Daily diarrhea for months
I am not asking for medical advice. I’m 23F and I’ve been dealing with ongoing bowel issues for months, and I’m honestly getting frustrated because I’m still having diarrhea basically every day.
It started with alternating constipation for a day or two followed by diarrhea, but over time it became much more frequent diarrhea. At this point, I’m typically having 4**–6 bowel movements a day**, sometimes more.
The diarrhea is usually watery/chunky, and one of the strangest things is that I often have to go about 7 minutes after eating. Then I’ll have to go multiple times afterward.
I also get lower abdominal pain on both sides, but mainly on the right side. Occasionally the pain seems to radiate down into my right thigh.
I’ve had some lab work done, including testing for celiac disease and pancreatic function:
tTG IgA: <1.0 U/mL — negative
tTG IgG: <1.0 U/mL — negative
DGP IgA: 1.1 — negative
DGP IgG: <1.0 U/mL — negative
Amylase: 63 U/L normal range 30–110
I also had two CT scans done — the first one showed I was constipated, and the second one came back completely normal.
So far, the celiac testing was negative and my amylase was normal.
I’m still having diarrhea every day, though, and I’m trying to figure out what could be causing it. Has anyone experienced something similar or gone through a similar workup?
What tests or conditions did your doctor/GI look into after celiac disease was ruled out? I’d especially appreciate hearing from anyone who had chronic diarrhea that happened shortly after eating.
I know Reddit can’t diagnose me, and I’m continuing to work with my doctor, but I’d really appreciate hearing about other people’s experiences and what ended up being the cause for them.