pain meds

anyone taking pain medications for uc? and if so what? i currently take ultram daily at night. plus bentyl during the day.  could the ultram be making me worse? is there other pain meds i should try instead tylenol does not do it for me. i usually have to take 2 ultram and then 2 tylenol an hour later because i'm still cramping.

i do feel worse when my period is coming. i am not constipated but i dont have crazy bowel movements. i usually go three times a day. most of the time i have the extreme urge to go and its just clots of mucus and blood. i had the mirena inserted not sure if that would affect anything with uc or not. i get constant cramping sometimes feel like i'm gonna pass out. but i constantly have cramping which is why i take ultram cause the doc said it is not a narcotic but narcotic like and will not affect my body like narcotics will. i am constantly tired but that could be because i have been prescribed klonopin as well 1/2 tab in the am whole tab at night for my anxiety. they did that hoping if we can control my anxiety and stress then the uc will start to get better.

i take oxycodone (endone) for pain.
its an opiate and the only thing that works. i have severe cramping and lots of pain. ick!

I definitely ran the gamut of painkillers while I had UC. Once my UC became severe, I had very regular sharp and intense shooting pains in the bottom area of my descending colon. Often I would wind up in horrible pain, locked in the fetal position and in the ER. I had regular prescriptions starting at Darvocet. Then to Percocet, OxyContin, Morphine, Dilaudud and eventually Fentanyl which worked well for me. Unfortunately the painkillers really decrease your motility and depending on the drug and your body, can cause some bad constipation. If you absolutely have to use painkillers, be careful and only use them if absolutely necessary.

One thing that may help: There is a new painkiller out called Nucynta. I had my entire large intestine removed in April of 2009 and shortly after the surgery, I came completely off of painkillers. That was a huge relief. Unfortunately I occasionally have some bad pain/cramps now (maybe once or twice a month) and have to keep something on hand just in case. The wonderful thing with Nucynta is that it has a far less instance of constipation and affect on the bowel like normal painkillers do. My pain specialist actually told me about it and the no/less constipation thing is a big selling point. It's an IR painkiller so it also works well for short instances of infrequent pain.

Hopefully you and your doctor will be able to manage things well enough that you can avoid painkillers! Best of luck to you. =)

--Eric

In my experience i have found that the stronger pain meds only "store up" more trouble. I have found that they all cause bad constipation and that the bleeding is worse when you start "moving".

It's always better to find out exactly why your pain is so bad.

Maybe enemas would help if the trouble you are experiencing is nearer the lower end of your colon.

FEEL GOOD SOON

Marty

Valium is great especially if you ate having muscle spasms/cramps and it does not constipate or cause bleeding