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Posted 12/30/2013 2:03 AM (GMT 0)
woke up yesterday morning with very hard, difficult to pass stool. waited until I had thought I was done with BM for the day before eating lunch at about 4pm. ate a small, mild dinner at 8:30pm. shortly afterwards I started feeling very fatigued and achy all over. by the time I went to bed at 12, I had a fever and sever abdominal cramps.

this persisted all night, with me waking up 5-6 times sweating or with chills, cramping and passing small, loose BMs. it has continued on all day. no blood, but constant D. I couldn't eat or drink most anything today until about 7:30pm, and I only managed about half a bowl of soup. my fever and aches haven't gone away and I'm very fatigued.

is this a sign of a flare or something else, like the stomach flu? any thoughts or suggestions?
Posted 12/30/2013 2:06 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like an infection, with the fever/ chills as key. Get thee to a doctor.
Posted 12/30/2013 2:10 AM (GMT 0)
I vote for the flu.
Posted 12/30/2013 2:36 AM (GMT 0)
So I should see a regular doc, not a GI?
Posted 12/30/2013 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
That's a tough question. If it's the flu there isn't much of anything anyone can do for you. Perhaps the best thing to do would be to call your GI's office and run it by them and see what they think. It's the sudden onset with no warning that leads me to believe it is just a bug going around. Unfortunately, that could possibly trigger a real UC flare.
Posted 12/30/2013 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
I can't see my GI saying anything but that he wants to scope me. I guess I'll reach out to him and find out.
Posted 12/30/2013 4:57 AM (GMT 0)
Can't see why a scope is eminent.Stool sample logical, to rule out some infections. Sometimes the locals see what is going around, and can be sure they have recently seen your symptoms. This helps speed up diagnosis. Just don't suffer for too long before checking in with someone competent.
Posted 12/30/2013 7:01 AM (GMT 0)
Sounds like the flu... but I personally would probably see my GP and ask them to test my stool. Just to be sure. If it is the flu... its a ridiculously wicked one.
Posted 12/30/2013 5:14 PM (GMT 0)
Haven't improved. Seeing a GI later today. I'm real concerned this is a flare now.
Posted 12/30/2013 11:43 PM (GMT 0)
G.I. said that she thinks it might be food poisoning caused by a virus or by bacteria. She prescribed me with Flagyl and Cipro. Also told me to increase Librax. Said that she thinks that will help. She said there's a chance that food caused a flare in which case the antibiotics will help that as well. Told me that if I'm not feeling better in the next three days to schedule a flex sig.

I actually did notice blood when I returned from her office but in fairness I really haven't eaten much of anything in the last two days.

Any thoughts on this diagnosis?
Posted 12/31/2013 1:14 AM (GMT 0)
anyone? :/
Posted 12/31/2013 1:31 AM (GMT 0)
Seems like she used the word "thinks" quite a few times. I'm "thinking" she is taking an educated guess. She might be right. She might be wrong. Right now an educated guess is probably the best anyone is going to do.
Posted 12/31/2013 4:52 AM (GMT 0)
Hmmm... sounds strange.

Flagyl and Cipro ... *shudders* antibiotics and uc is not a fun combo.

Sounds like, to me, she Thinks too much and should have tested your stool.

By at least she's pumping a bunch of drugs into you that will hopefully help.

I agree with the 3 days thing. Be safe and def head to the ER if any vomiting or fever.
Posted 12/31/2013 8:44 PM (GMT 0)
The flu is respiratory, so it's not the FLU...sheesh.

Could be gastro "invader" of some kind. They're highly transmissible. And YES, she should have sent you home with those little vials and teeny, weeny spoon (what fun).
It sounds like more than a flare, but it doesn't mean that it can bring one on.

I find it odd she'd put you on flagyl/cipro without knowing what's going on..and she could have taken a look and done a swab in her office...

Taking the meds won't have you knowing what you might have picked up.
But hopefully, you'll feel better from using them and you'll not have a problem afterward.

q
Posted 1/2/2014 5:10 PM (GMT 0)
So...today is the day I was supposed to schedule a flex sig if I wasn't feeling better. Only I'm feeling drastically improved in almost every way.

I say "almost," because the only thing that hasn't subsided is my D. The cramps, fever, chills, headaches are all gone. I am reasonably sure there isn't blood present in my BMs - some appear maroon, but all are loose and kinda tough to identify though. I am not going all the time, only in the AM like usual.

The doctor told me Flagyl might give me diarrhea, so I'm guessing that's what this is? Or should I see this as a sign that I'm not "better?"
Posted 1/2/2014 7:11 PM (GMT 0)
Been reading up on a Norovirus that has spread throughout the region. Pretty sure that's what I was/am dealing with. But I still want to be safe.
Posted 1/2/2014 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
You really, really, really need to get stool samples done. NOW.

Could be norovirus....nasty and highly communicable.

The flagyl could be causing diarrhea...
feel better soon.

q
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