Left Side Pain

Hello! First I have always had problems going to the bathroom. Constipation. I have had a complete Hysterectomy, my gallbladder out and other surgery's I am 48. and 2 yrs ago when I have my gallbladder removed, they found out I had high blood pressure and put me on med's, but prior to that I had problems. I have had all the test done from x-rays, ct's which they found a small spot on my liver and told me nothing to worry about, bariums, 2 extremely painful colonoscopies, bloating, passing out with the pain, vomiting, fever etc..these became worse since I had my gallbladder out. So after the last colonoscopy in Aug 2010, the doctor had to stop because I was screaming my head off in pain and there was allot of scar tissue involved, so he could not continue the exam. He told me surgery would make it worse, deal with it, drink lots of water, exercise, eat fiber and sent me home. I cannot work due to the pain, bloating, tiredness, no energy, food really makes no difference, whether I eat or don't the constipation, bloating and extreme pain is still there. I am now for the last 6 mnths using enimas, anything I could get my hands on, even castor oil, which helps and I go, but then the next day or 2 I am constipated again and the pain literally knocks me to my feet, but I am told all is well, if all is well why am I always so sick? and now the different things I am taking to help me go to the bathroom are literally making me sick to my stomach. I wake up with the pain and go too bed with this pain, it never lets up. Help ready to pack it in.

Hey there, thanks for your info but I have not been told I have IBS, they don't know what wrong!! and as 4 r ? I don't remember the last time I had a normal BM I have always been constipated, for me it's can't go and when I do, it's because I take laxatives for it, which I've been told after a while your body get used to it and it no longer works. If I have had a BM it's hard and hurts like hell. It will take me about 30 minutes to have one and, believe me my small dogs goes more than I do which makes me feel even worse!! All the fiber powder's laxatives eating the right food, eating the wrong food, I still have the same trouble. I find it hard to believe that the doctor has tried twiced to do a colonoscopy and can only go 1/4 of the way in and have to stop because of the scar tissue, so if there is a problem, they will not be able to find it if they cannot finish the procedure, which to me means put me in the hospital and find the problem, my cousin suggested going to see a dietician to get me on a proper eating and exercising schedule, but I just spent 45 minutes shoveling snow and I feel 100 times worse now then before my stomach is now very swollen and in pain, I keep telling myself hang in but at times I think of just hanging myself instead. Thanks for the reply, look forward to speaking with you again CrashN, Take Care Morgana

The scar tissues is from the many surgeries I have had in the past all related to being a women + my gallbladder and yes the inflate you with air and no they did not put me under why I have no idea especially when I had the second one in aug they told me I would wake up in recovery room to make sure someone was with me. and I was awake and felt everything, how inhumane , meds I take blood pressure, estrogen and anxiety these I have taken for yrs. I have not seen a therapist since some doctor's have told me it's in my head, especially when I've gone to see them and they listen to my stomach and hear movement, they think I am just lazy, but I would give anything to be normal again, I haven't worked in 2 yrs because of this, I would pass out at work even with the pain, I never know from day to day what's it going to be like.

Thanks for the link, will check it out!! going to the doctor's tomorrow pain very bad, eating seems to be a nightmare for me.