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[Mogster71]

Hello TD

Hope everything went ok at your appointment hun? xx

[Turkish delight]

I'm feeling all the love girls, so many well wishes really does make me feel less alone, so thank you all.

So my apmnt was like a non-event for the specialist. He seemed less than half interested in anything I had to say, and rushed me along in my sentences...meh!

He wasn't the top Doc/Dog but someone in "the team" I pushed him for his best guess as to what he thought I had and he said Diverticulitis, which is what my GP also elected and he IS interested, and did listen to all of my poo stories with photos(tehe) Also inflammatory bowel disease, logic being as I already have an autoimmune disease, so I could be collecting more as I go along in age.....brilliant thanks for that!

He signed me up for a....colonoscopy you guessed it. Which should be in about a months time, so hopefully that will show up what the funkys is going on up my jaxie....there's no emoji for that thank goodness.

I'm still having soft poo, once or twice daily. About number 5 on the "Bristol stool chart"(If you haven't come across the Bristol poo chart do look it up for a laugh)All this is a dramatic departure from my normal BM. If you're like me and have been experiencing abnormal(for you)BM's for more than a few weeks, do see a health care prof....don't die of embarrassment!

TD

[Wrensong]

Oh TD,

So my apmnt was like a non-event for the specialist. He seemed less than half interested in anything I had to say, and rushed me along in my sentences...meh!

  I hate it when they do that.  So sorry he was not all he might have been, after all the anticipation.  I'd thought your appt an investigation of some sort, rather than just a consultation as it seems to have been. 

However, positive thing is not long to go for them to have a good look and get to the bottom (sorry) of it for you.  If you have the choice of being sedated, I would opt for that personally.  I had one 25 years or so ago without any sedation & it's often easier for both patient & doctor if you are relaxed &/or asleep on the day.  They have a better chance of getting all the way around then too.

Meanwhile, did he not suggest anything to help with the looseness?

Like you, I have autoimmune tendencies & have lost count of the number of times it's been suggested another is on its way!  Doesn't mean you will be adding to your badge collection though - so many weird things happen at this stage of our lives that turn out to be reversible when our bodies are under less stress from the challenge of change.  Be kind to yourself while you're waiting for the next appt - please get as much R&R as you can fit in to your life & make taking care of yourself a priority. 

Keep posting - a lot of us have been where you are & know what it does to you.
Wx

[CLKD]

 

[KatyB]

Hi Turkish Delight, I'm very late catching up on this thread but I've had both colonoscopy (years ago) and sigmoidoscopy (as part of bowel screening recently). Colonoscopy was to investigate massive diarrhoea which has lasted months at that point. I was diagnosed with collagenous or microscopic colitis - which doesn't get talked about much, less serious than ulcerative but hugely disruptive of normal life or feeling like a normal human being....and much more common in women.My consultant found changes to bowel lining in the exam which allowed the diagnosis to be made. It led to them trying various medications, once of which (Asacol, buffered aspirin) worked for me.....but there was an element of trial and error. Anyway, the colitis site (https://www.crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/about-crohns-and-colitis) has lots of information including on how to relieve wind. I did find that once I'd got stabilised it was a lot easier to manage. Anyway, look at the site, and in particular at microscopic colitis on LH menu - your symptoms sound very similar....and if its any of these the scoping is the first step to getting it sorted - and yes the specialists have seen it all! Oh, and much sympathy!

[CLKD]

   wonder how Ju Ju got on 

[Turkish delight]

Wow KatyB what a great post, thank you for taking the time to help me.

I had not(like most)never heard of microscopic colitis. I had a look through the link you posted, the symptoms do seem to fit.
Interesting that 4 in 10 ppl who have this also have other autoimmune diseases which I have. Though just had my coeliac results and they are normal.

Wondering, do you know if this is something that they always check for after a colonoscopy, with biopsies taken?

Thanks again, so helpful.

TD