Curious About New Symptoms

[ryanb]

Hey, so i was recently diagnosed in the beginning of the summer with crohns disease. I had terrible stomach pains, diarrhea all the time, etc... After some steroids and antibiotics added onto my normal routine of Pentasa, i started to feel better.

Now recently i have had a weird cycle of symptoms. I will not go to the bathroom for a day or two and then the day i finally do go to the bathroom i cant stop going. I spend a few hours just going back and forth from the couch to the bathroom. Towards the end i get the feeling of having to go to the bathroom but i sit down and dont really have anything left to get out. I also lose my appetite on these days and when i do eat something i cant eat much and feel nauseous.

I am scared that this means i have a blockage, but i have looked up a lot of information on them and everyone says they have very very bad abdominal pain when they are not going to the bathroom which rarely is happening to me.

If anyone has any idea of what this could be or any way to help it would be greatly appreciated!

 

[SarahBear]

Hi, ryanb!

Constipation with Crohn's isn't abnormal. I go through cycles of constipation and diarrhea similar to what you're describing, as well. That alone wouldn't necessarily indicate a blockage. Have you informed your doctor of these new symptoms? If not, I suggest you do so soon.

We actually have a support group in which people described how it felt to have a blockage. You can find that thread here: Intestinal Blockage / Obstruction Support Group.