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Posted 8/8/2009 1:44 PM (GMT 0)
I have to rush to the bathroom and the diarrhea starts. Is that typical with UC or is that more indicative of IBS? I had a CT Scan last week and it came back "normal". The nurse kept reiterating to me that "there is absolutely nothing wrong with" my colon. I think my GI would differ with that opinion. I see him again on 8/24.
Posted 8/8/2009 1:49 PM (GMT 0)
The nurse also "helpfully" suggested that perhaps it's what I am eating. I really need to find another PC physician. Dealing with his staff is a nightmare rolleyes
Posted 8/8/2009 2:03 PM (GMT 0)
It is quite common during flare ups. I used to have it always. Even after J pouch I feel the pressure and have to rush to the loo. At times it is because of what you eat too.
Posted 8/8/2009 2:13 PM (GMT 0)

What you are describing is called peristalisis.  It's common with UC.  It's also common after jpouch surgery although you can take out the "run" to the restroom and the urgency.  Peristalisis is the movement of the intestines which is triggered by eating.

Sue

Posted 8/8/2009 2:18 PM (GMT 0)
PSA,

During a flare up it's everything I eat. I completely avoid all dairy, soy, chocolate, wheat, soda, and processed foods during a flare up. I'm keeping a diary of what I eat to show my GI. I call it "The Poop Chronicles".

Tofu
Posted 8/8/2009 2:22 PM (GMT 0)
I was always like that when I was flaring. It sucked. I get it now sometimes too even though I'm in remission
Posted 8/8/2009 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
Suebear,

Thanks for the input. It just seems so weird that almost the instant I swallow my left side starts gurgling and rumbling and then I'm rushing to the bathroom.

Tofu
Posted 8/8/2009 3:10 PM (GMT 0)
Happens to me all the time when I'm flaring. Sometimes even now, and I think I'm in remission, it just happens... After a couple years dealing with that, it's hard to push that old anxiety aside.
Posted 8/8/2009 3:14 PM (GMT 0)
I do that sometimes, but it's usually only in the morning (I'll start to eat breakfast and then need to g)
Posted 8/8/2009 3:17 PM (GMT 0)
yeah same here Malk... breakfast does me in!
Posted 8/8/2009 4:31 PM (GMT 0)
When I was flaring the same thing would happen to me. It's pretty embarassing when you are sitting at the table with a group of people and you have to excuse yourself 5 seconds after your meal comes.
Posted 8/8/2009 5:16 PM (GMT 0)
There is an anti-spasmatic called Bentyl that you can take 1/2 hour before eating and it will help with this.
Posted 8/8/2009 8:09 PM (GMT 0)
If one has stool in the sigmoid, eating will trigger the urge to download it.

It's not the food...it's the process of digestion which starts and is triggered by the first mouthful.

It's not an anomalie, but remember that with UC (or IBS), the digestive system is very reactive.

I have no problem with it triggered in the morning....I welcome it because that's part of my bm routine.

I've only once had it happen in a restaurant...and that's when I was flaring....and I would rarely have it during other meals of the day.

What goes in makes stool eventually and it comes out...cycle of eating and waste processing.

If one doesn't like the urge during other times of the day, Bentyl/Bentylol can help.

But if you're flaring, rectal meds will help the inflammation, fibre supplements will help bulk the stool and the antispasmodic will help regulate the peristalsis....

q
Posted 8/9/2009 12:38 AM (GMT 0)
Your digestive organs start to contract (peristalsis) & that aggravates the inflamed sections of your colon. It's very common when flaring. I don't know that a CAT Scan beats colonoscopy for diagnosing all colon problems. Colonoscopy is considered to be the gold standard for UC diagnosis/monitoring. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC ... [etc.])
Posted 8/9/2009 11:14 PM (GMT 0)
It sucks when you are at a restaurant or banquet, and this happens and you come back and they have taken your food away!!
I learned to ask my seatmate not to let them take my food, but sometimes they get distracted and then it's gone.
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