Slightly off topic--hemorrhoids

[Guest guest]

>

> Hi everyone--

>

> I posted a few weeks back about some new and gross symptoms I was

> having that were really freaking me out. I eventually got in with a GI

> doc who did a sigmoidoscopy (kinda like a colonoscopy, but only for

> the beginning part of the colon).

>

> She said I have internal hemorrhoids. I've been doing a little reading.

> and some sites say that internal ones can sometimes cause mucus

> seeping and discharge (symptoms I'm having). Don't hemorrhoids

usually go away in a couple weeks? Or is it possible for them to

persist? This all started when I had started taking iron for anemia

and it was making me really constipated

>

> However, the doc said that she thought my excess mucus was just a

> symptom of my IBS. Even though I haven't been having IBS problems for

> a long time and even when I did I never had mucus.

>

> The thing is, IBS is just another " wastebasket " diagnosis like

> vulvodynia...it just describes symptoms. She said there was nothing

> she could do for my symptoms and that most likely they will pass on

> their own. It's already been more than a month.

>

> Do you all know anything about this? Any of you with IBS ever have

> mucus issues?

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

,

I am guessing others will post about this, but I am convinced that IBS

and many other related disorders are related to food intolerances and

our over-processed, genetically modified, sugar and carb-filled food

supply. There's just a ton of info out there on this, but

www.enterolab.com has a nice FAQ section on food intolerances, this is

a lab where many of us have ordered tests for intolerances. Email me

off group if you want to talk more about this and what I have learned

in my recent research...I just don't want to bore others with an off-

topic post that could potentially be very long. =)

Melinda

[Guest guest]

,

I am guessing others will post about this, but I am convinced that IBS

and many other related disorders are related to food intolerances and

our over-processed, genetically modified, sugar and carb-filled food

supply. There's just a ton of info out there on this, but

www.enterolab.com has a nice FAQ section on food intolerances, this is

a lab where many of us have ordered tests for intolerances. Email me

off group if you want to talk more about this and what I have learned

in my recent research...I just don't want to bore others with an off-

topic post that could potentially be very long. =)

Melinda

[Guest guest]

hi melinda--

thanks. i have been tested by enterolab and am gluten sensitive and

have been following a gluten-free diet for several months now. i have

also done several rounds of elimination diets.

i limit my sugar and only eat natural foods. i do not eat processed

foods or simple carbs.

i am much worse if i eat processed foods, but these measures do not

eliminate my symptoms.

julie

>

> ,

> I am guessing others will post about this, but I am convinced that IBS

> and many other related disorders are related to food intolerances and

> our over-processed, genetically modified, sugar and carb-filled food

> supply. There's just a ton of info out there on this, but

> www.enterolab.com has a nice FAQ section on food intolerances, this is

> a lab where many of us have ordered tests for intolerances. Email me

> off group if you want to talk more about this and what I have learned

> in my recent research...I just don't want to bore others with an off-

> topic post that could potentially be very long. =)

> Melinda

>

[Guest guest]

hi melinda--

thanks. i have been tested by enterolab and am gluten sensitive and

have been following a gluten-free diet for several months now. i have

also done several rounds of elimination diets.

i limit my sugar and only eat natural foods. i do not eat processed

foods or simple carbs.

i am much worse if i eat processed foods, but these measures do not

eliminate my symptoms.

julie

>

> ,

> I am guessing others will post about this, but I am convinced that IBS

> and many other related disorders are related to food intolerances and

> our over-processed, genetically modified, sugar and carb-filled food

> supply. There's just a ton of info out there on this, but

> www.enterolab.com has a nice FAQ section on food intolerances, this is

> a lab where many of us have ordered tests for intolerances. Email me

> off group if you want to talk more about this and what I have learned

> in my recent research...I just don't want to bore others with an off-

> topic post that could potentially be very long. =)

> Melinda

>

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I have external hemorrhoids, they never go away. I thought that mucus could also be a sign of colitis, but I could be wrong. Did she take any biopsies?

Sherri

-------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > Hi everyone-- > > > > I posted a few weeks back about some new and gross symptoms I was > > having that were really freaking me out. I eventually got in with a GI > > doc who did a sigmoidoscopy (kinda like a colonoscopy, but only for > > the beginning part of the colon). > > > > She said I have internal hemorrhoids. I've been doing a little reading. > > and some sites say that internal ones can sometimes cause mucus > > seeping and discharge (symptoms I'm having). Don't hemorrhoids > usually go away in a couple weeks? Or is it possible for them to > persist? This all started when I had started taking iron for anemia > and it was making me really cons

tipated > > > > However, the doc said that she thought my excess mucus was just a > > symptom of my IBS. Even though I haven't been having IBS problems for > > a long time and even when I did I never had mucus. > > > > The thing is, IBS is just another "wastebasket" diagnosis like > > vulvodynia...it just describes symptoms. She said there was nothing > > she could do for my symptoms and that most likely they will pass on > > their own. It's already been more than a month. > > > > Do you all know anything about this? Any of you with IBS ever have > > mucus issues? > > > > > > > > > > > **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, > Thanks for your cooperation! ** > > ***

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I have external hemorrhoids, they never go away. I thought that mucus could also be a sign of colitis, but I could be wrong. Did she take any biopsies?

Sherri

-------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > Hi everyone-- > > > > I posted a few weeks back about some new and gross symptoms I was > > having that were really freaking me out. I eventually got in with a GI > > doc who did a sigmoidoscopy (kinda like a colonoscopy, but only for > > the beginning part of the colon). > > > > She said I have internal hemorrhoids. I've been doing a little reading. > > and some sites say that internal ones can sometimes cause mucus > > seeping and discharge (symptoms I'm having). Don't hemorrhoids > usually go away in a couple weeks? Or is it possible for them to > persist? This all started when I had started taking iron for anemia > and it was making me really cons

tipated > > > > However, the doc said that she thought my excess mucus was just a > > symptom of my IBS. Even though I haven't been having IBS problems for > > a long time and even when I did I never had mucus. > > > > The thing is, IBS is just another "wastebasket" diagnosis like > > vulvodynia...it just describes symptoms. She said there was nothing > > she could do for my symptoms and that most likely they will pass on > > their own. It's already been more than a month. > > > > Do you all know anything about this? Any of you with IBS ever have > > mucus issues? > > > > > > > > > > > **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, > Thanks for your cooperation! ** > > ***

[Guest guest]

Hi :

I have external hemorrhoids, they never go away. I thought that mucus could also be a sign of colitis, but I could be wrong. Did she take any biopsies?

Sherri

-------------- Original message -------------- > > > > > Hi everyone-- > > > > I posted a few weeks back about some new and gross symptoms I was > > having that were really freaking me out. I eventually got in with a GI > > doc who did a sigmoidoscopy (kinda like a colonoscopy, but only for > > the beginning part of the colon). > > > > She said I have internal hemorrhoids. I've been doing a little reading. > > and some sites say that internal ones can sometimes cause mucus > > seeping and discharge (symptoms I'm having). Don't hemorrhoids > usually go away in a couple weeks? Or is it possible for them to > persist? This all started when I had started taking iron for anemia > and it was making me really cons

tipated > > > > However, the doc said that she thought my excess mucus was just a > > symptom of my IBS. Even though I haven't been having IBS problems for > > a long time and even when I did I never had mucus. > > > > The thing is, IBS is just another "wastebasket" diagnosis like > > vulvodynia...it just describes symptoms. She said there was nothing > > she could do for my symptoms and that most likely they will pass on > > their own. It's already been more than a month. > > > > Do you all know anything about this? Any of you with IBS ever have > > mucus issues? > > > > > > > > > > > **IF REPLYING TO THIS POST, PLEASE REMOVE ORIGINAL POST, > Thanks for your cooperation! ** > > ***