Brown discharge cramping diarrhea

Hi guys, I've come here time to time for the past 7 or 8 months whenever I feel symptoms or anxious and I guess it's time I shared my story, as there could be some things I learned along the way that would be helpful for folks. I'm a 30 year old male. I took minoxidil for 5 years from the age of 25. Once that didn't seem to be working any more I tried to get oral minoxidil and my doctor told me to get on propecia instead. I told her I felt a little scared about that but she said I'd be fine. I've always had a good libido, maybe too good, like bordering on sex obsession.. so I figured if anything a little less libido might do me good. Soon after I started the propecia I got a concussion (mild) from a soccer ball, and that was after a weekend where I tripped on acid, so there were some things going on. I had also had pretty bad food poisoning some months ago that took forever to heal from with some lingering tummy problems. Anyway, I had weird symptoms after the concussion. I almost felt like, euphoric. It felt like my brain was just releasing all of its happy chemicals at once. Part of my euphoria was an absolute disinterest in sex, but I enjoyed that, I felt like I was attaining enlightenment or something. I was glowing and productive. After a week or so all of this went away and I went back to having normal sexual health and normal (bad) mental health and I didn't really think about it again. Fast forward 6 months. I quit my job because I am depressed about it and life in NYC is suffocating me, I want to travel the world before it burns down, in the interim I move back home to get my affairs sorted. I had to dye my hair for some short film, and I hated it, when I cut it my hair didn't look good, seemed I'd lost a lot more than I thought, and that made me sad so I was researching finasteride (does this stuff even work?) and then I accidentally found this community on reddit... and it freaked me out. I had a full blown panic attack reading these posts. Then I started thinking about things that had been happening in my life. Increased anxiety and depression. Chronic prostatitis. And the development of IBS, especially bad after drinking alcohol, which actually led me to give up drinking for a while. My sexual health was fine, but I think the anxiety from reading the reddit posts gave me some weird sexual side effects, not joking. That same day I started feeling an achey tingling in my balls, as if they were swelling up. I remember going on a walk with a girl I was seeing and I just felt so off and couldn't even enjoy walking because of the heaviness of my balls and I didn't want to sleep with her at all anymore. I immediately gave up both fin and min, kind of sad because I had just bought a years supply of the stuff from one of those new websites that makes it easy. So with all this happening, I had also been planing to ride my bicycle around the world. I left for India about a week after cutting the hair drugs and cutting alcohol. And then I'm in India. Without alcohol, my IBS pretty much completely healed. I was making very nice poos. The cycling irritated my prostate though. I started off by going over the Himalayas which involved a lot of climbing and therefore a lot of my groin pushing hard into a bike saddle. Still, I was able to pleasure myself in the tent successfully, which I only did to keep tabs on my progress of course. Things were looking up. Leaving work and NYC and America already did a 180 on all of my mental health issues, as did quitting alcohol. My memory improved. I was reading and writing and thinking clearly. I was a happy guy. After finishing the himalayas I had a few beers about it with some friends to celebrate. A few days later I got some cramps in my abdomen, and then the next day severe food poisoning. Both ends type. So bad. Had to keep going though. I kept cycling through the mountains. For two weeks I had diarrhea, and then that turned into regular old IBS again, like always running to the bathroom never knowing if I'll make it on time and the poop is this sludge like texture. It sucked. I was also sad about my hair, as it looked like I was losing all my gains. I bought a fin/min topical mixture and started using that while I was in a meditation retreat. I started having that weird euphoric feeling again, but I attributed it to the meditation, which was really life changing but no need to elaborate on that. I also started feeling prostatitis again (burning sensation tip of penis, feels like you want to pee). I had fixed the tilt on my bike saddle to eliminate prostate issues so it was weird that it was coming back again. I figured maybe coming from sitting in meditative posture all day. I guess I was in denial, but after about a month or so I figured it must be the finasteride so I gave it up again and switched to just minoxidil. But then, the minoxidil was making me feel weird too. I remember one time, the very same night I applied minoxidil it felt like my asshole was falling out, like I had a rectal prolapse, now I think it's hemorrhoids. I had the hemorrhoid feeling for a while. Keep in mind, my main issue at this time remains the IBS. I also had very low libido but honestly I rarely saw attractive women on my trip so who knows. So I kept cycling, I cycled all the way from the North in KashmiLadakh to Kerala, the south. My IBS never went away. I tried all sorts of things for my hair. I went to an ayurvedic place and they put leeches on my scalp which was hilarious. They also gave me this weird ayurvedic oil with no real instructions. I think that must have had some DHT blocker in it because it gave me the weird feelings too, especially the hemorrhoid feeling. I started drinking oregano oil and taking copious amounts of probiotics, which would always help for a couple days against the IBS but I think the heat of the Indian sun killed them off while they were in my saddle bags. Then I found this new chemical combo in South India, starring redensyl and backed up with procapil and anagain. I figured what the hell why not. It came with a dht blocker gummy vitamin but it was just green tea with biotin and zinc so whatever. I started feeling a lot better on that. One random week I started getting insane erections and it felt like my dick grew an inch. Can't really explain what was going on there. Prior to that the erections were meh and I would cum sometimes in a half-noodle like state which was very sad. Anyway, that didn't last forever. Once I got to the very south I decided I needed a full system reboot and went to another ayurvedic place and got something called a panchakarma. In panchakarma you go on a very restrictive diet and they massage all of your body toxins into your gut, they make you drink a ton of ghee to help do this, and then they purge you, so it all comes out of your butt, and then in my case I got 5 medicated enemas. It's a two week process, sometimes longer. I know it sounds crazy but it definitely makes you feel better. I was also doing yoga and meditating every day which was super helpful. After that my IBS went away. I had to keep to the diet for two weeks after: no sugar, caffeine, gluten, alcohol or meat. After the two weeks I dipped my toes back into all those things and my gut stayed solid. Crazy. I also felt good sexually. I started taking another hair serum, this one with redensyl, anagain, procapil, and pumpkin seed oil. Still felt great. I flew to Malaysia and started cycling there. In Malaysia I just started feeling better and better. No IBS, huge erections again. In fact, I became obsessed with sex again. And it was depressing. I actually started missing the days when I had no libido in India. I was really able to focus on other things. Sex is such a waste of mental energy. I could drink alcohol again. And so I did, and had no issues. Which was great but I also was kind of sad about it, am I just going to be a sex-obsessed booze hound again? Have I learned nothing? Anyway, the story continues. No one is bald in Malaysia so I had to order more of my chemicals to feed my hopeless hair serum addiction. I found a crazy one that was stacked with redensyl, anagain, procapil, baicapil, capixyl, biotin, aminexil, rice water, rosemary oil, and .... saw palmetto. The saw palmetto was maybe .3% so I figured it probably wouldn't have any effect, especially since I was fine with the pumpkin seed oil. Anyway, 10 days into that serum I got the tingly swelly feeling in my balls again and some prostatitis too! Oy, back to the start it would seem. I'm mainly just upset because I ordered 3 bottles of that stuff and had to pay taxes on the import because it came from India, and now I guess I have to throw it all out? Whatever. Anyway, you can call me an idiot, but by using my body as a guinea pig I believe I've uncovered some interesting info for everyone. Just as the early men who figured out which berries were poisonous, I serve humanity with my tragic misadventures. Still cycling, hoping to go around the world and find new ways to mess with my hormones and keep some of my hair. My advice from this, do something to fully cleanse your system, like the panchakarma. We've basically tampered too much with our settings and need to do a factory reset. You can do a lot of that stuff on your own, fasting, purging, enemas. It stimulates your body into healing itself. Hell, go to India. In India doctors actually listen to you and treat you holistically, and everything is cheap! You can get rifaximin for 2 dollars should you desire. You don't need to keep getting gaslit by expensive urologists and gastros in the states your whole life. Just do something crazy. You'll stay depressed if you linger on the internet for too long. And if you're stuck in a job/life you hate, take PFS as a sign and excuse to be selfish and get out of it, think of yourself as a terminally ill person that just wants to live life for the little time they have left. Obviously I still have no idea if any of what I've experienced is actually PFS or if it's maybe related to the original food poisoning or the concussion or maybe even Long Covid. No clue. But I do think a lot of my symptoms have been consistent with what you guys talk about. Either way, whatever it is, treat your body well and you may heal. I hope? I'm currently sitting on a swollen sack hoping that the PFS Gods will be merciful once more, but I know I don't deserve it. My desire to have hair still hasn't gone away, and I keep thinking maybe if I try just one more thing that'll be the thing that works. And that's what keeps pulling me back into this mess. But at the end of the day I can thank PFS for forcing me to make the big life changes that have made me a much happier person today, regardless of the state of my pelvic area.

i just feel so overwhelmed all the time. It's exhausting. My energy levels are at zero, I can't concentrate and have no motivation. I'm always agitated and feel insecure. And there's nothing I can change about it. I'm still processing a break-up from 10 months ago, the sadness just kicks in sometimes and it's all-consuming. I miss my partner as a friend, to share a hobby, to be outside. I miss parts of the life we had together, but I know it was the right decision to break up. My new relationship is great, but it's hard processing the old one, when theres already a new person. Also I'm waiting for an appointment because I have symptoms that might be breast cancer (or just a cyst, who knows) but even though I study medicine and know the probability is on my side I still worry. I mean who wouldn't when theres brown discharge coming from the nipple every day. The uncertainty is killing me. Also my friends try to rationalise my worries and it doesn't help. I just need a hug and a few supporitve words, even if a cancer diagnosis isn't very likely. My social anxiety is kicking in, I feel numb, happy moments aren't as bright as they used to be. Uni is super stressfull, especially with the concentration problems. I feel like I'm failing my life. I wish I could just flatten the curve of my emotions. Everything is always sooo much. Every feeling. I just randomly start crying once a week. I need a break so badly but there's nothing I can change to get that break. Life and especially uni continue and I'll just have to do double the work the next day. I'm at my limit. And I feel like nobody takes me seriously because on the outside I still manage to get the things done it takes to surivive. Or to pass an exam. But I'm seriously struggling so much. I already reached out to therapists (but they don't have any free places so I have to wait for 6-12 months, unless I get suicidal). And well that's all I can do. It feels like I just have to endure my life the way it is until it gets better. Healing takes time. But I just don't wanna feel this way anymore. There's been enough sadness, uncertainty, stress and fear in my life. I just want the pressure to lift and feel free again.

Long story short - I’m just shy of 12 weeks, my last pregnancy ended in MMC at 8 weeks which I passed naturally around 11 weeks
This pregnancy I had spotting at 9 weeks which I went to EPU for and had a scan, everything looked good. I’ve had on and off brown discharge since then, usually (tmi) after blowing my nose or a bowel movement. So hoping that is just potentially coming from sensitive cervix. It’s never been a lot and not every day. I’ve also been having lots of discharge, sometimes looking yellowy
Last night I went to the loo and there was a massive piece of globby discharge that was all clumped together. Again tmi but just looked like snot, about the size of 50p. I’ve never had this before? Is this normal?
I have my first call with midwife tomorrow so will obviously be asking them and potentially pushing for a UTI/infection test. But it’s hard to keep calm following a loss. Wish it was straight forward 😖
I could go in EPU but I kind of just want to wait until my dating scan, thinking ignorance is bliss and also my husband is away until Thursday. Last time after I started spotting it was obvious within days I was miscarrying as I was passing tiny clots every time I went to the loo.

In 2018, I was diagnosed with OCD and anxiety and was prescribed sertraline.
The dosage of sertraline was increased to max. but it did nothing. It caused diarrhea and insomnia.
Then, I sought another psychiatrist. She added risperidone to. Unfortunately my sleep and anxiety didn't get better. I was prescribed Imovane, alprazolam and my SSRI was switched to escitalopram 20mg.
Escitalopram was more tolerable but my symptoms remained unchanged. I was hospitalized and was diagnosed with severe depression as well. My psychiatrist tried to replace 20mg escitalopram with 150mg clomipramine, but my mood worsened on clomipramine. He switched back to 20mg escitalopram. He added mirtazapine 45mg for my depression, anxiety and sleep. He also prescribed 300mg of pregabalin for my anxiety. My mood was still bad, so he added lithium carbonate 800mg. Risperidone was removed due to akathisia.
After being discharged, I was switched from escitalopram to pristiq 100mg. Quetiapine XR 300mg was also added to improve my sleep and anxiety. She also added clonazepam at bedtime.
Since my anxiety, depression and OCD was still severe, I was hospitalized again and was switched from pristiq to 60mg fluoxetine. Quetiapine XR was switched to immediate release to help my aleep. They also added propranolol for my fast heartbeat rate. Alprazolam was removed because it was addicting.
After leaving the hospital, I asked for a change in my antipsychotic to aripiprazole. A month later I was hospitalized again. I was prescribed 70mg fluoxetine, clonazepam 3 times daily. Lithium was removed.
After leaving the hospital, the dose of my Lyrica was increased. Valproate was added to stabilize my mood. Promethazine was added for insomnia. Olanzapine was added because Abilify was not effective enough for my anxiety and OCD. Propranolol was replaced with lorazepam. Valproate was replaced with Lithium.
Therefore, my latest prescription is:

1. Fluoxetine 80mg daily
   1. Mirtazapine 45mg at night
   2. Aripiprazole 25mg daily
   3. Olanzapine 15mg at night
   4. Clonazepam 0.5mg three times daily when necessary
   5. Lorazepam 0.5mg three times daily when necessary
   6. Pregabalin 250mg in the morning and 250mg at night
   7. Lithium carbonate CR 800mg at night

So my question is: am I over-medicated?

CW: description of poop and pain and vomit and mild thoughts of self harm
So technically its not ibs but its very adjacent and I do have ibs too and I really need a place to complain and maybe get advice!
About a month ago I suddenly got what we though was food poisoning and would pass in a few days, but as you can probably guess it didnt... 3 trips to the ER over the course of a month and no answers! A month of barely eating, constant nausea, constant diarrhea, weeks of a UTI, and abdominal pain! I'm past my limit! They did give me antibiotics on April 17th during my ER trip for the UTI but that's it! Said to wait it out! At my last trip to the ER a day ago (may 12) they had to prescribe me a sedative cause I'm just crying and hysterical constantly! I had to run to the toilet 14 times that day! With visits averaging an hour on the toilet each time!
They also gave me 2 "hardcore" antibiotics on my recent trip since there's been no answers from all the tests besides the fact I still had a UTI! Blood tests each time i went, a CT scan, and a poop sample, and yet no answers!!
And now the antibiotics are wrecking my stomach even worse! I do hope they help and I know I have to take them but after sitting on the toilet, legs bruised from the seat, leaking bright orange mucous poop out my butt and having been nauseous all damn day im just so tired of it! I had to put a folding tv tray table in the bathroom to lean on just to give my back a break and be able to put my head down!
I get no break! Its just constant! And the nausea means I'm eating soooo little! All I've had today was 5 chicken nuggets and half a sleeve of saltines! I know more food would probably help thicken up my poops and make them easier to deal with but I just can't! I'm barely able to get enough water in me at this point! Even my blood tests show im not eating enough. And on top of that I have to take the 3 pills from the hospital Plus 4 more pills that I take daily. Pills are like half of my food intake right now and as you can imagine its upsetting my stomach even more and slowing absorption of the meds and just generally leaving me with terrible acid reflux on top of the nausea!
And I'm barely getting sleep! I was up 26 hours on the 12th (the ER visit day) only got 7 hours of sleep after that and now I've been up 15 hours since then and it doesn't look like I'll be getting any rest any time soon since the symptoms are only getting worse with the antibiotics! I used my tried and true Immodium and it only gave me maybe 3 hours of not pooping, but still with the pain and cramps and nausea.
I'm just beyond my limit, like sobbing on the toilet clutching the small trashcan (for vomit) and clinging to my poor girlfriend begging for anything that could help even though I know nothing we have will.
I do have an appointment with a mental health care person tomorrow (well technically today cause its 3am) and I have people who can make sure I'm ok luckily but its been so rough. I dont have the best mental health on normal days let alone after a month of starvation and torture! I was practically begging them to admit me to the hospital but they just won't since they're "mild" symptoms.
Any advice or stories of your own bad times or anything to distract me is so appreciated!

My cat has had some diarrhea for about two to three days, but is acting completely normal. He's eating very well still, drinking plenty of water (he gets fed wet food/dry food with plenty of water mixed in), and playing as he usually does. He doesn't even seem a little tired. There was no change in his diet either.
The diarrhea isn't bloody or mucus-y. It's dark brown (as usual) with a hint of a dark green color maybe?
Does this call for a vet visit? I have some limited funds due to some past issues. Any advice would help.
*He may have tasted a bit of tomato juice when I wasn't looking though. I left a bowl on my headboard for .2 seconds before I caught him sticking his little face in it. Perhaps this is what upset his stomach--but I do wonder why it's stayed upset for this long.

I’m a 28F had my period 2 weeks ago. It lasted about 3 days then just stopped. About 4 days later started discharging brown like I would normally, but it’s lasted ever since then never stopped. The last 2 days I’ll get random cramping and when I go pee and wipe there’s dark red on the toilet paper. It takes about 3-4 wipes before there’s no more, but nothing in the toilet just normal pee.
To add I have the nexplanon in my arm, September would be 3 years.

I’m visiting family in Eastern Europe right now and ever since I’ve been here the past 5 days I’ve had light brown colored diarrhea and was wondering what this could be from? This is my first time traveling to Europe so I’m just curious

Frontiersman No. 0012: Duke Collins
I snapped up in my seat with the notifications sounding on my ship's Heads-Up Display, telling me that I'd arrived in the next system. Hopefully this one would have at least something of interest. For 2 years now I had been doing this; going system to system, scanning areas of interest or systems that merit valuable expansion. That's the fate of someone like me. I'm a criminal. It turns out punching your superior officer in United Navy Advanced Flight School is grounds for an immediate court-marshal, and 12 years in a military prison. To be fair though, the guy was a bit of a dick, and I'm pretty sure he had it out for me ever since I beat him in the simulators when he was trying to make an example of us new recruits. That aside though, when it was announced that a new program was available for qualified individuals in lieu of serving time, it was a no brainer for me. They stuff you full of experimental hardware/cybernetics, throw you on a decent sized ship filled to bursting with experimental/cutting-edge upgrades and capable of being piloted by one person, and exile you from Humanity controlled space, with the sole mission of exploring. I'm required to make logs while I travel, and leave buoys behind to relay the logs back to the United Terran Systems. So that's me.. Duke Collins, Frontiersman number twelve.
"Aerie, Anything on the scans?", I asked my shipboard AI.
"The nearest planetary body is showing signs of life, Captain." Aerie responded in a cool voice. Her voice was a recent development, in the last 5 months or so. She was one of those experimental things added to the ship when I was tossed out here, and it seems like she's actually getting... smarter? United Terran Systems hasn't really developed AI yet, but I was the lucky sucker to have their first big attempt thrown into my ship. There's a room about 5x7 meters near the aft of the ship filled with all sorts of high-tech storage and processing tech, but about 4 months into our journey my "computer" began requesting stops at resource rich asteroids to harvest materials for our synthesizers, and suddenly I'm performing upgrades to the room that she had developed herself. She turned out to be a great proof of concept, but also my only companion and friend in this lonely journey.
"Don't fuck with me, Aerie, and stop calling me Captain." I replied. She responded with a giggle through the speakers. I knew it was just for my sake, but it made her feel more like a real person, and I appreciated that. I think she liked to emulate organic life as well, for some reason.
Aerie relented, "Nothing of note on the scanners, Duke." She emphasized my name. "Although we aren't in range of all of the planetary bodies yet, and there's a few sizeable gas giants on the opposite side of the star."
"Well, lets get over there, I'm eager to leave another boring system behind." I replied. This job was a way to avoid jail time, if you meet the qualifications, but it was a prison of it's own kind. Spending all of this time in a ship the size of an moderate apartment could get cramped, and being alone this long can start to affect the mind. I seemed to be doing alright, but I honestly think i'm just riding the high of finally having someone to really talk to.
With Aerie's help, we input the coordinates for the opposite side of the start and the FTL drive began to spool. Within a few seconds we were on the opposite side of the star, and lasers were passing over the bow of the ship.
"Aerie, what the hell is going on!?" I shouted, and slammed the throttle to 100%. Inertia Dampeners be damned, it still hurt like hell. In an instant, we were rocketing through space, away from what appeared to be an active engagement.
Aerie chimed in, "Powering up reactive shielding, uh, for the first time. It seems that, while the planets were identified before warping to system, we were unable to identify the ships behind the interference from the local star. Recommend leaving the area."
"Well hold on now, Aerie," I retorted, "scan those ships, lets see what's going on out here." I swung the ship around, from what I believed to be a safe distance, and looked at the active engagement taking place. "Aerie, are those ships... even Terran?". Looking at the vessels, I didn't recognize any of them. One of the ships was shaped like a sleek, white, cylindrical pod, with black glass at the front that was undoubtedly the pilot's viewport. It had a sweeping tail that formed a half-ring loop on the stern of the ship just above the rear thrusters. It rolled and twisted erratically as it attempted to escape it's pursuers.
The attacking ships, at least from the looks of it, were much less graceful. They were a dull, dark brown, almost black, and sported large flat surfaces on the front, in which rested the weapons that were being actively fired at the fleeing vessel. It seemed that whoever created these ships somehow managed to take a few blocky cigar shapes and stuff them together, clearly more function over form. The function seemed to be working as intended though, as shots connected with the fleeing vessel, and engines began to flicker out.
"Scanning...Scanning completed." reported Aerie. "The vessels appear to be of 2 separate make. The lead vessel appears to be a simple transport, and sports no weapons or shielding. The FTL drive function is unknown. In short time, the vessel will be destroyed. The pursuing vessels appear to have some form of laser based weaponry, schematics and build are unknown. There is technology aboard the vessels that I am unable to discern at this time, but I believe some to be a form of very basic shielding, of a completely different function than our own. Recommend vacating the area."
My adrenaline was pumping, the cybernetics in my brain processing the combat at enhanced speeds. I wanted so badly to get involved, to be the hero that saves the day, but I know better. Just because a ship is being chased, doesn't mean that they're the good guys. As if to answer my prayers though, one ship peeled off and began moving my way. I gripped the controls to my vessel and waited.
"Come on... do it. Make my day. I'm so, so bored. Do it. DO IT." I kept thinking to myself. I had no idea what I was up against, but anything was better than rolling through space for another 10 years, and maybe I'd finally be able to put some of that oh-so-expensive schooling that our sweet Terran overlords brag about to some use.
A flash of light. I yank on the control stick, sending my ship into a sideways tumble as laser fire rolls across the length of my ship, barely missing me. My inertia dampeners and cybernetic muscle and bone fibers helping absorb the massive g-forces.
A smile flashes across my face. "Aerie, I have a better idea." Aiming towards the fleeing vessel and it's lone pursuer, I roll the sticks forward, sending us rocketing in their direction, and away from the one that chose me as it's target. "We're going to be heroes."

Supposed to have my period tomorrow. Well is expected tomorrow. But I just had implantation bleeding tonight around 10. Light spotting and was brown. Have felt bloated today, been having a lot of frequent urination, a little nauseous. So I’m really thinking this is going to be a positive. When I test after I miss my period. I also whenever I get my period it follows along with a hard flow and hard pain cramps. But this was light cramps or I don’t even feel any. And was light brown spotting.

Bf vomiting LOTS. It is all red. He did have a glass of V8.
He’s let go of so much vomit. I thought he vomited all the liquid he had and there was more, then retching. All opaque red.
Has had stomach pain and cramping in the lower abdomen for four days. Today has pain in his middle abdomen.
History of recurring diffuse diverticulitis both sides. Gastritis as well. Chronic bloating.
Lithium, lamotrigine, synthroid, krestor, loxapine, gabapentin. Puffers for COPD. Maxes them out and still his lungs crackle when he breathes. BPD, Hashimoto’s, hypothyroidism, what else I can’t remember.
He INSISTS it’s a “stomach bug” from a salad he had two days ago.
But he’s had pain for four. Has had cramping in lower abdomen as well. Diarrhea. Food makes him uncomfortable, . Says it doesn’t quite feel like diverticulitis.
Refuses to go to hospital or call a doctor.
Still has a lung infection he got a few weeks ago. Had a fever for a full week. Did ask GP for antibiotics early on, GP refused. Bad smoker. His respiration rate right now is 29. He is almost always tachycardic at rest.
He’s 50. 250 lbs 5’9. Cigarettes and weed all day.

i’ve been having the weirdest symptoms and overall just a really strong feeling, which i realize sounds ridiculous but it’s almost a trippy feeling. i have PCOS and was told a few months back i was likely infertile, would require IVF and possibly a surrogate. my husband encouraged me to take a trip to europe to visit my family so i went on vacation by myself for 2 weeks, feeling more myself and happier than ever. got home and obviously did the deed, and then went off on another excursion for a girls weekend. now it’s been almost 2 weeks since i got home from europe and i’ve had this very intense feeling i’m pregnant…
symptoms have included: - 3-4 days of dark brown spotting (i have PCOS, last period was in march but i track ovulation and it’s about 5/6 days after i ovulated) - LOTS of discharge— like i had my husband run out and buy tampons because i keep thinking im getting my period but its just discharge (watery, white, but not as thick as when im ovulating) - VERY vivid dreams, wildly vivid for about a week. 3-4 of them a night - eyes have been really watery even with allergy meds for some reason - i’ve been an insomniac/on sleeping medication all my life and suddenly my head hits the pillow and im out like a light without meds. my oura ring tells me it’s averaging 7 minutes the past few days - generally bloated but not in a gassy way or a crampy way
tested yesterday and say a vvvvvvvvvfl, then again this morning and still a vvvvvfl (but less faint i think?). i feel like ive stared at enough evap lines to know the difference but maybe im just hallucinating!

I posted about this awhile back and did not get much response but I am gaslighting myself and need people who have gone through this or similar to help me be objective.
I will Try to keep this brief but it's a lot.
-long history of stricturing Crohn's of terminal ileum diagnosed in 2006. First resection Sept 2018, Last resection in April 2022. Surgeon told me he found Crohn's high up in small bowel, could not remove safely, hoped new biologic (Stelara) would take care of it.
-6 month delay in starting Stelara due to GI F up (forgot to send preauthorization)
-July 2022 began having severe upper gastric pain (under ribs and belly button) after even the smallest amount of food, followed by severe nausea and often vomiting. Within half hour multiple liquid BM's undigested food and insane amount of fluid. Began to eat less and less, moved to soft diet, and finally to complete liquids in August 2023
-July 2023-Oct 2023- Weight loss of 20 lbs over 3 month period. Many ER visits needed for rehydration and IV anti emetics and pain meds as could not keep down any oral meds. GI did colonoscopy but only found microscopic Crohn's in anastomosis site (he only took 2 biopsies from that area and nowhere else). CT's done in hospital showed thickening of wall of ascending colon, and collapsed bowel, free fluid in peritoneum. GI dismissed as "not reliable". Fecal Cal slightly elevated. Constant low grade anemia. After 4th ER visit in Oct 2023 they did a high res Ultrasound and I was admitted by surgery department. However, as I was urgent but not emergent, there were no beds available. Was given choice of staying in ER and receiving IV steroids, or going home and following up with GI. Chose home and was given Entocort. Entocort slowed down bowel from 30-50 bm's a day to ten. Did not help pain, nausea, vomiting, lack of ability to eat. After several desperate emails where I begged for help, said I wanted to die-GI ordered urgent MRI, would not change meds or give prednisone without "proof".
-November 2023-Began to experience fatigue like never before. Could hardly keep eyes open. This would be followed by severe upper gastric pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea that went on for days, followed by constipation for 1-2 days and severe bloating, only on the left side of belly which would be rock hard and hot to the touch. Then the diarrhea cycle woud begin again. Always pure liquid, sometimes black, always tons of mucous.
-Went to Mexico to visit my parents for the holidays where I usually feel better but still could not eat. Injecting myself with IM Gravol (anti emetic) just to keep fluids down. I lived off of chicken broth with rice. Saw GI in private hospital. Ordered full workup. Blood found in stool. 3 D CT ordered (could not find a vein for IV after 5 nurses, two doctors, and a radiologist with a vein finder so only had oral contrast) showed inflammation in small bowel, thickening of the ascending colon wall 11 mm, and inflammation of ileum. He wanted to send me to special IBD hospital in Mexico City for MRI but it would have cost 2500$ so I decided to wait till I got home to Canada where it would be free. Treated me with antibiotics for IBS (only available in Mexico and Germany) Zero improvement. I lived off of electrolyte drinks.
-Jan 29th 2024 returned to hospital because I could not keep any oral meds in (pills would be in toilet) also pain was 9/10, high fever, vomiting. Admitted again, but no beds. Left AMA with another prescription for Entocort.
-Feb 12 2024- High fever followed by two days of 40 plus liquid BM's, some of them bloody, all of them black. Husband insisted back to ER where I was admitted immediately. Cortisol levels 11 (close to adrenal failure) very low potassium. Doc said if we'd waited I likely would have died from heart event. Spent 8 + weeks in hospital having every kind of test imaginable. NOTHING showed on MRI, inflammation on CT, lower scope clear, upper endoscopy showed inflammation in esophagus, stomach, and duodenum. Negative for H Pylori, negative for celiac. Started on 150 mg of hydrocortisone for low cortisol to rescue my organs. MRI of brain showed small tumour on pituitary. Endocrinologist did ACTH test and was unhappy, kept me on 40 mg of hydrocortisone IV. PICC line insertion went awry when they Discovered I had complete stenosis of veins and needed port catheter surgically implanted. Was on TPN for 5 weeks. Needed pain meds and anti emetics every 4 hours or severe vomiting and diarrhea would ensue. 30-50 liquid bm's continued (they made me write down everything I ingested and every time I had a BM. They tested me for everything. No blood, NO CDiff, no parasites, no infection. High fever 104.5 plus delirium and CRP shot up to 50. Continued Anemia, blood work all over the place, even with TPN I needed potassium and sodium boluses 3 times a day.
-Requested pill endoscopy, GI said no Crohn's, no need for test. Suggested psych evaluation for a fucking eating disorder. Endocrinologist disagreed, said starvation and whatever disease process was causing symptoms was causing my cortisol issue. Psych diagnosed medical PTSD and generalized anxiety disorder (no shit) but NO eating disorder. Fired GI and hired IBD specialist from another city. Re ran all tests, CT showed huge diverticulum on duodenum otherwise clear. Was going to be moved to a ward from a private room. Had a panic attack because I could not share a bathroom and was not about to use a commode. Asked to be discharged after nearly 9 weeks. They were so overcrowded and basically did not know what else to do to help me, so they let me go even though I was still on TPN and NPO. Got a 5 minute instruction on how to insert a butterfly catheter for pain meds, and let go.
-Present-3 weeks later, still on liquid diet, (Boost drinks, blended oatmeal, yoghurt and soup) still on sub q and IM meds. Finally got new IBD doc to order capsule endoscopy and is treating me for SIBO (never been tested) plus set me up with nutritionist and psychologist for support. MRI repeated- totally clear.
I FEEL CRAZY. This is the sickest I have ever felt. It's been almost a year since I chewed food. The pain under my ribs just to the left of my belly button is now constant, whether I eat or not, pain meds barely take the edge off. Sometimes it's so intense I can hardly breathe. I keep passing out on the toilet. I projectile vomit daily, even using Gravol and Pantoprozole, the bile acid is awful. I've been doing tons of research and have learned that GDC and Jejunal Crohn's are extremely hard to diagnose. I have every single symptom and fit the criteria. Does this sound familiar to anyone????

I know it’s a long shot making a post when it comes to health issues. Before I say anything I am not a doctor, a med student, or practicing medicine in anyway. However, Ethan and I are on the same antidepressant Lexapro (also known as Escitalopram) and ever since I started taking it a year ago, I have been having some adverse effects.
I am currently on 20mg of Lexapro since June/July 2023. Since I have been on Lexapro it has tremendously helped my anxiety and depression but I am curious if it has caused me to experience long term diarrhea, stomach cramps and bloating. I spoke to my doctor about it a few months ago not even considering it could be my medication and they suggested I most likely have IBS (irritable bowel syndrome).
For the last few months since seeing my doctor I have been searching for answers to my stomach issues - considering things like colitis, chron’s, even cancer. However I do not have blood in my stool and most of these conditions include having blood in your stool.
I came across a few articles about SSRI’s (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) and gastrointestinal issues and found that Lexapro along with Setraline have shown to be the least tolerated antidepressant on the GI often causing nausea, diarrhea, indigestion etc.
I am wondering if maybe Ethan and I are experiencing similar things and that it could be due to the side effects of our medication. Maybe someone else out there on Lexapro is also experiencing the same issues.
Peace and Love to the family

It’s been almost 5 weeks since my medical abortion and I have been having very yellow / brown discharge, no foul or sour smell. It just looks concerning as I’ve never had legitimately yellow discharge before. No cramping, no more bleeding. No pain or any other symptoms.
Should I be worried the discharge is a sign of infection? Trying to avoid going to the clinic if I can. I don’t have insurance.

Hello, I’m new here! I was recently diagnosed with Ureaplasma and let me tell you….its been a journey!! First treatment I was only given 1gram Azitho and that made my symptoms worse (cramping, green discharge that has egg white consistency, burning- burning has stopped) I went to both my gyno &family doctor who know nothing about this bacteria &they both insist I take Levofloxacin…this morning was my first dose and I feel like I’ve already noticed this morning I felt almost drunk/stumbley followed by muscle aches &my vision is foggy &very sensitive to light as the day went on! I honestly don’t know if I just psyching myself into anxiety or if I’m actually have a reaction! I’ve looked this medication up and told my doctor I was terrified to take it but seems like they will not go any other route!!! Idk what to do at this point and I’m honestly scared to continue taking it.

About a month ago after we finished having sex, my husband told me he could no longer feel my Liletta IUD strings. I’ve had it for 3 years and he could always feel the string during certain positions.. I had some cramping later and a few days later had yeast infection/BV symptoms. Fast forward a week and it turns out my IUD strings are not accessible. IUD was confirmed to still be in my uterus but cannot be reached. They gave me antibiotics and Diflucan to knock out the infections. It has been over two weeks since iI finished the antibiotics and I STILL have yellow discharge constantly, bloating, itchiness, slight pain, and redness internally. My Gyno had me take another round of Diflucan and said I should feel better in a few more days. Spoiler - I don’t! And on top of everything I have a hemorrhoid from hell. Has this happened to anyone else?? I am headed in to an urgent care tomorrow to get a second opinion. The nurse advice line I called said she is not saying this is what it is, but theoretically my IUD could be hitting the wrong spot and my body is reacting to that. I am so done with these symptoms and I am ready for my tubes to be tied.
Advice? Words of encouragement?? Anything I should ask to be tested to?

For the bot: 120lbs, 5 foot 7, 23yo, female
I went to the ER about 36 hours after ingestion due to an inability to walk, resulting in me falling down 20 steps. I did not tell them that I overdosed so my emergency room evaluation was done based on the mechanism of trauma. I was kept for two nights due to difficulties with ambulation for pain management and n/v unrelieved with zofran, tigan, compazine, and patches. I was discharged today, still with severe BLE and RUE cramping and severe n/v.
After ingestion, I was unconscious for about 12 hours. Possible seizure activity because of severe jaw pain with no clear cause. Vomiting while unconscious; woke up covered in vomit. Soaked through multiple blankets and clothes with urine. Urine was coca-cola colored at one point. For about 12 hours after ingestion, I was extremely out of it. I fell a dozen times; I was practically walking sideways when I could stand even slightly; several times I had to crawl in order to move at all. I was hallucinating and having full conversations with people who were not there. I had blurry vision and severely dry mouth. I was dissociating, staring into space. I fell down my 20 steps multiple times, once allegedly (according to my neighbor) trying to catch myself on the railing and subsequently flinging myself over, landing on my stomach. I vaguely remember that but not really.
I finally went to the ER after I fell down while not feeling the OD effects too strongly and realizing that even after it wore off, I was not able to walk very well. I didn’t tell the ER I OD’d.
PT and OT wanted me to do physical therapy continued at home due to an inability to walk without tremors and muscle tightness. I was discharged with a walker and a cane.
They thought it could be rhabdo but said that that is not normal from a fall. I looked it up and it can be caused by a benadryl OD.
Notable labs, per MyChart:
--- Hemoglobin 7.4, transfused 1 unit of RBC
---VBG 7.39/35 w/ lactate 0.9
---BMP: Cr 0.88, eGFR 77
---CBC: WBC 5.3, Hgb 7.4, Plts 167
---LFTs: Tbili 0.5, Dbili 0.1, Indirect 0.4, Alk phos 55, AST 37, ALT 17
---CK: elevated at 718
--- UA 40 ketones, 100 protein
--- low protein, low calcium, low magnesium

I’m currently 6 weeks post my last menstrual period.
I took 4 pregnancy tests, all positive, when I was two days late for my period.
Two days after the positive pregnancy tests, I began bleeding and mildly cramping. The cramping was off and on mildly for a week, the bleeding is still happening even today, inconsistent in color and amount, but never more than a LINER or two at the max per day (ranging from bright red, to brown, to dark red in color).
I was told to go directly to the ER. I went today and they took me back for an abdominal ultrasound and trans-vaginal ultrasound. On the photos, it showed NOTHING in my uterus or tubes.
My Hcg level is “low” at 152.
The doctor said it’s a 50/50 chance that it could be an “early pregnancy” (which now I’m thinking how would that be possible if I ovulate one day each month? I couldn’t be less than 6 weeks pregnant, could I?) Or she said it could be a miscarriage that my body has already completely expelled.
We’re going to check my Hcg levels to see if they are trending up or down to get the answer, but I’m still confused and want to know if an early pregnancy is even an option and if this has happened to any of you!!! I want to know if my hope is based on logic or if she said that to maybe soften the blow.
Thanks in advance for any comments!

It's taken me awhile to process this and I am finally ready to talk about my experience. My due date was originally April 7th with an induction planned on April 2nd. I had been working as a Noc shift nurse most of my pregnancy and March 28th I worked my normal shift per usual and got off work at 6am on the 29th. After work I slept and then my husband and I got the baby room ready. That whole day I had been feeling period like cramps and had brown spotting but the previous day my doctor checked me and said I was only 1 cm dilated and 80 percent effaced so I chalked the pain and bleeding up to a cervical check he had done during the visit. Hubs and I finished the baby room at 3am on March 30th and went to bed. At 10am I woke up and felt an enormous amount of abdominal pressure. I had been sleeping on an air mattress for a month and thought I probably just hurt myself because it was soo low to the ground and I constantly had to readjust on it. I got out of bed and went to eat breakfast. While drinking my juice I walked over to the TV and felt and enormous gush between my legs. My first thought was "Oh crap my water broke" and looked down to see a pool of bright red blood. I ran to my husband who said my water broke and he went to put his contacts in. The problem is the blood didn't stop. It kept coming out every few seconds. Knowing this wasn't normal I called 911 and told them I was losing my blood volume. They arrived and at that point I had lost over a liter. I had completely soaked the coach, floor was covered, and the porch. The 8 minute ambulance rise was the longest of my life. I figured I was dying and was for sure my baby had died. All of a sudden I felt cold and a calmness wash over me. My dad who had died in September was next to me and in that moment I knew either way I was at peace but wanted my daughter to live. I was given reassurance when she gave me a big kick in that moment. I was rushed into a room and doctors surrounded me. I said I think this is an abruption and they agreed. I was wheeled into emergency surgery and finally heard my baby cry which made me cry. She was beautiful but was having trouble breathing and was whisked away to nicu. My baby had swallowed my blood from the bleed and spent 5 days in nicu. I spent a week in the hospital getting blood and iron transfusions. I am now working through the trauma I endured and still get panic attacks about what happened.

okay so for about a month now I've been having this weird dark discharge, and I haven't said or done anything about it cuz I'm a minor and I'm not comfortable with my mom like that, but it's like. weirdly stringy and solid and it doesn't leave much residue? i get weird discharge a LOT too, like brown usually, but this is new cuz its a SOLID basically. like kinda worm-like and i can literally tug it out of me. and it happens once a day more or less, and today there was blood which COULD be my period or it could be from something else I dunno, I also have this skintag(?) at the base of my vagina which couldve been torn and bleeding or something from google the closest thing I've seen is like endometriosis flesh shedding, but I don't think it's flesh cuz I can pull it apart and smear it, it just looks like a weird membrane... has anybody had this or would they know what it is? should i be worried about it or is it just hormonal?