QUESTION: What do you take for pain?

I take buscopan for pain for bowel spasms and bloating! It's a life-saver! You need a prescription for it !

Tylenol 3, Acetaminophen and codeine, is often mentioned for pain.

I have use Tylenol III w/ Codeine to control dull gut pain and cramps. It is less good on the sharp pains. Some sharp pains are gas pushing on sensitive colon, and I take half tablet of Imodium Plus w/ Gas relief.

When I get bile acid diarrhea or just raw butt, I use Nupercanal creme to numb the butt.

If I have other pain form inflammation, I take Celebrex, which is a much safer NSAID. IT is cox-2 instead of cox-1&2.

good luck

I use tramadol/acetaminophin when I need it (but that's just about never) - everything makes me nauseous and itchy. I take zofran, like Sherry. It depends on the type of pain of course. It is possible you could try bentyl for cramping/spasms - it never worked for me. If it's a migraine, there are a bunch of other drugs you could try, even preventatives. For UC pain, my GI would give me bentyl (which didn't do much of anything). The key is to heal the inflammation so you don't need to take pain pills. I've also taken Robaxin but that's minimally useful at the dose they prescribed orally.

soynomore said...
what is the cause of your pain - UC or something else ?

Hello Soynomore. My pain is a combination of the typical UC flare pain as well as terrible epigastric/chest pain. The reason for the later is currently unknown but from asking the people on this forum, I feel quite certain that it may be costochondritis. Thank you for replying!

Red_34 said...
When I injure myself and need an anti-inflammatory, I go to urgent care and get a Toradol shot because it bypasses the gut. For other types of pain I'm highly intolerant of opiates so when I have to, I take Norco but I need Zofran first. But I take Tylonol Arthritis everyday and that works for me. I don't have the type of pain you have right now but I have in the past so I understand.

Thank you for replying, Sherry. I'll definitely be asking my doctor about Toradol. I've never thought of taking Tylenol Arthritis. Are you taking that because of arthritis pain or just because it's more effective than regular tylenol? Hope that isn't a silly question on my part.

DBwithUC said...
I have use Tylenol III w/ Codeine to control dull gut pain and cramps. It is less good on the sharp pains. Some sharp pains are gas pushing on sensitive colon, and I take half tablet of Imodium Plus w/ Gas relief.

When I get bile acid diarrhea or just raw butt, I use Nupercanal creme to numb the butt.

If I have other pain form inflammation, I take Celebrex, which is a much safer NSAID. IT is cox-2 instead of cox-1&2.

good luck

Thanks a bunch, DBwithUC! Lots of new things I've never used in your reply. I'll be talking to my doctor about the Celebrex for sure!

notsosicklygirl said...
I use tramadol/acetaminophin when I need it (but that's just about never) - everything makes me nauseous and itchy. I take zofran, like Sherry. It depends on the type of pain of course. It is possible you could try bentyl for cramping/spasms - it never worked for me. If it's a migraine, there are a bunch of other drugs you could try, even preventatives. For UC pain, my GI would give me bentyl (which didn't do much of anything). The key is to heal the inflammation so you don't need to take pain pills. I've also taken Robaxin but that's minimally useful at the dose they prescribed orally.

Thanks a bunch for replying, notsosicklygirl! I agree with you; the key is to heal the inflammation but unfortunately the inflammation won't heal and I need something in the mean time to cope with the pain. I don't think I've ever used bentyl so I'm going to ask my doctor about that; i've written it down. I have zofran already which I'm using for nausea.

It's a bummer that NSAIDS are such a no go for us, they are quite effective pain relievers.

I don't know much about chest pains you are experiencing but it might be worth checking alternatives like chiropractor or accupuncture. Some might think those things total quackery, but it does work for a lot of people experiencing chronic pain. I have a friend, she's a Reiki healer, (shrug) I think that would be great for relaxation but nt so sure for disease and pain like we experience. My kaiser insurance, they allow such alternatives in labor area, for women giving birth, long as it's an uncomplicated pregnancy. It's nice to know they are open to alternatives.

I do hope you can find some relief, it's bad enough having UC, then having other stuff in the mix. That, I do understand.