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Crippling pain

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AliD03
AliD03

I ended up in so much pain after a bowel movement that I needed to take diazepam to try to calm the spasms down. I thought I was going to pass out with the pain. I've been twice this week to the doctors because of the pain and a very thick green mucous & nausea. They gave me peppermint pills then colofac. Neither of which has helped. My bowel movements are always of normal consistency - I don't get diahorroea or constipation yet they're saying it's "just IBS" (I had colonoscopy biopsies that suggested historic inflammation consistent with IBD and fecal calprotectin with raised inflammation markers. I take immunosuppressants for another condition & all the time I was on steroids -2.5y- I had no symptoms, it's returned since being off steroids but consultant said IBS so they stick with that) .

I had to stop my partner rushing me into A&E today because of the pain as I thought they'd laugh at the silly woman with IBS who can't even poo without fainting. The diazepam is now working and I can straighten up (well lie flat as I'm now fleeing) Is this normal for ibs? I thought you got D or C with it.

Can anyone suggest something I can do to stop the pain of pooing as this happened when I was in a cafe in town & I could barely walk to the car to get home.

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  • Coskun
    Coskun AliD03

    Posted

    Do you drink enough of water?

    Do you move  your lower part of your body deliberately ??

    Every morning when you wake up roll yourself on your tummy about 15/20 minutes on the mattress before you go to the toilet. Move on your tummy as if you were having sex....!!:=)) It will move your inside to facilitate your bowel movement. But always keep a glass of cup half full of apple vinigar+lemon juice in it and sip it from time to time during the night if you get up for toilet.

  • chrissie72261
    chrissie72261 AliD03

    Posted

    hi alid i was like last week cripple with apain and muscel spasm im on coleprin they have help soon i take medication for my rheumy im lactos intolerance get really bad scramps and pain i drink plenty of water tried apple vingagar and lemonn makes mine worst i get contispation or diahorea  and the pain going is terrible pain
  • leeniepie
    leeniepie AliD03

    Posted

    green mucous is not normal. and if all your inflammation markers are raised then it is not IBS  (in fact no raised markers is one of the tests used to diagnose it). i would get to another dr or even a&E if it carries on
  • beancounter
    beancounter AliD03

    Posted

    It sounds like you may have defecation syncope. This is the temporary loss of consciousness upon defecating.

    I have experienced this many times - not always fully fainting.

    It is caused by a vasovagal reaction that makes the heart slow down, the blood vessels on your legs widen, the heart puts out less blood, blood pressure drops, the brain is deprived of oxygen and you become light headed and sometimes faint.

    All this happens while the bowels are having a major spasm causing severe bowel pain.

    So what causes the spasm ? Well that's the hard part because we are all different. For me, it is triggered by eating certain foods and once the processed food arrives in my lower bowels it can sometimes trigger these spasms. Danger foods for me are fatty foods and most pizzas. Symptoms are worse when coupled with chocolate, coffee, beer, port, and STRESS. Keep a diary and record what you ate 6hrs before the pain arrived.

    The pain:

    For me, the pain always arrives in the night between 1am and 4am. I am awoken by signs of mild bowel pain and an urgency to defecate. Pain increases rapidly and in 15 to 30 minutes I am in agony and sometimes unconscious.

    The solution : For me as soon as I detect the first signs of bowel pain I drink a large glass of water and take two peppermint oil 0.2ml tablets. These tablets take 20-30 minutes to dissolve and reach the bowel. If the pain comes on slowly the peppermint seems to ease the spasm. If the pain is fast the peppermint does not arrive to the spasm area in time and I just have to bear the pain and suffer the consequences.

    I have never been to A&E when in pain. I have had this problem for almost 30 years. The number of attacks is increasing as I get older.

    I hope you find a solution to your problem.

    Try peppermint tablets and peppermint

    tea. Reduce stress in your life if possible and carefully watch foods you eat.

  • missy1212
    missy1212 AliD03

    Posted

    Hi, Just wondered if you ever found out why you were having this, whether you have found a solution for this problem and how you are getting on with it now? I am struggling with what sounds like the same issue and I don't know how to control it other than eating literally nothing but plain organic free range chicken, organic potato and organic carrots! All other food is causing the same horrific, debilitating cramps and vasovagal reaction you have described 😦

    Would really appreciate hearing how you have got on!!

    Many thanks

    Kind regards

    Becky

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