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The original was posted on /r/autoimmuneprotocol by /u/whltehotforever on 2023-09-17 21:32:09.

I am at the lowest I have ever been and also the most grateful at the same time and honestly I don’t know how to approach this at this point in life.

I got my initial symptoms of loose stools and anal discomfort after a long course of doxycycline antibiotic in October 2022. i ignored this to just be hemorrhoids. this has further increased to fatigue and some weight loss after another antibiotic injection for a tooth extraction in feb. since then, I have been to dozens of gastros all of whom tested me for a plethora of blood stool liver kidney and ultrasound tests to check for inflammatory markers - none of which came abnormal (they also thought I was just being paranoid and it was antibiotic dysbiosis).

I also had one of the worst breakups in November last year and have been under a lot of stress and have developed health anxiety bcz of all this. however amongst all this darkness, I got an offer and a fully funded scholarship to study a teacher training course in the starting September 2023 in the UK. Upon hearing the news, I wanted a final conclusive colonoscopy to calm all my horses and upon further pressuring my doc he agreed to schedule one for me.

However to everyone’s surprise, they found inflammation and mild ulceration in my terminal ileum and biopsy confirmed it. I was absolutely distraught and dumbfounded as it was only a few weeks before I was meant to leave for my course. That’s when my gi gave me a “questionable mild crohns ileitis” diagnosis. He reassured me not to let something like this affect my aspirations and to leave without hesitation. He prescribed me mesalamine and asked me to be in touch via video call.

I am now here, in London, with a months supply of medicine and don’t know what to do when I run out of it. I could sign up for medical help here too but I know it will take atleast a couple of months to get a final diagnosis as they would most likely diagnose me starting from scratch and I don’t even know if I have crohns or no. this would also mean my medical records will show I have an autoimmune condition wherever I apply to for a job incase I have it.

I am at my wits end here and would love to get support from you guys. I don’t know if starting a diet would prove helpful but I don’t even know which one to start with as there’s so many. I have cut gluten grains and dairy for 2 weeks now but don’t see any major improvement in my fatigue and loose stools. I however don’t get as achy as before. I don’t know if I should continue.

Please help me as I am alone here and my parents are so concerned.

Thanks