Hi all, I just joined today.
Here's my story so far. I started suffering with digestive/BM problems about 4 years ago - a fair amount of pain, constipation followed by D - went to my then GP who by only listening to my story, decided that I had IBS and prescribed mebeverine to help deal with the cramps. Together with ibuprofen, I could knock the pain on the head within half an hour and wait for the BMs to apear.
Fast forward to last year when I first had really excrutiating pain that struck suddenly, out of the blue, whilst at work. I took myself to the ladies and was curled up on the floor for half an hour or so - I was convinced that when I eventually stood up, I would find a pool of blood - it was that painful. Of course, I put it down to IBS...
Since the beginning of this year, the attacks have been getting worse. Before, I could go through the pain and then get on with my life. Now, my most recent attack had me fainting with the pain (and i have a high threshhold), vomiting and not being able to bear being touched, as well as sweating buckets, going very cold and then hot and being unable to do anything but curl up in a ball. If it didn't hurt to cry, I would. I had to take 3 days off work and even 3 weeks later, I am not back to full form - I find it hard to eat very much, feel constantly as if I need to 'go', my BMs have gone from constipation to D and back again. For the few days after the attack, I was having terrible night sweats too - much worse than anything I have experienced with flu - the bed sheets were literally dripping.
Finally, I have gone to our new GP after my OH insisted on it (this was the first time a full-blown attack had happened at home from start to finish) and the GP has first sent me for blood tests to be followed up with further investigations.
The pain - its very low down in my stomach, just above the pubic area and as if a knife has been stuck in and twisted. It comes on so quickly, I barely get 5 minutes from first signs to being in terrible agony. As someone who used to suffer with terrible period pains, I can guarantee that this is far, far worse. I haven't had blood in my stools though.
My question to you all is - does this sound remotely like CD or UC? I have begun to notice that I am getting mouth ulcers (not usual for me), that I get strange and sharp spasm-like pains in my rectum, that I get joint pain, am very 'up and down' and just generally don't seem to have bounced back at all. I also had, as a one-off jsut before this latest attack, a very sore spot next to my anus - at first I thought it was a pile, but it felt (pain wise) very different.
Help!
Here's my story so far. I started suffering with digestive/BM problems about 4 years ago - a fair amount of pain, constipation followed by D - went to my then GP who by only listening to my story, decided that I had IBS and prescribed mebeverine to help deal with the cramps. Together with ibuprofen, I could knock the pain on the head within half an hour and wait for the BMs to apear.
Fast forward to last year when I first had really excrutiating pain that struck suddenly, out of the blue, whilst at work. I took myself to the ladies and was curled up on the floor for half an hour or so - I was convinced that when I eventually stood up, I would find a pool of blood - it was that painful. Of course, I put it down to IBS...
Since the beginning of this year, the attacks have been getting worse. Before, I could go through the pain and then get on with my life. Now, my most recent attack had me fainting with the pain (and i have a high threshhold), vomiting and not being able to bear being touched, as well as sweating buckets, going very cold and then hot and being unable to do anything but curl up in a ball. If it didn't hurt to cry, I would. I had to take 3 days off work and even 3 weeks later, I am not back to full form - I find it hard to eat very much, feel constantly as if I need to 'go', my BMs have gone from constipation to D and back again. For the few days after the attack, I was having terrible night sweats too - much worse than anything I have experienced with flu - the bed sheets were literally dripping.
Finally, I have gone to our new GP after my OH insisted on it (this was the first time a full-blown attack had happened at home from start to finish) and the GP has first sent me for blood tests to be followed up with further investigations.
The pain - its very low down in my stomach, just above the pubic area and as if a knife has been stuck in and twisted. It comes on so quickly, I barely get 5 minutes from first signs to being in terrible agony. As someone who used to suffer with terrible period pains, I can guarantee that this is far, far worse. I haven't had blood in my stools though.
My question to you all is - does this sound remotely like CD or UC? I have begun to notice that I am getting mouth ulcers (not usual for me), that I get strange and sharp spasm-like pains in my rectum, that I get joint pain, am very 'up and down' and just generally don't seem to have bounced back at all. I also had, as a one-off jsut before this latest attack, a very sore spot next to my anus - at first I thought it was a pile, but it felt (pain wise) very different.
Help!
