Slightly worrying myself silly now! (poss tmi!)

[charlotteolivia]

Hi this might be a bit long...
I'm 22 and for the last 2/3 years on and off (around twice a week on average) I get tummy trouble. Cramps after eating a lot of bread/pasta/pizza/rich foods. I end up very windy, and with diarrhea and cramps. Five or six times in the summer it looked like there was orange oil on the surface of the toilet water.
Once in October, and twice in the last couple of days, (tmi alert) there has been bright fresh blood when I have wiped after. (thought it was my period at first!)

My sister (14) was diagnosed with Crohns disease last year. But I haven't lost any weight like she did.

Any ideas? Or people who have had similar symptoms??

Definitely sounds like a wheat intolerance at the least. Is there a test for Crohns? Or coeliac?

Stop eating wheat and see what happens. Go to The Intolerant Gourmet for some rather fantastic recipes...

PomBearAdNauseum (im seeing a crisp theme tonight )
I'm ok if say, I have toast for breakfast, then a slice before bed. But I was to go out to Pizza Express or Ask in my lunch break I'd spend the rest of the day running to the loo!
At home, I switched to Doves Farm rice/corn pasta and I can eat that quite happily, although it takes bloody aaaaaaaages to cook!!

You have at least a wheat intolerance - it's all a matter of degree. Try going totally wheat free for a bit? It means reading lots of labels and cooking more, but you'll probably feel 10 times as good after a few weeks

.... which means no flour! = no cake! I'll give it a go if it mean im not doubled up!