First happy monday, Hope everyone is having the best day possible
Lately, I have been having some abdominal pain,stool issues, constipation ...
It could be a pro biotic need or something more so here i go..
Always constipated, when i am not it feel like there is something up there
Discolored stool yellowish or brigh brown color
Burping, back pain, abdominal discomfort
Now for the test that have been done, ultrasound of my appedex, pancreas, liver, etc
Upper GI
Gallbladder function
Blood work to check liver, kidneys, pancreas, CA-125 all good......
They are thinking about doing a endoscope
Suggestions on disorders etc
Also i bleed just a little when i go to the bathroom i think its because its like tearing its way out. I bruse all over my body easy, i will be 25 soon.. suggestion on what it could be
Thanks
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey there!
Good to see you!
You really need a warning on your post.. for those trying to eat and read at the same time!
HA!
May I suggest...
Try the "stuff" in the grocery store.. of course I can't think of the name of it..
Yogurt like stuff with probiotics... you eat it for X number of days and they assure you it will help.. being advertised on tv and such.
Also.. add Probiotic PEARLS. They come in a 30 or 90 day supply from drug store.
VERY tiny things (pills) but they open up in the lower intestines and are good for those who have trouble with regular probiotics.
You take one a day.. and they seem to help a lot.
I am down to taking a couple a week now.
Hope that helps.
Posted by springshowers (Member # 19863) on :
hi there. I know this is not the "best" natural option but when constipation gets so bad that I have to have relief.. I use Mirlax.
If your having bleeding and that much constipation and things are not moving along sometimes you got to get in there and get it moving fast and then start using other things to keep it that way.
Like the probiotics and diet and water and maybe some other fiber type things that might help that are more natural.
But if you take mirilax just for a few days you will see a your whole system change. Depending on it and taking it ongoing is not a great idea though.
But in your case.. i would go for something like that just to get things moving. It can make you really sick if your constipated ongoing as the toxins have time to get into your system and cause so many problems
I used to be hospitalized every 6 months or so due to intestinal infections and i figured out on my own i was just not moving fast enough and developed horrible problems of all kinds besides the acute infections.
You can make changes that will create rapid changes in your digestion. That is the good news. A really good probiotic too will help things in a huge way.... to keep it healthy ongoing..
Good Luck.. and I hope you feel better...
Posted by glm1111 (Member # 16556) on :
Have you treated for parasites and worms? Check out Humaworms symptom list and you may be surprised
Gael
Posted by shelly23 (Member # 16124) on :
Thanks everyone for your help, and yes i probably should have a warning, some of your lunches may well have come back up lol sorry
these pearl's your taking about are they fish oil free? I need fish oil free pro biotic suggestions, thanks
Posted by Tincup (Member # 5829) on :
Hey S...
As for fish oil free...
I just did a quickie search and pulled this up. Look near the bottom of the page.
Are they going to do a colonoscopy on you? Sounds like you might need to have one done since they seem to have run all the other tests on you. I know you probably don't want to have it done but I would just go ahead and do it.
A colonoscopy would be the only way that they could see any possible cancer. Not trying to scare you...it is just that this seems like the next logical test since they have already done all those other tests. It is good to just check and rule that out whenever you are dealing with symptoms in that area.
Probiotics are definitely a good idea. I think everyone needs to be taking a good probiotic...especially those of us on antibiotics.
A good one that I know of is Theralac. My doctor has me on that one. It is good to rotate different ones though if you can.
You can check their website and see if the ingredients are ok with you. http://www.theralac.com/
Take Care! Pam
Posted by Pam08 (Member # 19203) on :
Oh and for your gallbladder testing what did they do? Did they do a HIDA Scan? That would be the one to have to check your gallbladder.
Also do you know what the results were? Sometimes different doctors have different interpretations of what is "normal". My GI said that my HIDA Scan was normal but my LLMD did not agree and put me on some gallbladder meds.
So you may want to check into that.
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Was your ultrasound done FASTING?
In other words did you not eat anything before your ultrasound?
It makes a diagnostic difference.
If the US shows a "contracted" gallbladder and was done ***when you had fasted***...
``It is suggested that acute hepatic dysfunction may decrease the flow of bile into the gallbladder,
***resulting in a gallbladder that is transiently contracted*** or is not visualized on US.'' (ultrasound)."
Some people may have decreased ability to "detox" meds via the liver - genetic difference.
They usually need LESS of a medicine. If they take too much of a med, it can be toxic to them.
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