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I posted this a short while ago and I am due to see gastro specialist next week for 1st time at hospital https://www.kickas.org/ubbthreads/ubbthre...5674#Post495674I think I have been having some sort of mild issues with abdomen/bowel for some years now, bloating some times and loose stools at other times. I watched how and when I ate and It appeared to calm things done for some time. lately however, after contracting campylobacter, during the summer things have changed somewhat. I have had some periods of floating, unfamiliar foul smelling, kinda greasy, stools for the past week or two. The only thing I have done different this past month is take paracetamol for my THR pain I am the eternal pessimist and have looked up FOUL SMELLING FLOATING STOOLS....God, you gotta laugh  and the list of possible causes has scared the sh*t outta me other than the time I had the campylobacter, I have no pain to speak of and no blood as far as I can tell. I am a bit of a coward and always fear the worst, yet will go on to contradict myself by opting to stay fully awake for my THR....boy am I in need of therapy I am aware that I can request a little sedative, but stay awake for a colonoscopy, should I require one. I am more concerned though about a endoscopy, should I require one I feel my throat/gullet is narrow and the slight curvature in neck and spine set me a wonderin' as to how it will all pan out does anyone have any words of advice/reassurance/experience that they can throw this way by way of comfort?. bit worried John oh I should have added, I've been suffering a LOT of stress lately
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Hi John. I'm going through a diverticulitis attack right now and am on antibiotics for 10 days.
Symptoms:
1. Pain on lower left side of abdomen
2. Bloated stomach for a week+
3. Intermittent severe stomach cramping coming in waves. Alleviated by BMs
4. Colonoscopy found some diverticuli(Sp?) that were not right.
So I'm on the antibiotics, drinking lots of water, taking lots of fibre capsules (Metamusil) and eating really, really slowly.
Timo 
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so sorry to hear this Timo......it's never ending,yeah?
anyways,take it easy, hope you get well soon bro
PS the weather here is frightful.....Brrrrr
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Hi Saltire,
Sorry to hear about your tummy. Have you been trying any new foods lately or any new supplements? Is the only med you are taking paracetamol? If you are taking other meds they could be causing the strange stools. I have had a few side effects of meds that scared me and for months I did not figure out it was the med that was causing the anemia and other things that were worrying me. Now when something strange is going on in my body I think what have I eaten what meds am I taking and what are the side effects of the all the meds I am on?
I had a colonoscopy and endoscopy at the same time but they knocked me out to do it. I don't remember any issues sfter it was over, I felt fine, however I was having so much joint pain that was what my mind was on most of the time.
Hope you get feeling better soon.
Take care!!
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can anyone explain what blood in the stools looks like...I have noticed a small mark about half the size of a grain of rice, only one that I could see, the colour of a small piece of tomato or red pepper...which I was eating two days previous.
is the bleeding in stools so obvious as to be unmistakeable with the like of an IBD?
I am aware that some blood can be undetectable in the stools from other less severe conditions
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John, it depends on where the bleeding is. If it is higher, your stool will be black or black streaked. If it is low, it will be bright red.
I have had both. The black was from an ulcer and the bright red was from a tear lower.
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Symptoms can seem awful and it be "just inflammation". When my stomach is inflamed (gastritis), it hurts so bad. But in all these years, its only been inflammation when they've done an upper endoscopy. Though I don't have the issues you do with my neck / throat, at least for me, the upper endoscopy was no big deal. I just simply fasted, the doctor gave me the drugs, did the procedure, and I didn't remember a thing. Easy, peasy. And nice to be assured it wasn't an ulcer. More recently, I stopped dairy, which it turns out I was really allergic to; that helped me stomach (and bowels) quite a bit. But starting the Humira helped a huge amount. Also, my intestines. When just average bad, I get constipated, more than one should with all the fiber, water, exercise I do. When its really bad though, I stop digesting my food, I get terrible diarrhea with undigested food in it. Psyllium had helped in the past. Now on Humira, my bowels have been really good. Excellent the first week after the shot, Average the second week. I don't think I probably had a normal bowel movement most of my life, until I went on Humira. But as bad as my symptoms were in the past, all they every found was "inflammation and crohn's like ulcers in my ileum", no crohn's, no UC, no IBD. So "just inflammation" can give terrible symptoms. But if you do have IBD, the same drugs that help the AS can do wonders on IBD as well. For me that's the biologic, for my stepfather with crohns, that's been Asacol all these years. As for the blood, if its a small amount and bright red, it could just simply be hemorrhoids; annoying, a bit painful, but not too serious if they aren't too bad. A common thing for those of us that fluctuate between constipation and diarrhea. All those years of constipation will do that to us. I could say "try to relax", but I know that's easier said than done. Let the doctor do the upper and lower endoscopies and then based on what he finds, treat you. There are options out there. Thinking good thoughts for you.
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John - when you see your anaesthetist ensure to tell about AS and cervical problems. Anaesthetist must be well informed on this aspect otherwise could cause damage... I've just had an endo and colonoscopy. Had a fantastic anaesthetist. He was great. Most concerned and was with me the whole time and, came to see me later the next day. What a star.
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Symptoms can seem awful and it be "just inflammation". When my stomach is inflamed (gastritis), it hurts so bad. But in all these years, its only been inflammation when they've done an upper endoscopy. Though I don't have the issues you do with my neck / throat, at least for me, the upper endoscopy was no big deal. I just simply fasted, the doctor gave me the drugs, did the procedure, and I didn't remember a thing. Easy, peasy. And nice to be assured it wasn't an ulcer. More recently, I stopped dairy, which it turns out I was really allergic to; that helped me stomach (and bowels) quite a bit. But starting the Humira helped a huge amount. Also, my intestines. When just average bad, I get constipated, more than one should with all the fiber, water, exercise I do. When its really bad though, I stop digesting my food, I get terrible diarrhea with undigested food in it. Psyllium had helped in the past. Now on Humira, my bowels have been really good. Excellent the first week after the shot, Average the second week. I don't think I probably had a normal bowel movement most of my life, until I went on Humira. But as bad as my symptoms were in the past, all they every found was "inflammation and crohn's like ulcers in my ileum", no crohn's, no UC, no IBD. So "just inflammation" can give terrible symptoms. But if you do have IBD, the same drugs that help the AS can do wonders on IBD as well. For me that's the biologic, for my stepfather with crohns, that's been Asacol all these years. As for the blood, if its a small amount and bright red, it could just simply be hemorrhoids; annoying, a bit painful, but not too serious if they aren't too bad. A common thing for those of us that fluctuate between constipation and diarrhea. All those years of constipation will do that to us. I could say "try to relax", but I know that's easier said than done. Let the doctor do the upper and lower endoscopies and then based on what he finds, treat you. There are options out there. Thinking good thoughts for you. Sue they did not knock you out for the procedure, they just sedated you?
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John - hospitals differ in their approach to sedation, or, full GA for endo &/or colonoscopy. Depends on the hospital. In the UK it is mostly sedation but can ask for a GA. Here in France I was told, GA, take it or leave it. Whilst the anaesthetist *as I was being wheeled into theatre* claimed that there 'was' a choice and would I prefer a sedation instead ?
For myself I 'prefer' sedation as that way I can be a party to 'what' they are up to !
Ask you doctor / hospital consultant what modus operandi they use. It is only the hospital who can advise - you might / might not have a choice ? But IF prefer sedation, then insist on sedation. IF offered sedation request to wear you neck support collar - they'd prob want it sterilised for the theatre !
Hope this helps -
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