Been awhile since a post has been made here so I hope at least one of the many experts I've seen around here sees this. This will be kind of long so, buckle in, least it will feel long to me as I'm composing it on my ipod.

So recently, I tested positive for SIBO, this after two and a half years of intestinal sufferings, constant cramping, bloating, pain before a bowel movement, heartburn acid reflux, still more cramping and abdominal pain, as well as urgency and rarely constipation. Miserable and stressed out, I went to see a gastro dr, first visit they scheduled me a colonoscopy, OH JOY! fortunately I had practice at spending an inordinate amount of time in the bathroom beforehand so it wasn't too big a deal. Survived that, colon was in sparkling pristine condition apparently, though it felt horrible. Next the endoscopy, everything fine, next HIDA scan, uh oh, gallbladders not working properly so it's gotta go! Like the uniformed twit I was at the time, desperate for relief and praying that was the cause if all my misery I had the surgery June if last year (2013), lots if pain and still more toilet visits later I come to find it wasn't, and I still feel like a complete idiot for allowing myself to be mutilated like that.

Things did settle for awhile, I thought I was finally on the mend, until the new year hit. Suddenly I'm having queasy, stinging cramping pain just before I have to go and it's even worse than before. I went back to the gastro doc, at this point feeling it was totally pointless and they were only interested in cashing in on me, they gave me florastor, which only made it worse...oh that's a probiotic to those who haven't been subjected to the misery it inflicts.

Fast forward to where I am now, finally diagnosed with something after stressing and looking up alternate ailments myself (lord knows the gastro doctor wasn't bothering) I asked to be tested for SIBO. I asked this of a new gastro doc after switching, which was a horrible idea, this one cares even less than the first that I basically have no life beyond bathroom visits and suggested trying antidepressants, which as we all know is the first thing to jump too after being branded with the IBS diagnosis and everything else fails miserably. I'll confess I am horribly depressed, but only because my stomachs cramping all the time and by the third visit to the loo I want to scream my head off, otherwise I'm a happy chap who is great at parties.

But as to where I am now...

I was put on a coarse of Ciprofloxacin and Metronidazole, which I'm nearly done with and I still feel horrid. I sleep okay and wake up feeling allright but the moment I get up the bloating pressure and pain starts and gets progressively worse throughout the day. Aside from that, I'm worried about my weight I can't seem to gain any, and the discomfort I feel now by way of gas or bowel movements has changed, become more disruptive and what not. I've developed some kind of allergy to eggs, usually when it comes to going out in public even if I feel the need to go I can wait until I get home, this has always been the case. But after two instances of having eggs I was forced to use public restrooms due to horrific cramping in my lower abdomen unlike anything I usually have, I realize most folks don't like using public restrooms for that but I'm terrified of it, stress like you wouldn't believe. If that wasn't bad enough the second time this happened guys kept coming in and whistling all jovially like, not what I really want to hear when I'm suffering on the john. Oranges too lead to diarrhea three hours after I have them, where I was fine with them before, steak and Chinese are suddenly gone too whereas before I could handle them okay.

I just don't know what to do, I'm not ashamed to say at this point I cry just about every day, I've lost all faith in... Just about everything. I used to pray , don't bother anymore, I used to think doctors wanted to help me, now I feel like little more than a dollar sign. What else should I try, is there anything else I can do? I've cut out the pink pill, as I read reduced acid can allow bacteria to run rampant, and introduced apple cider vinegar but it's giving me some acid reflux ( it is the organic stuff) I've just stumbled across this web site so much while stressing wet faced, I felt somebody from here with their infinite wisdom can offer some sound advice, far more than any doctors bothered to give me.

Right now the Antibiotic and AVC is all I'm on, I suspect I might have a bit if leaky gut, just because if the sudden drastic food and smell irritants, perfume makes me want to hurl these days, it really makes me ill when I smell it. They say once the Antibiotic is done they want to put me on another probiotic, I'm literally terrified of that stuff as that's how all these more severe problems started in the first place!

Thank you in advance for any help and advice you can give.