I'm 23 years old and I've been having chronic abdo...

I'm 23 years old and I've been having chronic abdominal pain with nausea/vomiting and major bowel issues for 9 months. When I was referred to Dr. Jason Haas last year he thought the pain was caused from my gallbladder, even though I was referred from the emergency room, who thought the issue was in the colon area.

I had asked Dr. Haas about testing for parasites and bacteria but he kept shrugging it off saying I didn't have the symptoms. The CT scan, scope and biopsies of my stomach and other pricedures/tests came back normal. Then I had a HIDI scan that showed my gallbladder was working at 78%. In December I had my gallbladder removed, but the the pain and symptoms continued to get worse.

He then did a colonoscopy and said everything was normal. When my parent's talked to Dr. Haas after the procedure, they had also asked about testing for parasites by stool samples, but he again shrugged it off saying I didn't have the symptoms.

He then put me on nortriptyline (a anti depressant that can help with abdominal pain) which I was taking before surgery and it didn't help, and a fiber diet which made my diarrhea 10x worse. He again refused testing for parasites or bacteria and said there was nothing else he could do except get me a second opinion at WASHU in st. Louis. I told him I already had an appointment but couldn't get in until September. He proceeded to tell me there was nothing else he could do for me.

After much research, I went to a new doctor and demanded urine testing, blood work, and stool testing. Within a week I was diagnosed with a UTI and a really bad bacteria called c diff that can cause massive inflation to the colon and many other awful health problems and can be fatal. I've been so miserable for months and in so much medical dept because Dr. Haas refuses to listen to his patients and perform very simple testing to actually find the cause of the pain. He'd rather mass the pain with meds instead of find the actual cause of the problem. I am very disappointed in his work ethics and the money and time I wasted with him.