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Crohn's disease is a systemic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) of unknown cause, that results in chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract. It can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract from mouth to anus, and can also cause complications outside of the gastrointestinal tract. There is no known medical or surgical cure for Crohn's disease, but there are many medical...

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i've never had a blockage yet, but i'm wondering if it's possible to get one in your rectum? most of my crohn's issues come from an ulcer in my rectum, and lately it's been hard to evacuate anything. i feel the urge to go and can feel stuff inside me (lots of bloating), but when i go, only a little bit comes and and it's very mucousy and with a little blood. it feel like the hole is too small or something...it also stings when anything passes...so i'm wondering if the ulcer has gotten worse and turned into inflammation that is blocking the passage of stool? this has been going on for 2-3 days now. also, every time i go it seems like my muscles down there spasm...like how your stomach spasms when you throw up, except from down south on the other side...it just spasms over and over with nothing coming out...like dry heaving.

also, i have been lucky that i've NEVER had stomach pain with my crohn's symptoms (just weird bm's), but today i started feeling a dull pain in my lower right side of my tummy. it has been coming and going, but i'm starting to worry that i may be getting a blockage...i'm on pretty mild meds (lialda and canasa suppositories) and am not sure what to do. should i stop eating and go to a liquid diet for a few days??

anyway, any advice would be much appreciated from anyone who has experienced these symptoms.

merry christmas to all!
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My crohn's is in my rectum up, and when I am in a flair...I have the same symptoms you are describing....except I am in excrusiating pain in my stomach. I pass very little stool and it is mucousy/bloody with a discharge and have like horrible labor contractions like I have to go, but nothing comes out except the mucous/blood. I feel like I am giving birth to an Alien Baby!!! I was like that when I was in the hospital in August with a blockage. Maybe you should call your doctor. Your meds may need switched around. I got to the point where I couldn't eat anything for days and days before I was in the hospital and still nothing would come out....Hope you have a Merry Christmas. Amy
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My Crohn's is in my small intestine and ileum. I get blockages in my small intestine and they are excrutiating. They come in cramping waves that make me just want to die, literally. If I vomit, I get some relief and I usually do vomit. The last time I had a blockage, I didn't vomit and the pain didn't go away so I was in the hospital for a week.

I would definitely call your doctor and try to just stick with liquids. If I get any pain, I go immediately to liquids.

I definitely think it's possible to be blocked by inflammation in your rectum. Or even scar tissue.

YMAMOT, I can totally relate to the alien baby part! Going to the bathroom when you're blocked is horrible.
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I went through the same thing. Ensure is my new friend... just drink it very cold and it tastes like chocolate milk (or strawberry, or vanilla...) and liquid based soup is good too.

My doc also checked and said I had an Anal Fissure which accounted for the stinging pain, bright red blood and some of the swelling.

I'm so sorry you're going through this! It sucks!! Hang in there and definitely try a liquid diet for a couple days. If it gets worse or doesn't seem to get better after a day or two then definitely get to a doctor! I hope you feel better soon!
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I agree with the others. I would stick to liquids until you can see the Dr. If it gets worse, go to the ER. I hope you are feeling better soon!
hsteacher
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I agree get to the doctor and eat soft easy to digest foods....particularly liquids....these are some of the symptoms I was having for about 2 months before I ended up in the hospital with the perferation.
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I hope you have contacted your Dr.- sounds like an obstruction to me..... how are you feeling now?
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so by wednesday evening after i wrote this, the pain went away, and thursday and friday i started having normal bm's and was eating fairly normal food, so i guess i wasn't blocked. i think i was paranoid! i'm wondering if it had anything to do with the fact that i started my period...my symptoms always get worse around that time of the month. this disease is confusing!
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My symptoms get so much worse before and during my period. My doctor says it's due to "pelvic congestion." Just the term sounds gross to me.
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