Has anyone else been diagnosed with stomach problems such as ulcers, IBS, Hernias, Diverticulitis or other Gastrointestinal after serving?

Roger that Sir,..That is why I mentioned it is more then likely environment. I can not see the dfac chow causing this. However, there are 3 grades of meat. Prime, Grade A, and military grade..lol

I experienced gastrointestinal problems thirty three years ago while on active duty. I went to sick bay, told a corpsman (E-4) that I was have loose, bloody, and uncontrollable stools. He gave me medication & five days later I was taken to the Naval hospital because it got worse. I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis & the corpsman had given me stool softeners. This caused me to receive a medical discharge. So was this the food or malpractice?

UC is not caused by food. Not spicy food, not seeds, it is auto-immune. Now, I can't speak with authority about IBS, diverticulitis, or other potential bowel problems. But I have been treated for 25 years for UC. UC generally does not go away on it's own, at least not permanently. Mine came on about 1988, and was treated with some medications and it went away. But eventually it came back to stay. If I didn't get the treatment with the biologics, I would still be taking 8 pills a day for it and still experience symptoms. So not the food, and whether the corpsman committed malpractice by giving you stool softeners, judgement call there. Ultimately the doctors diagnosed you with UC, and if it hasn't come back, thank your lucky stars.

Sir,
I truly believe that the cause for those issues are stress or lack of knowing how to defuse it.

SFC Pete Kain - Yes Sir But I Eat Out Less Than 4 Times A Month And It's Usually Not Fast food. And my stomach issues started in service I was only diagnosed after it nearly killed me and I didn't understand that I had been straining and had missed other tell tale signs. I have other vet friends who have talked to me about GI issues so I wanted to know if this was wide spread and I guess you can say it's a gut feeling about the cause namely MRES.... sorry couldn't pass up the pun. SEMPER

LTC Paul Labrador - Sir Monster is for rookies. Once you can kill six of these back to back, you've unlocked COD Operator status. Just grow your beard out, make up some cool guy stories and make sure you know which flavor is best (Citrus of course).

SSG Warren Swan - LoL....

I would have to agree with the others, it is easy to blame the chow hall and MREs but when most young service members leave the house and get some money, they eat and drink a bunch of junk. I guess it would also depend on the stomach issues they are having and whether they have ever taken a good look at their family and what kind of crappy genetics they have been passed. There are way too many VA claims for stuff that is just due to bad genetics.

We know what the military will be eating if HRC gets in office, as all she does is shovel s**t.