Interesting. Howver, you also have to understand that that amount of trauma being brought in isn't the norm in most places. Grady is THE trauma center of Atlanta - that's where you want to go if...
Give it a little while, first - it takes time to get your bowel normalized. I would also suggest taking digestive enzymes and a good probiotic. Definitely make sure to drink plenty of water,...
I sometimes get nauseated when I have gas, but after the gas passes, the nausea goes away. Occasionally the same for bowel movements. I don't know exactly why - i always thought maybe the gas was at...
I have a friend who has dysautonomia, and GERD, and all sorts of GI problems, and an assortment of other symptoms (cardiac dysrhythmias, severe joint pain, severe fatigue, brain fog, anxiety,...
I do that when I take antispasmodics. I'll have a bout of D with cramping, take 2 Levsin, and then it takes me 2 or 3 days to have another BM. I think it's pretty normal... nothing to worry about,...
your story sounds similar to a friend's, only she has diarrhea rather than constipation, and not gastroparesis, but exhibits a lot of the symptoms of it. (she actually was just dxed with lyme...
Hi, I have a friend whose original dx was gastroparesis, but it actually isn't that, so I'm not sure if this will help. But she could always keep down sweet potatoes, in small amounts, and she ate...
I hate waking up to my stomach feeling gross. This morning, i woke up, and just didn't feel right. Nothing i can put my finger on - i was a bit gassy a little earlier - but just generally feel kind...
I'd say weigh the risks and benefits of the surgery - one pro would obviously be no more pain, which would be fantastic. I'm afraid that kind of thing is just something you're going to have to figure...
yep. me too....
haha, this reminds me of the movie meet the robinson's and that crazy scientist lady with the caffeine patches. I'll bet the soap really does work - that's really interesting....
Mine is usually worse at night, too, although when i have issues with D, it usually happens in the morning. My main complaint is gas and bloating, which does get worse at night, and i have more...
oooh, i totally know what you mean. i have a microwavable tummy pillow - that way, it's warm for a good little while, but not long enough to cause any type of heat damage at all. it's more of a...
For about the first month and a half while when I started on the pill, my GI problems got a ton worse - I think that's what made the nausea so bad (although I can't be entirely sure...) I've been a...
Definitely see a doctor about bleeding. This is NOT a normal symptom, it's indicative of some sort of problem. it could be something as simple as hemorrhoids, or it could be something chronic, like...
I would say that it could - gas can put a lot of stress on your body, which does funky things. the heart racing was b/c of the drop in blood pressure - i get that shaky feeling with gas sometimes...
friendly, i know you've been having the feeling of a lump in your throat for some time - i'm guessing that that's probably the symptom that stands out most to you and that you think about all the...
haha, i do the same thing. ever since i started nursing school, in fact - it's amazing how much more aware of your body that being in the medical field makes you. (you also tend to freak out over...
I have a little bit of reflux, but it's never bad, and it never burns like heartburn - i can just feel either liquid or sometimes food splashing up in the back of my throat, but never into my mouth....
i went for a run this morning - first time in forever that i've gotten out and actually got some good exercise. i was a little concerned because of the cramping yesterday, and i'm still a little sore...
I'm definitely not cured by any means - had a bad day today, in fact - but I'm SO much better than I was about a month ago. I think starting birth control exacerbated my symptoms, but I'm much more...
Yeah, that's what I was thinking too (the spasms). Also, random question, if you don't mind - and I should already know the answer to this, but I wanted to make sure. Occasional changes in stool...
I popped two Levsin, which made me feel well enough to take a shower and get ready. We made it to church alright, and I was okay - just sore, still. It feels kind of like somebody kicked me in the...
About half an hour ago, I started cramping really badly - worse than i have in a long time, actually. I had a normal BM, then a looser stool that was a little bit lighter in color, but not yellow or...
Talk to your doctor the next time you go in for one, and explain that the sedation wore off in the middle of the procedure the last time. They always start with the smallest dose of sedative that...
If your doctor didn't say anything about inflammation, your bleeding could be related to hemmorhoids, but he should have told you about those, too... As for the gas, I take digestive enzymes (I use...
Beano or Gas-x are both helpful for relief of gas symptoms, also avoiding gas-producing foods (although this never really helps me that much). Your symptoms sound almost exactly like mine - some milk...
I sometimes have that problem - gas that seems to be "stuck" in your bowel. I know it's probably not possible at school, but lying on your right side really really really helps me - i do that at...
Yeah ... I feel you. I'm 22 as well, and my symptoms started last year after a particularly stressful semester in nursing school. My symptoms usually start right after I eat the triggering food,...
Ugh, just when i thought i was getting over this crap... I've been doing amazingly well the last 3 weeks. Like, no symptoms whatsoever - thought I was becoming well again. Looks like I overdid it...
I take Digest made by Enzymatica, and it's got a ton of stuff in it... I take it more for gas/bloating than anything, but it definitely helps my stomach/bowels stay calmer when i eat something that i...
I haven't been scoped, but my doctor didn't feel that my symptoms were severe enough to warrant one - if they get worse, or more frequent, i'll probably have one done. my main problem is gas and...
I've had both kinds of mucus that you're talking about - the clear-ish, and the dark brown. It can definitely be associated with IBS. And when you say that you have blood in your stool, but it isn't...
*sigh* I'm so tired of these drug recalls due to "increased risk of heart attack," when really it has more to do with lifestyle than the drug itself. This happened with celebrex and vioxx, and a...
It's been a while since I've posted anything - things have been hectic since before spring break, and they're just getting busier and busier. between wedding stuff and graduation and trying to find a...
well, the last time I was home in January, my mom made spaghetti (with ground beef) and italian meat pie (with ground beef) and i was sick and nauseated and gassy and all that jazz. I think it was...
I'm at my fiancee's house for about four days (it's our spring break!), and we're doing a lot of wedding-type events. Last night we had a cookout/shower given to us, and there was no chicken in...
Gas pains are my main symptom, actually. aside from all the meds, I like to lay on my right side - anatomically, this helps the air move out of the colon. Sometimes moving around helps too, it just...
I also tend to have problems with this, although I generally feel worse at night. If I feel bad in the mornings, I drink tea (chamomile is my favorite - it isn't necessarily for nausea, but it calms...
What low-hormone pill are you taking?...
The Nuvaring is kind of like oral birth control, in that you wear it for 21 days, and it locally releases hormones, and then you take it out for the last week of the 28-day cycle and you're on your...
People your age do not get colon cancer often at all. It's just not a common thing to have at 18. The burning could be caused by a gallbladder problem, which could cause a lot of the symptoms that...
I have the same problems, almost to a T. Take a good probiotic every day, and take an enteric-coated peppermint oil capsule every day as well ... the ones I take have ginger and fennel in them as...
Ugh, yasmin? I've heard terrible things about that one - I've found that if I eat an adequate amount of food in the mornings with my BC, it doesn't bother me as badly. And the queasiness is worse...
Somebody was telling me really good things about the nuvaring the other day ... i don't know that it'd be all that great for me right now, but maybe after a while... is it uncomfortable? i feel like...
haha, stress. yes. i'm graduating from nursing school in may, and trying to find a job, and trying to keep up with schoolwork and clinicals, and planning my june wedding, all at the same time. it's...
Is anyone on here on birth control? I take Loestrin24Fe ... I've been on it for almost 2 months now, and I know that's not hardly long enough for my body to adjust to it yet, but I was wondering if...
Thanks for the encouragement, everybody :) I'm going to look back over my food journal and see if I can find what might have triggered it, if anything ... I guess sometimes, no matter what you do, it...
Well, my "good streak" of days is apparently over. I'd been doing so good, and out of the blue last night, I just felt sick to my stomach, and couldn't sleep. I've been nauseated all afternoon, and...
:) Thank you ... I appreciate that. Yeah, the entirety of nursing school is one big stressor, and this whole IBS thing started with a TERRIBLE semester when I had the worst clinical instructor you...