Itchy groin and stomach

Throwaway because of the subject. I'm being followed and observed everywhere I go for most of the past year. They seem to be using my cellphone as a tracking device. I notice strange things happenings to my phone, like old emails suddenly changing permissions to my photos and recorded phone activity. When I leave home my security camaras start gliching out and they stop sending notifications. Old facebook accounts which I lost access to start sending email notification of activity but I have no idea what's going on so I close the email accounts.
This same thing happend to my sister a few years ago as well, she ended up hospitalized. They really fucked her up. It all started shortly after a close realtive contracted a local equivalent of a lawyer from the CIA. At first I thought it was a political persecution as I engage online in a local forum and dating sites and sometimes have disagreements with dense people of other wings.
Things get personal quick when people start coming in too close for comfort as if I'm some kind of jihad terrorist. I start recording them as evidence and the motherfuckers start coming with kids to make it look I'm recording them. They are always step ahead of me, I trip on all their sticks.
I start having an STD and get checked out by doctors and treatment. This particular std is known to be related as intel ops to give people cancer. I'm having a wild ride while dealing with a challenging std and these people after me. I start confiding to doctors there's strange people following me. After telling a doc. says she's going to use the phone flashlight to check something out but instead she takes a pic of me. Shit goes south from there, they start doing ops where I eat and buy my food and then feel sick to my stomach, falling ill for a few days at a time.
It gets worse the more people I tell. It's a nightmare. Some days it's an all feminist group, some mixed like there are different groups, no doubt there is a medical group involved fucking up my health. I go to a lawyer to see if there is something the state is involved because it's ridiculous the amount of resources that are being employed on me, it comes out blank.
My family thinks I'm going crazy, they only do it while I'm alone. I see a psychiatrist and change meds, nothings changes things just get wilder. They start doing ops at the fucking pharmacy where I get my drugs like they are tampering with my meds.
Its been at least 3 months I have low-grade fever, fatigue, short of breath and chest pain. Then things get serious when ever I go out to pay bills and while in line people with bags start getting uncomfortable close to me, when I get home I feel absolutely wrecked. I start googling my symptoms and they match with radiation sickness. These people are doing some kind of radiotherapy to me, rendering useless my groin area, I can't even pee properly, can't eat for long periods because of the nausea.
There's also news a iodine 131 sample goes missing from a local med department the same week my house show signs of being broken into. I start having a mirradid of other health problems all linked to radiation poisoning, my house looks like is compromised. I go to my physician and he basically laughs off all of it as if he knew what the fuck is going on. Doesn't give me anything for the pain or symptoms. I get a blood analysis done and my sample get fucking stolen, wtf.
There is some kind of intel group that's summoning other groups to attack my health. Somebody fabricated something on me but they have absolutely no evidence, its seems to be all speculation. They are getting really dense now and I feel they are now trying to kill me with radiation or give me lifelong health complications. On different occasions I reached out to the police and they did nothing since no evidence, then to the municipality and then to a private investigator that basically postponed the meeting several times and ghosted me. My phone is tapped so any action I do there is a countermeasure being done by some other group.
Shit it too much and don't know for how long I can take it. Advice is welcomed if you have anything of value to add, save it if you have shitty whitty comments, enough damage is being done. Heads up, this is a third world country with equally shitty laws.

The episode resumed on a shot of Zee and Jo, their skin tones back to normal, running up to a smiling Chris. "Welcome back," he told the camera. "Zee and helper Jo are the first to arrive here, at the world's largest mud puddle!" The camera pulled back, revealing that the trio was standing near the edge of a large lake of burbling mud, a measuring stick rising out of it at the nearest edge.
"It's eight feet deep," Chris explained over a close-up of the measuring stick showing the mud reaching up very nearly to the 8' mark, "and 200 yards across. And," the camera quick-panned to the far right side of the 'puddle', "since it's too thick to swim through," the shot cut back to the couple and Chris, "the only way to the other side is with one of you piggybacking the other."
"Umm...," Zee said hesitantly, sharing a wary look with Jo, "doesn't that mean the person on the bottom..."
"Will drown?" Chris finished. "Yes."
"What?!" Jo said in wide-eyed shock.
"Unless they use this garden hose!" Chris added, a light chime playing as he held up a length of green hose.
Zee let out a breath. "Okay then. Guess I'm on the bottom, then."
Jo's eyes widened a bit in a brief bit of surprise, and she looked at her partner. "I should be objecting to this since I'm supposed to be the helper, but hey. No heavy lifting from me."
"Yeah…" Zee agreed half heartedly.
Confessional: Zee
"I was able to hold Jo onto my back while we were skiing," Zee told the confessional. "I can still do the same while under mud."
Confessional Ends
"I know that I said you were weak in the past," Jo said, "but that was until I saw that you were able to make it this far in the game."
"You thought wrong about me," Zee replied. "I wasn’t active at first in challenges and finding food, but with Julia eliminated, I was able to grow and become a finalist."
Chris suddenly stepped between the two. "How touching. Now start the challenge."
The scene cut to Zee and Jo jumping into the mud, the former disappearing below its depths while the latter, on his shoulders, held up the length of the hose. They started moving forward, and the camera panned back to the left to show Harold, Scarlett, and Chris holding up another length of hose.
"Yeah, I'll be on top," Harold stated.
"Pardon me?" Scarlett countered, raising an eyebrow.
"I don't trust you not to let me drown," Harold told her. "Self-preservation comes first."
Scarlett groaned. "That's fair," she said, taking the hose from Chris, "but if you let me suffocate, I'm dragging you down into the mud with me."
"Crustal," Harold deadpanned, and as Scarlett crouched down, she jumped onto the brainiac's shoulders. Scarlett stood back up and put the end of the hose in her mouth, and she jumped into the mud.
The tense music faded away as the camera moved onto Chris, the host sighing as Chef walked up. "You think the mud was a bad idea?" Chris asked. "It's a little quiet… oh yeah," Chris said as if in sudden realization, "almost forgot about the Peanut Gallery. Bring 'em back in!" he said into a walkie talkie he only then pulled out.
Moments later, the wind kicked up around them, and the camera zoomed out to show the large helicopter flying in with the former contestants still hanging – and screaming as they swayed ominously – below it. "Would you let us down already?!" Leshawna shouted angrily. "It's freezin' up here!"
"Yeah, I want to cheer for Zee!" Julia chimed in.
"If I wasn't tied up right now, I'd have half a mind to pound you!" Duncan shouted at the host.
The camera focused on DJ. "Hey, Chris?" he looked forward and asked loudly. "Just bring us down before anybody else gets miffed at you!"
"No, and I don't care," Chris answered with a calm smile, until Chef whispered to him. A flat note played over a close-up of Chris staring blankly at him. "Huh...good point," he admitted. "Ooh!" he said with a sudden grin. "I just had an idea!"
A flash took the scene to Zee and Jo, the tense challenge music resuming at a low volume and slow pace in the background. They were still slogging through the mud, Zee out of sight but Jo only submerged up to her stomach. She looked back over her shoulder, smiled, then said "Keep going!" into the piece of hose she was holding. "They're way far behind!"
Confessional: Zee
"So as it turns out," Zee said, "being submerged in the mud is kinda like being trapped in the dark. But there aren't any animals below to scare me."
Confessional Ends
The music ramped up as Jo suddenly stopped moving, then seemed to turn around and start moving back towards the start. "Uh, Fruit Loop?" she asked into the hose. "We're going the wrong way!"
The camera cut to Harold, looking somewhat bored as he held the hose atop Scarlett's shoulders, before noticing the other team and frowning. "Why are they coming this way?"
"Ugh! They're too safe to sabotage each other!" came the sudden voice of Chris McLean, the camera cutting to him standing in the show's jeep with Chef at the wheel, speaking into the microphone of the jeep's loudspeaker. "Deploy the 2.0 model!"
The shot cut back to Harold and Jo as they looked around with strange expressions, the sound of something like a rocket taking off coming from somewhere in the distance. They looked up and to the left, and the camera shifted to their viewpoint to show a large object shooting up through the sky overhead...
...then abruptly diving towards them, revealing itself as a red-eyed robotic bear with small jet engines coming out of its back. Harold and Jo screamed as their respective partners continued in their previous directions, getting out of the way as the Bear landed in the mud. It hit with enough force to cause a wave of mud, which shot all the way across the puddle carrying the finalists and their helpers along for the ride. All four immediately began to cough upon landing in a muddy heap.
Confessional: Harold
"At least I have a better shot," Harold said. "We're tied right now, but who knows what other tricks Chris has up his sleeves."
Confessional Ends
A close-up of the nozzle of a fire hose in Chef's hands preceded him blasting the muddy finalists and helpers with water, all four screaming where they'd landed on the shore of the 'puddle'. Moments later, the water was shut off, leaving them drenched but clean.
"We're all tied up," Chris announced with a smile. "Perfect time for a little break. First, let's bring in the Peanut Gallery again." He took out his remote and pointed it at a patch of ground nearby, a hole opening up in it and a rather shoddy-looking set of stadium seats shooting up out of it with the ten former contestants seated – and still tied-up – in it.
"Sha-finally," Lightning said, the shot cutting to him sitting in the top row with B, DJ, Duncan, and Max and Leshawna, Ella, Julia, Sammy, and Amy in the bottom row. "Are we gonna get to watch the rest of the challenge now?"
"Yup!" Chris answered with a happy smile, pressing the button on his remote again so that a large widescreen television emerged from another hole in the ground near him and the finalists.
"Will you untie us too?" Ella chimed in.
Chris huffed. "Whine, whine, whine," he said in annoyance. "Don't I do enough for you kids as it is?"
"No," all fourteen of the season's cast members replied at the same time.
A flat note played over a close-up of the host pursing his lips. "Yeah, I owe Chef twenty bucks about that," Chris said, the camera zooming back out again to show the finalists and helpers. "Everyone, grab a seat," he instructed, and the four reluctantly sat down on the logs lying behind them. "I'm gonna show you some of my favorite clips from the show..." He pointed his remote at the TV, and the shot focused in as it switched on and started to play footage of a confessional...
"Dunderhead was already pretty useless," Jo complained. "But now he's making moves on one of the actually decent players on the team? Not on my watch!"
The camera cut in close to show Jo pausing and looking back. "Something on your mind, Anti-Squeakerbox?" she asked, the camera shifting to show B peering at her and shaking his head.
“It's not what you think it is," Jo told him. "As long as they are on this team, Julia and Zee will not date."
“Not exactly how I wanted the elimination to play, but hey. Julia’s gone and with Zee still in the game, I could manipulate him into doing whatever I say,” Jo grinned.
The footage paused, and Chris leaned out in front of the television with a wide and mischievous grin. "Seems like there isn't a shipper on deck…" he said impishly.
"So you were trying to keep me and Julia apart?" Zee said as the camera moved to him and Jo, his eyes wide with shock. "Does this mean that...,"
"Yup. I convinced Julia to quit," Jo replied. "I didn't expect her to fully go through with it since I was gonna vote you out!"
"I can't believe you'd try and do that!" Zee said with a glare!"
"If I didn't do what I did, then you two likely would've blown challenges for us like the dueling one!" Jo argued back.
The camera focused on Julia in the Peanut Gallery. "I was trying to defend my boyfriend, but sure," she said dryly.
"I'm just worried what Chris is gonna show from Scarlett," Sammy said. "It looks like he wants to mess up the finalists and their helpers..."
"Maybe he won't show anything?" Amy suggested. "I mean, it's not like Scarlett and Harold were that close to begin with."
The shot cut back to a smiling Chris. "Oh, don't worry, I have no intention of leaving those guys out of all this fun," he said happily.
"I don't see how," Scarlett said. "Harold already knows everything about me now. I’m practically an open book."
Chris laughed. "Seems you forgot that the cameras are always on. So here's some more juicy information that everybody gets to hear." The screen on the TV went from static to a scene from the fifth episode.
Scarlett herself grabbed the dueling stick Ella retrieved, fished an electric eel out of the water, and tossed it to Max. "Max!" she cried, and her teammates looked at her in confusion, prompting her to pretend that she had coughed. "Pardon me!"
“The plan was for Max to be the only one not in the trap, so the team would know he built it and vote him off!” Scarlett confessed.
"I overheard Leshawna and Harold's conversation when they were foraging together, and Leshawna being on to me is something that I refuse to let happen," Scarlett claimed. “Zee's really gullible enough to deceive, and I'll try to talk to Ella.”
A deep, dramatic note was struck over a shot of Harold in shock. "So it was you who got Leshawna eliminated!" he scowled in Scarlett's direction.
"I wasn't ready to come out just yet, and between the two of you, you were less likely to warn anyone about me!" Scarlett retorted.
"So all this time, Scarlett was aiming to usurp her master!" Max ranted.
"I don't blame her," Leshawna commented. “As much of a pain as she is, I would've done the same thing and sent your annoying behind home.”
"Okay," Chris said happily as the shot moved onto him, "I'm sensing some major hostility and I'm liking it. I'm out of popcorn, though, so we should probably get back to the challenge."
"Seriously?!" the finalists and helpers alike exclaimed.
"Obviously, the helpers aren't gonna be very helpful anymore," Chris replied. "So, instead of helpers, Jo and Scarlett will now be hinderers." As he spoke, Chef walked back into view with a pair of video game controllers, tossing one each to Scarlett and Jo. "The island is now back online," Chris continued, "and, with these controllers, they will be able to throw up obstacles to throw you down, or, completely crush you."
The shot cut to Scarlett as she looked at her controller and smirked. "Good to know."
"Looking forward to it," Jo said in determination.
Harold and Zee gulped, and Chris laughed. "That was the good part," he said. "Let me tell you the bad part. You have ten minutes to finish this challenge," he told Zee and Harold. "If neither of you do, Scarlett and Jo get to split the money."
"Dude, what?" Zee said in shock.
"You can't do that!" Harold protested.
"I can! I will! I am! GO!" Chris announced, blowing his airhorn right in Chef's face, earning an annoyed sigh from the man. Harold and Zee immediately ran off, but the camera cut to a close-up of a thoughtful Jo.
"Well...I want the money, but I'm not really comfortable with how this is set up," Jo said to herself. "But...I guess it wouldn't be too bad if I just made this a little more challenging for them..."
"Do what you want," Scarlett said, the camera panning over to show her grinning darkly with her controller in hand. "I'm getting my justice."
Confessional: Jo
“And I thought I was an underhanded person,” Jo mentioned to herself. “Velma has less morals than me and Gnome Master.”
Confessional: Scarlett
"I was snubbed in the last episode," Scarlett confessed. "And now that I've been given permission, I can stop the finalists from winning without getting electrocuted!" She pulled out the remote from the seventh episode. "I don't even need this device. I have a controller to do the job for it."
Confessionals End
A few quick drum taps opened up a deep and dangerous challenge theme, the scene returning to Zee and Harold sprinting across the open field only to gape in shock as the pine trees in the background starting launching like rockets.
"What the heck?" Harold said. "Rocket trees?"
One landed right behind them, forcing both finalists to roll forward out of the way. "This island is wild!" Zee cried as the two continued running, more and more trees landing behind them like massive spears.
The two were shown together in a brief close-up, raising their eyebrows in surprise. A quick-pan ahead revealed the landscape changing, trees and rock formations rising up out of the artificial ground to form a large, dense barrier.
Harold jumped ahead of Zee as they climbed over the first big rock formation.
Zee vaulted downward and dashing forward along a lower 'path' among the rocks. Just as he was about to jump down onto grass, however, a boulder shot upward – and he landed on it groin-first. A close-up showed him letting out a high-pitched squeal of pain.
Harold's wince drew the camera's attention back upward to show him leaping from a boulder and grabbing onto the branch of a tree, only for the tree to suddenly shoot back down into the ground – causing him to yell as it dragged him down and slammed him back-first onto a fallen log.
Zee gave him a quick concerned glance as he jumped onto the same log, then upwards onto a rock formation before climbing onward and to the right and out of sight.
The scene cut back to the hinderers, both still working their controllers with Scarlett still looking considerably happier about it. "No need to change what works," Jo said uncertainty.
"What happened to that cutthroat attitude you've been displaying?" Scarlett asked. "Don't throw it away when I can get something out of it. And lower some of those trees. They're giving them too much cover from this storm I'm whipping up."
The camera panned onto the monitor to show Zee and Harold struggling against a powerful wind as they walked through what looked like a dense forest as leaves, dust, branches, and various small woodland animals blew past them.
A focus on the monitor's screen transitioned the scene back to the challenge. "I think...I can see the finish line in the distance," Zee said, pausing for a moment as he struggled against the intense gale.
"They're not making this easy on us," Harold commented.
The pair briefly passed behind a thick and mossy pine tree, the camera zooming in slightly as they reappeared. "Would you?" Zee asked.
"...I guess not," Harold answered after a moment.
The shot cut back to the Peanut Gallery to show them watching with worry and anticipation. "C'mon, Harold," Leshawna spoke. "Just hang in there."
"I know you can win this, Zee," Julia said. "You deserve it after everything."
Then the camera cut back to the hinderers, Chris standing next to their monitor with his hands behind his back and a smile on his face. "Ooh! They're getting close!" he said excitedly, prompting Scarlett to scowl and Jo to frown.
Once more the scene moved back to the finalists, their arms raised to buffer themselves against the winds – snow beginning to fall and lightning beginning to crack in the background - with Harold in the lead. "Two minutes left!" Chris called out over the island's loudspeaker. "Two minutes!"
"I...," Harold said with glee. "I think I can make it!"
"Not if I can help it!" Zee shouted, speeding up as the dense trees around him and Harold began to recede into the ground – and the tense and dangerous challenge music resumed. "If I win, me and Julia can go out and change the world together."
"I have to win this," Harold told him. "I've been undervalued and looked down on by my peers, friends, and even my family. I need to prove my might."
The snowy ground below their feet began to crack. A hollow sound played, then all at once, the ground shot up under them, earning startled yells from both. The shot soon cut to the new peak they were standing on rising up into the sky, then stopping.
"Drats..." Zee muttered, both finalists looking down with wide eyes. his final word echoed as the camera zoomed out, revealing the snowy mountain they were now at the top of.
The Peanut Gallery was shown gasping, as were Jo, though Scarlett was smiling as their misfortune. "Twenty seconds left...!" Chris said as the camera moved on to him looking at his watch.
The shot cut back to Harold. "I guess it's over," he sighed. “Scarlett wins after all.”
Zee noticed a bulge in the snow beside him. The boy shoved his hand into it and pulled out the phone Duncan stole from Chris. "I don't know how this got here, but we have to get down. Start stomping the ground."
Harold nodded and stomped on the ground at his feet, and after a few cracks, Zee hurled the phone down, breaking the device apart. Their eyes widened as the mountain began to crumble under them, and the ground imploded in on itself.
"Six! Five!" Chris began to count off, the music cutting out save for a single plodding note to highlight each number. "Four!" The camera panned onto the television, showing both finalists tumbling through the snow and rock. "Three! Two! One!" The shot cut to the finish banner, then zoomed out to show the avalanche stopping just under it – with neither finalist in sight. "GAME OVER!" he announced, blowing on his airhorn as a subdued but triumphant riff played.
Jo stood up in surprise, and Scarlett started cheering.
"My mission was a success!" Scarlett said in victory. “Now hand over my well-deserved prize!”
"Congratulations Jo and Scarlett," Chris said with his usual smile. "Revenge is sweetest-" he glanced at the monitor- "ohhhhh, what have we here?" he said with a sudden look of shock, the music cutting out as he pointed at the television screen.
A sharp note played as a familiar hand stuck out of the snow lying just past the finish line and waved. Scarlett's jaw dropped in shock, and Jo let out a sigh of relief.
The scene cut to the finish line, the camera pulling back a little ways as Chef walked up with a stretcher, dressed as a female nurse. Leshawna ran onscreen and pushed him out of the way. Chef flew off frame with a shout, and Leshawna grabbed the arm and pulled, freeing a shocked and snowy Harold from the aftermath of the avalanche. "Oh," he groaned, looking around as Leshawna dropped him on the stretcher, "what happened?" he asked as the victorious music began to play again with much more enthusiasm.
"You won, Ginger Baby!" Leshawna answered with a smile, the camera pulling out even more to show Harold looking back at the finish banner.
"I did it!" Harold said excitedly. "Harold Norbert Cheever Doris McGrady V has claimed victory! Boo yah!" he raised his arms and cheered, the shot cutting away to show all of the Peanut Gallery cheering.
“We weren't able to talk to each other as much, and it's clear we like each other as more than just friends, but how about we hang out a little bit back home and see where things go?” Leshawna suggested.
“As long as we don't rush into a committed relationship, I'd like that,” Harold smiled back.
The camera panned to the left to show Julia frantically pulling a dazed and half-conscious Zee from the rest of the avalanche, and picking him up onto her back.
"Julia," Zee said weakly, "I'm sorry that I-"
"Be quiet," Julia said with a weak smile as she carried her boyfriend over to the stretcher and set him down next to Harold. "You need to rest."
"But-" Zee tried to say.
He was cut off by Julia grabbing his head and kissing him full on the lips. "You didn’t win the money, but we can still provide for the world in our own ways, and with the power of love," she said with a smile as she broke the kiss, leaving Zee looking dopey.
The capstone theme began to play as the footage skipped ahead to a shot of the open sky, the double-rotored helicopter soon flying up into view. "That's it for this very, very off season," Chris began, standing in the open doorway with Zee and Julia sitting on the edge letting their legs dangle freely with Julia leaning into Zee; Harold and Scarlett standing on either side of Chris, the latter annoyed and the former grinning while holding the suitcase full of money to his chest; and the rest of the cast, crouching down and peering over in the gaps between and behind the rest, constantly jockeying for position as they tried to get one last shot of themselves on camera.
"This is Chris McLean, saying if you can't stand the pain-" the handsome host continued, the shot cutting in closer- "stay off the Total! Drama! Paaaahkitew Island!"
"RE-VENGE!" Max suddenly yelled from behind Scarlett, shoving her out of the helicopter, and the brainiac screamed as she fell.
The camera lingered on the dumbfounded looks of Chris and the other ex-campers, all of them staring at Max in shock. "This is how a traitor should be rewarded," he said, crossing his arms and closing his eyes defiantly.
The ex-campers and host burst out laughing, and a fun and energetic tune started to play. The camera panned over to the windshield to show Chef laughing along with the rest of the cast from the pilot's seat, and the helicopter flew away.
The music soon faded away, though, and the scene quick-panned down to show a screaming Scarlett landing in the giant mud puddle. She quickly surfaced with a shocked splutter, and pulled herself out onto dry land. "How am I going to get home now because of those imbeciles?!"
A few ominous notes were struck, and a ferocious growl caught Scarlett's attention. She looked up, and the camera zoomed out to show Scuba Bear 2.0 standing over her, eyes red. "Heheh," the brainiac laughed nervously. "You're not going to hurt me are you?"
The scene abruptly cut outward to the full long-distance shot of the island, the ominous music ending as Scarlett's scream and Scuba Bear's snarl echoed across the lake.
(Roll the Credits)
Lightning - 14th
DJ - 13th
Amy - 12th
B - 11th
Julia - 10th
Max - 9th
Leshawna - 8th
MERGE
Jo - 7th
Duncan - 6th
Ella - 5th
Sammy - 4th
Scarlett - 3rd
Zee - 2nd
Harold - 1st

So I guess I officially have chronic spontaneous urticaria. It started in February - my hands and palms broke out in small hives. Localized to that area, and didn’t subside after 2 weeks. Went to the doctor and received 20mg cetirizine prescription. After a few days, the hives went away, so as instructed I stopped taking the meds. A few weeks went by and nothing.. so I figured it was an isolated event.
Then the end of March it came back, but with a vengeance. It’s every day, constant, covering most of my body. Arms and hands get the worst of it, but it’s also on my chest, stomach, feet, occasionally my face. Doctor ran bloodwork, and other than a very mildly elevated CRP, nothing has come back. I obviously started the cetirizine back up right away, but this time it made no difference.
Fast forward to now, my doctor has me trying Bilastine but so far no change, if anything it’s worse. It’s not absolutely crippling, it does usually wake me once or twice a night. Sometimes it’s itchy and other times it’s not really, which is strange. I’m more so confused as to why it’s happening, and can’t help but feel like there’s some underlying health thing going on because I just generally feel like crap these days anyway.
All along I’ve felt like this is just something that will eventually go away, but it’s starting to feel like it’s here to stay and that’s kind of overwhelming. I’d like to take some positive steps forward in my health to see if I can help heal myself, but I don’t have any idea where to start. What should be the main focus point, changing my diet? And to what? Vitamins? More water? Eliminate certain things?
I am about 8 months postpartum and under a substantial amount of stress, but those things can’t be changed. Any advice would be appreciated!

I went to plannedparenthood like a few weeks ago and got tested. I thought I had a wart on my penis glan near the papules and I know the difference between the two. She could not tell what I have and informed me it’s okay for me to keep having sex. I’m experiencing random itchy like near my armpits, sides of face, shoulders knee caps shins, stomach… there are no rashes/lesions/bumps. Anybody encounter this issue.
I tested for HIV, syphilis, chlamydia, gonorrhea. All negative

In late summer 2023, my partner was constantly scratching his ankles and said it was his work boots being too tight. I realized I had scabies about a month later. He won't listen or take me seriously despite seeing me suffer physically and mentally (I haven't always been the best partner so I understand to some extent; I relapsed on alcohol 2 weeks ago when I just couldn't stop itching and could not sleep, and lost my shit at him and he's furious about that). When he let me look at some itchy spots I was able to see burrows on his stomach and feet. I was able to get two tubes of permethrin and had him use it, took all other recommended measures, and was cured.
This spring, we went to the laundromat. Tons of bagged clothes from that month were washed.
I got it again. (To give you an idea of how much he denies this being a contagious issue, he has said, "if you're spraying everything I touch, we're gonna have a problem".) When I requested we do smaller loads at the laundromat because I was terrified of reinfestation he said "don't fucking start about 'the parasites' or whatever" and thought it was wasteful/too expensive to pay a total of $10 for one more washedryer load.
After that trip, I got reinfested from a sock from the load. I had thought since the newest guidelines say they can't survive past 19 days without human hosts, we were in the clear. The bag it had been in was sealed for 8 MONTHS.
At this point, I have spent about $2,000 on cleaning products, medications, new socks, everything. He doesn't have a rash he'll admit to, but I see him scratching here and there and he just gets furious if I even ask how long he's been itching. I had to take about two weeks off of work because I couldn't sleep, and literally became completely incapable of focusing on anything else. It has taken over my life and my mental health in a way I never thought possible. I thought the first time was bad and now I want to burn everything I own and start over somewhere else.
Please someone give me advice. The dishes have piled up because I'm terrified to touch them. I'm scared to use the vacuum because I will want to throw it away realizing how little we actually understand the transmissibility of this. Doctors do not fucking get that we don't know everything about it and that it's massively under-researched given how much of a burgeoning public health issue this is, due in part to resistance of these little shits.
I have a new batch of permethrin (one tube, just for me, he won't go to the doctor) and 3 mg (5 tablets day 1, 5 tablets day 3, 5 tablets day 8). It didn't work a month ago-- came back. I don't know when to deep clean everything-- after I take the ivermectin and permethrin? Or before? Our dryer is broken and so I've just been bagging everything and will likely throw it away. He won't get it fixed, I can't afford it as this has basically bankrupted me and I don't own a car (plus do not want to spread to others by using laundromat). I see the world differently now and I'm severely depressed and feel so lost.
Help.

Edit: *Macarons (the double cookie with filling between)
My friend invited me to a Tea at her church yesterday. I have obnoxious allergies! Anaphylaxis to all Phosphates (preservative, binding agents, flavor enhancer, used as a vitamin). Gluten allergy, shellfish and dairy.
So I played it safe and grabbed a plate full of fruits and veggies. Which I love! But I saw a delicious tray of colorful Macarons at the end. Which I was told were gluten free. I’ve had them at another event multiple times without any gluten issues. I know they have butter, but it’s not enough to cause anything more than a slight feeling in my stomach.
I had a headache increasing in intensity yesterday after the tea. I attributed it to exhaustion and worry. My 5 year old dog had had a cluster of seizures the morning before and so it was a rough day Friday. I also have a 4 month old service dog in training, that was confused why brother wasn’t himself. Not to mention how loud it was at the tea and my heightened anxiety (I left my SDiT at home).
I tried to sleep the headache off with a nap, but was unsuccessful. My sinuses went amuck, more so than the 3 small chocolates and the butter would cause, but I dismissed it. I started to itch a bit last night but thought nothing of it. When I woke up this morning itching the back of my arms, my back and my chest (with small bumps) that’s when I put it all together. The only thing it could have been was the Macaroons. “But they’re gluten free right?”
I gave him his seizure meds, fed them both, took my morning meds and went back to bed. (His seizure meds are time sensitive). I always take an acid reducer which is an antihistamine blocker. When I woke up again, I was no longer itchy. I looked and found not bumps. So it had to be an allergy reaction.
So I guess this long ramble leads to a question. Are Macarons always gluten free? I’m not sure if these were homemade or store bought. I did eat a few different flavors. Thank you for both listening and for any input.

Sorry for the long post. Just wanted to share a small victory I’ve had against a 7 month long constant never ending flare up. And how my mission to get a smooth va-jay (which I hoped would lessen irritation on my never ending flare up) actually appears to have healed it!
I’ve been getting recurring boils in my groin for years, always the same spot right on my bikini line where my underwear sits. I’ve had the same flare up, a patch of 3 boils repeatedly filling, draining, filling and draining again since November. It has not healed I’ve had antibiotics, clindamycin, fucidin cream and hydrocortisone cream, benzoyl peroxide prescribed aswell as trying other remedies and nothing has worked. I was at the end of my tether last week , not sure if it’s hidradenitis but I have multiple holes in the same area that seems to be getting bigger.
I have been avoiding shaving down there as to not make it worse. I was considering using nair for the first time ever because after a certain point I have to get rid of the hair as it seems to start causing even more irritation, shaving in turn causes another flare it’s a vicious cycle…. but theni came across a post on Reddit, apparently it’s quite a famous response from a stripper about how she shaves to avoid irritation and ingrowns.
I did the following steps after finally being brave enough to try it, it sounded like it would cause hell down there to be honest, all those products I thought would cause extreme irritation but here goes:

1. 24 hours before shaving I used a FAB ingrown hair pad (think they have aha + bha to exfoliate)
   
2. immediately before shaving I gently exfoliated using FAB kp bump eraser scrub. I did not put this on my flare up just my pubic mound area and bikini line, I avoided my recently drained boil.
   
3. I then applied johnsons aloe Vera baby oil all over my bikini area. And let it soften all the hair.
   
4. Using men’s Gillette sensitive shaving gel and a mens 4 blade Gillette razor I shaved, I avoided my flare up but shaved to within 5mm of where my drained boil is.
   
5. After I got out the bath I dabbed on rubbing alcohol to my pubic mound, my bikini line, aswell as a little on my flare (stung a tiny bit for a few seconds but not as bad as I expected it to)
   

And 6. Once dried I applied Mitchum unscented deodorant stick to the same areas I put the rubbing alcohol. Note - do not apply the alcohol or deodorant to your labia or vulva!!
I reapplied the deodorant 3 x a day as I liked how it kept down there nice and dry and smooth, I also dabbed rubbing alcohol just on my bikini line and a little on the area that flares up every morning before the deodorant.
It has been 1 week of this routine and for the first time in 7 months I am healing! I can see a little scarring forming but I’ll take that over a big painful boil. Normally within 24 hours of shaving I have a boil filling back up again and it’s really sore and irritated.
I’m continuing with the deodorant down there as I feel like that’s the main thing that’s helping me. I’m not sure if I should continue the rubbing alcohol as I don’t know if it’s safe for continued use on skin but I believe that helped too.
I wanted to share because I’m wondering if one of the main causes of my own flares was moisture in the crease of my bikini line. I know this is TMI but I’ve always had a fairly large mons pubis even though I’m not overweight so that skin is constantly rubbing against my thigh, especially after shaving the stubble starts to rub on the flare and it starts to come to a head.
No matter how much talc I’ve used in the past it’s never stayed dry, that area for me always feels sweaty and just uncomfortable.
I was skeptical of using deodorant down there incase it irritated things and I was especially nervous to use rubbing alcohol and baby oil too. I’ve used glycolic acid, tea tree, Vicks, sudocrem, benzoyl peroxide, clindamycin, flucloxacillin, most recently prescribed fucidin cream which actually irritated it more, hydrocortisone cream, hydrocolloid patches.. So many things. And plain old unscented deodorant has so far helped the most. I think it’s important that the deodorant is unscented as fragrance may cause more irritation
Just thought I’d share!
Edited to add: my actual pubic area where I’ve shaved was very slightly itchy after but nowhere near as much as usual, my main surprise has been how well it’s helped my flare up. There is NO REDNESS OR INGROWNS either! When I applied the deodorant it soothed it and today it hasn’t really itched atall. I mainly went into this thinking it would give me a smooth shave with less irritation, not expecting it to heal my flare! Plus my lady garden has never ever been so smooth!

So finally have decided after years of gi issues that went into remission and have resurfaced after about 2 1/2 years to go to my GP for coeliac testing. I have explained my symptoms over and over again to other doctors in the past and been fobbed off with antibiotics and meditation that have done nothing. Also been told to stop being stressed 😥😫 by doctors ive seen for other things as I'm Anemic (iron) & my CRP/ inflammation levels keep coming back elevated.
Every time I just take a bite of wheat products, I get; stabbing stomach pains, excess wind, bloating so bad I look like I'm 4-5 months pregnant (according to several relatives/ friends), crying and or screaming from sleep or in the day (used to get this as a kid), lethargic (feels like I'm being weighed down/ panda like dark eye circles/etc) and fatigue (I've fallen asleep at uni lectures/ seminars/ workshops, on café or pub tables when out with friend's, on steps/ pavement near my university building several times, etc), loss of appetite but so so hungry but I can't eat, nausea/ vomiting, constipation & diarrhea in one day, balance issues, itchy skin rash on my wrist that isn't healing & first noticed it appeared in March 2024 after I ate/ touched some bread which sounds so crazy, joint pain/ stiffness exacerbated. Oh and the brain fog/ memory issues have been absolutely bad than usual ( I have Autism&ADHD)-> leaving bathroom doors unlocked (gave my housemate a shock this morning when on the toilet), leaving ovens on when leaving for uni, etc.
One of my best friends at uni who happens to be coeliac noticed I was really struggling last summer but said until I'm tested to keep eating the stuff however they have been so supportive and think I either have coeliac or smthg else. They've become one of my rocks. My mum is also very worried about me.
I'm very nervous around doctors, been in & out of them since I was born due to so many chronic health issues I have as well as being autistic/ ADHD, so I'm not sure what I will tell the doctor to ask them for testing or for them to believe me but I'm going to try my best and keep pushing. I'm 23 atm and it's affecting my sleep & daily routine. I don't expect medical advice as you're not medical professionals. Generic advice or a relating anecdote, would be good to hear x.
Edit - I also don't have an appendix as they removed that when I was 12 in 2013 due to inflammation/ perforation in an emergency surgery. I'm not sure if thats helpful info or not but yh. Regarding my anemia & meds for that, my first round didn't work & currently on 2nd round. I did have a folate (B9) deficiency as well but last test in January came back as almost normal so gp stopped my treatment (folic acid) for that. If ppl are interested about my anemia test results, I can post them but I was told they're 'normal' however I feel like absolute shite so I don't think the pills I'm taking are even working thAt well on the side of the GI symptoms I've been getting.

I've been having health problems for around a month and I just feel extremely overwhelmed. It feels like my entire body is turning against me.
I've had headaches (tension & pressure types) for a while now, so I've been taking ibuprofen (I suspect it's a sinus infection, I'm getting a CT scan done tomorrow). I believe that the ibuprofen has messed up my stomach, because I had 3 instances of acid reflux in a single month. I'm currently having one of them now.
I made the mistake of eating meat before going to bed. It started out as mild chest pain and a sense of shortness of breath, like I couldn't fully breathe in. Then it started burning in my lower chest area. The next day, my throat was sore and I also had pain in my ear when swallowing. I've also been burping constantly, excessively. Sometimes I even burp up to 20 times in a single minute. It feels like there's a huge air bubble in my chest that I can't get out no matter how much I burp. Sometimes I even get heart palpitations, it feels like my heart is beating too fast and it's about to pop out of my chest.
I don't know if I have GERD, I plan on testing for helicobacter pylori. But I don't think I can ask my mom to go to yet ANOTHER doctor.
I've been to an eye doctor, ear-mouth-ears doctor and will be going to a neurologist soon. All in a single month. I feel like I'm crazy. My mom wouldn't react well if I told her I also wanted to get my heart & digestive tract checked.
My eyes also feel irritated & itchy and hurt sometimes, I don't know if that's just the pain from the headaches though.
I'm just tired. These symptoms feel very unrelated to eachother and I don't know how to address them anymore.
I feel physically & emotionally exhausted. I don't know if the chest pain is from muscle soreness or the esophagus still healing or something else.

First, it’s crazy to me how many people daily are getting their tonsils out and are on this struggle bus together. I have to agree with majority of the posts that speak to this recovery being the worst they have ever been through. I’m on post op day 5 and just know I’m not through the worst of it 😭
So far foods that have worked: water based oatmeal, Starbucks soft egg bites, watermelon, and noodles cooked in bone broth.
I’m at the itchy phase of my recovery. I also attempted to switch to Tylenol instead of Norco (my poor stomach) but was difficult. Anxiously anticipating my scabs falling.
Also- drinking water is the worst. I ended up going to an IV bar and getting saline bags. This helped for a day and planning to go again tmrw!
Oh how I hope the “it’ll be worth it” hits me someday 🙃

hello! around 2/3 days ago i noticed my skin starting to get progressively dryer and it’s gotten to a point i’d consider almost extreme. occasionally i’ll get a very dry and irritated patch of skin maybe once or twice a year but it goes away quickly and it’s not a big deal. dry skin isn’t something that normally affects me so i’m confused !!
anyway, it’s from my neck down to my mid stomach and in a day it just gotten very scaly and dry to the touch. i’m not necessarily in major pain, but it hurts to move my neck or do any movements where the dry skin stretches or is affected. very uncomfortable :( just today a small patch of the skin on my arm turned the same way. the affected skin is a bit itchy as well and bleeds if i scratch it to much. i haven’t used any new products or done anything new so this is just out of nowhere it feels like. i’ve been lathering myself in aquaphor, oil and lotion as well as not scrubbing those areas in the shower.. but nothings helping.
editing to say, i don’t live in a dry climate and i’m searching for things like home remedies since i don’t have any money lol (i’m 16 :)
if anyone has any remedy or solution or advice i’d love to hear it!! tia :)

I am looking for support and advice.
I spent 1,5 month living in a dorm room infested with bird mites. It took a while to understand what they were. I was suspecting bed bugs, so I put sticky tapes around my bed and it had at least 50 mites in a week's time. My symptoms (itch and rash in groin area, legs) started two weeks after I lived there. Dermatologist told me it was folliculitis or some fungus rash, creams she prescribed seemed to help a bit.
A month ago I moved, washing all my textiles on high heat, and putting stuff that can't be washed in a storage unit. I put sticky tapes in random spots just to make sure the new room wasn't also infested. I spotted some booklice, random flies and beetles and 1(!) bird mite.
In the new room I followed a protocol - shower before bed, no clothes in bed, keep everything minimalistic, clean with rubbing alcohol and use permethrin insecticide spray often. HOWEVER, I have been on a work trip for the last 10 days and my symptoms got much worse - my skin bleeds (tiny spots (about 10) when I itch it. I have rashes in areas where clothes or underwear touch my skin. Either it's a different skin condition, or my body is infested with bird mites. I don't see any on myself though. Another symptom I have is in my ear - it is itchy and sometimes feels full. Doctors in my country seem to be unaware of such cases when bird mites infest humans.
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1. I am considering using a benzyl benzoate cream and washing my textiles once again. Any other ideas? What shall I use for hair wash? Is blow drying enough?
2. How long can bird mites survive without feeding? My other clothes, suitcases, art supplies are in the storage for a month now. There were definitely no birds or humans they could have bitten. Is it safe to get the stuff?

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I have severe digestive issues for years. Since early 24, I am barely able to eat.
I was diagnosed last year with IMO and SIBO. Doing a microbiome test by Biomesight soon. (no Triosmart here).
Every time I eat meat, fish, fat, rice, I feel full immediately, brain fogged, fatigue, can't do anything. Food seems stuck. I feel so full and inflamed and spasmed from the rectum to the throat (congestion). I have done capsule, colonoscopy, endoscopy, it was ok. I did 2 rounds of rifaximin+neomycin without success. I tried carnivore for 3 weeks which worsened my state, so as allimed and berberine.
I have esophagitis and reflux. Now taking PPI for two weeks as it seems to help a bit to relieve the throat congestion and reflux.
I think I have H2S but I don't understand how it can be so severe and if there is not something else like MCAS or a stomach issue (low stomach acid but it sounds too simple).
I also have bladder burning, peeing so many times a day and itchy scalp.
But apart from digestive issues, I don't seem to have classic crashes like MCAS. Eating just makes me miserable.

I have severe digestive issues for years. Since early 24, I am barely able to eat.
I was diagnosed last year with IMO and SIBO. Doing a microbiome test by Biomesight soon. (no Triosmart here).
Every time I eat meat, fish, fat, rice, I feel full immediately, brain fogged, fatigue, can't do anything. Food seems stuck. I feel so full and inflamed and spasmed from the rectum to the throat (congestion). I have done capsule, colonoscopy, endoscopy, it was ok. I did 2 rounds of rifaximin+neomycin without success. I tried carnivore for 3 weeks which worsened my state, so as allimed and berberine.
I have esophagitis and reflux. Now taking PPI for two weeks as it seems to help a bit to relieve the throat congestion and reflux.
I think I have H2S but I don't understand how it can be so severe and if there is not something else like MCAS or a stomach issue (low stomach acid but it sounds too simple).
I also have bladder burning, peeing so many times a day and itchy scalp.
But apart from digestive issues, I don't seem to have classic crashes like MCAS. Eating just makes me miserable.

I had my 7th session of LHR (Brazilian) yesterday, 12 weeks since my last appointment. Due to scheduling conflicts I went to a new technician. She did not ask me the typical questions like if I’m on new medication or anything like that. She went up from 12 to 14 joules on the machine and immediately it was MUCH more painful than I’m used to. She even checked in a few times but I knew she kicked up the power so I thought it was normal… Right after I left I was in pain. It felt like the treated area was on fire. I didn’t notice any visible issues aside from typical redness and carried on as normal. I did not shower or exfoliate.
When I woke up today I noticed significant marks all over my bikini line. They aren’t raised and aren’t painful or itchy at this point. Yesterday it felt like my skin was burnt but it doesn’t feel dry or crisp to the touch like a burn does…
I called the Medspa and she was pretty much clueless as to why this happened. She suggested using the Avene cicalfate+ cream. I also bought bio oil to hopefully prevent scarring. It is SO unsightly and I just am sooooo upset that I look like this right as summer is about to begin. I started LHR because my ingrown hairs made me SO self conscious, but here I am with yet another problem. I feel so heartbroken. I am so scared it is going to scar or leave hyperpigmentation marks. It’s all over my bikini line on both sides and my stomach.
She offered me to come in for Dermalux Tri-Wave MD Phototherapy this week to help with the healing process. Does anyone have suggestions as to what I should do next?!?:( thank you!

19M, US, 6’2, around 160 lbs, no tobacco or vaping/social drinkesmokes marijuana daily, neg hx except allergies/asthma (takes allegra when he remembers)
recently, my son was at urgent care (URI) and weighed in at 150. he was there about a year prior and weighed 190-something. he had not been trying to lose weight. he went to his PCP and had a bunch of bloodwork, thyroid ultrasound, and a CT of the abdomen & pelvis. everything was normal, except for the CT scan. here is the report:
EXAM: CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis with oral and intravenous contrast
History: 19-year-old. male with greater than 40 pound weight loss over 1 year. No history of surgery, smoking or malignancy. Patient reports a history of asthma.
COMPARISON: None
TECHNIQUE: CT scan of the abdomen and pelvis was performed on bolus of 85 mL of Omnipaque 350 via IV injection. Axial images along with coronal and sagittal reconstructions were performed and reviewed. There were no complications.
FINDINGS: Spleen is normal at 11,4 cm in length. Liver is at the upper limits of normal in size measuring almost 18 cm in length. No liver mass is identifled. No ascites, pleural effusion or pericardial effusion noted. No acute or focal abnormality is noted in the lung bases.
Aorta, IVC, hepatic veins enhance normally. No retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy. Kidneys are unremarkable. No adrenal mass is seen. Pancreas gallbladder and biliary tree are unremarkable as visualized.
The stomach is unremarkable. Large bowel is unremarkable. Well-defined filling defect (2 cm in AP dimension 5.4 cm in length) is noted in the lumen of the left jejunum on coronal image 30 and axial image 72 series 2. Otherwise small bowel is unremarkable. Appendix is not visualized. No mesenteric lymphadenopathy seen.
No anterior abdominal wall hernia is noted. Left colon is collapsed. No lymphadenopathy or mass seen in the pelvis. Prostate, bladder and seminal vesicles are normal. No hernia or lymphadenopathy seen in the groin.
Review of the osseous structures was performed and no mass or destructive process is noted.
IMPRESSION:

1. Focal filling defect and possible mass in the left jejunum as above. Further clinical follow-up is recommended.

Results and recommendations for follow-up were telephoned to the referring practioner’s office.
his PCP wants him to see a general surgeon this week, and has already spoken to two of them, so we should have an appt day & time on mon. my son and i currently live in different states, but i will be traveling to attend the appt with him. in the meantime, i am trying not to fall apart.
my son does not know his whole family history - both his maternal and paternal grandfathers were adopted. however, there is a history of GI cancer on both my maternal and paternal sides of the family. 😭 (tho not at such a young age - 50s and up)
any insight would be much appreciated, whether it be good, bad or ugly. is it likely that this could this be cancer? could this be something that he was born with? he has no pain, nausea, no GI symptoms at all, and whatever this thing is isn’t palpable.
thank you for any insight and/or advice!

Child Allergic to Cat but Other Child Loves the Cat
I have four children and we own a three year old Ragdoll cat as well as a two year old Rottweiler. My children are young (ages 11, 8, 6, and 4). My 8 year old daughter absolutely loves the cat to pieces!! GBut we just discovered that my 6 year old son is allergic to cats. His nose is consistently stuffy, his eyes are watery and his skin can get irritated/itchy.
An allergy specialist confirmed my son is allergic to cats (my son also has a minor allergy to dust mites and dogs). But to rehome the cat would destroy my daughter. My daughter has already given away her bunny when we needed the space for her grandfather to move in (as well as other reasons). She also had to give up half of her room to make space for her younger brother to share. I would hate to have to take the cat away from her without exhausting all of our options.
So far we have: - switched to PurinaPro LiveClear Cat Allergen Reducing Food - I use Allerpet once a week (this is a daunting task) and groom the cat - I sprayed Allersearch Cat Dander Spray (waited two hours and vacuumed and wiped everything I possibly could) - I vacuum consistently and washed all coverings and drapes with a HEPA vacuum - his room is cat free (the entire upstairs is cat free) - bought HEPA Air Purifiers
The allergy specialist suggested washing the cat once a week but that would be traumatizing for the cat and no way for the cat to live as she hates water.
The allergy specialist also did not recommend allergy shots for a six year old. It is intensive and expensive. He would have to go 2x a week to get a needle for months. Plus it’s near unaffordable.
We tried the allergy medication prescribed but my son’s stomach could not handle the steroid spray or pills.
I don’t know what to do. I am so lost. I told my daughter we will give this new cat food a month or two to see if it helps with the dander. My time is already limited as I school my kids at home so incessantly vacuuming, washing clothes that come into contact with the cat plus then washing the washer machine is becoming unsustainable.
I am open to any further suggestions as my heart is breaking for both of my kids. Thank you kindly.

Age: 22
Sex: F
Height: 5’1”
Weight: 164 lbs
Race: hispanic
Duration of complaint: 3 months
Location: abdomen
Currently have high cholesterol. bad cholesterol count of 103 according to my primary care.
Current medications: metoclopramide 5mg. sertraline 25mg, pantoprazole 40mg
i’ll include pictures of some tests that i’ve had done in the comments if i can.
Gonna try to include as best of a description of my symptoms as i can, i’ll also try to edit anything if it makes my description better.
this all started 2 months ago. literally the last week of february. at the time i wasn’t on any type of medication. nothing changed in my eating habits, except for the fact that i’d had panda express for the 1st time ever starting in february.
i became constipated suddenly one afternoon and this continued for a week. went to the doctor and i was sent to get a ct scan. but obviously, i’m not familiar with medical terms. from what i understand, there’s evidence of slow transit through my small bowel, but don’t know where or why exactly.
symptoms include: constipation accompanied by side and abdominal discomfort/aches/ pains. my upper abdominal area aches a lot some days. it feels as if the area right under the breast bones wants to cramp up. i feel burning in my stomach and abdomen too. gas is hard to pass somedays and feels trapped. i also have upper back aches. doctor told me it’s because of my small intestine. i also have lower back aches as well, but was told it could be because of kidney stones i didn’t even know i had, but just thought i’d mention this. i have diarrhea (once i went and it was very watery,) loose stools, stools with mucus and pieces of undigested food, mainly meat, of varying shapes and consistencies. the mucus on my stool is clear and white and appears like strings on my stool. sometimes i’ll have a semi normal movement, but with mucus. sometimes my stool will be thin, in small pieces, or just very loose even after a “normal” bowel movement. other times i’ll go but it’s just mucus. all my stools are also slimey in texture from what i can tell. also, everytime i wipe my stool it’s yellow in color with mucus and/or clear fluid. sometimes i’ll have this urgency to go despite being constipated.
also, not sure if this has to do with my current condition but have been wiping light red blood after i go, both with my more solid stools and loose ones. in one instance i even wiped only blood. there’s also been times where i’ve seen streaks of blood on my stool too. clear fluid also seems to be leaking out of my anal area…. clear mucus sometimes too. this causes my anal area and the inside of it to itch and sting. it feels like that sometimes after a bowel movement, even if it’s soft, other times it just feels itchy throughout the day, even if there is no anal leakage or if i don’t go to the bathroom. the mucus that comes out sometimes has pieces of stool/liquid that is the color of my stool. even with the supplements and meds i’ve been given, i’m lucky if I go even once a day now, but constipation is getting worse in my opinion.
in late march/early april i started to experience nausea, heartburn, acid reflux, and severe loss of appetite. all of these symptoms have persisted since. i no longer eat any of the food i used to. i can’t eat fast food or meat any more. i’m sticking to fruit, no citrusy fruits, crackers, soups, and cereal with almond or lactose free milk. even with these changes in diet my symptoms have persisted.
i eat very little because i just don’t feel hunger like i used to at all. even if i do i find that i get full very easily. i’m bloated after i eat as well. also, like i said i’m constipated so my bowel movement are little to none.
also, not sure if this is relevant but during these last 3 months i’ve also started to urinate more frequently at night. i have to wake up and go. i can feel a burning discomfort if i don’t near my bladder area. i was diagnosed with bacterial vaginosis for the first time ever earlier this month. previously the only symptoms id had of this was white, thicker, and more than usual discharge. some itching and a burning pain not when i’d urinate but on my sides at my sides, on my back, and the pain wrapped around to my upper abdomen sometimes. urinating a bit of blood while also wiping light pink and seeing visible bright res streaks of blood when i wipes as well. i was given metronidazole 500mg for a week to treat it. Now, i’ve been experiencing a slightly weaker urine stream & that same burning discomfort, mainly around my left back side, but still feel it on my right. i also wiped bright pink and noticed blood in my urine as well as a bright red streak when i wiped again. i also still have to wake up at night or early in the morning to urinate, but only saw blood today in the afternoon. i also sometimes feel bloated but not sure if this has to do with whats going on with my digestive system or this. and, i’m unsure if this has to do with a reaccuring infection, i read that this could happen, or if it’s another issue entirely. i included pictures of an ultra sound i got, but my doctor did tell me that nothing abnormal was seen when it came to my pelvis, bladder, kidneys, and all of the other organs in my abdomen. they did find 2 cysts, one on my left ovary during the ct scan, and one on my right ovary during the ultrasound. interestingly, the cyst on my left ovary was gone by the time they found the cyst on the right ovary.
i currently still have all of the symptoms above and they don’t seem to be improving.
in a addition to a ct scan i’ve gotten tested for a blood infection, negative. celiac disease blood test came back negative. stool test for h pylori came back negative. a test to find if there was any blood digested and present in my stool came back negative. a stool test that was done to measure levels of fat in my stool came back indicating normal levels of fat in my stool. i also got an ultra sound for lumps that appeared on my abdomen but it was found that they were just fatty lumps. i also got an endoscopy in late april where 3 tissue biospies were taken. apparently, the 3 things they tested for all came back negative. other than a bacterial infection, i have no idea what else they ruled out. i’m not even quite sure what bacterial infections they ruled out.
honestly, i’m getting more questions than answers at the moment and just want to know if there’s any more testing that i should ask for. what could possibly be happening to me and why?

So basically, I was very overweight for most of my teens and 20s. I'm 6'1 and went from 265 to 147 pounds very quickly and I ended up with a tons of VERY visible purple stretch marks and loose skin. I ended up having a tummy tuck to get rid of the skin and it was definitely life changing but I have so many stretch marks and scars from the many other surgeries I've had in my life.
I have really fair skin so it's very noticable on me. They are on my stomach, hips, groin, legs, chest, arms and back. I probably have about 50 stretch marks plus another 8 surgical scars.
It really bothers me because I've now spent years weightlifting and sculpting an athletic physique but being covered in scars really takes away from it.
It has definitely hurt my confidence in dating because an ex of mine constantly tore me down about how she hated them and that really stuck with me after we broke up. Although no one else I've ever been with has said anything negative, I just know it looks really bad and I'm not quite sure how to get past this mental block.
Maybe I'm overestimating how much women actually care about this so I'm hoping I can get some opinions/advice from people here. I have tried countless creams and other treatments but nothing has worked for me. They have never faded or anything.

So basically, I was very overweight for most of my teens and 20s. I'm 6'1 and went from 265 to 147 pounds very quickly and I ended up with a tons of VERY visible purple stretch marks and loose skin. I ended up having a tummy tuck to get rid of the skin and it was definitely life changing but I have so many stretch marks and scars from the many other surgeries I've had in my life.
I have really fair skin so it's very noticable on me. They are on my stomach, hips, groin, legs, chest, arms and back. I probably have about 50 stretch marks plus another 8 surgical scars.
It really bothers me because I've now spent years weightlifting and sculpting an athletic physique but being covered in scars really takes away from it.
It has definitely hurt my confidence in dating because an ex of mine constantly tore me down about how she hated them and that really stuck with me after we broke up. Although no one else I've ever been with has said anything negative, I just know it looks really bad and I'm not quite sure how to get past this mental block.
Maybe I'm overestimating how much women actually care about this so I'm hoping I can get some opinions/advice from people here. I have tried countless creams and other treatments but nothing has worked for me. They have never faded or anything.