Hi,
I am looking for advice on how to heal some digestive issues that are greatly contributing to my deteriorating health. here's whats going on:
a year ago, i started regurgitating my food involuntarily after eating. i started getting stabbing pains in the sides and center of my abdomen, where my intestines and colon are, accompanied by anxiety and
Depression and episodes of fatigue.
an endoscopy showed excess bile in my stomach, and blood tests showed low T3, high levels of bilirubin in my blood, as well as elevated eosinophils.
i was diagnosed with hashimotos thyroiditis a few months later and began eating a paleo autoimmune diet to heal a leaky gut. for 9 months, i have been chronically fatigued.
for about 7 months, ive had the following:
LOTS of undigested food in stools (even cooked vegetables). i can barely digest anything; most of my food ends up in my stools. it doesnt matter whether the food is cooked or not, it makes no difference.
-stools are flaky, not formed well, fall apart easily
-digesting noises and popping feelings in intestines for several hours after eating, but this does not always occur. in fact, it stopped for a week and then started up again. i eat the same things every day, so theres no particular food that seems to make it occur.
-pain over liver/top of colon area
-high liver enzymes
-sometimes yellowish stools
-stabbing pains in gut after eating
-occasional regurgitation of food
-slow transit of food/ sometimes constipation
-sometimes mucous in stools
-took a few sips of alcohol for the first time in 9 months and regurgitated almost all of my dinner.
I've tried digestive enzymes, HCL, l-glutamine, probiotics, vit-d, and a strict paleo autoimmune diet, but have had NO progress.
im sending a stool test off in a few days, but in the mean time,i want to know what i can do to start digesting food, if digestive enzymes and HCL are not working for me. despite my efforts to heal my leaky gut through diet and supplements, i cant get better. im afraid that if i dont start digesting food, i wont ever get rid of my leaky gut and will worsen my autoimmune disease.
does this seem like low stomach acid or something more, since the HCL hasnt helped?
i would greatly appreciate any insight or suggestions anyone has. thank you.