Please help me
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Hello, I wonder if you can help me as i think you will be my last resort.
I've suffered chronic lower right abdominal pain for around 12 years. I have had both ovaries removed along with my appendix as doctors thought the pain may stem from these. I'm still in agony on a daily basis which is making my life intolerable.
I'm an emotional wreck most of the time and sleep in ten minute cycles when the pain is severe. I get pain daily and have to take cocodomol prescribed by my GP just to get me to work in a morning, I'm also meant to take HRT due to my ovaries been removed for brittle bones but I'm reluctant to keep feeding my body pills when I'm still in such severe pain. I've recently been back to a specialist who now says my pain is probably dysfunctional bowel disorder and my lining of my bowel is a little thin causing this awful pain.I am in extreme pain if I am waiting for Bowel movement, which gets increasingly worse after bowel movement, I don't want to eat, as I know I will be in pain leading up to a bowel movement and for days after movement. For example I had movement on Wednesday and Thursday and I have been in agony ever since. I feel I can't go on and my quality of life is not worth living. Some days I can tolerate the pain but most days I get myself in such a state I want to end it all.
Is there anything you can do to help me please? Or five any advice as every time I seem to go to the doctors they come across as though there thinking "oh here she is again" I feel I'm a burden but how can they leave me in this much pain
Yours hopefully
Nicky mcphee
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rosie123
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DrDani
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I totally agree with Rosie, you are definitely not alone here! The good news is that with functional digestive disorders, there is hope for getting better, even if you've suffered like this for years, but most conventionally trained GPs and gastroenterologists don't have the answers b/c we are not taught anything about these functional disorders in medical school and the very big mindbody component to them, which is why there are no good drugs to treat them, despite study after study trying every new drug invented for IBS and similar functional digestive disorders.
Because the brain-gut-immune axis, or the 'brain-belly connection' holds a major key to getting better, starting a simple mindbody practice each day to help start reprogramming this axis will be a big help, and give you hope again!
If you've never meditated before, sometimes it's easiest to start with a breathing technique, but in a text post it's easier to explain this one, so give this one a try first
You can start with a really simple one called the Benson Technique:
Find a quiet spot, sit comfortably and pick a word: if you are not religious or don't already meditate, you can use the word 'one.' If you have a short prayer or meditation phrase you can use this too
Ok, so breath in through your nose and out through your mouth, making your exhale LONGER than your inhale. On the exhale, repeat your word over in your head. Sit comfortably and do this for at least 10 minutes each day. This simple technique will help you to turn on your Relaxation Response and start to help soothe your gut via the brain belly connection that is so important but often overlooked in IBS.
Hope this helps you and there is hope for healing!
rosie123
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DrDani
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nicky19
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I will definately try meditating, as im totally lost as to how to live with this pain, its pulling everyday ive lost weight changed diet trust me I have tried everything so am very open to offers for help.
I will keep you posted as to whether the mediation works (fingers crossed) I just want my quality of life back but at the moment im just a mess as this blooming pain just loves to visit me everyday
xx
nicky19
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thanks again everyone im open to any other advice too :0)
dee37
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rosie123
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nicky19
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Nicky x
rosie123
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