Experiences with

Intestinal and stomach conditions

Hi everyone, earlier this year I had stomach issues and pain in my lower right side and blood in my stool and got a CT scan which didn't find anything and then got some more medicine which didn't 100% solve the issue (you can read all about it in my 1st post) , anyways due to time and me being busy

when I was getting off of years of Nexium and then omeprazole my research showed that I could take DGL. It coats the stomach and doesn’t raise blood pressure. Now if I need an occasional medication for the stomach, I take plain licorice(I have low blood pressure) and calcium carbonate (which is what

Having spent time working with Dr Jose Thomas in Cardiff, I obtained a referral letter to my gp surgery recommending low dose opioids. I had a very good consultation with my gp who appeared to understand the desperation I was experiencing and said that she was going to look at a range of options including

Hi all, I've had problems with constipation ever since I was a child. I'm now in my mid 20s and have been to the doctors countless times regarding my constipation. My latest appointment, the doctor said I have slow bowels because my stools are always on the severely constipated end of the stool chart

I've read that a liquid diet should be followed when there's a flare up. Should you wait til pain has gone before moving on to soft diet? When should you resume fibre diet?

Abstract Chronic constipation is one of the most common digestive diseases encountered in clinical practice. Constipation manifests as a variety of symptoms, such as infrequent bowel movements, hard stools, feeling of incomplete evacuation, straining at defecation, a sense of anorectal blockage during

Hi, I posted around 9/10 months ago about my son who's been having blood/ diarrhoea and stomach pains. fitt positive over 200 clear colonoscopy clear CT of pelvis and abdomen all blood tests normal no inflammation no bacteria infection. we was stumped so went private. straight away the doctor suggested

Hi all, I posted previously about stomach issues I was experiencing. What I could only describe as flare ups - stomach pain, inflamed feeling and sometimes vomiting. Had a stool test done and the calprotectin levels were 500+ I had my colonoscopy today and was so sure they’d say that I had very obvious

First if all been diagnosed with diverticulosis years ago through coloniscopys, have had flares if diverticulitis few times over the years, symptons, lower left quadrant abdomen, meds given, cleared up in a week, about a week ago started feeling pain, pressure bloating in mid lower pelvic area, heaviness

I've got a new symptom lol. Pain at waist level about 3 inches to the left of my navel. It comes and goes and moving around sometimes helps. I do have diverticular in the left sigmoid colon but this is higher up in my abdomen. It's not like a normal churning IBS flare up - bowels relatively normal

I had low b12, at 156. They gave me the injection. About an hour later they drew my blood and I was pos for IFA but neg for PA. I had an endoscopy and had no atrophic gastritis, so was given another IF test and this time was neg. Went to a new Dr and she gave me a b12 shot, and about 45 minutes later

hi there are cameras the only way to look at diverticula etc ? I will never have them again up or down so no point anyone telling me it will be ok next time . lol . I get side pain much more than I used to though I’m not very good at watching what I eat as I’m df and gf so I would end up hardly eating

I have PD and my only sign is a left hand tremor. But when I eat a small meal I feel bloated all day. Today I woke at 6AM and found a tray of donuts. I ate one and am still bloated at 3PM. I know I must eat to be able to have a BM and if I don't eat my stomach growls while I'm constipated.

Is IBS a common side effect of Prednisolone? I am really struggling to control bowel movements. I have also had three or four really unpleasant bouts of sudden sickness and diahorrea this year. I do eat quite a lot of fruit and have been trying to cut back but keep wondering, is it me or the drugs

People with PD often lose weight quickly. I wonder if the body is burning fat looking for c15? Wild thought. Here is some more from chatgpt: C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid), like other fatty acids, is both used by the body and accumulated in various tissues, depending on several factors, including

not sure if this is the correct site to post, but have IBS as well for years.I started to have pain lower pelvic area 5 days ago, which seemed like diverticulitis flare, usually presented in lower left side, this was across almost bottom middle pelvic area, 3 days ago went to clinic was prescribed the

Has anyone tried this for their ibs. I don't usually take medication but as an ibs-d sufferer normally, suddenly I have started with ibs-c and ibs-d alternately. Sometimes my gut feels as if it's rushing everything through, and other times it seems to come to a full stop. In addition, I have started

Dr wants to do endoscopy in 8 weeks time to see if infection has gone. Won't blood tests, and lack of pain tell him that? What are the benefits of an endoscopy?

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For years we have experienced stomach issues and pain while eating pretty much anything. We have tried the fodmap diet, and medications. We have now done a colonoscopy and are on prescription medication. We are very concerned that these meds are not helping after 3 months of taking them. Has anyone else