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Could this be food intolerance, Crohn's or IBS?

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upsetstomach · 09/07/2022 18:09

A couple of weeks ago I had stomach cramps and a rumbly stomach, feeling like I was going to faint and sweating and had a normal bowel movement followed by diarrhoea. I then passed what I think was bloody mucus. I went to the GP and they think it was a stomach bug. In the 2 days leading up to this I had eaten
salad for lunch both days (lettuce, cucumber, carrot, mayonaise, pasta) and a cheese and tomato pizza and had drunk water and a coffee with milk.

I've since had another flare up of something today. I have had 5 bowel movements today, all moderately sized and normal followed by a loose stool. Before the loose stool I had stomach cramps, sweating and a rumbly stomach and had to rush home as I felt unwell. In the past 2 days I have eaten cheese sandwiches on brown bread, coffee with milk, pasta with peppers, tomatoes, courgette and mushrooms and cheese with a tomato-based pasta sauce.

Everyday I have around 3 bowel movements, but sometimes it can be more. It seems like the quantity that comes out is more than I eat... I'm a healthy weight.

OP posts:
CoastalWave · 09/07/2022 18:15

I have Ulcerative Colitis.

I would definitely ask for bloods to be taken.

upsetstomach · 09/07/2022 18:57

CoastalWave · 09/07/2022 18:15

I have Ulcerative Colitis.

I would definitely ask for bloods to be taken.

Do my symptoms sound like UC? I'll definitely ask for a blood test

OP posts:
MistyRock · 11/07/2022 17:34

Salad for lunch was ALWAYS a major trigger for a crohns flare for me. I will never eat a salad again, only the odd bit in a sandwich etc.

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