is gurgling the area of inflammation?

Hi everyone, my intestines have been doing the gurgle thing like crazy. I always feel its like really low, like almost by my rectum, maybe a little above that. I also have bright blood in stool. I was wondering if this is a sign of where the inflammation is because I've heard people get pain/gurgling around their upper colon, left side, etc.

I started taking Rowasa again last night so I'm hoping if this is the area that is inflamed, the enema will get it. Let me know what you have experienced. Thanks!

my tummy has been gurgling a lot aswell lately, im not in a flare but i am certainly not in remission.

Its usually just after food and alot of it is wind but still dont know if its down to inflammation or just not very good digestion.

@sirgumby, you are right. Thats exactly were the signs of my second flare.
The sigmoid were rumbling like crazy and the colonoscopy revealed sigmoiditis.

@derby county, if you tell your GI that about your gurgling tummy or intenstines, he/she will say that is normal and its IBS. I wanted to ask darn it can you prove it? My GI had been telling the same for two months and later the colonoscopy revealed mild ulcers i.e persistent of the disease. I was furious.

I was taking psyllium husk, but then when all the crazy gurgling happened i stoppped. So do you guys think that the area i feel the rrumbling is where the iinflammation is? Rowasa seems to of helped just the one night already.

sirgumby....Why do you expect to have inflammation and no symptoms at all? Look, your rectum will be reacting for some reason. It wouldn't unless something is going on. If you have disease in your rectum (since you're in the UC forum, I assume it is)...the rectum pretty much rules and is the keeper of the back door exit. Signals get mixed up too. If your symptoms are when you have the enema in...that's normal since the rectum usually doesn't hold liquid and it'll have an urge to release it. If you fight the urge, lie quietly, it should pass.

So, yes, you're using rectal meds...be patient. It's not like you'll heal overnight.

Update your siggie to state you're on enemas again.
It matters not that you were on this quit that on again, quit etc.

List your supplements.

Probiotics and fibre supplements are a good help on many fronts. The fibre supplement....start it slow...can help even out the peristalsis in the gut and help with loose or hard stool Makes exit easier. Fibre feeds the probiotics...

You could ask for an antispasmodic such as dicyclomine...it does help soothe the hissy fits and some of the rectal discomfort. It won't help with healing...

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no, not at all. I take fibre with my meals, so it acts as a food...

The Asacol is topical...and to show you how it does its own thing, I had one happily releasing its contents in my colon during one of my c-scopes. I didn't ask where it was, but obviously it took its sweet time getting there and hung out wherever during the prep.

I do the gallon prep, and do take a small breakfast with my meds the morning of my prep (which I start the late afternoon/evening before the c-scope). I don't take anything that night regarding Asacol.

My thoughts on the fibre and probiotics is that it'll help with the ph level in the colon that's needed to penetrate the coating.

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