I have been having gastrointestinal problems all my life. Either going to the bathroom too much, or constipated, my stomach swells up to where I look like I'm 7 months pregnant, and a lot of pain. Sometimes with chest pain and tightness. They have ruled out Celiac, and IBS, I had a colonoscopy with abnormal cells sent for biopsy, they thought I had Chrones until they just recently realized the symptoms weren't a true fit, and treatment did not help.

I was just thinking tho, I am lactose intolerant, I have allergies to kiwi, and sulfites, most recently I had allergic reactions to quinoa, and chia seeds. And my dr's suspect there might be a wheat allergy, although I don't seem to do well with any grains. So I am thinking, could this really all be allergies?

Does anyone else have a similar experience? I have never had allergy testing done. I am also have a lot of environmental allergies, pets, and am photosensitive, I have asthma as well. I have been know to have outbreak of giant hives, or half my face swelling up that never got figured out. I'm in Canada, I'm not sure how you go about getting tested, and a bit confused that it was never offered.

I have been seeing dr's and specialists on and off for this since I was a child, I would love to get to the bottom of it all.

I should also note that the stomach problems run in cycles, I also have clusters of headaches that also run in cycles, as well as major joint pain~ all joints (to the point of getting shots of steroids to regain mobility of my shoulder) , again in cycles. But there is no joint damage, just inflamation. I just know there has to be an answer somewhere.

At this point I am open to any and all ideas, anything to ask my dr. about.