Concerned with my bowel

Going back this week. Will let you know

Kris

all the best

 

Hi

Had colonoscopy today and they said there was no gross problems.

They took 3/4 biopsies from colon wall. Is that normal?

yes  its normal,i had the same done,try chill and not worry,it be ok all the best mags x

Thank you. U have been great.

Much appreciated.

your welcome all the best ,let me know how you get on tc

Hi thought I would let you know that all came back negative. I think stress and watching what I eat has been the way forward recently.

Still get some symptoms but easier to manage now after the scope.

Thanks again - much appreciated.

Hope you are well

Hi Cathy.

I always thought that if it goes on for a long time it's nothing sinister which in my head made things better.

I was ready for my colonoscopy and at the last minute didn't go for sedation as I read similar things even in the hospital literature. I ended up with gas and air and then a painkiller right at the end when it got uncomfortable That really worked and wasn't such a bad experience. This scope rules out so much that I had to do it.

In the end as my scope was clear I am convinced that a lot of it is in my mind. The discomfort that I had also has eased that it's only an infrequent feeling. I have cut back on a lot of acid foods and on a diet of elimination

I am having a scope down soon as a final check. But they have told me that it's IBS that was caused by adhesions - mine to is higher up on the left of my colon

I do hope you get to the bottom of it it is pretty stressful but i do think that worry that made me worse!

Let me know how you go

Hi krisib

Thanks for responding. The problem is that none of the doctors that I go to accept to do unsedated colonoscopy. They all says we can't do it we must use sedation otherwise you'll be screaming your head off. I talk to them about my findings on Internet but all of them says nope don't even mention It. I've seen five doctors I mean gastronologiysts and none said yes. Now i am stuck here with my fear and my what ifs. As you said I give my self hope by saying if it was something bad I wouldn't be around anymore beacuse it's been one and half year now. But then when the pain comes I think what if it's a hernia or what if it's an ulcer or what if it's a tumor that is growing.

Then I tell my self it might be IBS not anything else. But when I read the symptomps of IBS it's little different from mine. For example, I don't rush to bathroom first thing in the morning but people with IBS do. My pain is mostly up in my left side where that sharp bend of colon is but people with IBS has it around thier belly botton. I get severe constipation but people with IBS has dierria. I also feel burning inside of in my left side colon from up to down and sometimes it goes to my back. I also feel pressure in the left side when I have BM. So you see that's how I don't understand what i have. Tell me if you have the same symptoms as well.

Do you think that I also have adhiseons? Beacuse I had a complicated gallbladder surgery 4 yeas ago.

Thanks

Hi

This is purely from the experience that I have had but I too panic about all possibilities but I now strongly believe that brought on the discomfort.

Prior to my scope I did have a ct to rule diverticulitis and also any further hernias out. When I was in hospital with adhesions a few years back the doctors confirmed that I had blockages all over my colon and indeed told me this year that they can see very grainy images of inside the colon. Have you had a CT? I don't know if it's true but they said that they would potentially find abnormalities with a ct too.

I do also get lower back ache still now but my symptoms have eased and I think because I am not stressed (so much) about it and also eliminating things that hurt digestion. Yes my left side Also in uncomfortable so maybe it's the adhesions. Maybe that my help. In addition the rush to the loo has virtually stopped now.

I know exactly what you are going through and do hope it eases it is not pleasant

As for the scopes I don't know why they are making you be sedated. I don't have a good pain threshold but the only time it became painful was when the scope was on the far right and they put more gas in they eased that with a painkiller in the drip and then I felt nothing

Thank you krisjb for responding me

Yes I had CT scan 4 years ago for my kidneys but it shows all my stomach as well too. And as far as it could show everything was normal. This was also after my galbladder surgery. So when I had this pain which started year and half ago the gastronologist told me that he won't send me for another CT since I had one. He told me that it's not good to have lots of CTs. But then he orderd a special imaging which is called MRCP and I did that. It took 45 mins to finish and the results were normal. I did many blood works stool tests and ulthrosounds all normal. The only thing that I keep canceling it is colonoscopy. But he said I can do the X-ray with barium. I never had this test befor and I don't know if this test is accurate as the scoop or it will show any hernia at all. I also don't know if my other test that mentions show could show the hernia at all. He never mentioned that I might have hernia at all. And I don't know if the CT scan they I had could show the hernia at that time as well or even it was enough at all.

Hi

I didn't have the barium test either so really not sure how that works. Maybe look at what you are eating and see if that makes any difference.

I started a real basic diet so fresh food, fish and no red meat, stopped eating bread and grains and then worked out what brought on discomfort and irregular bowel movements.

Maybe the only way is the scope to completely rule everything out with the colon / bowel. Just don't understand why they won't do without sedation. When I had my pre op with the nurse I rejected it and she asked why and said ok.

You remind me so much of myself when all mine started. I think that any surgery on the abdomen literally opens up a lifetime of issues unfortunately.

I do hope it works out for you

Thank you krisjb

Yes I think the same about the abodominal surgery. But I hope we can survive with all the pain. And I hope we won't have another surgery just to fix it. For doctors it's easy to say yeah you need another surgery like its fun for them but to us is a nightmare.

I really need a miracle from above to stop worrying and get my old self back. I wish for all to be healthy and I've in health always. 🙏

Beacuse a true wealth is a health not money😔.

You are exactly right in all aspects of what you just said. I do hope things turn out good for you. Let me know

Kris