Does anyone suffer bowel problems....

[fruitpastle]

Hi guys hope everyone is coping well in this weather.I just wanted to know does anyone suffer with their bowels? When i wake up the first thing i do is rush for the loo.Then again when i eat a piece of toast but recently iv stayed like this thro most of the day where i empty my bowels nearly after everything i eat i have crampy stomach just after i eat my meals.i am really beginning not to enjoy my food and wondering does any1 esls have the same problem and if so how do u cope with it and is there anything i can do or take that might help!

thanks again and hope ur all keeping warm x

[JPhlps]

The only thing I can think of it being is IBS. I don't suffer from it myself but a few famil members do. Speak to your GP because it could also point to an intolerancy to certain food types. That's how I figured out that for me it was lactose. Hope this helps a little bit.

[zenabb]

Hi! Fruitpaste, do you have scleroderma? If you do it could be part of it. I have the oppposite problem, I am too constipated, but sometimes it changes its mind and goes on and on and my anus gets very sore. But these things are transient. It changes. I have developped a system however: If it's very bad I use Tena pants. Otherwise I use a panty liner and lots of toilet paper, so when I go to the toilet I throw the toilet paper in the toilet an put some more. If possible I always use wet wipes to wipe myself to prevent soreness. If the anus is sore I apply Anusol. Watch was you are eating it could be contributing. If you dont have scleroderma then you need to go to the GP to get it sorted.

[fruitpastle]

Thanks for ur comments yes i have mixed connecting tissue disease with limited scleroderma my docs hav said for yrs i suffered IBS but when i met the scleroderma specialist nurse she says that this is a part of it all iv been like this for 5yrs since my son was born i thgt it was to do with when i had a emergency section i thgt they unblocked somthg as i had always been constipated b4 this but now it seems its to do with scleroderma .no matter what i eat i am this way its when i put somgth into my stomach within 10 mins theres a bubbling feeln and i need to go i am 9st and eat well i avoid greasy food because of my reflux it doenst seem to make any difference as to what i eat.i feel that my bowel cannot hold food long enough and worry that im not getn my nutrients its a feckn bollocks the whole thing lol and im sick of talkn about myself and it always on my feckn mind lol but its so gd to have ur thgts and comments

[mews]

I have the problem of constipation my GI has tried everything to help me go, now I just have to take laxatives to make it move and then I have bad diarrhea all that day. All the tests that he has done has shown that my colon does not work anymore. Very tired and scared of what will come next. Good luck and get a very good GI that's very important.

[glitzygem]

yes, and I also get severe stomach cramps tool. its awful, but I think it may be side effects from my medication, but not 100% sure. I'm at the very start of my illness so it could be it progressing. I've just bought a load of medicine to try out, including a bowel calm probiotic and ibs tablets so I hope they help. I also take kaolin and morphine as soon as I get the cramps, this helps a lot.

[graygirl1]

Sounds as if your overactive bowels could be Irritable Bowel Syndrome but could be due to any number of things. Have you seen your GP and had any tests done? This needs to be investigated to find out why you are having this problem. Until you have been diagnosed it will be hard to know what medication to take. Don't try to self diagnose, see your doctor asap, please.

This must be very distressing for you. I wish you well. Keep us informed of your progress. Be thinking of you.

Graygirl1

[Coldfeet]

See your GP and ask them to refer you to a gastrointestinal specialist.

[fruitpastle in reply to Coldfeet]

thank u guys i will be askn this wk but i will say this that a yr an ahalf ago i had a camera into my colon and thay said my bowels were heathly i seen in all on a screen infront of me i was expecting to c my insides in tatters but doc said then that my bowels looked heathly ..i just have a instinct that maybe with the collegan being over produced that my bowels r smoothed out an less effective an muscle not workn proberly but i will ask doc again i just hate thgt of cameras going up r down