experiencing some difficulty in adequately digesting food and/or absorbing nutrients, hence the weight loss and more fluid stool consistency. This can be confirmed by a stool analysis but should only be considered once your gastroenterologist has excluded other possible conditions.

I have problem digesting almost anything since almost 1 year.

Steak and rice only can be OK if I don’t eat too much but it looks like the more I eat, the more “gassy” I get. I don’t have diarrhea, but it’s not solid either (depending on what I eat). Over the course of the last 2 months I’ve lost 15 pounds (I’m already really thin) because

I feel bloated and gassy 30 min after eating, then after a couple of hours I feel fine again. I also feel “bubbles” in my gut and I also hear some sounds.

At home I wear “loose pants” and I feel really better than when I have to go out and wear “normal” clothes. At morning I have some gas too.

I don’t eat milk anymore or anything with milk product in it, I avoid “commercial food”… I tried not to eat gluten for 2 weeks. I make my own food and it’s still not better.

I’ve had big diarrhea some time after eating commercial food.

I really don’t have any other symptoms than that. no blood, no stomach pain.
I’ve found that I have trouble digesting monosodium glutamate so I avoid anything with that too.

Could it be parasites or IBS?

Yes, you are correct about the effects of nicotine on bowel movement. Constipation is one of the common symptoms that ex-smokers suffer with, immediately after stopping. How many bowel movements do you have in a day? Fiber and increased activity assist, but you may also have to consider a change in diet. Also remember that too much of fibre can aggravate gas buildup as well. Also consider live culture yoghurt although this may increase flatulence to some degree, but try small quantities after eating.