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 posted here before about being put on laxatives to try to get bowels moving as constantly constipated. i dont know if you have the same ones in other countries but I am on 1 sachet of movicol (mixed in water) twice a day - supposed to bulk it up I think. I am also on Actilax syrup twice a day. Neither of these were clearing me out though the actilax when it did work made the movements painful especially afterwards. Now they have added an enema to it which I have been fighting against as I didnt like that idea at all. I have used it 2 times now. First time nothing happened at all, I used it yesterday at 4.30pm & by 5.30pm I still hadnt gone (supposed to work in 30 mins).
I still took the other 2 at night which has often (not always) given me a small movement in the morning. It still has done absolutely nothing & no movement at all.
Late last night & today I have got a shocking pain in left side of abdomen, its ok if I sit still but as soon as I move, walk, or even stand up it is bringing tears to my eyes. I have had abdomen pain basically since last July which is how they found the diverticular disease. I am not due to see gastroenterologist till next month & still waiting on the collarectomy/surgical appt.
Also at the moment I have a virus which is making me cough & have been since Thursday night (now Tuesday), this has eased & as coughing is easing the pain gets worse. That doesnt seem right to me.
To top it off my ms pains/weakness are all going nuts which is usual when I get anything wrong.
I went to the gp yesterday morning & she said that the pain would be worse from coughing which makes sense but worse after an enema & no result, is that normal?
Sorry for long post but I dont know what to do now, do I try another enama or leave them?
I still took the other 2 at night which has often (not always) given me a small movement in the morning. It still has done absolutely nothing & no movement at all.
Late last night & today I have got a shocking pain in left side of abdomen, its ok if I sit still but as soon as I move, walk, or even stand up it is bringing tears to my eyes. I have had abdomen pain basically since last July which is how they found the diverticular disease. I am not due to see gastroenterologist till next month & still waiting on the collarectomy/surgical appt.
Also at the moment I have a virus which is making me cough & have been since Thursday night (now Tuesday), this has eased & as coughing is easing the pain gets worse. That doesnt seem right to me.
To top it off my ms pains/weakness are all going nuts which is usual when I get anything wrong.
I went to the gp yesterday morning & she said that the pain would be worse from coughing which makes sense but worse after an enema & no result, is that normal?
Sorry for long post but I dont know what to do now, do I try another enama or leave them?
Might I make a suggestion to you? If you can go out and buy slippery elm either in pill form or tea it is very good for our bowels as well as aloe vera juice. Give it a try.
I know what you mean about this disease makes us more aware of our bowels etc.
I have been taking the metamucil as the gastroenterologist & now urologist as well have told me too. As for the other laxatives, that is the same, because I havent been emptying properly thats why they want me to keep trying with them.
It is a turn around for me as I used to go very often every day but now not going without the laxatives & then still not much. I just wish it didnt cause me so much pain as well. I thought I was going to have to go to the local er early hours this morning as I was in such pain. The pain spread from the abdomen around to the hip so hurt to lay down.