tiredofthis12001

Approximately 3 years ago I started having stomach bloating problems.
No real pain just bloating and uncomfortableness. i have 3
Gastroenteroligst in my town and have been to 2 of them numberous
times. I have gotton a barium enema 2 years ago, a colonoscopy last
year. Both were normal. A few months ago I had a transit study where I
swallowed a pill and took an x-ray for 5 days. It showed my colon to
be slow. I think all the marker were still there day 3. At day 5 some
were gone but some were still left. First doctor said my left colon
(The assending i think) was slow. I went back for a follow up and he
said the hospital did not read it right. i have been getting the run
around.

Starting about 2 weeks ago after lunch I get bad cramps and pain. It
is like I have gas but cant pass it. I go home after work and use a
water enema and feel a little better. When I do this only air comes
out.

I have to take 4 tablespoons of milk of magnesia every night and still
have to use a tap water enema bag 3 or so times a week. (sometimes
more, sometimes less).

I am debating going to a doctor in a bigger city. The closest would be
Nashville, Tennessee. DOes anyone know any good doctors there?

I really dont know what is left. I have tried Miralax, Zelnorm, diet
and other things. I told the doctor i have read that sometimes peoples
colon just stops working. He said it was very rare in someone my age,
(32 year old male) and acted like he did not want to talk about it. No
one is my family has this problem I know of.

I am now afrais it will get worse and I will have an "attack" or
something. I was doubled over in the bathroom yesterday. To be fair I
ran out of Milk of Magnesia the day before and maybe this contributed
to it but I did use the bad enema before.

I hat to think this but logically the only think I can think of is one
part of my colon is not working and the only option is surgury, which
terrifies me. I have never had any type of surgery before. I hear
people who have this surgery sometime sthen go 20 times a day and are
incontientent.

Does any one have advice they would share?

mrl

->No real pain just bloating and uncomfortableness.

Ever get tested for celiac disease?

maureen

To me this sounds like a functional problem and nothing that could be
fixed by surgery. You can't do surgery to make colonic transit time
increase.

This could be irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Or the pain may not be
the colon at all but the small intestine.

A food allergy or intolerance can cause IBS like symptoms. You might
have suddenly become lactose intolerant. Remove milk products from
your diet for a several weeks to see if this helps. If it is lactose
intolerance, you can buy tablets to supply the lactase enzyme you are
no longer making.

You could also be allergic to wheat.

The symptoms you describe can also be caused by glutten intolerance or
celiac disease. This affects the small intestine. Ask your doctor if
you can have a blood test for celiac disease (gluten intolerance). If
you are gluten intolerant, you will need to remove all gluten
containing products from your diet.

Look up these disorders on the web.
Good luck.
Maureen in Mukilteo

nonavailable

No surgeon is going to operate on your colon if you've had a normal
colonoscopy, so don't worry about that. Surgery can't do anything
about a slow transit time either.

You haven't had your small intestine examined. That can be done easily
with a series of X-rays taken after you drink a glass of barium: the
series is called a small-bowel folllow-through. Any local
gastroenterologist can order it for you, and any radiology clinic can
do it.

If *that* comes back normal, you might have what's called a
functional disorder, which means everything looks fine, it just
doesn't work that well. (The term they give functional intestinal
disorders is Irritable Bowel Syndrome.) It can have a lot of the same
symptoms as IBD, but luckily isn't anywhere as serious (just
miserable). In the end, it may take a good gastroenterologist to tell
for sure which condition you have, though.

flashpoint46

I take quality muti-enzymes to make my 26 y o colitis better.
Acidophylus, walking and cutting down on the junk food helps, too.
Stan

flashpoint46

Sorry to hear about your illness.
I take quality muti-enzymes to make my 26 y o colitis better.
Acidophylus, walking and cutting down on the junk food helps, too.
Stan

radiography

Hi,
Along the line of everyone else..... have you considered food
sensitivity testing at a naturopath? They could narrow things down a
bit for you. As well, certain foods make lots of gas, potatoes,
brocolli etc, these cause lots of problems for people with IBD or IBS.
Best wishes, I hope you find answers quickly.
NinaW

michael baugh

The left portion of the colon is the descending colon.
And since you are crossposting to the Crohn's newsgroup,
does that mean you have it?
http://www.beryl.net/htl/digestive/21416.htm
You are in a bad spiral pattern, your gut is an important piece
of real estate to you, and I suggest finding a teaching hospital
for this one.