Do you experience constipation?

[David]

I'm curious how many of you experience constipation and what your disease is.

If you're willing to share the location of your disease, that would be extremely useful as well. For example: Crohn's ileitis, Crohn's ileocolitis, Crohn's colitis, Ulcerative Proctitis, Proctosigmoiditis, Left-sided Colitis, Pan-ulcerative Colitis.

Thank you!

 

[David]

I personally have Lymphocytic Colitis so chose, "Other IBD" and I very rarely experience constipation.

 

[SarahBear]

My CD is throughout my entire small intestine. I'm not sure what the technical term for that one is, and google isn't helping. Anyway, I voted CD and sometimes. Never severe and not very often, but it has happened.

 

[Devynnsmom]

I voted for my daughter, I voted I have ulcerative Colitis and sometimes experience constipation. Before diagnosis she suffered from constipation a LOT.

 

[Niks]

My daughter has been hospitalised 3 times because of constipation and obstructions, at the end of last year! So far diagnosed with Coeliacs but is still being tested for IBD

 

[2thFairy]

Before total colectomy, I had left-sided colitis and never had constipation...always the big D.

 

[ctrl z]

I have Crohn's disease and sometimes experience constipation. This usually happens when I'm on my period. CD in TI.

 

[DustyKat]

Sarah tended to constipation most of the time as her symptoms became more frequent.

Matt had normal bowel motions but then he was diagnosed very quickly.

Both have ileitis and neither had diarrhoea as a symptom of their disease pre op.

 

[CrohnsChicago]

I actually get constipation during the first few days of starting prednisone.

But medication aside, it defintiely happens to me sometimes. I havent really tracked it, but I think it mostly has to do with what I eat, especially just after having a bout of diarrhea. I Have some Miralax on hand for those moments. But majority of the time it is loose stools or constant diarrhea.

 

[Jennifer]

I have Crohn's ileocolitis and Crohn's colitis (we just call it Crohn's really) and only experience constipation when I take a lot of pain meds, otherwise I have none so I voted "never" since the Crohn's has never caused me to have it.

 

[Cozmo]

I voted CD and sometimes, but the sometimes is rarely. It's usually been connected to medication or diet. When I have been experiencing flare ups and having maximum amount of Co-Dydramol I've gone days without going. Whereas with Prednisone I find it makes me go soon after taking it.

I'm not sure of the location of my Crohns but I will endeavour to find out.

:hug:

 

[Skycruiser]

Deleted.

 

[Polaris]

I have Crohn's in my terminal ileum, and sometimes experience constipation.

 

[afidz]

I get constipation now about once a week or so, I don't know exactly where my Crohn's is, I know its somewhere in my large intestines. My diagnosing doctor was not very imformative and I was too young to ask questions. My current GI never received the diagnostic report from the first and has never scoped me so he is unsure as well, but he knows that it is somewhere in my large intestines. I will be scoped sometime in late spring early summer, so I will know more then.

 

[Cross-stitch gal]

My Crohn's is located in my small intestine. I do sometimes get constipated. Even with my flares in which I pass and drip blood I can still go a day without passing any bm's or diarrhea at all. Although, the next time I do pass a bm the following day I'll pay for it by having trouble getting off the toilet...

 

[xX_LittleMissValentine_Xx]

My crohn's is in my terminal ileum and rectum, and I think it might be in my colon too.
I voted sometimes. I basically have diarrheah or soft stools all the time, but since being on pred I'm either constipated or have normal stools. I hate it because its painful going to the toilet and also, I'm eating so much fibre at the moment to try and stop/prevent it but it doesn't seem to be getting softer!!

 

[Sailorluna]

Rarely and it is generally related to medication. Also I have a bad rectal stricture (very low) so I think it make it seem worse than it is. Most of my activity is rectal since they removed my terminal ileum.