Re: - other odd incidences

[Guest guest]

,

After hearing about your childhood constipation and need for the occasional

enema and the incidences where you had blood from the rectum, I believe

that internal hemorroids could be the answer to the problems you were

talking about earlier. When the hemorroids become inflamed or irritated by

the compaction in the colon, they can bleed. The blood would be bright red

and seem very frightening for a ten year old child.

That may very well be what has been bothering you earlier, the pressure and

burning feeling that you were talking about. I would discuss this frankly with

your doctor. As I said before, he or she may feel that a colonscopy is in

order. It is a problem that can reoccur, due to the constipation and or

diarrhea episodes that many of us deal with, with our CP and the use of

narcotics. Almost all narcotic analgesics do cause constipation, that's why

those of us that are on daily pain medication are advised to keep our diets

heavy in fiber or take fiber supplements. Some of us also need further help,

so we use over the counter products like Colace, Sennekot, or Metameucil.

When all else fails, our doctor's prescribe stronger products like Miralax.

I've

had to use Miralax two or three times a week now for the past year due to my

heavy pain medication use.

Please bring this to your doctor attention. There are procedures that can

remove internal hemorroids, if you choose to go that route because they

bother you too much. While this may not be a problem now, it may be

something you would want to consider in the future. I know it's an unpleasant

subject, I know, but it can become a daily, painful nuisance if it's not

treated.

With hope and prayers,

Heidi

Heidi H. Griffeth

http://panassociation.org/anthology.htm#heidi

South Carolina

SC & SE Regional Rep.

PAI, Intl.

Note: All comments or advice are personal opinion only, and

should not be substituted for professional medical consultation.

wrote:

I'm looking back at my childhood and remembering some " odd " incidents as

well. Severe constipation incidents where my mother would take me to ER in

the middle of the night for enemas (at about the age of 5)

when I was about 10 I remember about 3 incidents of bleeding HEAVILY

from my rectum into the toilet. I was so scared about it

[Guest guest]

Thanks Heidi.....I'm sure I'll have to find out about this aspect as

well at some point. Had the MRCP today, was up all night last night

in pain/nausea.....came home and slept from 1000 until 200. I had

the unmitigated gall (tee hee) to eat 5 mini wheats today and am sick

as a dog. Yesterday I had nothing but yogurt, a banana, and a

sandwich (2 pcs of toast/NO FAT chicken and NO fat cheese THAT WAS

IT!!).....made me sooooo sick. Guess I can't tolerate protein AT ALL

anymore....

txs again

> I'm looking back at my childhood and remembering some " odd "

incidents as

> well. Severe constipation incidents where my mother would take me

to ER in

> the middle of the night for enemas (at about the age of 5)

>

> when I was about 10 I remember about 3 incidents of bleeding

HEAVILY

> from my rectum into the toilet. I was so scared about it