The meds that may cause issues: aspirin, ibuprofin, verapamil. They only tested for c diff, which was negative. I forgot when my last scope was. The CT was last Wednesday. I forgot, the doctor said I...
My symptoms: constipation, diarrhea, pain, nausea, vomiting, some bleeding. I've had these similar symptoms for years. The stool softner did not work. I have the regular strength Senokot to try. I...
I was in the hospital last Wed-Fri. I was given antibiotics in the hospital. I'm not on them anymore. The scope was last Friday. The biopsy Final Diagnosis says: "Rectosigmoid colon, biopsy: Focal...
I didnt know where to post this. I keep having GI issues. My colonoscopy report says the rectosigmoid has patchy erythema/aphthi. The path report says: "Focal active colitis, pattern of injury." It...
I take Verapamil as a preventative, which works. I also take vitamin B2/Riboflavin. To stop the pain, I have Bayer Back and Body, Atarax, and Zanaflex....
I am posting this for my sister. She gets headaches. She was taking 500mg of Naproxen 2x a day. She was taking it for about a year and a half. Her doctor is weaning her off of it. Now she is getting...
My surgery was called Left Medial Rectus Recession. It's a type of Strabismus surgery. I had general anesthesia. My doctor said there are adults who choose general anesthesia with this surgery. The...
I'm still in pain. But, it seems to be getting better. My eye is still red and I still have blurry vision....
Thank you again for responding. My eye doctor said the eye clinic usually doesn't prescribe pain meds, except for surgeries. The only other narcotic I've had was Vicoprofen. I had it for my...
Thank you for responding. I felt weird asking for more pain meds. He said he wouldn't give me any more after this. I tried Anacin, which worked better than Motrin. Frozen peas seemed to help as well....
I had eye muscle surgery on 9/24. My eye still hurts. I was told people can still have pain 3 weeks later. After surgery, my doctor gave me 30 10mg oxycodone pills. I have about 5 pills left. Today,...
I am not on any thyroid medicine....
My doctor ordered these because of constipation issues. He didn't want to order any other thyroid tests. I also have other issues, like thyroid nodules and pain. Here are the results. Do these look...
I saw my regular GI doctor. He said my path results indicate constipation. He also said the inflammation, proctitis, and etc is constipation related. He thinks it's IBS/a motility disorder and not...
Sorry for asking these questions. Which pathology report is seen in constipation? The colonoscopy or the flex sig? I just wish I knew what is causing my constipation. I don't like Miralax. I like...
I have low vitamin D, elevated SED rate, amd had elevated liver enzymes. I was also anemic. I also have elevated stool lactoferrin....
The doc from the colonoscopy said the ulcers were from constipation/stool pressing on the colon. He said to take Miralax. The colonoscopy pathology report said there was no sign of IBD. The doc who...
Thank you for responding. I'm just confused on my results. I hope my new GI will be able to help me....
Thank you for responding. The GI who did the flex sig just said to take Mirlax. My new/regular GI is at a clinic, so I don't have a choice who I can see. He is the only GI there. I'll ask him about...
I also have joint pain, but they said is was fibromyalgia or arthritis. I also have pain and blood/mucus in my stool. My symptoms aren't that "typical." Maybe that's why they said it was IBS or...
I also posted on the Ulcerative Colitis forum: (http://www.healingwell.com/community/default.aspx?f=38&m=2750083) My flexible sigmoidoscopy from 2013. Scope: showed proctitis and fecal...
Thank you for responding. The flex sig and colonoscopy were done at 2 different labs/hospitals. My old GI kept saying I have IBS and constipation. He also blamed it on anxiety/psychological issues....
The one I use now is Sundown's Probiotic Acidophilus Xtra caplets....
Thank you for the info. Why would the lamina propria be congested? Also, what would cause surface hyperplastic features? Is that the same as inflammation or swelling?...
My flexible sigmoidoscopy from 2013. Scope: showed proctitis. Biopsy report: "mild nonspecific reactive changes including edema and congestion of the lamina propria with focal surface hyperplastic...
I have mucus and sometimes blood in the stool. I also have pain. He really didn't say what the proctitis was based on. All he gave me was Miralax. I'm just confused om my exact diagnosis. I see my...
I'm new here. I've had digestive problems for years. My lactoferrin and SED rate were elevated. I also had a CT scan showing colon thickening. I was told I had colitis from constipation/fecal...