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Posted 4/2/2019 6:56 PM (GMT -5)
Can you also get crohns in that area? My right side has improved since my remicade started 6 months ago and 6 MP 3 months ago but my lower left area near the waist still hurts. Very bad pains for hours after food gets to that point. Even soup gives me pain. Its not constipation because i take linzesss and have a few bowel movements each day.. Perhaps UC also? After a few hours it seems to get better after that
Posted 4/2/2019 9:05 PM (GMT -5)
You can get Crohn's anywhere from your mouth to your anus. When is the last time you had a colonoscopy or CT? Do you think you might have a stricture in there?
Posted 4/3/2019 5:59 AM (GMT -5)
My last colonoscopy was 8 months ago and not sure if Medicare will cover another one yet. I did have a CT scan and it showed 2 new polyps which were in a different area. I am wondering about a stricture or narrowing but also maybe ulcerations? The Dr said I have it all over. At this point I am not sure if its even the sigmoid colon which is where the pain is coming from..
Posted 4/4/2019 8:01 PM (GMT -5)
Are the BMs solid? Liquid stools could be overflow diarrhoea making their way past impacted stool in the colon.

You mentioned UC. Is there any doubt about your diagnosis between Crohn's and UC? 'Cos Crohn's typically tends to affect the right side of the colon worse than the left side and vice versa with UC. But there are always exceptions to every rule.

Could consider trying enemas in the meantime. They're not fun, but they do reach the left side of the colon very effectively. Mesalazine is useless for most types of Crohn's; steroid enemas may be better.
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