Hi, I'm a 20 year old male, and for the
last 1 or 2 years I've been having a very
painful poo maybe once every other month.
I haven't had a problem with constipation
before, as I eat a high fibre diet, and
99.9% of the time my poo is soft and easy
to pass out.
This painful poo comes without warning,
but once I start to go, the pain comes in
waves as the pressure builds between each
time I pass the poo out. If there wasn't
this intense pain, the poo would be easy
to do because it's soft and offers little
resistance. However the pain is very
intense, often resulting in agony. The
pain feels interior around the lower
abdominal area. Once I have finished, the
pain is completely gone. I have also never
noticed any blood.
I am very worried about this being colon
cancer, as I have no idea what else it
could be. I am also confuesed by the fact
that it only seems to happen once every
month or so. Any feedback would be great.
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MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2291 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 09-06-07 04:03am
Hi!
Do you have painful bowel movements
frequently? Do you feel need for
defecation at that moment? Does the pain
go away completely after defecation? Do
you find stress, anxiety and certain foods
and drinks(chocolate, milk, alcohol)
aggravating your condition. Is the pain
associate with gas? Do you have bloated
abdomen? Where exactly do you feel pain?
I think that your symptoms are due to IBS,
irritable bowel syndrome. It's symptoms
can be experience in patient with other
conditions affecting the GI tract. Have
you been diagnosed with GERD, Gastritis ,
Gall bladder diseases and Inflammatory
bowel disease?
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al3x
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 09-09-07 07:28am
MandMs
wrote:
Hi!
Do you have painful bowel movements
frequently? Do you feel need for
defecation at that moment? Does the pain
go away completely after defecation? Do
you find stress, anxiety and certain foods
and drinks(chocolate, milk, alcohol)
aggravating your condition. Is the pain
associate with gas? Do you have bloated
abdomen? Where exactly do you feel pain?
I think that your symptoms are due to IBS,
irritable bowel syndrome. It's symptoms
can be experience in patient with other
conditions affecting the GI tract. Have
you been diagnosed with GERD, Gastritis ,
Gall bladder diseases and Inflammatory
bowel
disease?
I don't have painful bowel movements
frequently.
I didn't feel the need for defecation at
the moment I wrote that post, or now as a
matter of fact. The last time I did was
about 3 weeks ago (which in my case is
fairly recently).
The pain does go away completely after
defecation.
I don't suffer badly from stress or
anxiety as far as I know and consume milk,
chocolate, alcohol and most other foods
without any trouble.
As far as I know, the pain is not
associated with gas, and I haven't noticed
a bloated abdomen.
To describe the pain is difficult. It is
extremely painful and like nothing I have
felt before. It comes in numerous waves,
starting when I begin to excrete and
ending immediately as I finish. The waves
of pain are synchronised with the stools I
excrete. It is interior and feels in the
organs around the lower abdominal or
anus.
I very much appreciate your input, and i'm
sorry for the delay in my reply. Would you
suggest I visit a doctor and does it sound
serious?
Thanks.
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MandMs
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Joined: 26 Jan 2007 Posts: 2291 Location: Strumica, Macedonia
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Posted: 09-10-07 02:51am
Hi!
You are not mentioning any blood in your
stool and you're not suffering from
constipation, so, we can rule out
hemorrhoids(internal and external) and
anal fissures. Have you noticed some mass
in your anal area? Are your recent blood
tests good? Do you have some other
symptoms not connected to defecation
process?
I'll suggest you to visit a doctor and
exam you with an anorectoscope. That way,
the doctor can see if there is an internal
mass(tumor that blocks the passage of your
stool). Personally, I don't think you have
cancer. I think your problem is functional
and not to serious. There is another
condition when a sever pain is experienced
and there is no obvious cause for it.
You should visit a doctor to ease your
mind.
Waiting for your post!
All best to you!
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al3x
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 05 Sep 2007 Posts: 3
Posted: 09-22-07 06:59am
Thanks for all the feedback. I'll visit
the doctor as you suggest.
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ichi_pow
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 1
Same Problems Posted: 10-12-07 06:59am
Hi,
interesting post. I have been experiencing
the same problems for 10 years! Went to a
couple GIs, had a flexible sigmoidoscopy,
biopsy and all the results are normal. The
cause is still unknown.
The only thing I know is that I started
having problems after a raw oysters
dinner. I got a very severe diarrhea and
ever since I am gaving problems. Once
every few week. Sometimes 2 wks, sometimes
2 months in between.
The bowel movements start with a normal
(or maybe a bit harder stool) and end up
with a very watery stool. Sometimes the
bowel movements last 1hr. The come in very
painful waves. Once the watery stool is
out, all the pain stops. Unfortunately,
the abdominal pain is very severe and
afterwards I fel very exhausted.
Basically, I gave up on finding the
problem given that no Gi has found
anything.
Al3x, how are you doing? Got any results
or diganosis back?
