It all started out about the first week in December when I became very gassy and would fart way more than usual. About 2 days later I would have to go the bathroom 10 times a day with some bouts of diarrhea. For the next 10 days I would kept going to the bathroom upwards of 20-25 times a day with some diarrhea and blood. I went to the doctor and had an endoscopy, which showed some moderate inflammation in my transverse, and descending colon but everything else was normal. My blood test showed high monocytes and eosinophils but this could be due to my allergy with cats (my family has 2). My doctor then thought it was ulcer colitis but then changed his mind when he found a small obstruction in my intestine. As a result he put me on Entocort for Crohn’s Disease. However, it had no affect on me what so ever. Ever since December, I still go to the bathroom and poop out straight bright red blood every morning (NOT diarrhea) even though I’m on Prednisone, which now has my doctor thinking it could be an infection. Also on Prednisone, I’ve been having around 12-14 inch poops once a day.
My symptoms are just some bouts of diarrhea and constipation (going to the bathroom 20 times a day when not on Prednisone) with white oily mucus and straight blood in my stool. I’m always hungry and never get sick when I eat (This includes dairy). I don’t have any other symptoms of Crohn’s such as pain in my lower right part of my abdomen, rashes, joint pain, loss of appetite and weight, eye inflammation…. Basically, all of my symptoms are just intestinal so does this sound like Crohn’s still?
Also my stools have a very foul odor to them.
And I really don’t fart anymore since the first week in December.

It all started out about the first week in December when I became very gassy and would fart way more than usual. About 2 days later I would have to go the bathroom 10 times a day with some bouts of diarrhea. For the next 10 days I would kept going to the bathroom upwards of 20-25 times a day with some diarrhea and blood. I went to the doctor and had an endoscopy, which showed some moderate inflammation in my transverse, and descending colon but everything else was normal. My blood test showed high monocytes and eosinophils but this could be due to my allergy with cats (my family has 2). My doctor then thought it was ulcer colitis but then changed his mind when he found a small obstruction in my intestine. As a result he put me on Entocort for Crohn’s Disease. However, it had no affect on me what so ever. Ever since December, I still go to the bathroom and poop out straight bright red blood every morning (NOT diarrhea) even though I’m on Prednisone, which now has my doctor thinking it could be an infection. Also on Prednisone, I’ve been having around 12-14 inch poops once a day.
My symptoms are just some bouts of diarrhea and constipation (going to the bathroom 20 times a day when not on Prednisone) with white oily mucus and straight blood in my stool. I’m always hungry and never get sick when I eat (This includes dairy). I don’t have any other symptoms of Crohn’s such as pain in my lower right part of my abdomen, rashes, joint pain, loss of appetite and weight, eye inflammation…. Basically, all of my symptoms are just intestinal so does this sound like Crohn’s still?
Also my stools have a very foul odor to them.
And I really don’t fart anymore since the first week in December.

Here’s my question:
the lining wall of my small intestine right after the stomach is thicker than it should be. I’ve had testing and the doctor explained that the small intestine is like the sleeve of a jacket and sometimes the inside of the sleeve will "pop" out and will cause vomiting, diarrhea, extreme tiredness and soreness for a number of days (making it impossible to live outside of bed) until it "pops" back in again.
Has anyone else ever heard of this? Is this true?

I have had constipation and bloating issues for a year and a half – my doctors think I have irritable bowel syndrome. After passing a small, loose bowel movement today, I noticed what appeared to be a small, translucent, scaly organism (appeared similar to a mini mini shrimp or something along those lines?) with small antennae in the toilet bowl. This is the first time anything like this has occurred and I am freaked out. I have a doctor’s appointment lined up, but this is grossing me out – do I have some sort of parasitic infection?!
I have had constipation and bloating issues for a year and a half – my doctors think I have irritable bowel syndrome. After passing a small, loose bowel movement today, I noticed what appeared to be a small, translucent, scaly organism (appeared similar to a mini mini shrimp or something along those lines?) with small antennae in the toilet bowl. This is the first time anything like this has occurred and I am freaked out. I have a doctor’s appointment lined up, but this is grossing me out – do I have some sort of parasitic infection?!

ETA: I did have some yellowish diarrhea the day before yesterday. Have not been out in the sun.

i was just wondering if this is going to make me have diarrhea or something? what are the side effects of the detox? thanks

i was just wondering if this is going to make me have diarrhea or something? what are the side effects of the detox? thanks

So i have been constipated for about two weeks now, and about a month ago i had a bad case of diarrhea. Throughout these two weeks i have been getting these symptoms: clear mucus out of my rectum, pain in my stomach(usually with bowel movement), and hard small stools. When i started using laxatives my stool started coming not as wide as before. i know i should probably see a doctor for this question, but im thinking it is just constipation, and i should simply just change my diet.

my question is, is it possible i have colon cancer?

For the past three days, I’ve had a very intense amount of blood in my stool. It’s almost diarrhea-like, but still holding some shape, and it looks like there’s more blood than stool. Also, my stool has never been soft like this. There is no pain when I go to the bathroom, just a very large amount of blood. I’m a 14 year-old female, and no, I’m not on my period. I think I’m too young for rectal cancer, but could this be a warning sign? And if not, what could it be?

Every time, I have dental procedure like deep cleaning, I have a diarrhea. Is it caused by those bacterias generated during the procedure and going to the stomach and intestines?

Hi, I was looking up relief for ibs, and saw that Align helps many things and diarrhea, with IBS. Has anyone used it and did it work? i need it specifically for diarrhea, and sometimes bloating/gas. Thanks for your help!

i have been having the bad back pain for about 3 weeks now but since my ob appt. yesterday its intensed..the same goes for my rectal pressure..i feel like i have to have a bm every hour..i’ve had 5 already today 2 being diarrhea,2 lose and 1 that i had to help by pushin some and when i did i thought i was pushin the baby out!!!It added that much more pressure to my pelvic and rectal area and from then and still now i have worse back pain and its like a stabbing knife being pulled in and our right above my tailbone area but along with it theres a burning pain all the way across…new today i woke up with some low low belly pain that hurts like my skins tearing open…i have some contractions bout 3 an hour but they only go then none for a few hours..my belly gets pretty much fully hard but i have no pain in my belly. i’m having mucus that is slightly pinkish again even tho i lost my bloody show amost 2 weeks ago twice and my mucus plug for the last week..i went to my ob yesterday and i had gone to 2-3 cm dilated at 75-80% effaced..he said i was opening good and wide..its snowing like crazy where im at and i fear labor..i dont think im leaking however i have little leaks that do not smell like pee i’ve had 3 today and 1 lil one yesterday..i would like to get comments from people who have done this or similar to this.. again i am 35 weeks today..been on bedrest the last 4 months due to a short thinned cervix(2cm) and as of last week the baby was head down enggaged in posterio position and weighin est. 7 1/2 lbs…yesterday i dilated to a 2-3 cm at 75-80% which the 2 1/2 months prior to yesterday i was almost 1 at 65-70%
no more leaking at all…however increased pressure and peeing a lot. had 2 more bms and having like a pinching/stabbing pain in my vagina when the baby moves..his movements have decreased compared to yesterday. i still have the sick to my belly feeling but feel wide awake…

I have had IBS for 3 years. If I did not have kids I would cut out my own colon. I’m that desperate. I have eliminated everything from my diet. (I survive on toast only and yes i eliminated toast for over a week so it can’t be that.) I want to find a doctor to give me a colostomy. My kids are 8, 6, and 4 year old twins. Don’t blame the kids. I wonder if the ob did something wrong when the twins were born by c-section because my back hurt for a year after they were born. As soon as my back stopped hurting my IBS started. I have tried everything, medicines, natural remedies nothing works. I have given up on doc’s. Don’t say it’s stress. IBS is my only stress factor. I’m happy and calm as long as I’m not spending the day in the bathroom. By the way I have diarrhea about 5 days a month. (down fron 20 two years ago) and I’m never constipated. Please help.

please help me. ill give you a list of my symptoms, and you tell me what you think. people with irritable bowels syndrome, people who have had or still have colorectal cancer, or any one who has had any similar symptoms……please help.

Symptoms:

1. on many many occasions, i have had flat stools. it comes and it goes…more often it comes.
2. very rarely, i get some mucus when i wipe.
i get a feeling of incomplete evacuations after having a bowel movement. the feeling of still wanting to go remains for some time after the bowel movement. it subsides with time.
3. i tend to go to the bathroom several times per day.
stool is generally formed (solid), but at times it is lose (not quite diarrhea).
4. a feeling of something in the last part of the large intestine…..rectum. like a presence.
5. sudden rectal pain, and discomfort. the pain is not really intense, but it is discomforting.
6. burning sensation in rectum.
7. constipation. i feel the urge to have a bowel movement, but it is hard to pass any stool.
8. some what more gassy that normal.

most of these symptoms are present at one time. other times, i have one or two of them. also, there has been times, just recently, where i get almost all of them at once.

my biggest fear is colorectal cancer.
my questions to those that have had colorectal cancer and survived, and to those who presently have colorectal cancer are:
1. what were/are your symptoms, and do they match mine?
2. when did you first notice any kind of symptoms, and what were they?
3. how did you manage your life during and after?
4. how were you treated?
did you get a colostomy bag, and how did you deal with it?
5. how is your life now?

im getting a barium enema x-ray on friday. by the way, im a 25 year old hispanic male. am i too young?

give me as much info as you can. i want to be well informed.

Hi all
I just read the article about GB surgery and its connection to the colon cancer. It says that people who undergo gallbladder surgery has a risk to develop colon cancer. That’s scaring because recently i had this surgery. i would like to know your experiences.. is this article true ?

another issue for is that post galbladder surgery diarrhea
I am having this all the time
please help

any experience and posts greatly appreaciated

thank you all in advance

i was just wondering if this is going to make me have diarrhea or something? what are the side effects of the detox? thanks

As long as I can remember, I have always seemed to have weird bowel movements. Lately I have been really bloated and constipated then once I would push it out, I would have really runny, mucousy diarrhea. I know that the mucous isn’t good and I should go to the doctor about that, but does it sound like I could have IBS?

I’m 27 year old who drives truck for a living. I am a healthy person and I work really hard for my family, anyways a little over 3 year ago I had some rectal bleeding, there was no pain and it was bright red and lasted only a few days. it happened again a year later with the same symptoms. I over looked all this as there was no pain and it went away after a few days. but now that it has happened again I’m not going to over look it, last week I had sever abdominal pain that lasted about ten minutes and then I had the sudden urge to use the restroom and had diarrhea but with no blood(not sure if it’s related to the bleeding or not) that night I ate habanero peppers with my meal and the following day had bright red blood come out, this lasted for 3 days and the blood was mainly on the toilet paper and in the toilet staining it red but also has been on the stool. it went away for a day but then reappeared today. I do plan on seeing a doctor as soon as I’m back in town although I have no health insurance and I’m not really sure where to start either (I want to go to the main guy who will help me asap) should I go to the ER? will they beable to determine anything there?

I just wanted to know if anyone has had these problems and what they might be? where to go? and could the ER determine anything at the hopital? or would they have to send me somewhere else?
I’m always working and have little time to run around thats all I know there is a long list of things it could be but I’m just looking for some advice here. thank you.

Hey, i’m 15 years old, and i’m worried i may have colon cancer. I have a healthy diet, i drink water, lots of fiber in my diet too, but recently i’ve noticed a chance in my bowel movements. I’ve recently had "on and off" diarrhea, and "on and off" Pencil – thin stools. i’ve felt more gassy than usual lately, but other than that, i’m fine. Not tired, no blood, but i noticed earlier today that i have pinworms, and don’t worry, i’m getting medication for that tomorrow. I just wanted to know, are the bowel movements more likely because of the worms, or cancer? please serious answers because im scared.

… if you knew that by ingesting them they could:

Prevent or cure liver diseases, such as hepatitis or undice;
Act as a tonic and gentle diuretic to purify your blood, cleanse your system, dissolve kidney stones, and otherwise improve gastro-intestinal health;
Assist in weight reduction; cleanse your skin and Eliminate acne;
Improve your bowel function, working equally well to relieve both constipation and diarrhea;
Prevent or lower high blood pressure;
Prevent or cure anemia;
Lower your serum cholesterol by as much as half;
Eliminate or drastically reduce acid indigestion and gas buildup by cutting the heaviness of fatty foods;
Prevent or cure various forms of cancer;
Prevent or control diabetes mellitus;

AND MOST PEOPLE GET RID OF THEM AND CALL THEM NASTY WEEDS!

I have IBS the diarrhea form that has caused me to eat a lot less, and what i do it literally goes through me withing 20 minutes of eating it. The only thing is, I’ve been putting weight on instead of losing weight. Is this normal? Also, could IBS interfere with my menstrual cycle?

I am taking a product for colon cleansing. The first day was great as I had several normal bowel movements after almost a year of severe constipation. Previously I averaged using the toilet three times a week. Now, the third day into it I have severe diarrhea as well as some anal leakage. Should I continue, take a smaller dose or stop altogether? In case this is relevant I am using a product called OXY-POWDER.

I read a lot about the importance of cleansing the colon. How it can help weight loss, better living, etc. etc.
My question is, in taking a colon cleansing supplement, what will happen? When I go to the bathroom, will it hurt? Is it like diarrhea?
When should I take it/how many?

My husband had crohns disease and has surgeries in the past. 1. Small bowel resection-they took approx 8′ of colon. 2. appendix 3.Gallbladder(last surgery) On friday he went in for a colonoscopy and the GI dr came out and stated that his small bowel was gone. I said no it is not and she stated yes that someone had to remove it, maybe when they took the gallbladder. That surgery was about 4 years ago so we know you can live without it but how can they remove 23-28′ of intestines(on someone with crohns) and fail to tell us. What about nutrition? I have read that most of the absorption of this happens in the small bowel. Should his diet be changed? Can this be why he always has either awful diarrhea or constipation? Please help someone. We still cant grasp what happened and how it could have. p.s. he is 43 years old. Thank you

okay i ave had stomach pains for like the 2 days after getting better from constipation and alittle diarrhea and i have dark but not black stools and stomach pains but not terrible ones.
do i have colorectal cancer? im 11

Small bowel inflammation, infection?
For a week and a half, I’ve been having really bad heartburn which turned into extreme pain across my midsection WITH heartburn. I started taking protonix prescribed by my doctor when it was at first heartburn, but when the pain became severe in my abdomen, I had an upper GI test done which revealed my small intestines were inflamed, then was hospitalized (by a crappy hospital that wanted me to have a ct scan, made me drink the contrast then three hours later realized the barium I had from the upper GI in my system so a ct scan wouldn’t be possible). I have to wait until Monday to have a ct scan but when I got home from the hospital today, I had bright yellow diarrhea … could that be from either of the things I drank, or might it be small bowel bacterial overgrowth (of which yellow diarrhea is a symptom) ? The doctor only said my stool would be white-ish from the barium, nothing about yellow. Also, now I’m pretty painfully constipated, which is probably from the barium.

I’m nervous about getting another IV and drinking more of the nasty contrast on Monday, especially when it might be an infection, which a ct scan wouldn’t find. But what does this sound like?
Do you know how a bacterial infection is tested? Everybody kept ignoring me when I asked.