Hi all,
I'm currently in the process of being diagnosed with what my GP believes to be Crohn's. He's done all of the testing he can do & has furthered me on to the hospital system to get me an appointment with a gastroenterology specialist.
After a few months of waiting, my appointment is now in 2 days time.
I am having issues with my BMs - they've been getting increasingly skinnier over the past couple of days & I am unsure whether to head to the ER or wait to see what the specialist thinks in 2 days time. Please note that this appointment will be my first, therefore it will be a consult & I assume nothing will actually be done on this day.
I first noticed 5/6 days ago that my BMs had become less frequent, despite no change in diet. I didn't think too much of it until I noticed that my stool was quite small in size compared to normal. It would have been around the size of my index finger and a hard consistency. I assumed I must have had some kind of blockage, so I took Movicol as directed by my GP a few months back.
My BMs went from hard to a medium consistency, however continued to get skinnier. They went from index finger size, to pinky size. I then experienced difficulties passing anything, and with a little help from a cup of tea, I was able to pass a very small, pencil thin stool last night.
I hadn't had any movements yesterday, despite eating foods which would usually have a laxative effect on me. Throughout the day I felt bloating, waves of nausea, pain throughout my lower stomach (localised more to the left and bottom right hand sides), a cramping feeling like urgency of needing to go to the toilet, and a burning sensation up and down my oesophagus as if I needed to vomit.
By 6pm I was feeling quite over this and decided to try and see if I could speed things up with a tea (this usually has a laxative effect on me). 10 mins later I was able to pass 1 very small and pencil thin stool. This did not relieve my discomfort. I called a health help line we have in Australia which you can call if you're not sure whether to go to ER. The nurse suggested that while this isn't normal, I shouldn't proceed to the ER until my stomach cramping is extreme, I pass blood or I stop passing all together.
Flash forward to the next morning, I've had a restless sleep, my stomach is making noises so loud it sounds like like it's trying to speak whale and I feel like I need to go to the toilet still. Nothing is coming out at all and the discomfort is now so bad that I am walking half folded over to ease the pain that I have on the left hand side of my stomach.
I am not in extreme pain, which is why I am asking here rather than going to the ER. If I do experience enough pain, I will go, however I would love to hear if anyone else has experienced this before. I am not sure if I should try drinking another tea to see if it will encourage another BM or if I should wait & see how it unfolds naturally..
I'm currently in the process of being diagnosed with what my GP believes to be Crohn's. He's done all of the testing he can do & has furthered me on to the hospital system to get me an appointment with a gastroenterology specialist.
After a few months of waiting, my appointment is now in 2 days time.
I am having issues with my BMs - they've been getting increasingly skinnier over the past couple of days & I am unsure whether to head to the ER or wait to see what the specialist thinks in 2 days time. Please note that this appointment will be my first, therefore it will be a consult & I assume nothing will actually be done on this day.
I first noticed 5/6 days ago that my BMs had become less frequent, despite no change in diet. I didn't think too much of it until I noticed that my stool was quite small in size compared to normal. It would have been around the size of my index finger and a hard consistency. I assumed I must have had some kind of blockage, so I took Movicol as directed by my GP a few months back.
My BMs went from hard to a medium consistency, however continued to get skinnier. They went from index finger size, to pinky size. I then experienced difficulties passing anything, and with a little help from a cup of tea, I was able to pass a very small, pencil thin stool last night.
I hadn't had any movements yesterday, despite eating foods which would usually have a laxative effect on me. Throughout the day I felt bloating, waves of nausea, pain throughout my lower stomach (localised more to the left and bottom right hand sides), a cramping feeling like urgency of needing to go to the toilet, and a burning sensation up and down my oesophagus as if I needed to vomit.
By 6pm I was feeling quite over this and decided to try and see if I could speed things up with a tea (this usually has a laxative effect on me). 10 mins later I was able to pass 1 very small and pencil thin stool. This did not relieve my discomfort. I called a health help line we have in Australia which you can call if you're not sure whether to go to ER. The nurse suggested that while this isn't normal, I shouldn't proceed to the ER until my stomach cramping is extreme, I pass blood or I stop passing all together.
Flash forward to the next morning, I've had a restless sleep, my stomach is making noises so loud it sounds like like it's trying to speak whale and I feel like I need to go to the toilet still. Nothing is coming out at all and the discomfort is now so bad that I am walking half folded over to ease the pain that I have on the left hand side of my stomach.
I am not in extreme pain, which is why I am asking here rather than going to the ER. If I do experience enough pain, I will go, however I would love to hear if anyone else has experienced this before. I am not sure if I should try drinking another tea to see if it will encourage another BM or if I should wait & see how it unfolds naturally..
