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Posted 8/7/2013 9:47 PM (GMT 0)
For days I have had severe abdominal pain in the left side (my pain is always centralized in the lower right quadrant) and I keep taking antispasmodics but the pain is not subsiding. I thought as my period is approaching this could be the cause. I also have d and keep swallowing Imodium and my rectum is a bit swollen. I have loss of appetite and I can only take Ensure and do hardly eat.Today, I noticed something weird; only the left part of my colon adjacent to my navel is swollen and is very noticeable. Is this normal? Is it my IBD playing with me? Should I worry or let it go?
Any replies are highly appreciated.
Posted 8/8/2013 11:05 AM (GMT 0)
I browsed the net and found that what matches my complaints is abdominal mass. I removed an ovarian cyst 8 years ago and I didn't have such a mass then. Besides, I have just had 2 weeks ago an MRI to rule out fistula and it was mentioned there were no abnormal structures in the pelvis.Pain is not that horrible but I'm worried. I have frequent bms but I need to strain to pass stool.
Posted 8/8/2013 12:31 PM (GMT 0)
My guess is that it is inflammation and not a mass. When do you see your doctor again?
Posted 8/8/2013 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
It sounds like you have a large inflammation and you should see a doc to get it evaluated.

  Also, stay away from that Ensure. You are only adding to your problems when you drink that stuff. Read the label, it is full of nothing but sugar and sugar only feeds the bad bacteria in your gut that causes the inflammation.

Posted 8/8/2013 8:57 PM (GMT 0)
How are you today? If your rectum is swollen and you are having a hard time passing stool then cut back on the Immodium. D is preferable to pain and hard to pass stools.
Posted 8/8/2013 9:59 PM (GMT 0)
I had a baseball sized mass in my right lower quadrant and a CT San showed that it was about a foot of inflamed bowel. It was forming an abscess which could have led I perforation - am currently being treats with pred and antibiotics. I would go get it checked out ASAP.
Posted 8/10/2013 5:49 AM (GMT 0)
Dear all, thank you very much. I really appreciate it.
@Gumby. Hope you are better now. Well, I'll try to see him at his earliest convenience. C has become weird though I stopped imodium many days ago. To have a bm I keep straining and sweating. I have pain in my left side, too.
@NY-Sooner. Was never told that Ensure can aggravate my symptoms. Thank you. Will try to cut it down though I don't have appetite and take it to make up for my minimal food intake.
@Myrne. Sorry that you have an abscess. Hope you are doing well now.
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