I also have a small bowel fluid with flatulence.

I would like to know what is the difference between a small bowel follow through and an MRE (magnetic resonance enterography)???

my friend had a carcinoig tumor removed from her small bowel and they found this same type of cancer in some of her lymph nodes in the same region. What are the treatment options? Survival rate/time frame?

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…
lol, what i was saying is that we have had the same diet bc we live together, but this diet of eating unhealthy is affecting me but not her

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!

also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

Ok so for the past 4-5 months i have been having abnormal bowel movements, and when i say abnormal i mean this is coming from a guy who could time when a bowel movement was coming and it was always a helthy amonunt and twice a day!…. but i had changed ALOT of habbits from different jobs, stress of moving alot, finacial things, not eating the way i used to. now i have had periods of constipation, very small stools, lately small stools, after small bowel movement, i still feel unsatisfied, i dont eat healthy anymore, but for the past week ive been trying other things like salads and high fiber breakfast, i only eat twice a day, morning and when i get home from work at 11 pm. i know i dont have healthy meals at all usually what ever im grabing out of the fridge i see, for instance, a can of diced pinapples, make a pbj sandwhich with a high fiber bread and a yogurt…. i know i know…and in the mornins is waffles (2 of them) or just oatmeal, or pb sandwhich… i also work in a bakery/deli/prep food area like a publix. so i nibble here and there on things, sweets, onion rings, cookie. Iam 21, 6’2” and 220, over the past 2 months i have gain 10-15 pounds…. i also always feel like something is bloking my rectum, i have examined my self (it sucks! dont do it unless you have too) i didnt "feel" any blockage, very smooth, no pain when i was examining around the rectum area, but why am i feeling this way? i checked colon cancer syptoms and i feel like i dont have much in common with the syptoms but just a few things. i get bloated sometimes some sharp pains just below the center of my rib cage, i also have stopped working out as well, ive tried to put more fluids back into my diet, but 4-5 months man? i hope i dont have anything serious to worrie about, if i do i have no health insurance, yet, iam waiting on my 90 day to get it through my work, and dont even make enough to cover all the bills, if it wasnt for the help of my gf. but shes not thinking anything of my syptoms,, and thats another thing, she eats the same way i do and shes fine!?!!? i dont get it,,, please help!
also before this problems started i was eating at least 3 meals a day, cereal in the morning or oat meal,(this was about a year ago when i was a contractor workin out side every day, now im inside not doing much!!!!!) subway for lunch, and usually a normal dinner that consisted of a meat with vegtables, and a starch…example steak with green beans and mashed potatos… now i have plumitted from that habbit… should i go back to that or no bc im not as active?

why is it affecting me and not my girlfriend though? weve been together for a year and a half, and shes seen the changes in me, but nothing to her? i just dont get it… and god bless her heart for having to put up with me…

I am on a clear diet and TPN. As long as I do not eat the swelling in small bowel goes down. When I eat the swelling returns and takes a few days to go down after I stop eating again. This does not sound like a symptom of chron’s. There has not yet been a colonoscopy or biopsy for definate diagnosis. I also have a drain placed in my lower right abdomen to drain an abcess caused by a tear in the colon due to the swelling. CT shows stranding in affected section. Does this sound like Chron’s or could this be something else.

I am looking for an Attorney who would be willing to help me in a possible med negligence case. I had lap hernia repair and my small bowel was nicked 3 times. I got sepsis and peritonitis and in hospital for one month. Is there any negligence or malpractice I can recover expenses for ? I have ongoing problems and going on 2 yrs now. Please help me if you can. I live in Illinois.

This happened to me about 2 years ago and has now reoccurred. I’ve never had very regular bowel movements (maybe once a week max?) but lately, I can tell that I am very stopped up. Sunday around noon, I took three laxatives (the max I was able to take). I also drank about 4 oz. of magnesium citrate. Woke up Monday-nothing had happened.

Monday, I drank the rest of the bottle of MC (6 oz.) and walked and cycled 18 miles and ate a lot of fruit. I had one lousy (small) bowel movement that was extremely hard to get out. (My rectum was bleeding for awhile).

I am still in discomfort and nothing is happening. What do I do to cleanse myself?

I eat/drink a homemade slushie most every night and just wondering if the temp of my stomach is high enough that it melts the ice before dumping into my small bowel. I’ve recently had gastric bypass, so I have a very small pouch for a stomach and I don’t want to stretch it. I’ve talked to surgeon about it and they say it’s fine. I’m just not sure. Thanks for your input.

In the last 18 months I’ve lost about 60 pounds. I went from 260 to 200. In that time my bowel movements have gone from normal size, to just a fraction of the size. They’re not even a 1/5 of the normal size. The first four months I lost 40 pounds and I ate very healthy, grape nuts for breakfast, turkey sandwiches, etc. I also drink a lot of water in a days time, at least 7 glasses a day. I eat a good amount of fiber, things like whole wheat bread, and grape nuts, but it seems like what I’m putting in is much less than what should be coming out.

In this time I’ve also been very healthy, I don’t feel like anything is wrong with me other than these very small bowel movements. I lost weight the old fashion way of diet and exercise.

does anyone know what might be wrong?

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

My 5 yr old daughter has been going through a lot lately. It all started with very frequent urination, burping with sulfur smell, fagitue, cranky, moody, crying spells, to now having bouts of sever pelvic pain, lasting 5-8 mins. She has had to labs (blood test) come back with abnormal numbers. And also has had an ultrasound of the kidneys/bladder which just showed an over active bladder. She recently was sent by her Gastero specialist for an upper Gi and small bowel study. Her family doctor sent her for a full ultrasound. The small bowel study showed she had stenosis of the ileum (meaning narrowin) which is in the last part of her small bowel. I called the family doctor to get results for her test and he is the one that called me back Friday evening, which his discovery. He called the gastero on call, to see what they would like to do about. He said, a finding like this in a 5 yr old child is rare and isnt sure what is causing this. The gastero that was on-call said he didnt want to make any decsions on what to do with her, since she is only 5 and he is not the pedatric gastero specialist and was not the one that seen her requested the testing. He told our family doctor he was going to try to get ahold of the ped. Gi but couldnt promise him that he would call him back til monday. I am a very worried mother and am looking for answers and advice. I have a gut feeling this is something that should be taken care of right away. I dont even know how they would take care of something like this. Everything I have googled about it, says it could be something life treating if not taken care of right away. Can someone please give me any information you may have on narrowing of the ileum. I also have concern because her lab work, showed a high sed rate of 32. and high liver count. Could that all be related to what is going on with the ileum? Or is there something else going on as well. Its so hard to just sit around and wait for Monday to come to get more answers.

Thank you inadvance to anyone that can help with this.

Having a small bowel MRI with double contrast; half intravenously, half through intubation via nasojejunal feeding tube.

http://www.cghjournal.org/article/S1542-3565(04)00168-5/abstract

The nasojejunal feeding tube has two advantages. 1, direct access to small intestine for contrast agent. 2, allows for small intestine distention.

The tube has one disadvantage. 1, absolute torture.

Would like to entirely avoid the nose tube, was extremely painful before.

Could I discuss with my consultant and radiographer to consume the contrast orally, in combination with the intravenous?

lately my bowel movements have been very small. i eat a lot of (but properly portioned) food. when i eat a large meal i still have a small bowel movement. this does not add up. i have been exercising a lot lately, could that be why? thanks in advance.

I am trying to get the courage up to make appt. for colonoscopy, my nerves have the best of me right now and I am so scared they are going to tell me I have let it go for too long. I am 33. need words of encouragement or something. I know no one on here can tell me whats wrong, but I need some help. I have heard that people who let rectal bleeding go for years are the ones who generally have colon cancer. i have had blood in stool for nearly year and a half. I have gone to rectal dr, he said my rectum looked completely normal, but that doesn’t mean I have nothing serious. I am so frightened that It is consuming me.
Thank you all. Its sad i get nervous everytime I have to go to bathroom, because I just know the blood is goin to be there. Its covered, even with just a small bowel movement.

I had a colonoscopy done and the doctor found an erosion in my small bowel (intestine). They biopsied and it came back normal, but I still have to have a capsule endoscopy done to confirm nothing is wrong. My doctor wasn’t too clear about what an erosion could mean and I can’t find much on the internet….does anyone have any insight?

small bowel which means the bowel has died is this something that happens over a long period of time or come on quickly

i was in the hospital for a week and was told that more than likely i have crohn’s because i have inflammation in the small bowel but after that week they had no answers and really don’t want to go any farther. now i need help to help advocate my own treatment and diagnosis. they gave me steroids and they help while i am taking them but when i stop my pain comes back

my seven yr old son is having to go thru an upper gi and small bowel follow thru due to three weeks of sudden stomach cramps and vomiting with sudden trips to the bathroom for diarrhea. how is this done in pediatric patients and how should he feel after wards.

thank you

what can a small bowel follow through show that a CT scan cant?

I recently had a colonoscopy and this is what they found. It wasn’t fun. I also have a gallbladder with a "0" percentage refraction(?), a heital hernia, acid reflux and a hyperactive small bowel. I am a slender, young, attractive female with terrible gastro issues! I currently take no medications of any kind. Can anybody help?