had shits for 3 weeks

[notsoladyjess]

sorry for title.
it started 3 weeks ago when i felt nauseous from time to time with the occasional slightly runny tummy. anyway, it has got worse over the weeks.
I went to ibiza last week for a few days of supposed hedonism (ha!) and all i could do was stay in the villa as i was worried i would shit myself if i went out. it was hell wantching all my friends get ready and go out and i stayed in like a f*cking nana and went to bed early. I even shat myself 2 mornings in a row which was just SO embarrassing annd revolting.
I now cannot eat anything without it going straight through me. Imodium does not work and neither does codeine. I have had to poo in a jar and send off to the lab so they can see what it is.
I am feeling totally drained, got no energy and am finding it so hard to look after the children (both under 3).
has anyone else haod this or culd anyone suggest what i could doto feel better? I will obviouosly wait for the doc to suggest something but in the meantime...? i put the kids to bed at night and then just flop on the sofa and that is me for the night.
so pissed off.

go to the chemist??

Do you have any mucus or blood in it?

Have you tried Dioralyte? Might help, and isn't gross, anyway.

Or have you tried completely fasting (just water) for 24 hours +? That sometimes starves whatever bug is living in your gut, causing the problem.

You have my sympathy, I had a nasty bug a month or two back and it drove me around the bend ... and I had it for less than a week.

Try elimitating all dairy from your diet and taking probiotics. You have probably got rid of all the good bacteria in your gut and need to replace it.
I really sympathise. I had a bug all last week and the stomach cramps really got to me.

Dioralyte is only to rehydrate you, will not stop the shits

3 weeks is a long time.

I thought dioralyte could help stop the shits - if your body stops having the right amount of salt in it (osmosis), then it can't absorb water from your food, so the food just runs right through you, iyswim.

ive caught mine off my dd last nite and today feel aarrgghhh!

3 weeks is a very long time, good thing the docs are testing for anything nasty.

Probiotics can help, but I think they do a better job when things have calmed down a bit, so you don't just poo them right out again.

No, you're right, CD, dioralyte just is more easily absorbed than straight water. But it won't help stop the shits. Sorry, did some reading.

Is there any possibilty that you have IBS? It doesn't really come out of no where by is agravated by things like takaways and the sort of food I would imagine you would get on a week of hedonism in Ibiza!

AS we are broke we have been eating the frozen crap out of our freezer and I have felt nauseous/ tired and have had the shits for two weeks now as my IBS has been agravated.

AS eldest girl said cutting out dairy and processed foods will help whether it be IBS or just a stomach upset.

When do you get the results back from the Doc?

It could be one of many things - my guess is that the sample is being tested for dysentary (as this causes severe diarrhoea).

thanks everyone.

someone else mentioned ibs to me today actually.

to be honest when i was in ibiza i only ate toast and the occasional egg and banana (yes, I know, how wild can one woman get).

i called the surgery today and they said i should call back on Monday and they MIGHT have the results back!! can't believe how slow that is.

just so hard with the kids as i cannot leave the house for fear of shitting myself. boohoo, poor me. thanks for your messages anyway.

you may have dysentery or giardia. i had giardia once and it was AWFUL! i've also had amoebic dysentery and that was dire, too.

I thought IBS was more constipation

I was wondering about IBD - mine started with terrible diarrhoea that wouldn't go away

Probiotics can do nothing but help you at this point and I would get on them immediately. I feel for you because I suffer with IBS on and off and have had luck with CranioSacro Therapy to help me to regulate. I have never had it for three weeks standing though.

Three weeks is a very long time and it is very serious to be losing all those fluids and not getting nutrients. I can't believe you have to wait until next Monday. I wish you luck, am not a doctor so I can't really comment other than my own experience. I would imagine they would put you on course of antibiotics if you do have some kind of bug. All the best to you and I hope you get well soon.