Blood with Crohn's?

[Ezequiel]

Anyone here get the following symptoms with chrones?

1. Bleeding
2. Bad bad bad constipation? (Dont pass much wind/large/wide:lol: / stools)

 

[Ezequiel]

Also another thing I am curious about.

My pain in my right side (near appendix) comes and goes. I might be in terrible pain for lets say 1-2 hours. Then it suddenly subsides and I actually feel quite normal.

This a common thing with chrones??

 

[Guest]

passing blood, or bloody mucus, is a very common effect from Crohn's Disease, yes, unfortunately.

it's not always a cause for alarm, some people get it regularly and just put up with it, but if it's new to you, you should inform your doctor it's happening. similarly if it's coupled with extreme pain or change of other symptoms, or you're passing a lot of blood, you should tell the doc.

 

[Guest]

again, yes re the intermittent pain... if you have an inflammed area of Crohn's ulceration, it will hurt, particularly when food/feces tries to get past it.

 

[Theresa]

Hi, I also get blood but have D not comstipation, I think quite a few people on here seem to have the same symptoms. I would however as dingbat says if its new to you and you doctor is not aware of this let him know. I had my appendix out in June as they thought this was what was causing the problem but it turned out to be IBD I am still awaiting my diagnosis on 23rd but still have the pain in that area and like you somtimes it really painful other times its a dull ache. But from my recent scope this is where it showed inflamation so I guess Dingbat has hit the nail right on the head! Hope you get all the help you are seeking, it can be really frustrating! I wish you well.

 

[Ezequiel]

I will get a colonoscopy 11th December and as long as the doctor can get rid of that pain in my side, and stop my balance/swaying issue (light headed feeling) I will be happy.

I can live with diahorrea - I have been suffering morning explosions for about 4-5 years now.

 

[D Bergy]

The lower right side is the Terminal Ilium area, and is where I can feel a sensation when something bad is happening. It is pretty much how I monitor my condition.

No sensation, doing well. Sensation, I need to treat until it is gone.

Had the blood too on occasion. Not any more.

Crohn's most often comes with Diarrhea, but some have constipation.

Dan

 

[Ezequiel]

I had the worst case today of blood + diahorrea.

I have been feeling light headed for a week.

This morning I went to the toilet and found it difficult to pass stool.

When it finally came out with some effort I thought the worse was over.

45 minutes later I could barely walk to the bathroom, with extreeme back pain (because I just trying to hard to hold in the diahorrea).

I finally got to the bathroom and I had a huge release of diahorrea, but it was primary blood, bloody clots and a lot of mucus looking stuff (slimey red clots).

After this pass, the light headed ness is virtually gone and the pain has some what subsided in my side.

 

[Guest]

oh dear, that sounds awful

does your doc/consultant know you are passing blood?
if not, i think even just a phone call if you can't get an appointment today, would be prudent... just to inform someone what's happened.

but - i would suggest that if you have bleeding again today like you've had this morning, definitely get yourself to the doctor.

if it seems to be a one-off or just a morning occurance, try and get your diet reduced right down to soft or prefably liquid substances only.. the less hard and fibrous food passing through you right now the better. sometimes when Crohn's really flares like this we have to learn to manage things ourselves, and imagine if you were in hospital and had the same as you went through this morning - they'd most probably put you on nil by mouth, or fluids only. so it's really worth a try giving your intestines as much rest as you can, but making sure you get nutrients at the same time.

there's a lot of dietary advice here in various threads, low residue diet is one search item you could look for, also you could try those build-up drinks like Ensure.

but - please - if you bleed again today, tell someone.

 

[Ezequiel]

I told the doctor that I have a bleed and it happens maybe once a week now.

Before it was happening every day for 2 weeks.

I get a lot of pain in my back side after these sort of events and the doctor thinks I have a fissure or an ulceration.

Having trouble sitting this morning, but thankfully I had a painless sleep.

I usually sleep on my belly, so when I wake up the pain in my hip/appendix area is very tender and I can't even move.

Getting up, passing wind, going to the bathroom or purely walking around for 30 min subsides that pain when I wake up.

I know chrones is a terrible thing, but I honestly would be happy to know its SOMETHING like chrones than cancer or for it to be nothing at all and sit here confused and in pain.

 

[YoliDada]

Hi Ezequiel.

My husband who has Chrohn's bleeds allot, but usually with soft stools. He seems to bleed less on the rare occasions he is constipated. He has had such bad bleeding that his hematocrit levels dropped (anemia) and that can definitely cause fatigue (maybe even light headedness)

My husband, like you, feels tenderness on his right side in the morning, but after moving around a bit, passing gas, and a couple bm's... he usually feels fine again.

It certainly sounds like you have Chron's. Maybe Ulcerative collitis?

I hope you get diagnosed soon and feeling better.