Experiences with

Intestinal and stomach conditions

what’s the best painkiller to take that does not irritate atrophic gastritis? Thanks 🙏

Hi everyone. My 3yo son is on Day 11 of a disimpaction regime (using CosmoCol/Laxido macrogols and Senna as a stimulant alongside) and although we're making progress (poos are type 6 with bits of his undigested food in), we're still nowhere near rusty coloured water it seems. He's really struggling to

hi all- hope it was ok to post . I’m a nervous wreck. I’ve had health anxiety since forever and I’m scheduled for a full hysterectomy- due to endometriosis and Adneymosis in one week- but I am having the colonoscopy first- as I may need a bowel resection due to my endo. I had a colonoscopy twenty yrs

My back story is I started with pelvic pain about three and a half years ago. It seems it is related to my bladder as I have suffered with UTI's. I have had a cystoscopy and scans.When the pain first started though I didn't know if it was bowel related as I had seen blood in my stool on occasion as I

Hi I’m waiting on a colonoscopy as I had a high Calprotectin test result recently I’ve just sent away the Qfit tests but unsure of those results yet. I sometimes am wakened by lower stomach pain early hours of the morning around 5 am onwards until I go for a No2 then it’s much better and relieved.

Hi I’m getting my first Colonoscopy soon for suspected IBD. Do you have any tips for how to manage the prep beforehand, can I drink anything alongside it to help the awful taste, does a straw help? Does keeping it in the fridge help, any tips at all? I’m not sure how I’ll cope not eating for so long

Hi everyone, just a little bit of advice needed. I’m suspected lupus sle already having Serositis affecting my lungs and heart. I’m on 5 mg prednisone and 2000mg mmf but my ribs , back and left wrist is extremely painful, any advice out there would be greatly accepted. Take care Wendy xx

hi i was diagnosed with IBS a few years ago j am 26 after having a colonoscopy everything looked fine, but one of my blood tests showed inflammation markers to be high does anyone know what that means? This was a few years ago. This past week ive been experiencing a knot type feeling on the right side

Hi all,Last night I had sever abdominal pain that came from nowhere at around 9pm, this gradually got worse and I was in agony unable to sleep until 2am I seemed to dose off. I've still had pain and aches today but a lot less severe which seems to be more on my right side. Has anyone experienced a flare

Hi I have been on here before with same old problem slow transit bowel and severe constipation which last three years have been a nightmare ! Anyway dont like taking Laxido because of nasty side effects but unfortunately on it again because the only thing that works. However this time round am going

I have ibs and bam so over the last few I have had ct scan endoscopy and ultrasound didn't find nothing major my problem is I take colesevelam for the bam 1-2 a day but it causes really bad constipation I do take movicol to get me going again but get really bad stomach pains on a morning, I have been

Hello All I have to have a colonoscopy next Thursday 21st Nov '24. I have IBS and severe diverticulosis (lots and lots of pouches in intestines) and I did one of those by-post poo tests and said further tests needed. I had a colonoscopy 7 years ago, not pleasant due to the severe diverticulosis but

I have been given docusate (dicotyl) to take to help with hard stools with my IBS constipation has anyone tried this medication, I can have IBS constipation for weeks then have to do something out my comfort zone like a hospital appointment then the IBS loose stools kicks in big time several visits to

I hope some of you may be able to give me some advice. I had endoscopy about 3 weeks ago after my GP referred me to Gastroenterologist. It came back with diagnosis of Gastritis which I already knew about. I’m clear of Hpylori but doctor took 4 biopsies which I am waiting on results. Due to inflammation

Hi. Wondered if anyone could shed some light on this as I'm getting really concerned. Iv been having really bad flare ups for over 2 years now. These now include some sort of blood in the stool. Not a massive amount but it's there. I recently took ill whilst on a holiday in Turkey. They did me an ultrasound

Hello, my medication was switched to Teva, I’ve never really taken notice before of what brand, but I’ve been taking for 5 days and feel like all my symptoms of having an under active thyroid have returned. The only change I’ve made is the different tablets. Could it be the brand? I’m on exactly the

Years of chronic constipation and low motility. Recently much, much worse. Horrible constipation followed by urgent, painful "going" - little after that it turns to urgent diarrhea, to the point I can''t leave the house and soil myself. Then everything stops. Now, pooping small blood clots, lots of

I was diagnosed with Sibo, silent reflux , low stomach acid and coeliac. Does anyone have experience how to get rid of Sibo without antibiotics. The stomach is also swollen like balloon .I also need to increase stomach acidity. Because of the Sibo I can’t consume kefir and sauerkraut. I have tried diluted

Years of chronic constipation and low motility. Recently much, much worse. Horrible constipation followed by urgent, painful "going" - little after that it turns to urgent diarrhea, to the point I can''t leave the house and soil myself. Then everything stops. Now, pooping small blood clots, lots of

Intraductal with cribriform pattern patient discovered 9/24. 4+3=7, 2 cores grade 4 with 50%, non metastisized, perinural invasion (1 core), 2 cores 3+4=7 5 to 20% grade 4 Possible extracapsular extension. MD Anderson surgeon ruled Not a candidate for surgery (margins, Extracapsular extension). they