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Posted 12/27/2013 1:16 PM (GMT 0)
Woke up yesterday w severe muscle pain and pain in the lower right quadrant. Haven't had this pain since ages. The pain is like throbbing pulses. It's my TI and the TI is a bit swollen. Unlike all flare ups, I'm constipated; I haven't had a bm since last Sunday when I blew up into 11 watery voluminous bms that were stopped by my GI putting me on antibiotic injections. I've finished the round of ABX 3 days ago and I was fine on the injections in addition nothing was changed in either my diet or work. So, what's the cause of this flare up? I keep swallowing antispasmodics w/o any avail. I can't concentrate on doing anything like reading or even watching TV; I leave whatever I'm doing and fall asleep. For me this is a typical flare up. Yet I don't want to rush to my GI. I'm fed up w this. I saw him last week and called him the other day. Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.
Posted 12/27/2013 2:26 PM (GMT 0)
If you are having  some inflammation stricturing you need to get things moving--I always worry about a total or partial obstruction at that point--almost have been to the hospital a few times--I go get some prunes and take an abudance and taper off as the days go by or if you cant take that try milk of magnesia nighty for  several days sometimes when I have had severe diarrhea I dont go for a few days--taking antispasmotics can cause constipation--keeps the colon from moving--certain medications can cause constipation--cipro makes me constipated--now if the pain gets worse and undigested food starts coming up I would go to the dr then--

Posted 12/27/2013 3:09 PM (GMT 0)
Cindy, thank you very much. I don't think it's either partial or total obstruction. Had a bm but it was very few. I had to strain coz of my rectal spasm. Can't apply the GTN cream as headache is the last thing I would need now. Will see how things go on as pain is still persistent but I'm not throwing up or nauseated.
Take care :)
Posted 12/28/2013 2:06 PM (GMT 0)
I drink wine. Usually helps with the C. I had a lot of strictures or partial obstructions. Drink half a bottle of wine and poop will come in the morning.
Posted 12/28/2013 4:11 PM (GMT 0)
I did not think of that--I drink very seldom with CD because it gives me d---but it also causes a severe burning sensation in my stomach and a couple days of gastritis--and with you MinnieToty you have gastritis I am not sure if I would recommend that-- nono
Posted 12/29/2013 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
Deakin and Cindy, thank you very much. Managed to see GI after an unsuccessful phone call where his assistant suggested I up Imodium after having 17 trips to the bathroom. Saw him and he saw how excruciating the pain was. It was located in my TI. Tbh, I thought it might be an ovarian cyst but he said it was a flare up. He put me on tons of painkiller injections and antispasmodics for 3 days and kept my essential meds as is. He said let's hope it's something transient caused by a microbe or the excessive d.
Take care :)
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