yes, me too. i tend to have flair ups in winters. but i live in sunny so california. winters get to be kinda cold too. lows in the 40's. and highs in the low 60's. but i cannot move cause of child...
what's the sibo test consist of? hope u get better soon. i'm having a bad winter too... it seems to come for me during the winters. but dr have no explanation for that....
my pastor swears that his upper cervical chiro treatment healed him of everything from chronic hepatitis b, to chronic heartburn, and reducing his benign tumors. he says i should try it. but its very...
how long has it been? i was going 30x/day even throughout the night. dr gave me antibiotics to kill everything. it resolved in 3 days, but a few weeks later, came back with diarhhea again. my...
http://www.enteragam.com/ i searched medscape, and looks like its so new its not even listed...
yes, that's my primary sx when i have bad bout. it feels like both sides of my colon spasms and cannot pass the gas. extreme pain with sweating, and chills....
i don't think u can get an ibs diagnosis without a colonoscopy. its the only way to make sure nothing else is going on inside....
i really hate it when dr cannot find a reason why cause of limited medical knowledge, so they classify it by syndrome. make sure u seek more than just 1 dr opinion. dr are human, they make mistakes....
miaka, how long did it take for the c diff lab results? its been over 4 days for me, and the lab still haven't gotten any results!! frustrating what to do next!!...
go see gi dr. there are a couple good drugs out there for ibs-c. i tried amitiza and it works wonders for me. there's another on called linness or something like that...
i think i'm going through some c difficile now. i've never had ibs wake me up at night for bm. but this past 4 days, been up all night 10x/night with diarrhea. waiting for the lab result to come...
i also read that with IBS, it should not wake u up at night with pain. u may have something else this time. i also had a colonoscopy few years ago, and the dr says my colon was so spasmed, he had a...
i think lots of peeps here have the same problem. i've been having lots of cramping, and it doesn't go away after bm. have to sit back down several times and only a little come out at a time. drs...
i'm curious. dr don't seem to know what's been going on with my gut for 20 yrs... had 5 colonoscopies with negative anything. but i only have severe symptoms of cramping and altered stooled maybe 4...
PLEASE PRAY FOR MY FAST RECOVERY. i'm a single dad with a 4 y/o girl and works full time. and not sleeping all night taking a toll on my health. and mind....
been symptom free for 2 years after last bout of ibs vs ibd (dr didn't know) started in early september with profuse diarrhea 30x/day and throughout the night. went on for 2 days, and then i realized...
i've been reading up alot on c diff. cause i may have it, myself. i'm waiting for lab results but its been un bearable 30x diarrhea/day. i took some cipro 3 weeks ago, and was 100% recovered, until 3...
was just doing some reading bout it. i hate it when i bring it up to the GI, and they just dismiss it....
thanks for the responses... i'll give it a try.any RX's that i can tell my GI doc about?...
been suffering from either ibs or ibd for 5 months this bout. got a few opinions from different GI docs, and they still don't seem to agree on the diagnosis. nevertheless, my main symptom seem to be...
i've been miserable, and the doc tell me nothing they can do. i'm fed up with this constant pain. i know the docs cannot find a organic cause. but its always on my left side. wondering if any surgeon...
how do i find a hypnotherapist that specializes in IBS treatment? i'm in southern cali...
with flares, i'm miserable psychologically, so anxious, and depressed that it won't get better. does anyone feel this way? its not just the physiological pain, but the psych anxiety/depression is...
my most recent bout started 3 months ago with lots of bleeding in the toilet. doc started me on hydrocortisone enema, and the blood went away in 3 days. been on 5-asa 4.8grams/day for 3 months along...
i'm sooo sorry.. i have a 2 y/o precious daughter. i'm fighting a flare up now. i would be so sad if i had to deal with her flare....
thanks for all the info. i feel welcome here, being a newbie and all. its difficult to meet others empathetic/sympathetic with our condition. wife left me cause she cannot deal with my inability to...
as an optometrist that worked at the urgent eye care clinic. i've treated lots of iritis/uveitis with pred. oral pred will not help ur eye much. i would recommend u see an eye doc to make proper...
thanks for the re-assuring post. before my adorable little baby girl, i never cared much about my health. now, knowing i have to take care of her at least until she's able to on her own. i'm trying...
in that case, what's the next step above messamine enema and asacol oral 1200mg/day? anything milder than the hydrocortisone enema?...
i'm an optometrist. its very common to have iritis along with colon flare ups. go see ur eye doc, u may need some steroid drops. steroid drops are generally very safe, minimal systemic absorption....
i've had 5 bouts in the past 15 years. had 4 colonoscopies, but the pathology does not show "ulcerative" colitis. But there are mild inflammation. The GI doc thinks it may be "sub-clinical" or...