Diverticulitis Support Group
Diverticulitis is a common disease of the bowel, in particular the large intestine. Diverticulitis develops from diverticulosis, which involves the formation of pouches on the outside of the colon. Diverticulitis results if one of these diverticula becomes inflamed. Diverticulitis most often affects middle-aged and elderly persons, though it can strike younger patients as...
I have been constipated for months, ever since they dx with diverticular disease & then diverticulitis.
I have been on various laxatives. I am currently on Actilax syrup at night, movicol morning & night - which supposedly bulks up bowel contents & the Actilax only gives me small bowel motions sometimes. I was given a laxative to use but each time I use it I get very severe pain in abdomen & no result at all.
I have had a virus/throat infection for over 2 weeks & 3 courses of antibiotics. The middle course I was sensitive too & had nausea & diarrhea which was a pleasant change in some ways.
I have probably still got the virus or something in my system as I am sweating heaps & very thirsty. I do have metamucil as well every day with 2 teaspoons to try to help with fibre & eat fruit etc.
I hadn't had a bowel motion for 5 days though some leakage & the pain was getting worse each day. Today I woke up feeling really rotten with stomach pain through the roof as well as other crap letting me know (ms as well) so stayed home instead of going to physio this morning. This afternoon my bowels decided to go & they have been very painful each time. It has passed easily but one solid go & it is almost black as well as the smell is rotten. The pain does not go away after it & is actually more painful immediately after & not going away.
I have noticed at the same time (the last 5 days & today) that no matter how much I drink I am not going the loo as much as I usually do & very little leakage (which I usually leak a lot).
I have been drinking water, herbal tea & decaf coffee so no milk or caffeine to upset it.
The pain is mainly on my right side but when I go the loo it is both sides then & after. It is not easing as the day goes on which is very frustrating.
I feel like I either don't go at all or I cant stop & it doesn't make any difference to the pain. I have been keeping a journal of bowel & bladder habits as I see the continence physio next week & not due to see the gastroenterologist till mid March.
Any ideas on what I can take to try to get some sort of control?
Should I go back to the Dr yet again, have been so many times in last few weeks due to virus or wait & try to control it with what I eat & drink?
Thanks for reading, I am just frustrated to say the least.
I have been on various laxatives. I am currently on Actilax syrup at night, movicol morning & night - which supposedly bulks up bowel contents & the Actilax only gives me small bowel motions sometimes. I was given a laxative to use but each time I use it I get very severe pain in abdomen & no result at all.
I have had a virus/throat infection for over 2 weeks & 3 courses of antibiotics. The middle course I was sensitive too & had nausea & diarrhea which was a pleasant change in some ways.
I have probably still got the virus or something in my system as I am sweating heaps & very thirsty. I do have metamucil as well every day with 2 teaspoons to try to help with fibre & eat fruit etc.
I hadn't had a bowel motion for 5 days though some leakage & the pain was getting worse each day. Today I woke up feeling really rotten with stomach pain through the roof as well as other crap letting me know (ms as well) so stayed home instead of going to physio this morning. This afternoon my bowels decided to go & they have been very painful each time. It has passed easily but one solid go & it is almost black as well as the smell is rotten. The pain does not go away after it & is actually more painful immediately after & not going away.
I have noticed at the same time (the last 5 days & today) that no matter how much I drink I am not going the loo as much as I usually do & very little leakage (which I usually leak a lot).
I have been drinking water, herbal tea & decaf coffee so no milk or caffeine to upset it.
The pain is mainly on my right side but when I go the loo it is both sides then & after. It is not easing as the day goes on which is very frustrating.
I feel like I either don't go at all or I cant stop & it doesn't make any difference to the pain. I have been keeping a journal of bowel & bladder habits as I see the continence physio next week & not due to see the gastroenterologist till mid March.
Any ideas on what I can take to try to get some sort of control?
Should I go back to the Dr yet again, have been so many times in last few weeks due to virus or wait & try to control it with what I eat & drink?
Thanks for reading, I am just frustrated to say the least.
get in...get some help with this...and Please come back and let us know what the Good doc says !! Hugs & Prayers for ya !!
I am still either going a lot, sometimes hard sometimes the opposite with diaroeah, it is not controlled at all. Spoke to Dr today & she said to increase the movicol, continue with the actilax, dont try the ename's any more & drink more water etc.
Also said not to take metamucil as it could be making it harder to go??
Anyway I have an appt with gastroenterologist this Thursday, rang last week & got it moved fwd I was lucky there had been a cancellation. I am still waiting on seeing the collarectomy/surgical team from last year as not classed as urgent. my GP has said to take that letter with me, she has written a letter to take as well & wants me to try to get the gastroenterologist to get the other
Anyway the GP today was most concerned that some days I am having a lot of difficulty to go with bladder & that is usually when I am not going with bowels as well. She is thinking that I may be so constipated that the urine cant get around the bowel build up. This could be quite dangerous she said.
Anyway I have an appt with gastroenterologist this Thursday, rang last week & got it moved fwd I was lucky there had been a cancellation. I am still waiting on seeing the collarectomy/surgical team from last year as not classed as urgent. My GP has said to take that letter with me, she has written a letter to take as well & wants me to try to get the gastroenterologist to get the others to see me more urgent so that I don't end up in emergency like last time.
Like you said the pain is wearing me down & probably why I got the virus so bad, also making ms symptoms be more troublesome every day. The abdomen is painful all the time just different amounts of pain. I am down to 1x400mg brufen & only occasionally 2, I am taking tramadol for pain relief & panadol 3 times a day to try to keep the pain level down. I can increase the tramadol I am taking to control it more but don't like taking too many.
Any ideas of what I can say or ask the Dr's to make them take notice of me more? I really fear that I have a bowel blockage or the diverticular is playing up. I have been patient but really fed up with it all.
Thanks in advance.