Replied By Carolina Bama Girl (Mount Pleasant, Sc, Usa) on 10/27/2012
Ann, Just saw your post and wanted to let you know that you are not alone. I, too have had the same symptoms that you described. Every now and then, I will be awakened in the middle of the night with this terrible pain at the end of my rectum. So far, I have been able to get relief with elimination. I have wondered what in the world would be causing this and I believe you have hit the nail on the head. I am a soft drink addict and my drink of choice contains high fructose corn syrup. I have been telling myself for quite some time that I need to get off of the stuff and after reading these posts, I will try really hard not to drink anymore. I have also been diagnosed with hypothyrodism and have a problem with my weight.Replied By Joe (St. Paul, Mn) on 05/05/2015
I was diagnosed with anemia last year. I had been having very loose stools and I finally narrowed it down to two things. One is High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS) and the other is red wine. If you enjoy an occasional soda, try buying the Mexican Coke. It is made with pure cane sugar. Once I switched to real sugar, the stomach issues disappeared. It was so bad that within 15 minutes of consuming a HFCS product, I had diarrhea and whatever I just ate was coming out the back end, undigested. The anemia, I believe, was caused because I wasn't keeping food in my intestines long enough to absorb the nutrients. 11 months later and with a modified diet, I am feeling much better, the anemia is gone and my energy level is back to normal.