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Posted 7/30/2010 11:35 PM (GMT 0)
I have been randomly feeling a bit of discomfort in my intestines/stomach over the last week.  Well, this AM I woke up at 4am with a feeling I sometimes get, and aching almost "hungry" feeling.  I usually try to lay of my stomach when i get this feeling.  Well, I woke up and took my AM colazal 2 hours early in case.

I woke up for work at 6am, and had a strange diarrhea.  There was a LOT of water/liquid passing, but absolutely no discomfort as I usually get - no pain, burning, nor even gas.  I was astonished when I looked in the bowl.  The center of the bowl was just a brackish yellow diarrhea fluid.  There were some unidentifiable particles that didn't look like tissue or blood.  But on the outside ring of the toilet bowl, there was A LOT of what looked like sesame seeds, or storebought minced garlic, floating along the outside of the bowl, almost out of the waterline. 

I could not identify having eaten anything with many sesame seeds lately, but I did eat white rice the night before, and had been snacking on macadamia nuts for several days prior in the mornings. 

I took a photograph of this on my cell phone, kinda wish i took a sample, but it was early.

I had to come home from work, as i started feeling lightheaded, nauseaus, a bit gross, and fatigued.  Once I got home I could tell I have a fever, and am having body ache and fever now 6 hours later.  Haven't eaten anything yet, probably try to get something easy down in about an hour.

Any idea what this is?  What would you do?  I've never seen diarrhea like that.

Thanks

Posted 7/31/2010 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
WOW, that sounds like an interesting BM. I can't make anything of it but I hope you're feeling better soon.
Posted 7/31/2010 4:45 AM (GMT 0)
I recommend not looking. No need to raise your anxiety level. If I had been looking all these yrs, I would probably have fallen into the so-called "nervous breakdown". / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
Posted 7/31/2010 6:10 AM (GMT 0)
Rice and macadamia nuts could be the seed thingies. The yellow fluid is something I had during my last very severe flare up. I hope its just the flu! If it keeps up see your Dr. I didnt start having the nasty yellow fluids until I had pancolitis. We have so much inflammed area that I think its crazy mucous or something.
Posted 7/31/2010 11:47 AM (GMT 0)
I have some gall bladder spasms or something like that because I get that yellowish/greenish liquid every so often but it burns like acid when it comes out. But it seems whatever you have, your body is not happy. It sounds like the flu but you should call your GI anyway to be on the safe side.
Posted 7/31/2010 1:38 PM (GMT 0)
I've had the yellow stool too...but what I guessed was it was the Colazal. I once didn't take my Colazal with enough water and they came back up and it definitely made my spit yellow for a while!
So what I gathered is that the Colazal is formulated to release in the left side of your colon and sometimes there are "ghosts" that release too late? Resulting in yellow stool...
I worried about this, so asked my doc and she said I was right! So that at least explains the yellow for ya!
Posted 7/31/2010 5:53 PM (GMT 0)
Actually, Colazal is initially released in the ileum...but it also continues to be released at different ph levels throughout the colon,hence its approval and success for left-sided UC (which includes all or part of the descending colon).

q
Posted 8/1/2010 12:06 AM (GMT 0)
If its grainy and orangey then its like what I had. It was pure liquid but I released some on a paper towel one time and it was jelly like which made me think of mucous.
Posted 8/1/2010 6:37 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the replies. I woke up the next day and my fever was gone. Still feel a tad weak, but much much better. I haven't had any more bowel movements since the strange one Friday AM. I guess that's not really surprising, as I haven't eaten a whole lot since. I'd just never seen anything like that, but maybe I had some viral short term flu or some crazy "flashback" mono reminder....who the heck knows these days. The mosquitos are killing people now for pete's sake.

Thanks
Posted 8/2/2010 5:33 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like a gastro bug/virus ingested with/in something. They're so easy to pick up.

If you're on Align, maybe increase the dosage to double.

Eating easy to digest food will be good...eat often and small meals.

With Mono...would gastro problems be part of the symptoms?

Get better soon...



q
Posted 8/2/2010 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
similar case happened with me over the weekend ... stomach problems like virus or flu ... body aches, cramping and burning then the big D with weird smells and colors ... at first I freaked because I just had knee surgery and was gonna be pissed if I was going into a flare. I cannot imagine stumbling to the potty continually with my left leg in a brace!

However, after a few days, it all went away. Now I can stand back and think: I really did not have any of the typical UC symptoms like urgency, blood or mucus. If I would have thought like that earlier while I felt bad, I could have saved myself some stress!
Posted 8/3/2010 4:37 AM (GMT 0)

quincy said...

With Mono...would gastro problems be part of the symptoms?

I don't know the textbook definition, in fact, I don't know if there is one.  Mono is another one of these mind-screwin maladies where they tell you there is an emotional component and think positive to get better.  All I know is that Mono hit me like a freight train, I lost a ton of weight, was bedridden to the point of feeling near death, couldn't walk to the bathroom without being actually "winded."  Simply amazing.  I also do remember some bowel changes during the sickness.  It wasn't exactly diarrhea, but some kind of cramping sensation.  It was sure a slice of hell.  But then I got better and went on to better days, eventually gaining all my weight back, going to the gym, being in great shape etc.  All before UC.

Who knows!

Posted 8/3/2010 7:40 AM (GMT 0)
Mono is a herpes virus..it's the same Epstein barr....I know it can affect the liver and spleen, don't know about gastro, but makes sense that it would affect any part of the body.

You also mention lots of strep...it's been linked to heart disease, who knows if it might be connected to UC...eventually..

Hope you feel better soon.

q
Posted 8/3/2010 11:35 AM (GMT 0)
Doors, you gave me a flashback to when I had mono and you are so right...it was amazing on how weak and crappy you feel! The bathroom was only about 10 feet away from my room but even that was a challenge. However, I do not remember having any bowel issues at the time (this was 23 years ago pre-Uc).

I'm glad to hear that you are starting to feel better. I just learned that EBV can stay dormant in your system and come out when your body is stressed or compromised. I think I had it come out a few years ago but at a much milder form - I felt that familiar weakness and fatigue that couldn't be explained by anything else.
Posted 8/5/2010 1:22 AM (GMT 0)
Colazal is not pH-dependent, as are Asacol & Apriso. It is designed to break down by bacterial action within the colon, which makes it more helpful for left-sided UC. / Old Hat (30 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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