Strange intestinal problems

Hello again, thanks for your prompt reply. When I said depression, I should really have said anxiety/depression/ocd type symptoms. I suppose I have had bouts of the above described symptoms since childhood, but they became significantly, almost terrifyingly worse once I entered college. Having said as much, I feel the need to clarify further by saying that it was around that time (i.e. when I was in college), that I became a compulsive viewer of lascivious pictures on the internet; an activity which I ultimately realized was contributing greatly to my anxiety and ocd, however I was, to my great despair, unable to really stop this habit until about a month ago, and in great part only because of the health shock I experienced recently caused by the above mentioned recent stomach and intestinal complaints.
[message edited by Lluis on Wed, 16 Feb 2011 15:13:39 CST]

Thanks for your reply Mani, my depression was brought about by the early darkness and cold typical of the winters where I lived and also by a hypocondriacal fear I developed after once coming down with a strong fever, my mother took me to the doctor to receive a shot for the fever, following this I became depressively afraid that either the fever had not been cured or that the shot to counter the fever had caused me to be sick in a new and more dangerous way.

My parents were more anxiety producing than comforting. I had a good relationship with my brother, who is two years younger than me. The family atmosphere was gloomy, owing mostly to my mother's temperament. Up until recently I never suffered from health complaints, with the exception of very infrequent cases of asthma and nasal/bronchial allergies to dust/pollen etc..., also likely food allergies to gluten and bovine lactose. Thank you for your response.

Thanks again for your response Mani, here is my response to the form:

The following additional information is required to help you. Therefore, please do the best you can in providing a detailed and accurate data.

1. ID Lluis
2. Age 33
3. Sex Male
4. Single/Married Single
5. weight 110 lbs
6. Height …. 5.8'
7. country USA
8. climate temperate
9. List of your complaints stomach problems/possible acidity, suspect weak kidneys/adrenals, intestinal problems (inflammation, flatus, diarrhea), hemorrhoidal symptoms (pruritas, slight swelling, soreness).

10. Since how long are you suffering from each complaint Apprx. 1 year

11. Diabetic or non-Diabetic Non-diabetic
12. Desire sweets/sour/salt desire sour, sometimes averse to sweets, sometimes not.
13. Thirst not really
14. Tongue and Taste white coating on tongue, edges red.
15. Current BP (without medicine and with medicine) normal, neither high nor low

16. What exactly is happening? Losing significant weight because of feeling of inability to eat most foods

17. How do you feel? Tired, anxious, hyper-sensitive stomach, bowels, adrenals, urinary system.
18. How does this affect you? Causes anxiety, depression, at times despair, sense of fatalism.

19. How does it feel like? Discomfort, localized pain and inflammation, soreness in intestinal and gastric zones
20. What comes to your mind? To want to dissociate from my body, almost fearful of body and internal organs.
21. One situation that had a
big effect on you? Excess consumption of dried oatmeal resulted in possible dehydration, anal pruritus and hemorrhoid like symptoms; pilonidal cyst was diagnosed, but this either was apparently incorrect or disappeared on its own. Though currently frequent of recurrences of colon inflammation and soreness.

22. How did that feel like? Pruritus, soreness, anxiety producing and panic.
23. What sensation do you experience in that situation? To reiterate, it was localized though expanding and intensifying itching and soreness and progressive inflammation.

24. What are you showing by that gesture of your hand (Habits or Actions)? I gesticulate when I talk, if anxious I may use fingers to roll things (i.e. pieces of paper tissue), if experiencing soreness/pain/discomfort I feel the need to press my left hand against area affected (almost as though it would be curative in itself).
25. Current medicines you are taking? None currently. A week ago took 30x sulfur four pillules 4 x a day for 3 days, resulting in possible overdose/proving?

26. Family Background Parents together, one brother who is two years junior.
27. Educational Qualifications of the patient University B.A. in Literature and Languages

28. Nature of work, what do you do for living? Currently unemployed, have worked as translator in the past.

29. Desires, likes and dislikes for food Currently averse to most types of foods, generally and historically was attract to glutenous foods, white breads and pastries, also baguettes and other types of sour breads.

30. Name of foods which increase your problem sugary foods, glutenous foods, foods that contain bovine lactose and most processed foods.

31. Mind-behavior, anger, irritability, hurry, impatient…and so on.. How are you different from other persons, public speaking or not , you can describe all of the details about your behavior, love and affections.
Have suffered from anxiety/social phobia for nearly 8 years, experience episodic irritability and anger (especially when I feel misunderstood). Because of social phobia I am not desirous of public speaking or attention. By nature gregarious, by circumstance and experience cautious and philosophical, with a fatalistic bent. Have been described as bright, intelligent, even brilliant. Irrational fear of developing homosexual characteristics, qualities or tendencies, sometimes suspect I am on.

32. Aggravation (increases-time, season,)& Amelioration (Decreases) Suspect winter increases symptoms and summer and summer dry heat decreases them.

33. Attached here your photographs of the affected area. (if required/optional)

34. Location of the disease Stomach, intestine, possibly kidneys/adrenals, colon.
35. Side of the problem (Right or Left), (Upper or Lower part of body) Overwhelmingly left side, lower part.

36. Color of the secretions/discharges e.g urine, stool, sputum, Saliva etc. Urine variable: sometimes copious and clear, other times scanty and dark, and others light yellow and moderate in quantity. Stool frequently soft, diarrhea increasingly frequent and indicative of very poor digestion. Saliva production is low.
[message edited by Lluis on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:22:22 CST]
[message edited by Lluis on Fri, 18 Feb 2011 13:27:28 CST]

I took sulphar for hemorrhoidal symptoms and stomach/intestinal complaints and as general tonic.

Possible effect of sulphar was feeling of progressive numbness and increasing strange, though not painful, sensation emanating from area of localized pain in lower left gi tract. Inadvisedly took one pill of ashwagandha while experiencing symptoms at night, by early next morning felt weak, feverish, with generalized muscle soreness, but these symptoms gradually subsided by midday.

Ok, will follow prescription. Thanks once again.