What is small bowel thickening or narrowing?

[porter89xxx]

what is small bowel thickening or narrowing?

Hi everyone just was looking through google trying to find out about this and im not sure what it is, is there a difference between the two? Also i was wondering while on steriods can you still get diarreah? Im on 40mg and everything im eating it seems to be coming out watery and can still feel slight pain, im sweating buckets and feeling so weak still

 

[Rebecca85]

I think thickening refers to the walls of the intestines, if they are inflamed they can appear thicker on an image. Narrowing refers to the hole in the middle being smaller. As for having diarrhoea on steroids, it should at least have lessened. How long have you been on the steroids?

 

[porter89xxx]

on them for 9 days now, i am still getting pain i have not seen my gastro as of yet to discuss what they are doing any more drugs however i am seeing my g.p tomorrow as im getting concerned about the diareah it completly stopped for a week and half and now its started back up again but is very watery and food particles that i am eating. Not understanding this at all

 

[Astra]

Aw Amy love!
God, give this girl a break!

40mg is quite high, would've thought they'd kick in by now. Maybe the doc will up it higher.
You've gotta make the GP listen to you, hopefully he'll make some enquiries and order an appt with gastro asap.
Hope you don't end up back in hosp, but you might have to, even if it means getting some fluids and pain relief.
Hope you're ok, this has been going on long enough without answers
take care
xxxx

 

[porter89xxx]

Hi joan i am calling my gastro up tomorrow im not due to see her until the 28th, i am feeling a little bit with the pain and the vomitting but its still gagging like im struggling and the diareah is back i have no idea why this is happening i have this horrible taste in my mouth constantly and some pain still but i feel alot better than i did

 

[Jennifer]

A stricture I believe answers the thread titles question. And strictures can lead to blockages which can cause vomiting, pain, fever, and general stomach flu type symptoms. You can still have BMs if you have a blockage yet they generally aren't a full BM because most of it is being blocked off. This is a partial blockage but could become a full blockage. Both are dangerous though.

The thickening or narrowing can be treated by medication if its simply inflammation causing it but the longer you allow inflammation to stick around, it turns into scar tissue. Scar tissue is just that and can't be taken away by medication. In your case, I don't know which you're dealing with but I do hope it gets figured out soon. Use the ER at your disposal if you have too because blockages are serious matters.

Funny, I was just thinking of you too.

 

[katiesue1506]

Well stricturing is due to old scar tissue that has become less pliable to the point where it automatically is formed into a smaller more narrowed opening.

Thickening of the bowel wall is another way of saying the patient has inflammation.

Narrowing of the bowels can be caused by either a stricture or the thickening of the bowel wall. Strictures are found most usually in people who have had Crohn's for a while. If a person has just started having symptoms, the narrowing is usually caused by inflammation.

Prednisone will help inflammation, strictures usually can't be fixed unless they do a balloon stricturplasty (it stretches the scar tissue out) or a complete removal of the affected area.

 

[e13 boy]

A stricture I believe answers the thread titles question. And strictures can lead to blockages which can cause vomiting, pain, fever, and general stomach flu type symptoms. You can still have BMs if you have a blockage yet they generally aren't a full BM because most of it is being blocked off. This is a partial blockage but could become a full blockage. Both are dangerous though.

The thickening or narrowing can be treated by medication if its simply inflammation causing it but the longer you allow inflammation to stick around, it turns into scar tissue. Scar tissue is just that and can't be taken away by medication. In your case, I don't know which you're dealing with but I do hope it gets figured out soon. Use the ER at your disposal if you have too because blockages are serious matters.

Funny, I was just thinking of you too.

What you have described above is the Exact reason why i had my 2nd resection.In my notes it states 'Fibrotic scar tissue caused by long term inflammation'.This developed at the site of the previous anastomsis.
I had symptoms leading to that for years which the meds didn't help.Its crucial to get inflammation under control ~ i payed the worst price.