Saturday, July 31st, 2010
I’ve been suffering with digestive problems for the past six years and I can’t seem to shake it. I’ve suffered from chronic constipation(even though I eat plenty of fruit/veg, drink buckets of water and exercise daily). Lately I’ve been getting dizzy, I can’t eat anything without feeling like I’m going to vomit, I get pains not only along my stomach but further down near my vagina and around the kidneys. I can’t eat anything without becoming bloated(I have kept a food diary and documented the results) and I’m constantly tired. When I do go to the toilet I still feel the need to defecate and my rectal area does bleed every few months.
Family History: My mother suffers from mild constipation, my grandfather was dependent on laxatives all his life, my Uncle has I.B.S.
Oh and I’m 17 years old.
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 am
Dear Lord, hon, see a doctor. You might have IBS, or you might have nothing. But don’t think that just because you’re young it couldn’t be serious. Go to the doctor immediately.
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:19 am
It would be unusual for a 17 year old to have colon cancer . . and your symptoms are not consistent with the disease. Usually there is no pain or discomfort associated with cancer until it is very advanced. If you have had this for six years than you would know if it was cancer by now. However, no one here can tell you what this might be . . you need to see a doctor . . a gastroentrologist can examine and test you. Your description sounds more like Crohns disease or Iritable Bowel syndrome . . both can be devastating diseases that need to monitored. You can take medication for them to calm the bowel down . . so you need to go see a doctor so they can make a diagnosis. Thats the only way. Go talk to your parents . . it seems odd that for six years your parents never took you to a doctor for this . . you did tell them? Either way you need to see a doctor to clear this up. Good luck.
(it is extremely rare for a teen to have colon cancer, but it can happen .. . so you need to be checked so it can be ruled out).
June 22nd, 2010 at 10:47 am
Yes, it does indacate colon cancer!!! I have it u should see a doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
June 22nd, 2010 at 11:32 am
you should see a doctor
June 22nd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
you may be having irritable bowel syndrome. you must see a doctor to have your condition checked. i also recommend that you eat foods that facilitate natural detoxification. as discussed in http://www.coloncleansezone.com/colon-cleansing/colon-cleansing-foods-for-natural-detoxification.html , fruit and vegetables are good for the colon.