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Can Dairy Allergy Cause Excessive Flatulence, Abdominal Cramps And Diarrhea?

First I start out by having gas, after I pass gas several times I have spasms of cramping, and I know that when I do this I am going to have to go to the bathroom. If I wait for the cramping to subside, it will for a few minutes, but the next spasm of cramps feel worse and so on. Usually when I will go to the restroom it will come out soft almost formed, and then sometimes like a few minutes later it will be diarrhea or partially digested food. I don t pass the diarrhea all the time when I do this... Its most of the time soft. I have quit pop because I thought it was the caffeine or carbonation, but its not that. I have noticed that I do this when I eat butter... When I eat butter its usually not a lot.
posted on Mon, 4 Sep 2017
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Hi.
Thanks for your query.
Noted the history and understood your concerns.
You have got a classical history of gases followed by spasmodic pains and well formed stools but followed by diarrhea can be due to intolerance to milk and milk products or for that sake anything that can cause this.
This can be identified by the following ways:
Keen observation and may be making a list of the foods and beverages that one takes and its effect on gastrointestinal tract can be helpful to know which ones are instigating or enhancing so that these can be stopped and see the results within 3 days.
Tests of stool.
Blood for CBC, thyroid and liver function.
Ultrasonography.
If there is infection a course of an antibiotic active against intestinal infection along with metronidazole and probiotics may help a lot.
The investigations including colonoscopy and CT scan can help further if the medical management fails to relieve you off the symptoms.
If all the investigations are normal then this may most probably be due to IBS that is irritable bowel syndrome.
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Can Dairy Allergy Cause Excessive Flatulence, Abdominal Cramps And Diarrhea?

Hi. Thanks for your query. Noted the history and understood your concerns. You have got a classical history of gases followed by spasmodic pains and well formed stools but followed by diarrhea can be due to intolerance to milk and milk products or for that sake anything that can cause this. This can be identified by the following ways: Keen observation and may be making a list of the foods and beverages that one takes and its effect on gastrointestinal tract can be helpful to know which ones are instigating or enhancing so that these can be stopped and see the results within 3 days. Tests of stool. Blood for CBC, thyroid and liver function. Ultrasonography. If there is infection a course of an antibiotic active against intestinal infection along with metronidazole and probiotics may help a lot. The investigations including colonoscopy and CT scan can help further if the medical management fails to relieve you off the symptoms. If all the investigations are normal then this may most probably be due to IBS that is irritable bowel syndrome.