Recent content by Hiker

Hi, I’m not sure what test you have done, but Fibromyalgia is a process of ruling everything out first. I view medication as a band aid approach to health care. For example, if you present your GI symptoms to your GP, the GP might want to start you on a proton pump inhibitor for your...

I’ve had a battery of tests over the year to rule out diseases that are similar to fibromyalgia and each time it was stressful and frustrating waiting for the results. Each time I went back to my GP and asked what test is next? We’re always busy advocating for everyone else. My body was...

Hi sjbrown, Even though my symptoms are different then yours, I can understand the long hard ride it takes to receive a diagnosis. I also thought I was starting menopause and it was the causing of my many symptoms. I think I spent the entire 2019 involved in some form of testing and I...

Hi Sarah I’m also a new member. Yes, I went through the pregnancy appearance last year not knowing what was happening. I also had other GI symptoms. After my GI tests, I was told that I have IBS and to try the FODMAP diet and remove gluten from my diet to see if that helps. I try and...