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Hiya. My name is Joyce, and I've been having ab problems for longer than I

can remember. I've been pretty sick for the past year--episodic, but more

on than off. I did test positive for C Diff and was treated for it. I go

for my HIDA scan tomorrow.

I do have a question for people in the know. After my colonoscopy (Jan

13th--results were great) I passes this horrible black stuff which turned

out to be so dark green it looked black. I had my test at 12:30 PM and

passed this stuff between 5:30 and 6PM. My toilet was broken that day, so

it did not just fall into the water--I hadn't flushed it with the bucket

yet, so it landed on white toity paper. It was so black, I figured it must

be digested blood, but when I thinned it out to see, I saw that it was just

very very dark green. (about a quarter cup of it) Could this have been that

gallbladder sludge? All the tests I've had have shown no stones--X-rays,

MRIs, Ultrasounds. Anyone know what this discharge of material is?

During episodes or flare-ups:

I suffer terrible, constant gas;

right-side ab pain (now moving to include my whole upper ab);

terrible bloat;

soft, poorly digested stools;

sometimes terrible burning pain in my pancreatic area and my pancreatic

lipase is elevated somewhat--has run as high as 107 with a norm of 57?

I wake up with my tongue feeling leathery and dry, and my eyes are pretty

bloodshot no matter how much sleep I get during these episodes.

I just had a few good weeks. Felt so good to feel good. Had a great deal

of sharp pain in right side of my ab after colonoscopy--hard to take a

breath, yawn, etc without provoking sharp pain and hard to get comfy laying

down in just about any position. Took awhile to resolve--perhaps a week.

But the relief from all the other symptoms was great after that resolved.

(It was the first time I had experienced sharp pain in that area.)

Thanks in advance for any help,

JoyceB