Endoscopy including biopsy on my pancreas?
27 November 2016, 12:58 AM
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27 November 2016, 11:31 AM
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Health should always be the priority. A health crisis sends the 'same-sh7t-different-day' miseries to the bottom of the moaning list. Health is wealth and it must be looked after. One can even stop moaning too much, if the health is sound.
27 November 2016, 11:52 AM
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But getting dehydrated, or worse, constipated, can cause the fecal matter to enter one of the little side passages, where it CAN become infected and you end up with diarroeha for ages plus flu-like symptoms. Not nice.
If that happens you back off on the fibre, but drink more water, and see your doctor if the flu-like symptoms persist. They prescribe an antibiotic that is aimed at the colon.
Since I was diagnosed I eat brown bread with seeds, an apple a day, other fruit when I remember, (or stuff with fruit in it, even raspberry jam works you), loads of vegetables like cabbage and broccoli, and drink plenty (of water).
Apparently 50% or more of folk my age have it, it rises to 80% as you get older.
Best of luck.
27 November 2016, 02:21 PM
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Cheers mate, I have a constant winded pain in my colon, never a sharp pain, mild constipation, feeling like I need to wee when I don't need to and occasional cloudy urine. Docs just look at me funny.
28 November 2016, 01:11 AM
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No, stating i'm not in pain just constipated. I've had 4 blood tests, 5 urine tests, prostate tests and ultrasound on my kidneys and bladder all coming back clear. My tummy winded feeling does sound like diverticula but not sure why I feel like I need to wee more, unless my colon is swelling into my bladder or prostate etc.
28 November 2016, 09:42 AM
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For those who wished me well, I apparently have a small benign cyst on one of the "side tubes" in the pancreas.
They have drained it and will monitor it with another MRI scan in two years.
Apart from some diverticulitis in the colon, all else is clear.
Looks like I'll be around for a while yet, then...LOL
They have drained it and will monitor it with another MRI scan in two years.
Apart from some diverticulitis in the colon, all else is clear.
Looks like I'll be around for a while yet, then...LOL
I was diagnosed with diverticulitis a few years ago after being rushed to hospital for a suspected burst appendix. Worse part about it was the antibiotics; I was stuck in hospital for five days and dropped a stone and a half...
Mrs is vegan though so that diet and not straining too hard means it rarely gives me any grief, you normally get a bit of a twinge as a warning when you haven't been eating enough fiber.
You will be around to keep moaning for some time to come
28 November 2016, 11:37 AM
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Not really, if I've been a d!ck (Mrs has gone away for a few days and I've eaten like a teenager) I get tightness in lower left side of abdomen and I want to take a cr@p all the time.
Not entirely sure what you mean by ribbons shaped stools but its certainly softer whilst suffering.
Matt you should take a trip to the quacks if you have any issues at all, internet can't give you definitive answers
29 November 2016, 05:18 AM
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No, stating i'm not in pain just constipated. I've had 4 blood tests, 5 urine tests, prostate tests and ultrasound on my kidneys and bladder all coming back clear. My tummy winded feeling does sound like diverticula but not sure why I feel like I need to wee more, unless my colon is swelling into my bladder or prostate etc.
Have you checked to see if you are gluten intolerant?
This can cause symptoms like you describe.
Lay off bread and wheat for a week and see if your symptoms disappear.
That's what my wife did!
Cheers
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09 December 2016, 10:12 AM
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Glad you are feeling better!
Most supermarkets cater for food intolerances in their "free from" sections and you can easily get gluten free flour, bread, pasta, cakes and biscuits.
Fruit, veg, meat and fish are all gluten free anyway - so is chocolate and ice cream!
Cheers
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10 December 2016, 07:25 PM
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Had some gluten free ice cream last night and felt terrible after, so now wondering if it could be Lactose Intolerance 
Come to think of it McDonald's Milkshake and chocolate bars have been giving me the squits whilst my tummy has felt bloated this last year.
Come to think of it McDonald's Milkshake and chocolate bars have been giving me the squits whilst my tummy has felt bloated this last year.
11 December 2016, 09:03 PM
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Yeah, been to A&E twice fearing obstruction, appetite and movements stopped. Docs/GPs Just keep telling me to eat fibre! All tests are clear apart from low vit d.
12 December 2016, 12:11 PM
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Right.
So it's really up to you to see what it is your body doesn't like.
You are going to have to start by grouping foods. Remove one group, see if it's any better.
Once you get some relief, go to that group and analyse further by cutting each MEMBER of the group at a time.
best of luck.
So it's really up to you to see what it is your body doesn't like.
You are going to have to start by grouping foods. Remove one group, see if it's any better.
Once you get some relief, go to that group and analyse further by cutting each MEMBER of the group at a time.
best of luck.
15 December 2016, 02:55 AM
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Is it just me or have you not realised that the solution is right in front of you.
Seriously though, if you eat cr4p like mcdonalds it's no wonder you've got dodgy guts.
And for the low vitamin D get out in the daytime in the sun instead of wandering about at night in fields with torches.
You might also want to make sure that your hands are clean whilst eating things like burgers, chips and bars of chocolate.
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15 December 2016, 01:44 PM
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Had anyone had the capsule endoscopy here?
My mother in law has just chickened out from the traditional one, so she may go private for this capsule one. I've been told that it's available on NHS in some parts of England but not in Wales.
You orally intake a capsule size camera down which does the job, but the only downside it that you have to fish it out of your excretion (yukkkk!), wash it, and hand over back to the hospital staff. But at least you don't have to go through the invasive traditional procedure. Limited use but private hospitals are doing it. Results are apparently good; according to the Google.
My mother in law has just chickened out from the traditional one, so she may go private for this capsule one. I've been told that it's available on NHS in some parts of England but not in Wales.
You orally intake a capsule size camera down which does the job, but the only downside it that you have to fish it out of your excretion (yukkkk!), wash it, and hand over back to the hospital staff. But at least you don't have to go through the invasive traditional procedure. Limited use but private hospitals are doing it. Results are apparently good; according to the Google.
15 December 2016, 03:18 PM
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TBH, the traditional one is no problem, they give you sedation and it's just like swallowing food.
You can breathe properly, swallow saliva etc during the process.
Only thing I found odd was coming out of the sedation I couldn't shut up........
You can breathe properly, swallow saliva etc during the process.
Only thing I found odd was coming out of the sedation I couldn't shut up........
15 December 2016, 07:46 PM
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It's from the bottom end in her case, alcazar. She's 77 and too frail due to numerous ailments she has. I believe that she can go through the traditional one under the sedated state, but the doctor recently ended up giver her a 'sample' one without alarming her, when she went to see her with her overactive bowel issue. She told the doc that the sample endoscopy wasn't uncomfortable, but she told us contrary. now she's sh7tting herself (metaphorically) with the thought of it. She cancelled her appointment and awaits one after Christmas. But I don't think she'll go for it at all.
The psychological impact of the dread from that traditional procedure is that she now says that her bowels are no more as frequent, and she feels better with this issue, now.
Everyone in the family thinks that she should have it done; may it be a capsule one.
16 December 2016, 08:30 AM
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I'd agree...get it done. Better to know than have it hanging over you.
The colonoscopy isn't fun, and if I had to have another I'd opt for sedation, not entonox. It was uncomfortable and the farting afterwards had to be heard to be believed.
But I reckon the worst part is the almost 24 hours of induced diarroeha from the Moviprep they send you to clear out the bowel. I was so glad we had a bidet...when my mate had one done he suffered thew ring of fire during that little lot, which REALLY doesn't help when they make the first insertion.....
The colonoscopy isn't fun, and if I had to have another I'd opt for sedation, not entonox. It was uncomfortable and the farting afterwards had to be heard to be believed.
But I reckon the worst part is the almost 24 hours of induced diarroeha from the Moviprep they send you to clear out the bowel. I was so glad we had a bidet...when my mate had one done he suffered thew ring of fire during that little lot, which REALLY doesn't help when they make the first insertion.....
17 December 2016, 05:46 PM
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I'd agree...get it done. Better to know than have it hanging over you.
The colonoscopy isn't fun, and if I had to have another I'd opt for sedation, not entonox. It was uncomfortable and the farting afterwards had to be heard to be believed.
But I reckon the worst part is the almost 24 hours of induced diarroeha from the Moviprep they send you to clear out the bowel. I was so glad we had a bidet...when my mate had one done he suffered thew ring of fire during that little lot, which REALLY doesn't help when they make the first insertion.....
The colonoscopy isn't fun, and if I had to have another I'd opt for sedation, not entonox. It was uncomfortable and the farting afterwards had to be heard to be believed.
But I reckon the worst part is the almost 24 hours of induced diarroeha from the Moviprep they send you to clear out the bowel. I was so glad we had a bidet...when my mate had one done he suffered thew ring of fire during that little lot, which REALLY doesn't help when they make the first insertion.....
Glad to hear it all turned out well.
