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Posted 6/18/2012 2:10 PM (GMT -5)
Hey everyone. Been a while since I posted. Been Doing pretty good so far this year. Hope the same for all of you. I had my yearly colonoscopy last week and it was my first one that I had while not in a horrible flare. Prior to this my bowels have been solid for about 5 months going once a day. A good remission for me. Colonoscopy showed 90% mild inflamation and my gi removed 3 polyps. Since the colonoscopy my stools have stayed loose, going once/twice a day an my gut makes a lot of noise an ive been having more gas too. Hopefully I get back to whats normal for me. Anyone ever have a colonoscopy put you back into a flare or whatnot?
Posted 6/18/2012 2:21 PM (GMT -5)
Hi..good timing regarding the polyps...hope they're benign.

Since you stated it showed 90% mild inflammation, the prep AND scope could push it over the edge, especially with biopsies throughout and the polyps being removed.

Are you still on the Asacol? Maybe start the enemas for a week and add or up the probiotics.

Are you taking any fibre supplements? that could help bulk the stool a bit.

How are you eating at this point?

When do you get the results of the biopsies/polyps?

q

Posted 6/18/2012 2:32 PM (GMT -5)
Hey quincy. Yes on asacol and started enemas again a couple days ago. Ive been taking 1 vsl3ds pack a day for months but going to up it to 2 a day today. I eat pretty healthy but im so skinny and want to gain weight back. Im 165 an last year I was 180, before uc I was 200. I work out 3-5 days a week but just cant gain weight. I have appt in 2 weeks with my gi. Think she mentioned a course of pred when I woke up but I dont want to go there unless I know the flare is back. She is a real great gi though, been with her since diagnosed. I'm really trying not to think so much about all of it cause it really makes me down. Really thought I was doing fine before the colonoscopy.
Posted 6/18/2012 2:38 PM (GMT -5)
I don't think you're ready for the pred ...anywhere near!

I would suggest your work-outs be milder so that you're not using up too much energy until this improves. Maybe do mild weights or something like that.

If you're eating healthy, maybe you're more at a set-weight for your height and bone structure?

ARe you eating often enough?

You could ask for something like dicyclomine to help slow down some of the peristalsis...maybe it's partly a reaction (like a hissy fit) to the scope. have you been on that before?

q
Posted 6/19/2012 12:04 PM (GMT -5)
Never been on dicyclomine. Whats that all about? I eat 3-4 meals a day an snack on fruit an sweets haha. Yea my regular doctor said i was at normal weight, i'm 6"0. Just been nervous since the colonoscopy.
Posted 6/19/2012 6:49 PM (GMT -5)
Hi Cadillac Lover, I don't have advice but wanted to say hi and hope you get back to normal soon. Glad to hear that at least the inflammation is mild...based on initial severe diagnosis that is great. Hopefully there will be no inflammation at next scope. I hear that colonoscopy can sometimes stir things up so hopefully it will settle down soon. I have mine scheduled for July 2nd..ugh...can't wait til that is over, I so dread that prep day.

Keep us posted!
B
Posted 6/19/2012 7:32 PM (GMT -5)
I am sorry to hear you're having symptoms. With 90% mild inflammation, I am not surprised. It's strange that you could be mildly inflamed and not be having symptoms. I guess that's just one of the unpredictible things about this illness. I had a tiny spot of mild inflammation once and I was having awful symptoms... Are you using both 5ASA enemas and Canasa? I used to use enemas before bed and Canasa in the morning and it seemed to help a lot.

On a side note, once I had a sigmoid scope and my symptoms improved after. Things are just so unpredictable. It may not be related to the scope :(
Posted 6/19/2012 11:11 PM (GMT -5)
Takes me about two weeks, or even a bit more, to settke dosn after a scope. I am overdue for my now annual scopes but have been putting it off because I am now back in remission after an almost two month long flare (almost off the resultant pred) and want to enjoy the remission a bit before going through the post scope blues... I agree try to do all the TLC things you can- though I wouldnt be afraid if a short (eg 10 day) pred burst if that doesnt work.
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