does any one every faint whil on the toilet and have you ever been having a day where you have had direha so bad that you feel hot on the inside and cold sweating on the out side. i often feel like i am going to die . for the past 5 days my neck is stiff jaw hurts and my abdomen hurt so bad er room dont take me seriousy and i have a brand new doc thats seems to be a quack! does any one have severe pain dailly to where you dont even know if u can leave home some days or most days?????
i have been prescribed bentol, limotil, and xanaex



so ther is hope.
Hi Bonnie,
It sounds like you need to find yourself a new gastroenterologist. Pain with IBD can be as severe as you have described, but in this day and age you shouldn't have to live with it at that level. Bentyl is an anti-spasmodic that is helpful for some and not for others. You may need to ask your doctor for an Rx to try a different anti-spasmodic.
When first diagnosed it wasn't uncommon for me to have 20-30 BMs per day and there were plenty of nights I spent curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor wishing the pain to go away in between potty calls. A combination of Asacol, Bentyl, huge diet changes, and meditation is what helped and continues to help me.
You really need to find a new doctor, today, who will take you seriously.
Best of luck,
Elizabeth
thank you for your comment, i am trying to find a new dr. but they all seem to not take me serious because i am young 33(they say) and not obeese..what that has to do w/ it i dk.. i just wish their was not so much pain and anxiety each and every day of my life.
I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SPASTIC COLON AT AGE 14.MY GRANDMOTHER HAD DIVERTICULITIS.AND SHE WAS DIABETIC.BUT MY SISTER AND I BOTH HAD IBS.BACK THEN IT WAS CALLED A SPASTIC COLON.THAT IS WHEN I FOUND OUT LETTUCE IS THE HARDEST THING TO DIGEST.I WENT THROUGH REAL PAIN BACK IN THE DAY WHEN EATING OUT WAS A SALAD,STEAK AND BAKED POTATOE.I NEVER MADE IT PASSED THE SALAD.I WAS 32 WHEN IT FLARED UP AGAIN.IT ALSO SEEMS THAT STRESS HAS A LOT TO DO WITH IT AS WELL
.OH HOW I REMEMBER THOSE GRIPPING CRAMPS WHERE YOU WERE CURLED UP IN A FETAL POSITION.SWEAT DRIPPING OFF MY BODY AND FREEZING AT THE SAME TIME.THEN I DEVELOPED SOME BAD CHRONIC BACK PAIN PROBLEMS.SO THEN I HAD TO TRY TO LIVE WITH CONSTIPATION.I NEVER KNEW THAT IBS INCLUDED CONSTIPATION.I HAD ALWAYS HAD DIARRHEA,NEVER KNEW WHAT A SOLID STOOL EVEN LOOKED LIKE.THEN I HAD TO START TAKING AN RX LAXATIVE.JUST TAKE A FEW DROPS TOO MUCH AND IT WAS PAIN AGAIN.IT TOOK ME A YEAR TO FINALLY GET MY RECIPE DOWN PAT.AND FORBID THE NIGHT I FORGOT MY STOOL SOFTENENER.BUT I WAS ABOUT 29 WHEN IT REALLY FLARED.I HAD 3 CHILDREN HAD TO LIVE WITH MY PARENTS FOR 5 YEARS.DATED MY NOW HUSBAND OF 25 YEARS BUT HE WAS 8 YEARS YOUNGER THAN I AM.I LIVE IN JAX AND FINALLY FOUND A VERY KIND DOCTOR FULL OF COMPASSION.I AM SURE HE IS RETIRED BY NOW BUT HIS NAME WAS ALEXANDRO RADI' A SPANISH NAME.HE CAME OUT INTO THE WAITING ROOM AND INVITED YOU BACK AND ANYONE WHO CAME WITH YOU THEN HE TALKED TO YOU FIRST.I HAD BEEN ON ZANTAC FOR WEEKS AT THAT TIME IT WAS A BRAND NEW RX.I TOOK IT AND PEPTO BISMAL FOR A YEAR SOMETIMES RESORTING TO BENTYL OR LIBRAX FOR THOSE TERRIBLE CRAMPING PAINS.I REMEMBER ONCE AFTER WE WERE MARRIED LESS THAN A YEAR CRAWLING TO THE BATHROOM.THE PAIN WAS UNBEARABLE.I HAD DIARRHEA AND I THINK MY INSIDES WERE BULGING OUT OF ME.MY HUSBAND TOOK ME TO THE E.R.,AND THE DOCTOR KEPT ASKING ME WHY DO YOU RUN TO THE BATHROOM.THERE IS NOTHING LEFT IN YOU.AND I SAID WELL MY COLON SPASMS LIKE SOMETHING IS COMING OUT.WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO.LAY ON THIS COLD COT WITH NO PILLOW.I CAN DO THIS AT HOME.PLEASE GIVE ME SOME KIND OF ANTI SPASMOTIC MEDICATION AND I WILL BE OUT OF YOUR HAIR.
I NEVER USE CAFFEINE IN ANYTHING.AND I FOUND OUT SMOKING COULD CAUSE CRAMPS.I QUIT FOR 3 YEARS BUT STARTED BACK AS THE SAME STRESS WHICH CAUSE MY STOMACH ATTACKS CASED ME TO GO BACK TO SMOKING ONCE I HAD MY STOMACH UNDER CONTROL.DR. RADI ASKED ME IF I HAD BACK PROBLEMS AND I SAID YES...HOW DID YOU KNOW.HE SAID I ALWAYS GET THE BACK PROBLEMS BECAUSE THEY PUT YOU ON NSAIDS AND THINGS LIKE NAPROSEN WHICH LITERALLY EATS YOUR STOMACH UP.
THE LAST BAD ATTACK HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE VISITING OUR FIRST GRAND DAUGHTER IN S.C. I HAD MENSTRUAL CRAMPS.VERY BAD TOO.AND MY DAUGHTER SAID MOM THEY HAVE RX FOR THAT NOW.SO TRY MINE ITS OVER THE COUNTER AND IT CANT HURT YOU.OH YEAHHHHH TRY AGAIN.IT WAS AN HOURS RIDE TO COLUMBIA THE NEXT HOSPITAL.AND THANK GOD THE E.R. DOCTOR LISTENED TO ME AND PRESCRIBED ME BENTYL.I WAS FROM OUT OF TOWN.HE WAS ONE OF THOSE RARE DOCTORS WHO ACTUALLY LISTENS TO PATIENTS.BUT ON OUR WAY HOME OUR PICK UP WAS OVER HEATING ABOUT EVERY FIFTY MILES.IT WAS THE LONGEST TRIP I EVER HAD.I SLEEP WITH AND ELECTRIC BLANKET NOW.SUMMER WINTER FALL SPRING.I HAVE SO MANY DIFFERENT PAIN ISSUES THAT A REGUALR OR LARGE SIZED HEATING PAD JUST DIDNT CUT IT.OH YES MY FIRST DIAGNOSIS FOR IBS WAS AGE 14 BY A VERY OLD FAMILY DOCTOR SO AGE HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.ALL THEY NEED TO KNOW OR DO IS TO TREAT YOU WITH THE DIGNITY AND HONOR YOU DESERVE.I HAVE THOSE DAYS WHERE I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE DR.KAVORKIAN ON SPEED DIAL.WE ALL HAVE THOSE THOUGHTS SOME PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO SAY SO BECAUSE A DISGRUNTLED FAMILY MEMBER MIGHT BAKER ACT YOU SO JUST BE CAREFULL WHO YOU SAY IT TO.MAKE IT SOMEONE YOU TRUST AND ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT THIS SITE HAS PEOPLE TO TALK ABOUT THAT WITH ALSO.I DO HOPE MY EXPERIENCES HELPS YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU DO NOT SUFFER ALONE.I AM NOT 58 AND ON MY WAY TO FIND OUT WHY MY STOMACH HAS FLARED UP YET AGAIN
it is realy good to know their is some one i can talk to who understands, but i am also sory you have sufered as well.
I did see my fam. doc and he is sending me to a brand new gi ,
so i am glad for that. i had a terrible flair up today, also on a road trip a 2 hr road trip was not fun at all..i just hate this way of living.... thank you for writing to me.
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