Experiences with

Anal and rectal conditions

69 years, good health, no medications. 4 cores 3+3=6 Adenocarcinoma 2 cores 3+4=7 intraductal with cribriform 2 cores 4+3=7 Intraductal with cribriform (50%). MD anderson surgeon said he could not get good margins. Suggest radiation. Radiologist wants to use Brachytherapy plus proton beam, which

Does anybody else suffer from headaches with Polymyalgia Rheumatica without Giant Cell Arteritis diagnosis? I don’t know if my morning headaches are PR symptoms or triggering migraines!

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Hi I have had IBS C for many years and I get pain most early mornings but I now seem to wake up more feeling the urge to pee! Often I cant go or have to wait for a few mins before going. Flow can be poor. I have had all the prostate tests and a TURP a few years ago but I am getting really frustrated

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I'm new here but would like to know if anyone has similar symptoms... I have been diagnosed with probable IBS (D but sometimes C) by my GP (exclusion diagnosis after various tests). My main symptom is discomfort in the upper right abdomen which is just about always present. Occasionally it is more painful

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I have found someone who understand PA ! My new dentist. I have had PA since 2015 and this is only the second person. The other was a physiotherapist whose sister had it. I broke a tooth and had to see a different partner in the practice and told her I had PA and she said " oh dear, that is difficult

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Bonjour a toutes et tous,Je poste pour la première fois. J ai un syndrome de l intestin irritable IBS type C depuis plus d une dizaine d années. Une des causes, adhérences cicatricielles après des chirurgies au niveaux de l abdomen. Transit atone. Je ne peux fonctionner sans laxatifs type Transipeg

Hi all.I wanted to ask. I've had rectal itching 9 years but for 3 days I've had lower burning back painand an aching sore backside alongside shooting prickling pain in anus. I passed a large stool with a very small amount of blood amd since then the pain won't go away. No blood gping forward. Im so

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hi everyone, I’m going for a colonoscopy/endoscopy next week and I’m feeling really worried for the procedure and results. I’ve had coeliac disease for 10 years, but recently have been experiencing a lot of acid reflux and mucus in my stool. My calprotectin was 295, which I understand is quite high.

Good morning, I’ve had ibs for some years, that seams to want to stay around over the last 6 months. I seam to have most of it under control with diet alterations and drinking a lot more water My main issue surrounds anus discomfort and have had recent treatment for anal fissures. Ive had all the

Recently there has been a number of posts and subsequent responses from members of Fight Prostate Cancer on Bipolar Androgen Therapy. This very recent UroToday video (see link) in which Professor Samuel Denmeade is interviewed by Alicia Morgans might be of interest to some on this forum. In the

Greetings FPC Forum Dwellers, Marnie passed me some solid information on the APCCC...and it is all about testosterone... I got you looking now !!! First, the warmup with a case study and the message that when it comes to testosterone recovery, short term ADT can take 18 months and long term ADT to 2

I have been on levothyroxine 75mg for few years now I have to take alendronic acid and adcal d3 for my bones. I now read you should not take aa and levo at same time been prescribed to take in morn. The adcal d3 at night wondered if anyone on same how they take them. Has anyone got side effects from

Hi all, I joined this forum to remain on top of developments around the complex pelvic floor issues affecting women and to seek support from others. In my experience these are generally poorly understood by doctors in the UK especially at consultant level and there is an absence of multi agency support

Has anyone tried MRI Defecography tests for rectum and anal pain? It’s a first suggested to me. Don’t know if this may help diagnose this pain.

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