Many years ago I had developed hemorroids and had been putting rectal cream several times a day. I had to go to traffic court and contest a ticket. I went to the bathroom and to my horror felt the...
Tried Tramadol but worked for less painful situations Percosset is the one that does for me but it is highly addictive Vicodin tends to numb and freeze my bowels, will rather work with my pain...
Been in the hospital many, many times. Besides the advise quoted above: 1) By the third day try to sit up as much as possible. Lying down creates fluids in the lungs and makes the intestinal healing...
Its great that you stood up to the bullies. I have always been interested in ways to mitigate odors, as a matter of fact I started an odor thread some time ago so you may want to search for it. Here...
Even though bloating can be caused by gas creating foods and bacterial overgrowth, my main cause of bloating are spasms throughout the intestines. Think of a garden hose with a kink in it: Pressure...
Have had proctitis for years, mostly caused by inflammation. I use a liquid called Balneol after every BM, gently wipe, throw away tissue, wipe some more. Sitting on the tub, sitz bath of warm water...
In my case Humira did not work because I had such scarification in the intestines that it did nothing about suppressing inflammation since the problem was hard tissue not inflamed tissue. Had a bowel...
With my Crohns I sometimes feel I was sitting on a Unicorn !...
Funny story: I was interviewing a candidate by phone years ago, the interview was going well and all of a sudden: TOILET FLUSH.......loud flush.......and the guy kept on talking not realizing what...
Take plenty of water with the dose, this will wash away any lingering powder stuck in the intestines. Water also helps assemble all debris into a gel clump that travels easier and leaves less...
You can try: 1) Lomotil - see caution above 2) Increasing metamucil intake to 3 times a day, this will help bulk up the loose stools 3) When it is really bad, I fast on drinking only soups 24-48...
Any spicy food causes irritation (particularly on the colon and rectum), so avoid Indian, Thai, Mexican chili based and other spices food. Alcohol, particularly wine, also gets absorbed into the...
In what ways are Disneyland and Viagra SIMILAR ? (Looking at your watch) That in both you have to wait 1 hour for a 3 MINUTE RIDE !...
Have giving myself syringe shots for years, had to psyche myself by saying "this is not my leg, this is not my leg" it actually works if you treat it like an object and not YOU itself. Started with...
what's probably happening is that the nerve endings on one side of the resection point is not sending any signals to the other side, just because the flesh is together does not mean that it is wired...
Every response is EXACTLY right. I also have had multiple blockages where the pain and the bloat was on the Jejunum on the left. When the last operation was done he went to the right side, where the...
Had multiple resections over the years, many advise threads if you search yohimbe user. Walk gently several times a day, this keeps the bowel moving Sit upright, do not lie down if you can, this...
I had this exact problem 15 years ago, all doctors agreed that it is a medical emergency. I don't want to needlessly worry you but this problem is not going away...more importantly this problem can...
Make sure that it is a Colorectal surgeon and not a general surgeon. My last surgeon was in his 50's, been doing surgeries for the last 20 years, his other surgeon was the same age. This is important...
Eat 5 small meals a day, chewing well everything going in. I eat lots of noodles, soups, rice...avoid red meat since it needs to digest more...wait a couple of weeks. Stay upright and seated...avoid...
Strictly speaking Mindfulness is the process of observing, as a witness, all the activities of your mind, feelings, and perceptions as the day goes on. It is a form of meditation (but meditation is...
Have had many resections, have posted here multiple times on the subject, search for userid. The main advise that I can give you is to: Sit upright as much as you can, this will help the intestines...
I have had about 15 colonoscopies, the prep being the worst part. Back in the 70's the colonoscopy itself was pretty bad, the anesthesia was terrible in those days and it was very painful. In the...
Any spicy food and even a sip of wine or sangria sends me into a spin for days. Cured ham (prosciutto or Jamon Serrano) is not spicy and yet it was slowly aggravating my condition. Its the "cured"...
Since I had many surgeries and recoveries see my posts. Make sure you sit up as much as possible, and walk, walk 5-8 minutes at a time. This keeps the bowel in position. Many other suggestions, see...
Had urgency for many years, it is highly cyclical for me: most often in the morning after breakfast. I preempt the urgency by having a movement before breakfast. If I am going somewhere, I visualize...
After several surgeries, I have learned these: Sit up as much as possible, this keeps the intestines in place and the blood circulating more normally. Avoid lying down and surrendering to the...
I was on the back of a Borders bookstore and had to release a massive accumulation of gas. The Borders was closing down so all the back shelves were empty. So I went to the area and started letting...
Have a rectal stricture for over 20 years. My stools are fairly small, I try to go 4-5 times a day and they usually pass quickly. When I am having problems: I lubricate the rectum upwards with...
I had reocurring bowel obstructions and was put on Humira. Took it for 6 months and the Humira did not improved the situation at all. The doctors opinion was that my ileum was so constricted by scars...
I went through a similar situation with a snippy boss in California. The US Feds have the FMLA act that prevents people from getting fired as a result of a disability, I am including a link fmla...
Had about 6 of these on 2010, pain every day then it will go away. If you have as many of these you will realize that you can't go on like this, even if it passes with a liquid diet (chicken broth...
Because of an initial bowel obstruction and major bowel resection, lost 30 pounds. One week after surgery, started 1 bottle of Ensure Plus a day, by second week I was at Ensure Plus 3 times a day. I...
I take two Fish Oils in the morning and two Flax Seed Oils at night. I have also taken Peppermint Oil, Aloe Vera, Curcumin, and Boswellia. All of these have been discussed for their anti-inflammatory...
Have been doing Mindfulness (Vipassana meditation) for 20 years. It has not helped me with the disease itself but it has helped me tremendously observing the pain and deep urges. If you really...
When non-flaring I go 4-5 times a day. The important thing is not to let diarreah for longer than 2 days. As soon as I have it I start adding Metamucil to 3 times a day, after 2 days I start taking...
I am 62 and had major resection in September 2010. Its not as much the age, but the condition of your heart and reactions to anesthesia. Plenty of EKG and blood test to see how strong you are,...
I don't want to alarm you but you MUST see your gynecologist and/or urologist right away ! Anything leaking from the intestines can carry e-coli and other highly toxic bacteria into the urinary...
I come from the Crohns thread. There have been a couple of discussion on Psyllium, Metamucil and whether taking it with supplements may absorb the supplements with it...interesting discussion that...
I had a bowel resection last September and developed fluid outside of my intestines. It did not go away so I had to get a drain put in. This fluid does not necessarily mean you have an infection,...
Good luck, I had bowel resection surgery three months ago and here I am typing away, alive and kicking ! There are many checks and balances to make sure that you will be kicking too ! What made the...
Monthly B12 shots for me, I give them to myself. Take sublingual b12 with folic acid twice a day. Take iron pill in the morning, and ferritin which absorbs iron at night. Be very careful with iron,...
My bloating is caused by cramps, I relieve them with Donnatal or Hyoscimine. I also take sitz batch all the way to the navel, the warm water relaxes all the intestines....
I was diagnosed with Crohns in 1970. In those days all there was was Azulfidine and other drugs that did not help with Crohns. The colonoscopies felt "like being done in the back of the woodshed"...
Besides the already recommended step up on psyllium twice a day, be very very careful on Potassium loss, came close to a heart attack with years of deficiency of Potassium. So step up your Potassium...
I used to do the injection in the belly, but after I heard someone that had a lot of fat there, the absorption was not as good. Since the injection is intramuscular, I give it to myself on the thigh....
I take 2 fish oil in the morning, then 2 Flax seed oil before going to bed. Make sure that the Flaxseed has LNA, DHA and EPA. Fish Oil has been one of my biggest help. Have also tried Aloe Vera gel...
I use Probiotics - live yogurt 3 times a day, and rotate Jarrows, Primal Defense and VSL 3. My gas is produced by distended intestines from kinks around the loops (spasms). Donnatal or Hyoscimine...
When I was on the hospital for my resection I was put on Dilaudid which I took for 3 days until I had a major set of hallucinations and anxiety. They took me off Dilaudid and they all stopped...