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Posted 7/9/2008 5:33 AM (GMT 0)
My son says his stomach sort of gurgles-usually before he has to have a BM.  Is this a common symptom?
Posted 7/9/2008 5:59 AM (GMT 0)
It's probably what's called peristalsis...the natural movement of the digetive tract. I'm thinking it's in the gut across the transverse and into the descending colon, making it seem like it's in the stomach.

When your son has bms...is it usually first thing in the morning before eating? If so, it could be more noticable then than when the stomach is full.

Does he have nausea as well?

Welcome to the forum by the way. Does your son have UC?

quincy
Posted 7/9/2008 9:21 AM (GMT 0)
I often get the gurgling too.

Posted 7/9/2008 2:55 PM (GMT 0)
Mine plays a tune after i have eaten
Posted 7/9/2008 6:04 PM (GMT 0)
Yep, I definitely get the colon noises. I hate when I'm out in public and it gurgles, and then people say, "Oh, you must be really hungry." And I just say, "yeah..." since I don't really want to explain that my colon sucks.
Posted 7/10/2008 3:34 PM (GMT 0)
I too have the gurgling noises from my bowel. And it is not limited to morning. I had read one place that if you didn't hear any noise in your bowels that was not good. But my husband had something saved on our desktop last night about Ischemic bowel or Ischemic Colitis which is also called dead bowel. it mentioned gurgling noises and burning in the upper abdomen and I forgot what else as being symptoms of that. He was looking that up wondering if that is what I had.
Posted 7/10/2008 7:45 PM (GMT 0)
at wit's end....I've definitely been there....

Do ask your doctor to the pertinent tests regarding kidney enzymes and ischemic colitis...get it checked out.

When was your last c-scope?

Are you ovulating at this time?

Upper symptoms can be from reflux....I see you're on Protonix.

Some foods will cause gurgling, cramping, discomfort, gas, diarrhea..etc.

You could use the internet for your comfort as well....do the homework for what you actually have and recognise your symptoms for what they are.

Ask your doc for a 'script of dicyclomine..10mg to start...it's an antispasmodic. I've used it for over 19 years...awesome!!! Most of us have IBS as well...which can cause spasming and cramping and confusion of symptoms.

The best way to keep your thinking straight is to get the proper diagnosis. Start the steps to get your mind on the right track.

quincy
Posted 7/10/2008 8:43 PM (GMT 0)
I had a colonoscopy back in January 2006 and a sigmoidoscope in January 2007. I have just come off a 12 day period and am having a good deal of irritation in the female area as well, burning, stinging, etc. And I've spread out to a cycle every two months instead of monthly. They have been this way since early February. I do not like the discomfort in my lower part of my back. Unfortunately, I have the uterine fibroid thing going on also and have been treated for cervical dysplasia. Unfortunately Quincy I seem to focus on the negative instead of the normal. I have to quit that. I am battling the bad catch in the flank area of my left side.
Posted 7/10/2008 9:05 PM (GMT 0)
Hmmm.... I feel like I remember one of my scopes reading Transient Ischemic colitis, but I could just be putting random words together in my mind and making things up, haha. Now I'll have to go home and re-read them.


ComedyDork- I totally use the "I'm just really hungry" line when my stomach gets loud, hahah. Usually works unless it's the weird squeaking sound that almost sounds like a quiet fart, but on the inside.
Posted 7/31/2008 1:11 AM (GMT 0)

My son was officially diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis today.  He had an egd and colonoscopy yesterday and admitted him because his colon was pretty ulcerated.  My son feels fine and has never had pain.  The doctors are very surprised by this.  He currently is NPO until the bleeding stops.  I think he is in denial and this may take time for him to finally adjust.  He is only 17. Are there any 17 year olds on this forum?

Posted 7/31/2008 4:25 AM (GMT 0)

non believer said...

My son was officially diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis today.  He had an egd and colonoscopy yesterday and admitted him because his colon was pretty ulcerated.  My son feels fine and has never had pain.  The doctors are very surprised by this.  He currently is NPO until the bleeding stops.  I think he is in denial and this may take time for him to finally adjust.  He is only 17. Are there any 17 year olds on this forum?

So sorry and so young...well at least he was dx'd early and be treated and on the way to remission.

It is odd he has no pain... does he have D and bleeding?

Posted 7/31/2008 6:47 AM (GMT 0)
the majority of people diagnosed with UC are aged 15-30
Posted 7/31/2008 5:05 PM (GMT 0)
yes, he had soft stools and blood with them

Posted 7/31/2008 6:27 PM (GMT 0)

non believer said...

My son was officially diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis today.  He had an egd and colonoscopy yesterday and admitted him because his colon was pretty ulcerated.  My son feels fine and has never had pain.  The doctors are very surprised by this.  He currently is NPO until the bleeding stops.  I think he is in denial and this may take time for him to finally adjust.  He is only 17. Are there any 17 year olds on this forum?


I am 18 battleing UC. Yep its a battle but a battle well worth it. Have him join this website tell him he isn't the only one. Don't let him isolate himself from the world. I did that when I was 13, I still am working out the kinks from that year. Having hope works too. cool
Posted 7/31/2008 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
I was 18 when first diagnosed with severe left side UC. The doc said it was one of the worst cases he had seen. I was SCARED to death! Here I was starting college never had any medical problems before and the docs start throwing things like the big "C" word and surgery and colon removal and bags and medications. Hopefully you will have a doc a little more comforting and less callous. Then they put me on 16 pentasa/day, predisone, percs, and muscle relaxers. I toted 20 pills per day back to college after winter session and a messed-up colon in tow. I was very bitter and cursed the spirits for giving me a handful of junk cards at this poker table. I began to turn my anger into an obsessive search for knowledge about this disease that had its claws in me. I actually changed my major because I became so obsessed with the dynamics of UC.
Your son is young but he must come to terms with this disease and realize that its an ailment that will eventually take some getting used to. Some sacrifices must be made and he must realize that he must draw strength from this rather than let it beat him down. He must become more creative on handling this than he ever thought he was capable of. Don't allow the negatives of the docs, his mindset, the things he is gonna read, get the best of him. Keep a positive state of mind and he will be able to live the life he wants.
Posted 8/1/2008 1:01 AM (GMT 0)

I will have him join when I think it is time.

Right now, he still has not eaten and we are waiting for the word to start food.

He feels fine and has never complaint of pain.  The doctor is not callous but honest.

My son is also the same as you-he has been healthy all his life, he is an athlete and can't wait to get back on the soccer field.

We will deal with the realities of this once he is back on food.

Posted 8/1/2008 1:37 AM (GMT 0)
you should let him decide when "it is time" to join if he wants or doesnt want to.
how do you know when his "time" is?
the information on here and real peoples advice, opinions, stories and feedback might help him out.

maybe let him know about it and leave it up to him to decide.
he is an adult
Posted 8/1/2008 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
The denial part is understandable. I was living with UC symptoms for years but too afraid to see the doctor. Being diagnosed was actually a relief to put a name on the condition and find that there a treatment options. The second greatest relief was finding this forum. To be able to freely talk about your experience with others who TRULY understand is...invaluable.
Posted 8/1/2008 2:38 PM (GMT 0)
I will let him know after he has gotten through this episode about this forum.
Thank You
Posted 8/2/2008 11:58 AM (GMT 0)
apologies in advance for sounding like.. i dont know... pushy or invasive or whatever..

but

"episodes" can last ages. my last one lasted a year and half and if i waited til AFTER that episode to find this invaluable site wtih all these great people and information, i wouldnt have made it through.

you have no idea how long he will be sick or his "episode" will last.
the info here on how to cope and feedback on side effects etc and just general chatting to people with the same condition who actually KNOW what its like to have an "episode" is so helpful.

you really are denying him by not letting him choose now, or to inform him of this great site.

if you tell him about the forum AFTER his "episode" then it really is no help or benefit is it?

i know you didnt ask, but thats my 2 cents.
Posted 8/2/2008 7:39 PM (GMT 0)
non believer...Definitely give him the address to this forum and he'll decide if he wants to interact...not all have the need, however.

He might be doing some research on UC anyway.

It takes a while for it all to sink in. Butt problems aren't something anyone likes to talk about, let alone share about oneself.

It's awesome he's not having any pain, however....huge for his daily functioning.

quincy
Posted 8/6/2008 3:34 AM (GMT 0)
Thanks Quincy. I really do think I know my son. He is NOT ready to go on this forum. Main reason is that---he has never had pain. If I suggest this forum, he may become a bit depressed. I read more negative than positive. I continue to participate. He goes home Thursday; he understands he has to follow a special diet and all he cares about is recuperating and getting back to soccer, etc.
Posted 8/6/2008 10:19 AM (GMT 0)
i learned that when my stomach gurgled shortly after my BM's and blood would get worse (I have UC) so now I use stomach gurgling as an indication of how well I am. At my owrst my gut could gurgle like a chemistry set for 10 mins continuously. I find food a big factor and believe the gurgling is 'bad' bacteria digesting something that I have eaten earlier but I have not fully digested/broken down in the small intestine.

As for pain etc when I was first diagnosed with UC I had no pain only blood but later I had all sorts of abdominal pain.
Posted 8/6/2008 10:54 AM (GMT 0)
i had no pain for the first few years of having this disease.
pain didnt come until my last flare.

and this site is NOT negative or all about pain.
lots of people have no pain.

pain has nothing to do with being on or off this forum.

and this forum seems to keep a lot of people from being depressed, not make them depressed.

people who havent experienced this disease first hand really don't get it no matter how much they think they do. you've obviously misread a lot of what goes on here, in my opinion. and again, its just my opinion.
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