Have you been tested for celiac disease? You should see a GI doctor if your PCP isn't doing any meaningful work-up. There are many possible causes
21 year old female with GI issues for years but they keep getting progressively worseI cant remember if I always had these issues, but I remember being 12 years old and starting to have very consistent diarrhea. All throughout middle school and high school I had mostly diarrhea BMs, with a few episodes of constipation. I always assumed it was how my family ate. Around 18 it got worse. I started to become constantly nauseous and lost over 50 pounds from throwing up and diarrhea. I went to the doctor but they told me change my diet. Since moving out last year and making changes to my diet to be healthier and adding more probiotics and fibers, nothing has changed and it feels like its getting worse. Now I have constant painful gas that bubbles in my stomach and honestly smells so bad. Im embarrassed to leave the house most days in fear my coworkers will notice. My joints have started to have unbearable pain, mostly in my hands and hips. I get sick once a month and it leaves me bedridden at least one day. I feel like my body is falling apart on me.I drink lots of water and try to keep my diet to standard to help my stomach, but Im not sure what else to do. I recently aged out of pediatrics and am unable to find any doctor near me that both accepts new patients and takes my insurance. I just feel so lostIve never had a diagnosis before other than for mental illnesses. Ive considered it being stress, and while it does get worse when Im stressed, its always like this no matter what my mental state is.For family history, we have no diagnosis of IBS or Crohns, but my mother had really bad undiagnosed stomach issues and died from breast cancer. All the women in my family have had breast cancer. My sister has diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis (she is 30, was diagnosed at 26)