Were these symptoms of sudden onset?..I am glad that your physician is working you up, and that you are taking time to rest. The digestive system is a delicate system that can be affected acutely by all sorts of things. Mine shuts down occasinally, and sets off visits to the ED room for IV fluids..the longest it has lasted was 6 weeks..so if this just started be prepared to keep in close contact with your Doc, and if you have the symptoms of dehydration this is especially important. The last bout of my Gut issue, I lost 30 lbs, it is very frustrating and scarey...dont give up hope, let the Doc work this thru with you, and hopefully he/she will be able to give you some answers after further testing...but sometimes these digestive things fix themselves and they never figure out why they occurred in the first place unless it happens repeatadly...again, I do hope you feel better soon, and I am so sorry you are in such obvious pain and distress...hope your drug reaction is better today...not so much itching and discomfort, altough it sounds as if you have enough just with the digestive issue..yuck

EV