ibs flare/endo?

[Oragala060811]

I recently had a colonoscopy and endoscopy and it showed that I had two colon polyps which they removed. One was larger so they used a clip to stop bleeding but pathology came back as non ca. The endoscopy was normal. I had the endo done because ever since last summer I’ve been having bad stomach pain in the morning, and acid reflux out of the blue. I’m 37 and I’ve had a long history of gi issues. I’ve been constipated my whole life and in 2015 was put on miralax daily. Now it seems like whenever my period ends I have these bowel flare ups. For example today I have been in the bathroom multiple times. I woke up with stomach pain and the first few bms were normal then it got lighter more brownish yellow then diarrhea and now just mucus. I did not have a bm yesterday and I’ve been told my Gastro to do half cup miralax daily and fiber. I’m going to obv skip the MiraLAX today. This really kills me though because I can’t function when I go through these flare ups. I also had a RUQ US and no sludge or stones. I have a liver hemangioma and a liver cyst they want to watch for rapid growth but otherwise RUQ was good. I also get bladder infections often and am on a daily low dose of keflex 250 mg for 90 days. It’s been a month that I’ve been on it and so far so good. I recently had a ct done of my kidneys to look for stones because my mom has stones but it was normal. Everything else that showed on ct was normal but it said moderate amounts of colonic stool so constipated I guess. I have a bladder scope on May 5 and a vaginal ultrasound April 18. I also went to a urogyne and am starting pelvic floor therapy. My periods are ok- somewhat heavy and last 5-6 days. I don’t get severe cramps just mostly headaches and go issues so gyne doesn’t think endometriosis but that’s why I’m going for the vaginal US this month to look for cysts. My mom had endo. She had it cut out then ended up having a hysterectomy later on too. Any advice? I don’t go out to eat at all and eat fairly healthy at home. All blood tests have been normal including thyroid. Thyroid issues run in my mom’s family and my mom’s mom had colon ca. So I’m glad I had the colonoscopy done and polyps checked/removed.

[Constipated]

My last colonoscopy showed 3 polyps are non cancerous ,which they removed ,I bled off and on for 4 months after

[Dolly38]

Hello Oraggagla,What a history. You sound sensible and brave too. My mother died of bowel cancer too sadly. I was treated for main years for IBS only to find twenty five years later I have Coeliac too.

I also have Slow Gut Transit so spend a lot of time taking Laxido and experimenting with different diets......I think the general population make fun of constipation but have no idea how debilitating or disabling it is.

May they one day find a cure.

Best wishes Dolly

[Linley]

Endo does run in families my mum had it in the 1930s but if was not recognised as such in those days. I had it and it was something I would not wish anyone to have. Like you bleeding heavily for 6 days, having bouts of diahorrea directly after and due to being padded up for 6 days can cause UTIs. Get yourself checked properly for Endo and it maybe the start of getting yourself sorted. Good Luck👍