neck pain and bowel pain
I am wondering if others have severe neck pain (esp on the right side)?
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 25 yrs old. I just turned 51! For the first 10 yrs I had horrible bloody diarrhea, but then I sort of went into "remission" as that symptom stopped. What started then was a chronic, stabbing pain in my right side of my abdomen and severe pain in my right shoulder. The pain has progressed to both shoulders and back of my head. I have "episodes" (I call them) where the bowel and the neck(and shoulder) pain cause me to be almost unable to function. I think it has something to do with my ileocecal valve not functioning properly, but my gastroenterologist keeps saying IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). My medical doctor tells me that it is very common for people who have suffered with UC to have a prolapsed ileocecal valve, but she offers no suggestions to help. Any ideas out there?
I am wondering if others have severe neck pain (esp on the right side)?
I was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis when I was 25 yrs old. I just turned 51! For the first 10 yrs I had horrible bloody diarrhea, but then I sort of went into "remission" as that symptom stopped. What started then was a chronic, stabbing pain in my right side of my abdomen and severe pain in my right shoulder. The pain has progressed to both shoulders and back of my head. I have "episodes" (I call them) where the bowel and the neck(and shoulder) pain cause me to be almost unable to function. I think it has something to do with my ileocecal valve not functioning properly, but my gastroenterologist keeps saying IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). My medical doctor tells me that it is very common for people who have suffered with UC to have a prolapsed ileocecal valve, but she offers no suggestions to help. Any ideas out there?