Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Sounds like gastroparesis. Can your husband see a GI doctor? (I'm not sure if that's one of the specialty doctors you've seen.) > > Hello everyone, > > I have resisted bringing up this symptom my husband is suffering from > as it is a bit personal, however, he is quite miserable and I don't > know where else to turn. This " list " is a good source for > information, and thus, I am turning to you. We desperately need some help! > > My husband who has been diagnosed with LBD, is still doing fairly > well, and functioning with life fairly well. I do have to monitor > him due to his lack of mental thought processing but on the whole, > things are going okay... not great, but livable. The problems is, he > is having intense intestinal pain. He has been suffering with it for > about a year. He often comes in the house and sits and naps to > relieve the pain. He states that he feels bloated. He is wearing > suspenders, leaving his jeans unhooked and only partially zipped. He > is in enough pain that he flinches if he thinks I am going to touch > his tummy. He has more of a pot belly than he used to have, though > he has lost maybe 10 pounds. > > He has seen a urologist, specialty doctors, and he has had upper GI > and lower GI scoping. He has been tested and looked over thoroughly. > The doctors are stumped. They can't find anything more to suggest or try. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 Bonnie, I have had problems taking probiotics. It didn't cause intestinal pain, but my stomach wasn't very happy. I also have trouble with Psyllium. It gave me severe indigestion. You might try Fruit Eze: http://fruiteze.com/ It's a combination of various fruits in a puree. It tastes pretty good. You can order online. The only other thing I could think of is a food allergy or food intolerance of some sort. There is an elimination diet to find out food allergies. You start with eating only a few food that usually don't cause allergies and then you add more foods until you find the ones that bother you. There are books on it and you can probably google it. I hope you find something fast. Good Luck, in Dallas > > Hello everyone, > > I have resisted bringing up this symptom my husband is suffering from > as it is a bit personal, however, he is quite miserable and I don't > know where else to turn. This " list " is a good source for > information, and thus, I am turning to you. We desperately need some help! > > My husband who has been diagnosed with LBD, is still doing fairly > well, and functioning with life fairly well. I do have to monitor > him due to his lack of mental thought processing but on the whole, > things are going okay... not great, but livable. The problems is, he > is having intense intestinal pain. He has been suffering with it for > about a year. He often comes in the house and sits and naps to > relieve the pain. He states that he feels bloated. He is wearing > suspenders, leaving his jeans unhooked and only partially zipped. He > is in enough pain that he flinches if he thinks I am going to touch > his tummy. He has more of a pot belly than he used to have, though > he has lost maybe 10 pounds. > > He has seen a urologist, specialty doctors, and he has had upper GI > and lower GI scoping. He has been tested and looked over thoroughly. > The doctors are stumped. They can't find anything more to suggest or try. > > Some history: It was hard to convince him of the needed to take more > fiber. Even when he was plugging the plumbing, he fought my > intervention and stated he had no problem. After visits to several > different doctors, he is finally listening and doing something for > constipation, which I feel was fairly severe. (I'm not a doctor, > just his wife.) > > With both of his doctors insistence, for the past 6 months, he > regularly takes extra fiber (2 types daily) and stool softeners. He > is taking probiotics... good ones. He has been on a gluten free diet > for 2 months to see if this will help. We are now thinking of seeing > a dietitian to see if further diet change might help. We have been > told it can take 6 months for the intestines to recover from > damage. I have even thought of taking him to the Chinese Herbalist > (?) to see what comes of that. > > I know we aren't doctors, but, can anyone give us any ideas or > thoughts? What else can we look at as a source of the problem? > > Thank you to all.... this is a great place for information... > Bonnie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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