Thanks, kazbern. Yes, I'm tempted to begin a mild laxative to see the effect. I was considering Miralax as it seems to be less habit-forming. How long have you been on the sennacot? Have you tried...
Does anyone have a distended/swollen abdomen, even with relatively normal bowel movements? My last scope and scan showed chronic disease (no active inflammation), but a colon filled with stool...
That's a good point, rpgdancer. Like you, I do also have bowel movements while also having stool impacted throughout the colon! In some ways, I miss having diarrhea. At least, I felt somewhat lighter...
Thanks, imagardener. Yes, I agree most of us deal with some type of motility issue. Unfortunately, this appears to be more of a colon muscle issue rather than related to active inflammation...
Has anyone experienced colonic motility issues from long-standing chronic colitis? This might take the form of constipation, impacted stool on imaging, or general chronic feeling of fullness and...
Has anyone else had a rigid / bloated abdomen with otherwise normal bowel movements? I get bloated and distended after eating, but the rigidness and distention is there pretty much all day. Bending...
Hi, eso. Thanks for the info on small bowel obstruction. I'm pretty familiar with that classic presentation. Many of those more severe symptoms I think occur with more of a complete obstruction...
Hi, Kiwi. Yes, for some reason I feel like there is something going on further up (although I'm sure the narrowed rectum is contributing). I've been UC clinically, but I'm Crohn's by biomarker...
Has anyone else had immediate abdominal bloating and distention after eating? I have a thickened rectum and sigmoid and this could be causing the partial obstruction. I did also have colon stool...
I'm a long-time indeterminate Crohn's colitis patient with treated chronic proctitis and possible small bowel involvement. Would immediate bloating and abdominal distention after eating be more...
Hi, Sudsmom. I haven't had any surgeries to this point. My guess is that there was some long time occult inflammation around the rectum and sigmoid that spread to the small bowel and perhaps even...
Thanks, Gail. Yes, I suppose bacterial overgrowth is a possibility. I had stool impaction on CT scan in the ascending and transverse colon, which suggests I might have backup into the small bowel....
I have had long-term (mainly untreated) Crohn's colitis. I've recently had a flare treated with resolution. There is no diarrhea, blood, mucus, etc. However, I've had increasing abdominal firmness...
Has anyone else had a perpetually rigid/firm abdomen? Even after treating a flare-up recently with rectal meds and some prednisone, I'm still having daily this abdominal rigidity (akin to having done...
Hi, Guys. Thanks for the suggestions. I'd love to believe it is solely the foods (or food combinations), but I think that's unlikely here. I've essentially have never been bloated a day in my life...
Does anyone experience abdominal bloating and distention immediately upon eating? I have chronic proctitis and have been treating a flare recently with prednisone (start at 40 mg, now at 15 mg),...
Hi. I am a long-time IBD patient. First diagnosed as UC, but Prometheus bio marker study indicates Crohn's. Most of my disease has been recto-sigmoid chronic inflammation. Although not diagnosed, I...
Most of my biopsies in the past have shown more of a UC pattern. You're right, Crohn's would have more wall thickening. Although both conditions can have rectal/sigmoid scarring of course. So,...
I have indeterminate Crohns-Colitis actually. My symptoms are UC in nature. That's why I'm on this forum. I thought people would be more supportive (if you suffer the same condition they do). I'm...
Thanks, BeachGirl. I think the most difficult thing to determine is whether the constipation and lack of motility is truly due to scarring/narrowing in the rectum and sigmoid or actually new onset...
It looks like my diffuse constipation may be due to chronic proctitis and resulting scarring/narrowing. On CT scan, both rectal wall and lower sigmoid were thickened. For those who may have had...
Hi, Quincy. Yes, I think motility agents, fiber, etc. would help. But, the constipation is not severe at this point and I'd really rather try and understand the cause first. I get a lot of natural...
I'm a long-time Crohn's-Colitis patient who began having a flare-up about 3 weeks ago. Urgency, diarrhea, mucus, and minimal blood treated with cortifoam and steroid suppositories. I also started on...
To recap, I'm a long-time Crohn's-Colitis patient who began having a flare-up about 3 weeks ago. Urgency, diarrhea, mucus, and minimal blood treated with cortifoam and steroid suppositories. I also...
Thanks. I agree that there is probably some damage/scarring to the mucosa that's causing the motility problems. Unfortunately, I know the constipation is not from diet, lack of fiber, and exercise,...
Yes, I think you're right. I first took rectal meds (steroid suppository and cortifoam), which resolved the urgency and diarrhea issues. I had an unfortunate episode of sulfasalazine reaction once I...
Has anyone else progressed over time from diarrhea/bloody flare-ups to more constipation/bloating/cramping from long-term chronic inflammation? Were you able to get back to health after this type of...
Find below a guide to selecting 5-ASA medications (including release site) that I thought could be helpful in deciding optimal treatment: ➢ Sulfasalazine – diazo bond with sulfapyradine, colonic...
I know both the concept of "lazy colon" and "ileus" well. I never referred to them as the same thing. It could be either in this case. One may derive a paralytic ileus from either long standing...
I recently had a mild diarrhea/mucus/blood flare treated with steroid enemas and suppositories. The symptoms resolved for the most part. I then began oral sulfasalazine for a maintenance effect. I...
Thanks for the replies. I know the prednisone taper was unusually fast. I think I'm going to stay with a longer, slower schedule the remainder of the way. I'm otherwise stable and no acute...
Hi. I am a long-time UC patient who recently had a flare treated with enemas and sulfasalazine through a community clinic. The enemas resolved the urgency and diarrhea, but I had a skin rash reaction...
Hi, AlabamaBabs. Thanks for the valuable information. I think the issue of 2 vs. 4 Lialda is an important one as it seems that 2.4 gm of mesalamine may not be enough for many. The company has to...
For those who have been prescribed and taken Lialda, could you please let me know: (1) If it was effective for you (in the absence of other meds) and the extent of your flare up/how well it was...
I agree that sugars and grains are more difficult for humans to digest than meat. Many of the studies involving meat and inflammation/cancer involve processed read meat and does not necessarily...
Hi, Adrienne. If your disease is indeed limited to the distal colon or rectum (as confirmed by colonoscoy, I'm assuming), I would consider exhausting all enema treatment options over a prolonged...