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Posted 8/28/2018 1:34 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all! I had a colonoscopy yesterday morning. They found a patch of 10 – 15 cm mild inflammation in the descending colon. The doc said to increase Lialda to 4 per day. After the procedure I had the usual gas and cramping but thought this was normal. This morning I had an episode of a watery, bad smelling bm. I am also experiencing gas and cramping on the lower left side. I am quite alarmed by this, as I never before had diarrhea after a colonoscopy. Is this normal, or should I take action? I already contacted my doctor.
Posted 8/28/2018 1:53 PM (GMT 0)
What did you use as a colonoscopy prep, and was it different from previous scopies?
Posted 8/28/2018 1:57 PM (GMT 0)
I used Dulcolax and Miralax with Gatorade, split prep. Before I used the ready-made solution.
Posted 8/28/2018 2:23 PM (GMT 0)
Did they do biopsies? I just had a colonoscopy a week ago and it took me a full 3 days after to get over feeling yucky and crampy. Still not back to 100% yet. I had to run to the potty this morning and yesterday both to keep from having an accident (only when the "urge" comes on -- was fine the rest of the day with the urgency).

Unless you experience really sharp pain and/or fever, I'd give it a few days, especially if biopsies were taken.
Posted 8/28/2018 2:32 PM (GMT 0)
FlowersGal, they did take biopsies, but usually I just have cramping and little blood after them. Did you also have diarrhea?
Posted 8/28/2018 6:15 PM (GMT 0)
Much depends on if you are flaring and how much the inflammation you do have affects the signals of your colon to evacuate.

So, all you have is one patch of inflammation in descending colon? None elsewhere? And he still calls it UC?

It's quite likely for some to have increased bms after a c-scope....and it could be exacerbated from the prep as well.

Let us know what the doc's response is.

Rest today for sure, and eat lightly. If can, make sure yiu take in protein. Eggs are good.

q
Posted 8/28/2018 6:23 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy, that's right, only one patch of inflammation, the rest of the colon looks healthy. He says the patch is where rowasa doesn't go, so that's why the lower sigmoid is healed and a bit higher up is not. (When this flare started, i had 30 cm of inflammation starting from the rectum, which is consistent with UC). He seemed convinced that increasing my lialda dose would treat this spot. To be honest I was kind of surprised with this result, as I always suspected I have simmering rectal inflammation.
Posted 8/28/2018 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
You were always on oral mesalamine?
Did he say where in descending?

Hope the extra dosage helps.....

To cover what I'm saying....UC usually and most often always heals downwards, and you don't match that.....regardless,,,,pentasa enemas at a 4g dosage would hit that area since it's 100ml of liquid.

q
Posted 8/28/2018 7:12 PM (GMT 0)
Yeah, I had the same line of thought... He said the inflamed patch was around 30 to 40 cm up. I guess the biopsies will reveal more detail. I was on oral melamine at 2.4 g for a year now.
Posted 8/28/2018 11:12 PM (GMT 0)

Katerina-b said...
I used Dulcolax and Miralax with Gatorade, split prep. Before I used the ready-made solution

This forum has numerous accounts of flares beginning right after a colonoscopy. I was deep into remission when I decided that I needed a colonoscopy since it had been some time since my last one. Soon I started having diahrrea again.

But when I looked at the ingredients of the prep I saw junk like maltodextrin, polisorbate 80, and other of my sure-fire triggers for inflammation.

Getting back to your maintenance meds and as Q suggested, adding some enemas, should help you to quickly return to remission.
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