Cecum extreme pain

[EdinburghElle]

Should I get an MRI?I thought I was healed from six years of SIBO, colonic disbiosis, Candida, and confirmed leaky gut, but my cecum is again inflamed; feels like it is being strangled. I guess I ate something I cannot tolerate. Would an mri show anything?

I've already swallowed a pillcam and had a virtual colonoscopy 1.5 years ago. A regular colonoscopy doesn't get into cecum ~ not test does!

Thanks for any ideas here ~

[MistyDay]

When having a scan on the bowel they use either ultrasound, CT scans or MRI as they show up different things and I have no idea which they would chose for you. I had all 3 when I had a gall bladder problem , bad inflammation and blockage. I had SIBO for several years. It was so bad it stretched my bowel leaving me with a long and loopy colon. Treatment that worked for my bowel was antibiotics. Also I am better without my gallbladder.

[EnikoF in reply to MistyDay]

which antibiotics if you don’t mind me asking? Rifaximin? I have the same issues. I no longer have a gallbladder but still have a lot of pain and bloating. I haven’t tested recently for SIBO but I’m guessing I still have it.

[MistyDay in reply to EnikoF]

Rifaximin is the standard one they use for SIBO. It helped a bit but not a lot. They then gave me co-axmoxiclav and this helped immensely. I had an inflammed gallbladder this year and nearly had sepsis. I was hospitalised and had intravenous antibiotics, several different ones every day for a week to fight the infection followed by a week of coamoxiclav tablets. 10 weeks later, once the infection went , I had my gallbladder removed. I am good at present. No sign of SIBO.

[MistyDay in reply to MistyDay]

I had a mixed assortment of antibiotics in the end . I hope one or all of them zapped SIBO permanently. Fingers crossed.

[EdinburghElle in reply to MistyDay]

I, too, had my gall bladder removed. (35 Years ago.)

[Linley]

HiI have had a full scan with contrast and it was pointed out to me that my caecum was situated rather low down than normal. Looking into this, I find that this is where my pain is and I can only surmise that food gets stuck in a 'u' bend until its forced through to the ascending colon and overflow can happen.

Please note this not based on a professional answer but my own.