Hey
Was just wondering.. if anyome has had a constant small pain on the left side of there abdo. I also have pain at the base of my rectum.. or where it used to be. Not sure what it is...
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Gweedee,
I do but mine is an occlusion site. It is my old colostomy stoma site. I always had problems there and now I have adhesions that strangle my guts and cause awful pain.
The old rectal site hurt for quite a few years after removal but now I only get the occasional pain (sharp and sudden or a dull ache depending on when but around my periods I used to get a very heavy, achy feeling there).
It all could be signs of adhesions, swelling, a more serious problem ( anything from abscess to pouchitis on through...)
Have you asked your surgeon or G.I about it? If it is just a small pain they might not bother to check it out but if you have other symptoms then they may with to do a scan or other exam.
Sharon
I am scheduled for a jpouch scope on may 17th... i had numerous xrays and ct scans.. nothing showing except for an enlarged spleen. Its just a constent dule pain... seems to go away a little with advil wich to me indicates possible inflammation.
Sounds about right...inflamation can do that...but there is always the possibility of a hernia...they are not always detecible through scans...mine never showed up.
Stay vigilant and keep an eye on it...maybe a diary noting when it hurts and what aggravates it (food, gas, exercise, fiber...)
Sharon
Gweedee, did they figure out your issue? My son has a Jpouch and has been running low grade fever, extremely tired, and Dr discovered an enlarged spleen. He is not having pouchitis symptoms like blood, cramps, etc. blood work came back normal and now they want to do a CT scan.
Well still unclear... had the scope... they took like 12 biopsies and they found one weird looking black hole... they said its could be a fistula or.could be crohns.. had an mri a few weeks ago and going to see the doc in July... they did figure out the pain i was experiencing.. when they pass through the inlet that connects to the jpouch at the top.. i felt that pain.. and they said that when my pouch gets full sometimes jt can push back up through the inlet.... that causes the pain.. same with gas to... will keep you posted.
That is interesting...thanks for your response and let us know how your dr visit next month goes.