Just come out of a painful sigmoidoscopy

[Kf1986]

Well after being admitted to hosp for the 2nd time in 2 wks with severe abdom pain bleeding and feeling weak i have just had sigmoidoscopy. Wasnt looking forward to it at all but under the impression i could have sedation went for it only to b told when i got there their was no doctor around to give me it so had to make do with gas and air. I was very sore to star with and the experience was horrible painful and traumatic. But it got done and th pics show very inflammed on left side and rectum. Now waiting on the docs to decide what to do with me now. Just want this nightmare to end and pain to stop

 

[scottsma]

Hope you don't have to wait too long to see the Doc.The Sigs are not pleasant but your inflamation must have made it feel worse than it normally would.Are you on any meds now and have you got your appt.for the docs ? At least your sigs.over with eh ?

 

[Kf1986]

Yeah im staying in hospital at the min ive had IV steroids and antibiotics along with fluids. The doctors have just told me they are going to try me on steroid enemas twice a day hope these help and quick !!

 

[scottsma]

That's good.No one wants to be in hospital,but while you're poorly and until they sort your meds out,you're in the best place.I can't advise you on meds as I have never used those particular ones,Asacol seems to work for me,I hope you get something soon that does the same for you.Please keep us updated.Best Wishes.

 

[Kf1986]

Thanks for the support will let u know how i get on

 

[scottsma]

Cheers

 

[Trysha]

Hi KF1986
I had great success with self administered cortifoam enemas which were effective within a week, such a relief.Very easy to use.
Hope it works well for you.
Feel better soon
Hugs and best wishes
Trysha

 

[Kf1986]

Thats great to hear i hope it works for me too !

 

[2thFairy]

I agree with Trysha. The steroid enemas work good and work fast. I did have rectal spasms and cramping for about 20-30 minutes after using them, but they worked. Best of luck for a quick recovery!

 

[rygon]

Uk dont even give you gas for sigmoidoscopies, just air through the nose.

I found the pain mainly came from the air blown in your arse, passing wind helps but it did take me a few different poses to get rid of it last time.

Ive use predfoam when I need it, sometimes it goes in fine, other times it just wants to come straight back out, but it certainly helps

 

[guest78]

So sorry you had to go through that. I too had an extremely painful sigmoidoscopy which I found very traumatic. I know how you feel! I was suffering with many of your symptoms and ended up in hospital with antibiotics and iv steroids. I am now tapering off and have been given the steroid foam. Hopefully that will start to work!

 

[FrancisK7]

I'm sorry you had to go through this, most of us have been through it as well, and it's truly a discomforting experience.

The good news now is that they have a diagnosis. Which means you know what the problem is, and they can concentrate on fixing it. There is a big variety of treatments available to treat IBD and some of them have a very high success rate.

If I may offer a last bit of advice: UC's symptoms are greatly enhanced by stress. Stress is toxic to most people but it is even more so to us. When the doc says take it easy, he really means it. If you are able, do everything you can to reduce stress in your daily life. This may involve changing routines, but it is so very worth it. It could be as simple as asking your spouse to take over cooking dinner once or twice a week until your flare subsides.

Things are gonna start improving now that you have your diagnosis, so you can look forward to that. Good luck!

 

[Kf1986]

Yeah i started the pred foam lastnight and i actually managed to keep it in but when i went to th loo in the morning i was in a lot of pain . But I was in this pain anyway so i dnt think th foam has caused that. I also had a CT scan ystday and waiting for the doctors doing there rounds this morning to find out ig i have an abscess . I really hope i dnt ! Yes i was given gas and air for the sigmoidoscopy but i was still in so much pain the picture showed the worst olive ever seen it all up the rectum was ref and very inflammed . I just want the pain to go away !

 

[guest78]

I know how you feel I am in an awful amount of pain too. I was told I had a tiny absess which they only treated with antibiotics.
Try and stay positive, as hard as that is.
Are you in a lot of pain after going to the toilet or just sitting?
It's good about the foam! keep on going!
Your story sounds very similar to mine, so I can really, really relate.
I wouldn't wish the constant, exhausting pain on anyone.
X

 

[FrancisK7]

Kf, the prednisone will start acting quickly and be effective very soon. Make sure you take it as prescribed.

Prednisone however is only a temporary fix, as it is no longer prescribed to take steroids for a longer period. Your doctors will most probably start you on anti-inflammatory medications such as 5-ASA very soon. If it doesn't help, or if you are allergic, the next line of treatments are immunosupressors (such as 6MP/Imuran). But before you can take these you will need to undergo a few benign and completely painless tests (one blood work, a lung scan, etc.) to make sure you are otherwise healthy enough to take them. And if this still fails there is Remicade, which has a very high success rate.

You just have to last a little while longer until you see some improvement.