I have sml bowel chrons disease and a few days ago had problems going to the bathroom. I went to the er and had inflammation of the large colon. how is this possible i never had this before.

I must have ate too much or waited too long to go to the bathroom, because I got a rectal fissure.

I’ve had one once or twice before, but this one is much worse. There is a lot of blood with every movement. There is enough blood to tint the toilet water. And there is a considerable amount of thick, mucously blood when I whipe.

The pain doesn’t bother me, just the idea that this won’t heal does. What can I do about this? Would fasting for a few days help?

Im a 25 year old male in excellent health with no other problems… What are some things I could do to speed up the healing process?

[please don't say "go to the doctor", I don't have health insurance]
Ok, it isn’t a hemroid. I can see the cut and other wise its normal. No hemroids.

5 weeks ago, I starting dieting and I have been interval running almost everyday for an average of 2 miles (I increase every few days, and am up to 3 miles currently).

I’ve also GREATLY cut back on sweets, only eating a little on special occasions such as birthdays. So I eat healthier stuff and less stuff.

At one point, my scale showed that I had lost 5 lbs, but now I’m right back to my original weight, even though I haven’t changed anything with my diet!

Plus, sometimes I think I’ve noticed a difference, but when I look closely, I don’t think I’ve lost a pound! My diet may be working, but it is WAY too slow, and at this rate I won’t make my deadline of losing 12 lbs by April 15th.

What can I do to speed fat loss up? And what am I doing wrong? Please help!

(I can’t eat 6 small meals a day because of school, and do NOT mention anything about acai berries, colon cleanse, diet pills, or whatever)

Tuesday evening I was sick with a stomach virus. I was vomiting and had diarrhea. I slept through the night and felt better the next morning although I still had diarrhea. Over that Wednesday and Thursday I felt better but Friday the vomiting and diarrhea came back full force. I again handled it and come Saturday felt better. Sunday though it all came back and I decided to go to the ER. They drew blood and took X-Rays. They admitted me with an ileus (a type of bowel obstruction caused by dehydration). I spent the night at the hospital with constant fluids being given to me through an IV. The next morning the diarrhea started to dissipate and the vomiting was gone. I was discharged and told to rest and take it easy for a few days. Now today I feel better. The diarrhea is gone but I’m a bit constipated. No vomiting. I have a sharp pain in my right side at the ascending colon that comes and goes. It seems to feel better if I change positions. I’m guessing it’s due to my week filled with abdominal stress but I’m also worried about the possibility of colon cancer or something. Woudn’t they have been able to see a tumor or blockage with the X-Ray. I have no blood either in my stool. In the hospital I was given red jello which a few hours later my stool was orange looking. The doctor didn’t think it was anything to worry about and all my stools since then have been normal in color. Wow personal. Anyways since leaving the hospital I’ve been staying hydrated and I’m wondering if maybe I’m upsetting my colon by not eating enough. In the past day I’ve had a few crackers and a very small meal. I’ve drank 2 sprites, an apple juice, 3 powerades, and some tea as well as three bags of the IV fluid pumped into me. My only symptom is the slight pain in my side so I’m not thinking colon cancer. Could I just be depriving myself of the foods I need. Any advice would be nice. Just wondering if anybody else has had this problem and if anybody knows if a tumor would’ve been noticeable on an X-Ray in the colon.

It is a pretty harsh dull pain that just started a few days ago. It is where the rectal cavity itself is it seems.

I’m going to start it in a few days and I just want ot know is there anything that can help me from not feeling so sick while im on it ? I understand about the bowel movements but I heard that sometimes its makes you feel really sick.

Has anyone tried it? Like used the whole bottle and had significant changes? Please only respond if you or someone very close to you has actually tried it! Not just tried it for a few days, or read about it online.. I’ve read alot of articles myself and it seems pretty even.. So I would like to hear personal stories!

I started taking 3 diet pills. one of the is a colon cleanse. the others just support fat loss. But I’ve been on the colon cleanse and its made me feel worse. I had very bad diarrhea, and sometime I have no control over my bowel movements. I have to go at least 6 or 7 times a day. Ive been on it for a week, and i expected to feel better after a few days because ive always had some stomach troubles…what does it mean, if my digestive system has gotten worse?
I have not lost any weight, i stay at the same weight all day, everyday. in fact ive gained weight and look more bloated.
hey just wanted to let you know, i am too on aclai berry and CLA. still nothing

I have never been one of those people that had a bowel movement everyday…but for the last few days I have had a bowel movement at least once a day..yesterday twice..(sorry tmi)..I was wondering anyone else had this same situation?? Did you go into labor soon after??? Do you all think this is like cleansing my body for getting ready to go into labor?? Thanks in advance for answering…Im so excited to have my baby boy…

i read in a article:
How to Do the Master Cleanse

In a nutshell, the Master Cleanse is this:

* The diet takes at least 10 days (up to 40 days, the period of time that Jesus fasted after his baptism, as Burroughs points out)
* The only nourishment that you take is a special lemonade concoction made from lemon juice, maple syrup, cayenne pepper, and water, six to twelve glasses per day, each glass containing about 110 calories in sugar carbohydrates
* An herbal laxative tea is drunk at night and a quart of salt water is drunk first thing in the morning, resulting in several liquid bowel movements every day — you need to always be near a toilet when you do this diet, and you need to stock up on toilet paper
* You come off the diet by transitioning to solid food over a few days, ideally becoming a raw food vegetarian in Stanley Burroughs’ version of the diet

Can I just drink only the special lemonade..not the salt water or herbal laxative tea?

and still lose weight?

Alright, I’m an adolescent guy. (13). I have been having an irritated rectum for a few days (like 5). It was and still is, itchy. Today, I went to the bathroom and wiped my butt to remove the itch, but then there was blood on the toilet paper. I was at school, but when I got home, I asked my mom. She went to sleep w/o helping, so now, I just found blood again. It is only small amounts, I am not going to bleed to death, but I just wanted to know if anything is suggested. I used Vaseline which removed itchiness until I had to "pass stool" we shall say. As soon as the Vaseline was removed, the pain returned and was worse.
Yes, I am 13. I just love english. I looked up the symptoms for the reasons you gave me and mine do not match. There is a very small ammount of blood.
Thanks guys, I resolved the problem. It was just irritation. Thanks for your help.

I heard that you should have a bowel movement TWICE a day, and that this is normal.
Having a bowel movement once a day is fine, too.
Having a bowel movement every other day is not very good,
and having a bowel movement every few days is very irregular (bad).

I tend to have bowel movements every few days, and I didn’t know that it’s not normal. I eat plenty of salads (atleast one a day). I don’t eat a lot of cheese, or things that would cause constipation.

I thought maybe I should take some powder fiber for my drinks, but I heard that it’s bad, and that I should cleanse my colon. I have tried "colon cleanse" pills, but I think it was just a gimmic because they did absolutely nothing!

What suggestions would you give?
How regular are your bowel movements.
Should I get this checked out, or just change my diet, and add on some fiber options.
The only medication that I’m on is Lybrel Birth Control.

on thursday, im going out of town and im going to be on the plane. what would happen on thursday if i took one colon cleansing tomorrow? i heard that i would have to go to the bathroom non-stop and i dont want to bring that on the plane….PLZ HELP ME!! just a few days….

I am a 21 year old female. I am being treated with prilosec otc for acid reflux. My doctor had asked me if I had any blood in my stools. I know it may be funny, but I look at my stools every time I pass one. I had not had blood in my stool until today. I have been on prilosec for a week now. This morning, I had a bowel movement and there was a lot of blood. Not mixed in with my stool. It was also dripping from me. I am in no pain at all, am not constipated, or having trouble passing my stools. This happened the same night. Same amount of blood and no pain. I am worried something may be wrong but I am not sure what. It is Saturday, my doctor is obviously not in on Sunday. Is this something I should get checked out right away or wait a few days and see. I have not had anything like this happen to me before.

Back in july I had a yearly female checkup and I mentioned to her at the time that I had been experiencing some dull pain in my right lower abdomen, bloating in my belly and showed her some stretch marks that had developed over the area that was. I also mentioned that I had been feeling bone tired and a little lethargic, She was more concerned thought that both of my legs were very swollen–I hadn’t even noticed that. She tested me for diabetes and told me I should see my gp if i was still not feeling well. I didn’t even think of mentioning that I’d been having issues with my movements. I thought if anything I had an ovarian cyst. The tests for diabetes came back normal and I didn’t really give it any more thought.

Flash forward to the beginning of November and I had what I thought was a stomach flu that just would not go away–vomitting and diarrhea. I finally went to the doctor and repeated my story about the pressure in my lower right abdomen, and he got me in for a CT scan immediately thinking it could be an appendicitis. He called me a few days later and let me know that he wanted me to get in for a colonoscopy and was referring me to a gastroentologist because they found what looked to be a 2.5 cm "bilobulated Mass" near the cecum in my ascending colon. He was reluctant to answer my questions and said he thought it would be best if I saved them for the Gastroentologist. When I spoke with the Gastroentologist he started talking about something they saw with the small intestine (jejunum?) that he thought might be a duplication cyst on the left side of my upper abdomen. He seemed to not even be aware of the mass. When I asked about it he said that it might just be a problem with the CT scan and said he would have them schedule me as a priority but not an emergency. Well the first "priority" colonoscopy I could get was 12/15– a month later. I at this point was not worried, after all if it was really urgent they would have gotten me in sooner and the duplication cyst didn’t sound like a big deal. He did however want me to have a small bowel follow through done to check out the "duplication cyst" ASAP. When I went in for that test, the radiologist painted a different picture. He said that what they saw on the left side was thickening of the folds and was almost certainly NOT a duplication cyst. Then he asked me what I knew about the mass. I told him what I knew and he said that what they saw looked like it was on the outside wall of the colon, if that was the case the colonoscopy may not show anything which would mean surgery. He asked if I had been loosing wait which I had. I think that is when I started to get scared. I asked if they thought it was cancer and he said they can’t tell anything until they get a biopsy. That was 3 weeks ago and I still haven’t gotten the results for it and my colonoscopy isn’t for 2 more weeks. I emailed my doctors office but have not heard back. I’m afraid I’m overreacting to all of this and do not want to turn into a hypochondriac. I’m just so tired, achey and now the pain is different. I’ve never dealt with anything like this before and I don’t want to talke to my friends or family because I don’t want them to know how worried I am. Can anyone help me make heads or tails out of this, please?
Thanks for the responses. I actually received and email from the doctor and I got an earlier appointment – wed. The small bowel follow through was normal. And he ordered a ton of blood tests

In answer to your question Denisedds, those were actually two different things he saw–the thickening of the folds was on the left side. What looked to be on the outside of the colon was the mass they saw on the ascending colon on the right side. I am with Kaiser and have not actually seen the report myself–only what the different doctors have told me they don’t post those types of tests. I had blood work drawn last night and already have the results. Everything is normal except my sed rate which is high and my transferrin saturation which is low. Any idea if this means anything?

The mixed blessing with Kaiser is that they post results on line for blood work–think I’ll drive myself crazy trying to figure them out this weekend.
On a separate note–so sorry to hear about your cancer crossstitchkelly. I’ll keep you in my prayers. I hope your treatment is going well. I am experiencing very similar things to what you mention–No bleeding though. I’m holding on to that because the more research I do the more I am seeing that as a "hallmark" sign. Best of luck

movement in my left side (abdomen) some times,not a muscle spasism internerly feeling. rectal bleeding and pain when using bathroom bright red blood .sometimes enough to fill the water color completely. back pain (internally) and pain when i put pressure on stomach. using bathroom 2-3 or more times a day. bleeding has stoped and does for a few days rectal pain when using bathroom has decraesed. been to the doct said their were no hemroids and had a ultra sound for kidney stones . that was negative also can you help. had ex-ray lower degeneritive disc desease but nothing suggesting puncture
im 36 year old male, 6′2" 240 haelthy other than this
colonostapy in 06 symptoms werent this bad

I have diaherra at least a few days out of the week with stomach cramps. When I use the bathroom the stomach cramps are somewhat relived. I ahve had these problems for years. But lately its worse, I had a colonoscopy last month so I don’t have colitis or anything and everything with my colon is normal. I go to a GI spealist this week.
The diaherra happens usually after eating greasy food like McDonalds and sometimes after Mexican food.

I was diagnosed with a UTI after complaining of sharp pelvic/abdominal pain. I also described a throbbing/stabbing sort of pain in my rectum that gets worse when sitting and walking. The dr suggested it might just be because of the UTI but I have doubts. I can’t find anything that supports this and it is really killing me! I had some constipation and difficulty going to the bathroom for the past few days but I have gone. It is rather hard, though, but I am not stopped up. Why is it throbbing? Can I get some relief????

I would like to try a colon detox but I want it to be completely natural. Would drinking nothing but water for a few days work? Or are there other natural methods of doing this? Examples?

I’m 16. A few days ago I got this weird rectal pain, but then it went away. I thought nothing of it. Then the days after I was having weird stomach pains. I thought it was just gas, or weird bowel things going on. But today I’m having really bad rectal pain. It hurts all the time. My bowel movements are normal, however. And if I go from standing to sitting down, something pulls up higher in my stomach and into my back. I also feel bloated, like theres something inside of me. I’ve also been feeling like I really have to go to the bathroom, but I never have a full bladder.

Can anyone give me advice? I only came on here because talking about it to my mom or doctor is kinda embarrassing.
i’m a girl. didn’t the name give it away?
i’m sure its not gas because i know what a ”gasy” stomach feels like.

I have been having pain around my rectal area for the past few days. At first I thought that it might be hemorrhoids that I caught early, as there was nothing protruding from the rectum. So I bought hemorrhoidal suppositories and external creme and have been using it. This morning I felt a lot better, but then as the day went on and I went to work and stood for a long period of time the pain worsened. It feels more like my anal cavity is bruised. I am not sure if it is hemorrhoids, or if it could be something else. I’m sorry if I have given too much information, I don’t want to gross anyone out.
I really appreciate all of your help. I have not had any bleeding. However, doesn’t a rectal exam hurt?

My son has a tournament in a few days and I’m a bit concerned about him meeting his weight. Even with chewing vitamin C pills and cutting back on eating I recon he’ll still be a bit too heavy. Colon cleansing seems like it’ll take off a few extra pounds for the weigh in. Any ideas?

I discovered a few days ago that I mostly likely have Irritable Bowel Syndrome. I started this new medicine, and I noticed today that I have menstrual cramps. They feel different, though, like they aren’t being caused by my uterus contracting, but maybe by the muscles that are superficial to the uterus, because they also seem to reach farther up. I’m not quite sure what they are. Any ideas? Thanks!