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Posted 9/4/2013 6:33 PM (GMT 0)
Hello guys. I went to my doctor because of GI bleed possibly caused by the medications I was put on. There was bright blood in my stool and i have lower right abdominal pain. They prescribed no diet just follow up and see how it goes. I was wondering what foods or diet should one follow or what foods to avoid for the injury (I believe its near my colon or large intestine) to heal faster/not get worse. Probably an ulcer in the colon if that makes sense.

The last thing I want is another disease I have plenty and now on no meds because they give me sides :S so I really want to avoid more complications.

I would welcome any suggestions and help and of course I will discuss this with my doctor.
Posted 9/4/2013 6:43 PM (GMT 0)
For bowel rest you can stick to low residue foods (low/no fiber, cooked fruits & veggies, limit lactose). Otherwise the bowel should heal on its own.
Posted 9/4/2013 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you so much for your reply. I really really appreciate your advice. GI stuff advice is really hard to find online because there are so many conditions and diets that they dont agree with each other I was actually thinking of going with a full fiber diet again (I had over 30g of fiber per day a week before this started) but have recently cut through the fiber to 10-15g/day cuz not sure about it now I will go even lower and ask my doctor if he agrees (Im sure he doesnt care...).

Thank you again.

Edit: I was wondering If I should limit water.

Post Edited (SouthernAllStars) : 9/4/2013 1:36:01 PM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/4/2013 7:58 PM (GMT 0)
You should never limit water. I don't even know where you'd find a recommendation like that.
Posted 9/10/2013 11:23 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for your help ;). I am feeling much better I hope I don't jynx my self with this hopefully now my body can tolerate my meds turn
Posted 9/14/2013 1:47 PM (GMT 0)
Well I ate some fruits and milk and my I'm seeing some blood spots in the stool and having the pain in the lower right abdomen but its better than before however.

I'm not sure if this is the right diet for colonic ulcer.

Does anyone know if I should be on low residue/fiber diet

or Should I be in a high fiber diet as I heard this is best for ulcers.

There is many conflicting stuff about healing ulcers. I'm really lost and I think I will have to deal with this pain for life now...so I better start learning.

I have an appointment with a GI Doctor but its not until next month.

Also I take fish oil supplements to reduce inflammation of my heart, does fish oil interefere with the healing of ulcer induced NSAIDs?

Post Edited (SouthernAllStars) : 9/14/2013 8:01:41 AM (GMT-6)

Posted 9/14/2013 2:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'm surprised your GI did not recommend having a colonoscopy done. Have you had the poo test for cancer (sample done at home and taken to lab)?

Was a rectal exam done to check for hemorrhoids?

OK I just read your follow-up and you haven't been to a GI yet.
Buy some hemorrhoid cream and use it, in case that is the problem.

I don't suggest high fiber at all, if you have ulcers that will inflame them. High fiber is for non-injured/non-inflamed guts.
Posted 9/14/2013 2:49 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks so much for replying yeah nothing was found on stools other than occult blood. It is definitely a lesion caused by NSAIDs because they gave me NSAIDs for a few weeks in high doses to treat another condition and I started to have gastritis and rectal bleeding due to nsaids.

Thanks for reassuring me that I should not add fiber that's my main issue I don't feel anything If I eat small meals throughout the day and low fiber.

How long do these things to heal? Im guessing never lol.

Should I be on this low fiber diet for months?
Posted 9/23/2013 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
If your bleeding does not disappear in a month or less you should schedule a colonoscopy just to see what is what. If you have ulcers in your colon they can be treated with anti-inflammatory oral meds but it's necessary to know where they are located because different pills are designed to dissolve in different areas of the colon.

Actually you should be asking questions in the UC section because once blood is in the picture it's not IBS.
That's kind of the defining symptom. No blood=IBS for sure (maybe IBD). But blood is almost always IBD unless it's a hemorrhoid.

Best of luck but don't ignore bleeding. The sooner you get a colonoscopy the sooner you can treat the problem and the sooner it can get fixed.

PS Your regular doctor should have been able to tell you if you have hemorrhoids by office exam.
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