Constipation and diarrhea

Pancreatitis and Gall Bladder Removal

Where to begin? Since I can remember, I have suffered with digestive problems. Due to the pain and discomfort suffered after eating, I eventually had a limited diet of foods I could eat without pain. After my first child (1993) I was hospitalised (ICU) with pancreatitis, colicistitus and hepatitis. The cause? The doctors were not sure but decided that the best thing would be to remove my gall bladder. After 3...

Diarrhea and digestive issues – Sevenpointfive saved my life

For some years, I had diarrhea often for a whole week, and nothing seemed to help. My doctor had done all the tests, I had had two colonoscopies, and nothing showed up. Eventually, I was tested for a wheat allergy and it came up positive. By avoiding anything with wheat or gluten, things became slightly better. Nevertheless, my digestive system was definitely not right and I struggled to cope with the busy life...

Auto-immune diseases are incurable – what rubbish!

In September 2005, I was at breaking point with poor health and was referred to a specialist rheumatologist after consulting 13 different doctors and practitioners to find an answer to my ill health. I had an array of blood tests done and a month of anxiously awaiting the results of the tests … and I still remember being so grateful that the doctor had ruled out rheumatoid arthritis as a...

Migraines, IBS, nausea and lethargy

Sevenpointfive – My story I was always a sickly child and often missed classes at school and later college.  If there was a bug going around, I caught it. Mouth ulcers, boils, skin infections, migraines, irritable bowel syndrome, constant nausea and lethargy, constipation, mood swings and period pains were all daily occurrences for me. And when these things occur on a daily basis, you become used to them and don’t realise that...