I saw 3 different specialists in 5 years and got to rule out a lot of possibilities. I fully expected the issue to be some type of cancer considering how well I've taken care of myself. It boils down to having what is called a spastic colon and there's no "cure". I sometimes have a hard time explaining to people that it's not like an injury that can be fixed. had some muscle relaxers for a shoulder injury a few years ago and the pills worked on my digestive system also. Any type of painkillers do the same thing but I'll be damned if I'll take those and get hooked...again. No way.I got a small "taste" of that last month. They took a golf ball sized chunk of cancer out of my tongue in early May. I didn't eat much for the first week or two. That's why I've been on such a food bender since.
I agree with @Xraycer , get a second/third/fourth opinion. Find better doctors. My wife had complications with delivery of our kids. We spent 10 years trying to get doctors to take her health problems seriously. The difference there was they kept wanting her to take more pills- and the pills never helped. We finally found one good doctor who listened and tried what we suggested, and it worked.
So don't stop pushing them for solutions!
Being in the field I'm sure you know this one>>>I couldn't even get a referral due to not having adequate insurance. At my age this interesting thing happens at the doctor's also. I fall into the invisible category that exists above age 50 and it gets compounded by the tattooed thing believe it or not. I've tried being clear that I'm not there for pills but one look at me and their convinced I'm lying.Have you try making it down to Boston for your medical issues. Being in the medical field, I can absolutely tell you that doctors are not created equal. You have your mediocre, your genius' , and your hacks.
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