Posted 7/22/2013 10:15 PM (GMT 0)
Wondering if anyone has ever had symptoms like this...
I had CMV from January until April that turned into CMV Proctitis. I took anti-virals to repress the cmv and it basically disappeared from my colon (I know that's not the correct clinical term!)
I hadn't had proctitis until I developed CMV.
After being diagnosed I didn't have D, or blood that I could see (but my doctor could see it in an exam) not even in the toilet. I had a lot of mucus though, urgency, frequency, but mostly formed, if not soft, stools.
I've been on lialda, asacol, rectal meds, and tried cort enemas (which made things worse due to the CMV). I can't go on steroids because a) I'm terrified of them and b) due to my history of CMV
fast forward to July. I have been gluten free for 5 weeks, and haven't been able to tell a huge difference. I have been down to 1-5 bowel movements a morning, which usually calms down by the afternoon, even though every day is different (as I'm sure most of you know). I still have urgency and I have a lot of mucus!
the past two weeks, my stools have been formed, but small, almost as big as a ping pong ball or something similar. They are hard, and come complete with mucus prior to the bowel movement as well as during (not to be gross, but kind of surrounds the stool, then when it hits the water, it spreads out all over the toilet like D). There is also blood surrounding the stool and sometimes the mucus, with the blood coming out after the bowel movement or on the mucus prior to the bowel movement.
In the past 3 weeks, it is possible for me to go one or two days without a bowel movement as well (this doesn't happen often, but has happened 2 or 3 times), without pain, gas or bloating (i.e i don't think I'm constipated). Am I going into remission and have hemmerhoids or something (no pain when I go), or could I be having bigger issues?? (Had a flex sig about a month ago) THIS DISEASE IS SO CONFUSING!!!!