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When I was 15, I was having similar issues. Pain, cramps, massive weight loss (dropped from 130 lbs to 75 lbs within 6 months). Doctor kept shrugging it off, said it was normal for teenagers to lose weight like that, the pain and cramps are likely a result of sports, etc.
We ended up switching doctors after a couple of months, and the new doc booked me for some tests, turned out I had ulcers. The ulcers were treated but I continued to have problems. He started sending me to specialists to test for allergies, cancer, etc. Basically spent the next several months in and out of hospitals on Vancouver Island, in Vancouver, and even down in Washington.
After several incorrect diagnoses (Celiac, Lymphoma, etc.), it turned out that I had Crohn's disease and my intestines had been badly scarred in some areas, necessitating surgery.
Seriously, if something is wrong, don't be satisfied with the doctor shrugging it off. That was an additional 2 months of pain, suffering, and damage done because the doctor decided it wasn't a big deal when it actually was. It may just be constipation or some other relatively minor thing, but it could also be something more serious.
From what I can tell you as someone who has lived half his life with a gastrointestinal disease, when my gut is giving me problems, I: drink plenty of water, avoid high-sodium drinks (like Gatorade), eat lots of fiber but avoid vegetables that don't break down easily (corn, lettuce, spinach, etc.), don't use codeine or other drugs that can cause constipation/stool hardening, eat several smaller meals rather than a few large ones.
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