i'm recovering from a surgery to remove
appendix and part of my colon after some
really scared and inflamed tissue related
to a history of Crohn's Disease.
I'm trying to get to eating solid foods
after being out of surgery 1 1/2 weeks but
a couple of times I've had what seems to
be severe diarrhea and when that happens
its accompanied with my whole body feeling
hot and cold. I feel unsettled mentally
and if I lay down it feels like a yo-yo
back and forth from a hot flash to a cold
flash and then back.. Also, i get a
feeling of being disconnected mentally and
i have anxiety and it almost feels like
i'm close to having a panic attack. Its
like I just cannot be mentally calm and my
mind is racing and jumping all over. When
the diarrhea is over i feel drained and
I'm really tired. If I get sleep and
relax its gone and i'm better and back to
normal with not much anxiety. From that
point i may be okay for a while but if I
happen to have the bad diarrhea again
i'll feel the same.
What should I do about the diarrhea and
what are everybody's opinions about the
anxiety? Has anybody heard of this? Any
suggestions on how I can eat to lessen the
chance of diarrhea or anything else would
be awesome... its seems like my anxiety
and diarrhea are related.
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antigone
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Posted: 05-07-08 16:52pm
What you are describing sounds like
dumping syndrome. This is generally
associated with small intestine resection
and gastric bypass surgeries. You had
lower bowel surgery so this is not a true
dumping syndrome but some of the
preventive measures may be of benefit to
you.
Try eating several small meals throughout
the day. Limit the portions of
carbohydrates with the meal. Eating an
apple or applesauce will help with the
diarrhea. Apples have apple pectin in them
which will absorb some of the excess fluid
in the stool. This should alleviate the
diarrhea. Immodium is available for
diarrhea over the counter. Have you tried
this?
Is you doctor/surgeon aware of this? Be
sure you notify them of this. They may
have other suggestions for you.
I hope some of my suggestions offer you
some relief. Let us know if you need more
assistance.
Excellent suggestions.. I wasn't aware
that apples could help with the diarrhea.
I'll be sure to have that on hand as its
another healthy and easy on the body food
source. I went and searched on dumping
syndrome and its definitely what I have
been experiencing.. I think mine is mild
so I'm going to adjust my diet and I
believe that should get me right back on
track. I'm 2 weeks out from my surgery and
I think every day I'm gaining a little
more strength.. Immodium seems to work
well most of the time and I'm definitely
using it to help get back to a normal diet
and routine. I've told my doctor about it
but they didn't really seem to think much
of it. I think I need to communicate more
if it continues, since they might be able
to give me a medicine that can target the
problem.
Another tough challenge for me is the back
pain I get in the early hours of the
morning. I'm young and was in pretty good
shape before my surgery but afterwards due
to not being awake in the early hours of
the morning, I get very strong soreness in
my upper back muscles and some lower and
it takes 20-30 minutes once i wake up to
get it under control. What does everbody
think on this? I was thinking that I
probably should do light stretching and
begin light back muscle building exercises
to get my muscles in shape. Any
suggestions?
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antigone
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Posted: 05-08-08 09:45am
Stretching and some light exercise is
definitely the way to go with your back
pain. Inactivity can cause muscle pain and
stiffness. Start slow and build your
strength and increase your workout as you
get stronger. Do you take anything for the
pain? Motrin/ibuprofen is a good choice.
It is an anti-inflammatory and analgesic
so it will help reduce any swelling in the
muscle tissue and offer some pain relief.
Go on line and do a search for back
exercises. You may not be able to do some
of them yet. When you heal you can work on
the core muscles - abs and back. This will
really help with back pain. You may have
another 4 to 6 weeks before you are able
to start some of the core exercises. Be
patient. Abdominal surgery is tough. When
you start to exercise if it hurts, stop.
Don't go too aggressive. You will get
stronger but take your time.
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mateorx8
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Posted: 05-08-08 18:55pm
antigone,
Thanks you've helped me a ton and even
with my overall confidence with the
healing process..
I should probably start another thread on
this but have you heard of anti-MAP for
Crohn's?
I was researching anti-MAP treatment and
it sounded like something a person with
Crohn's should try and do. You basically
take 3 anti-MAP medicines over a period of
so many weeks.. I read almost like a 60 %
- 80 % success rate for remission in
Crohn's problems in more than one test
study, and we are talking more than 10
people being on the treatment! I wonder
if there is anybody on here that can vouch
for it? I really want to have my
Gastroenterologist doctor consider it and
I want to see if it works for me.. I
wonder how I can convince my doctor that
its worth it?
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