Re: Colonoscopy?

[Guest guest]

> Can everyone send me personally their experiences with

colonoscopy...I only want to perform this on my son if it is

neccesary, and will help cure him, NOT for informational

purposes...PLEASE send me any and all experiences!!!! Thanks much-

Shari CurePdd@o...

Your doc can answer the question for you. Ask him to spell out in

detail what findings will lead to what treatments. If he babbles out

diagnoses, then don't do it. You want him to list

1. I see this, I precribe that.

2. I see something else, I prescribe another specific thing.

3. Etc.

If he can't do it there is no reason to do the test other than to use

torturing your kid as an excuse to loot insurance companies.

Andy . . . . . .. . . . . . . .

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> [Non-text portions of this message have been r

[Guest guest]

Wow,that is really something! You've been dealing with this for so long but I'm

glad to hear things are better than before. Great suggestion about the

danactive.I think that would be a great way to aid his digestive system. He's a

pretty picky eater and is not into sweets.He'll drink just about anything

though. He often seeks out prune juice and he drinks cranberry juices all the

time.Also another great tip about the ultra sound.That would be a non-invasive

way of seeing whats going on without having to do a colonoscopy right off.I'll

definately tell the doc this when we see him this week.

thanks so much,

stacey

Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 09:54:22 CDT

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Re: RE: Colonoscopy?

Stacey,

We've dealt with chronic constipation since about 3 mths old - he's almost 7

yrs old. Although lately, +/- 6 mths, it's been better.

We did the Glycolax (Mirolax) for almost two years. It's not good to be on it

that long. The body gets lazy and can't go on it's own. but - doctors orders.

An ultrasound can indicate blockage as we found out during a renal ultrasound.

Just as a side note the Urologist said, " your son is constipated " . A simple

x-ray can show a blockage also. They aren't nearly as uncomfortable as a

colonoscopy. It's also my understanding that they can indicate kinks. The ER

doctor told me that there were not any areas of concern for blockage and walked

me through the whole x-ray. It made me cry. He was full of it, literally.

One thing that has helped is antibiotics. That was stumbled onto accidentally

during a strep episode last spring break. After two full weeks of high dose

antibiotics, there was no constipation and the bowel movements were normal for

several months. Since then I've gotten one other round of antibiotics for him.

Augmenten works the best. I've given him one dose of twice in the past

6 months.

Also, he eats two or three of the danactive yogurts, and sometimes one of the

breakstone's cottage cheese, and a danactive every day.

I keep him away from hard cheese and foods that are gassy - only occassionally

let him have broccolli, etc. and make sure that he has lots of fruit and veggies

and water every day. I also give him apple juice and cranberry juice in his

water with supper because they seem to help a little bit as well. No greasy

foods, no junk foods, no cokes.

I've mentioned it before... I think the whole digestive tract is a little out

of sync just like the brain is. It works, it just works a little differently

and we have to figure out the food formula to make it work better.

Most of the doctors that we've seen say they don't think it's related to the

autism because most of the autistic patients they see have chronic diarrhea.

I've been told that he just gets preoccupied and doesn't want to go, I've been

told that it's his only way of controlling his life, I think maybe some of both

and some of other things as well. He's been walking on his own for less than a

year and only the past several months reaching and climbing which I think the

stretching has helped with his movements.

If you aren't into the food thing already, I would really urge you to look

into some simple diet changes to see if will help.

Good Luck.

all4cam@... wrote:

Thanks Tonya and everyone else,

Lot's to think about and ask the doc at our visit this week.

Thank you,

Stacey

Date: 2007/09/01 Sat PM 04:20:06 CDT

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: RE: Colonoscopy?

My experience with colonoscopy is with adults, not children. That said,

I've know of them showing things like blockage or polyps. My GUESS is that

they could also show a narrowing or a twist if one was there. Don't know

what else they could show.

Tonya

From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

[mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of Stacey

Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 4:13 PM

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: Colonoscopy?

Hello all,

I'm hoping to get some feedback on colonoscopy. My son is 10yrs

old ,autistic. Lately he's been suffering with chronic constipation.He

can go days at a time before I have to intervene (enema).I took him to

the G.I doc and he suggested miralax to get him regular.We have an appt

coming up and I want to discuss having another endoscopy and his first

colonoscopy.My son has very bad pain and no history of having chronic

constipation or anything else. I don't want to have him scoped again

(had endoscopy 2yrs ago for reflux) but I can't assume that everything

is ok. What medically could possibly be the reason for chronic

constipation? Then Im thinking if I get the colonoscopy done will it

answer why ? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Stacey

[Guest guest]

,

That is incredible.My son was tested for food allergies about 2yrs ago,around

the time we were dealing with his reflux issues.Nothing came back indicating

anything though but I have a close friend who's 5yr old autistic son has chronic

ear infections and had tubes put in a few years ago , I doubt they've ever

tested for food allergies. I truely believe homeopathy has valid

results.Everything is not always solved with traditional medicine.Thanks for

sharing this I will share this with my friend.

Stacey

Date: 2007/09/02 Sun PM 09:21:14 CDT

To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy

Subject: RE: Re: Colonoscopy?

Absolutely this was the culprit in our case. When my son was 5 months

3 weeks old, we started him on solid food. A couple of weeks later we

started on a cycle on every other week ear infections. We did rounds

of antibiotics for about 4 months. At the time our insurance plan did not

have drug benefits, so we paid for the antibiotics out of pocket. They are

expensive--about $100 a pop 9 years ago.

After 4 months of that, I decided to give my homeopath a try. At the first

visit he determined that my son had an allergy to yams and oatmeal--which

at the time were 90% of his diet. I took him off of that, and we didn't

have

another ear infection FOR OVER A YEAR AND A HALF after having had

them continuously.

I think people continue treatments even though that aren't effective because

the insurance company will pay for them. In this case, not having the

coverage

ended up being a good thing for us. Otherwise I probably would have

bought into the " persistent infection " MYTH that doctors dump on parents.

S.

Re: Colonoscopy?

Food allergies and food intolerances can have this effect. For my son

it was the opposite of constipation and it was due to gluten and

casein intolerance. Once we did a gluten free. casein free diet, his

problem was resolved. From my limited understanding, constipation is

usually associated with dairy intolerance. You might want to do a

food allergy test and try to figure out what is causing him problems.

Just some suggestions.

Nagla

>

> Hello all,

>

> I'm hoping to get some feedback on colonoscopy. My son is 10yrs

> old ,autistic. Lately he's been suffering with chronic

constipation.He

> can go days at a time before I have to intervene (enema).I took him

to

> the G.I doc and he suggested miralax to get him regular.We have an

appt

> coming up and I want to discuss having another endoscopy and his

first

> colonoscopy.My son has very bad pain and no history of having

chronic

> constipation or anything else. I don't want to have him scoped

again

> (had endoscopy 2yrs ago for reflux) but I can't assume that

everything

> is ok. What medically could possibly be the reason for chronic

> constipation? Then Im thinking if I get the colonoscopy done will

it

> answer why ? Any input would be greatly appreciated.

>

> Stacey

>

[Guest guest]

Get the colonoscopy. I've had your troubles all my life, I'm 48. I have crohn's disease tilting to the side of also colon cancer. I've also was diagnosed with celiac's disease 2 years ago. You have to be off of gluten for at least a month before you see changes. You will also need a endoscope because celiac's disease is found in the small intestines, crohn's is from your mouth to your anus. The only thing to dread is drinking the prep. You'll poop your braines out but try to eat clear liquids only the day before your prep and that'll cut down on the times you'll be traveling to the bathroom. The procedure it itself is a piece of cake. You won't remember it and should be asleep. During my colonoscopy they removed over 15 polyps, they are what cause cancer. Best to be safe then sorry. I get this done

once a year. Nothing to worry about except what they might find. From: marcyzram <marcyzram@...>iodine Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 2:47:48 PMSubject: colonoscopy? Sorry for the TMI I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there. I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten. Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool. I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related? I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure. Any ideas what else to do about this? Thanks Marcy

[Guest guest]

To get rid of diahrea, take plain brown rice boil it up in twice normal water -long grain slow cook type rice.  Cool and drink that excess water. That water is what they use in Asia to help babies survive diahrea so they survive. Just the water and wait a bit eating bananas, rice, applesauce type mild food for rest of day. Should be gone after that.Learned from my first boss who had a daughter who was missionary in India. Pam

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM, DeNormandie <blessedark2010@...> wrote:

 

Get the colonoscopy. I've had your troubles all my life, I'm 48. I have crohn's disease tilting to the side of also colon cancer. I've also was diagnosed with celiac's disease 2 years ago. You have to be off of gluten for at least a month before you see changes. You will also need a endoscope because celiac's disease is found in the small intestines, crohn's is from your mouth to your anus. The only thing to dread is drinking the prep. You'll poop your braines out but try to eat clear liquids only the day before your prep and that'll cut down on the times you'll be traveling to the bathroom. The procedure it itself is a piece of cake. You won't remember it and should be asleep. During my colonoscopy they removed over 15 polyps, they are what cause cancer. Best to be safe then sorry. I get this done

once a year. Nothing to worry about except what they might find. 

From: marcyzram <marcyzram@...>iodine

Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 2:47:48 PMSubject: colonoscopy?  

Sorry for the TMI I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there. I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool. I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related?

I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure. Any ideas what else to do about this?

Thanks Marcy

[Guest guest]

When you have crohn's you can eat all of the bananas and brown rice you want and it makes no difference.I've lived with this for over 35 years. I also took over 200 mg of morphine a day still diarrhea. Vicodin, etc. You need to understand that the bowels will no longer absorb water and what actually happens to the inside lining of the intestines.She doesn't know why she has diarrhea so the best thing is to get it checked out. Imodium AD doesn't work well either unless you want to take 1/2 a bottle a day which is harmful and not safe. From: Pamela Valley <2007pams@...>iodine Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 5:02:20 PMSubject: Re: colonoscopy?

To get rid of diahrea, take plain brown rice boil it up in twice normal water -long grain slow cook type rice. Cool and drink that excess water. That water is what they use in Asia to help babies survive diahrea so they survive. Just the water and wait a bit eating bananas, rice, applesauce type mild food for rest of day. Should be gone after that.Learned from my first boss who had a daughter who was missionary in India. Pam

On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:25 PM, DeNormandie <blessedark2010@...> wrote:

Get the colonoscopy. I've had your troubles all my life, I'm 48. I have crohn's disease tilting to the side of also colon cancer. I've also was diagnosed with celiac's disease 2 years ago. You have to be off of gluten for at least a month before you see changes. You will also need a endoscope because celiac's disease is found in the small intestines, crohn's is from your mouth to your anus. The only thing to dread is drinking the prep. You'll poop your braines out but try to eat clear liquids only the day before your prep and that'll cut down on the times you'll be traveling to the bathroom. The procedure it itself is a piece of cake. You won't remember it and should be asleep. During my colonoscopy they removed over 15 polyps, they are what cause cancer. Best to be safe then sorry. I get this done

once a year. Nothing to worry about except what they might find.

From: marcyzram <marcyzram@...>iodine

Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 2:47:48 PMSubject: colonoscopy?

Sorry for the TMI I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there. I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool. I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related?

I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure. Any ideas what else to do about this?

Thanks Marcy

[Guest guest]

Bentonite clay would help. I'd also give Natren probiotics a try, Life Start 2,

Megadophilus, and Bifido, all three daily. Slippery elm can also be used for

diarrhea.

I'm not a fan of colonoscopies. They are not the " safe " test that mainstream

medical makes them out to be. It is an invasive procedure and comes with real

risks. Very interesting reading from Konstantin Monastyrsky titled Colonoscopy:

Is it Worth the Risk?

What really irritates me is that the masses are told all we need to do is have a

colonoscopy routinely after 50 as if that in itself would do anything to prevent

that type of cancer or " catch it early " , there's never any info given out about

proper diet or changing one's diet to become healthy, supplements needed, etc.

after folks have the testing. It's just another one of the cash cows.

Linn

>

>

> Sorry for the TMI

>

> I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly,

with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very

healthy there.

>

> I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never

noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

>

> Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time

without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

>

> I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway.

Could this be iodine related?

>

> I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have

an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure.

>

> Any ideas what else to do about this?

>

> Thanks

>

> Marcy

>

[Guest guest]

I forgot to add....iodine and other supplements were part of my "cure". Iodine was not the cause of my diarrhea and digestive issues.Joan

Sorry for the TMI

I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there.

I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related?

I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure.

[Guest guest]

Hi I had loose stools/diarhea and my chiropractor recommended Bio-K probiotics

from the health food store. It is in the refrigerated section. It comes in

small bottles, you can get one bottle or many.

I got one to try it out, it fixed my problem overnight. I took it for about a

week to be safe.

>

>

> Sorry for the TMI

>

> I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly,

with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very

healthy there.

>

[Guest guest]

Yogurt with LIVE CULTURE. (A lot of yogurts are pasteurized after culturing, & no longer contain live bacteria.) The doc who removed my appendix specified Greek yogurt.Probiotics, but LOTS of them. If you have bad critters in your guts (sorry about the heavy medical terminology), just a few caps a day won't cut it. (Saccharomyces boulardi was recently recommended to me as being one of the better ones for people with diarrhea.) Take multiple caps of multiple brands as often as possible through the day, & keep taking them for a while. It is hard to get the good bugs well established.I have seen fiber supplements recommended, but my husband wasn't too keen on that. A Pedialyte-type oral rehydration formula might be a good idea, too. I am sure you can find a recipe on the web -- water with a dab of sugar & salt helps a person rehydrate.My husband had a colonoscopy after a round of diarrhea (caused by the Cipro he took for a urinary tract infection.) The doc claimed that nobody ever need die of colon cancer, because the polyps form long before cancer; he says if you get colonoscopies & have the polyps removed, they can never progress to cancer. He told my husband that he was polyp-free, & need not return for 10 years. (We had a continuing battle with the diarrhea for a LONG time afterwards, in spite of that.)That said, I don't think the procedure is one to be taken lightly for most of us who don't have serious ongoing bowel disease. Diarrhea is a common complaint. Antiobiotics can injure the bowel & leave you with persistent problems, & some infections like giardia can persist through multiple rounds of treatment. Diarrhea definitely does not necessarily mean that you have a dread condition. I advise doing a lot of research & making up your own mind. I also think a lot might depend on symptoms. People with chronic bowel disease probably need to be a lot more watchful than people with good bowel health. Some symptoms would definitely indicate a need for colonoscopy. But the procedure is not totally without risk.As for being asleep during the procedure, docs differ on this one. On another health list, people compared notes on their colonoscopies, & not all were put under. Something to ask your doc about before you show up. (People who slept through it seem generally to be happier campers, from what I can see.)AnneOn Jun 2, 2011, at 4:05 PM, Linn wrote:

Bentonite clay would help. I'd also give Natren probiotics a try, Life Start 2, Megadophilus, and Bifido, all three daily. Slippery elm can also be used for diarrhea.

I'm not a fan of colonoscopies. They are not the "safe" test that mainstream medical makes them out to be. It is an invasive procedure and comes with real risks. Very interesting reading from Konstantin Monastyrsky titled Colonoscopy: Is it Worth the Risk?

What really irritates me is that the masses are told all we need to do is have a colonoscopy routinely after 50 as if that in itself would do anything to prevent that type of cancer or "catch it early", there's never any info given out about proper diet or changing one's diet to become healthy, supplements needed, etc. after folks have the testing. It's just another one of the cash cows.

Linn

>

>

> Sorry for the TMI

>

> I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there.

>

> I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

>

> Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

>

> I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related?

>

> I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure.

>

> Any ideas what else to do about this?

>

> Thanks

>

> Marcy

>

[Guest guest]

Yes, I've read some eerie stuff about the sterility of the instruments too, the

chemicals can cause problems, the equipment is not taken apart, folks can

actually become ill from having the test. In Europe they use a sheath for

protection. Gee, maybe they could use iodine for sterilization! Nah, that

might make too much sense.

Linn

> > >

> > >

> > > Sorry for the TMI

> > >

> > > I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came

> > on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my

> > bowels, always very healthy there.

> > >

> > > I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8

> > days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think

> > it is hidden gluten.

> > >

> > > Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long

> > time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a

> > healthy stool.

> > >

> > > I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me

> > anyway. Could this be iodine related?

> > >

> > > I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does

> > anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want

> > the darn procedure.

> > >

> > > Any ideas what else to do about this?

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > >

> > > Marcy

> > >

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Do you suppose it could be stress over your upcoming procedure? It really isn't THAT bad since you are asleep for the whole thing. You've already been working on the worst part, the precolonoscopy cleanse.

Higgins

http://becomingaspecialneedsadvocate.blogspot.com/

colonoscopy?

Sorry for the TMI

I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very healthy there.

I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway. Could this be iodine related?

I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure.

Any ideas what else to do about this?

Thanks

Marcy

[Guest guest]

Thank you so much, both of you. Guess I'll go ahead with the colonoscopy; it is

not worth waiting since I have a genetic predisposition to polyps.

May not get the endoscopy. I'll just go stricter with dairy and gluten and give

it more time. Past couple days it is a little better--not going every couple

hours--though still not normal.

Sincerely

Marcy

>

>

> >Get the colonoscopy. I've had your troubles all my life, I'm 48. I have

crohn's

> >disease tilting to the side of also colon cancer. I've also was diagnosed

with

> >celiac's disease 2 years ago. You have to be off of gluten for at least a

month

> >before you see changes. You will also need a endoscope because celiac's

disease

> >is found in the small intestines, crohn's is from your mouth to your anus.

The

> >only thing to dread is drinking the prep. You'll poop your braines out but

try

> >to eat clear liquids only the day before your prep and that'll cut down on

the

> >times you'll be traveling to the bathroom. The procedure it itself is a piece

of

> >cake. You won't remember it and should be asleep. During my colonoscopy they

> >removed over 15 polyps, they are what cause cancer. Best to be safe then

sorry.

> >I get this done once a year. Nothing to worry about except what they might

> >find.

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> ________________________________

> From: marcyzram <marcyzram@...>

> >iodine

> >Sent: Thu, June 2, 2011 2:47:48 PM

> >Subject: colonoscopy?

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >Sorry for the TMI

> >

> >I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on

quickly,

> >with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels, always very

> >healthy there.

> >

> >I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I

never

> >noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden gluten.

> >

> >Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time

without

> >water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

> >

> >I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway.

Could

> >this be iodine related?

> >

> >I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone

have

> >an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn procedure.

> >

> >Any ideas what else to do about this?

> >

> >Thanks

> >

> >Marcy

> >

> >

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks Linn

Had a bit of success with bentonite and probiotics, but it seems tenuous,as if

there is a deeper reason for the trouble. It just came on so suddenly without

any change in diet that had been good.

While I have the procedure still scheduled, I am definitely going to read up on

this as per your suggestion. Could it exacerbate the thyroid cancer I already

have, I wonder..

marcy

> >

> >

> > Sorry for the TMI

> >

> > I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on

quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels,

always very healthy there.

> >

> > I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I

never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden

gluten.

> >

> > Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time

without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

> >

> > I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway.

Could this be iodine related?

> >

> > I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone

have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn

procedure.

> >

> > Any ideas what else to do about this?

> >

> > Thanks

> >

> > Marcy

> >

>

[Guest guest]

You might also check into getting a GI health panel (saliva and stool tests).

Maybe have your electrolytes tested prior to the procedure too. There have been

folks who complained that iodine gave them diarrhea. You mentioned doing a

parasite cleanse, that can cause diarrhea also. I would tend to think that

maybe with the thyroid cancer the amount of iodine you're taking could be

killing off bad " stuff " .

How much bentonite are you taking and how often? Bentonite can definitely draw

up some of the fluid. I wouldn't hesitate to take the probiotics at least twice

a day also. The diarrhea inflames your gut which then can't absorb water. The

probiotics can make a huge difference, liquid form would be preferable.

I can't answer the question about the test exacerbating the thyroid cancer. I

don't believe that cancer exists in only one spot in the body, it's systemic.

The cysts, nodules, polyps, lumps, etc. are the body's way of encapsulating it

and are not necessarily the problem, but a symptom.

Is this just a routine colonoscopy or is it for another reason?

Linn

> > >

> > >

> > > Sorry for the TMI

> > >

> > > I have had 17 days straight of diarrhea/very loose stools. It came on

quickly, with no known cause. I have never had any problem with my bowels,

always very healthy there.

> > >

> > > I checked for parasites,have been doing a parasite cleanse for 8 days. I

never noticed ANY diarrhea with gluten,ever, so I do not think it is hidden

gluten.

> > >

> > > Nothing makes a difference. I cannot understand it. If I go a long time

without water, things thicken a little, but not to the point of a healthy stool.

> > >

> > > I even stopped Iodoral for almost a week(nothing was staying in me anyway.

Could this be iodine related?

> > >

> > > I am scheduled for a colonoscopy Monday, but really dread it. Does anyone

have an alternative? I'm coming up on 50, but still don't want the darn

procedure.

> > >

> > > Any ideas what else to do about this?

> > >

> > > Thanks

> > >

> > > Marcy

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