Guest guest Posted January 17, 2010 Report Share Posted January 17, 2010 Colonoscopy anyone? Posted by: "lsmyle" lsmyle@... larrysmyle Date: Sat Jan 16, 2010 11:30 am ((PST)) guys, For months I have been troubled with intermittent diarrhea. It gets so bad that I have euphemistically named "accidents", sometimes at work, sometimes while asleep. (Try waking up to that sometime, it aint pretty.) Anyway, I asked my doc to maybe check with the GI people. I have pretty much ruled out food allergies, since I can eat the same thing 2 days running. One day fine, the next not. My meds are Issentress, viread, and epivir, not known to cause diarrhea. The GI people want to do a "full upper endoscopy, with small bowel biopsies and a full colonoscopy." I checked and I will be sedated, but it is still freaking me out. Has anyone out there had this done? Any feedback would be appreciated. Larry I've know it well, and I learned that you can, NEVER, EVER, trust a fart!!!! It isn't funny. I can tell you that some of us have had diarrhea for nearly twenty years without being able to resolve that issue. The first place to start is with a colonoscopy, but, don't be surprised if the doctor simply tells you that it most possibly is the HIV that is causing the diarrhea. At that point, you just have to find a drug that will control it. For years, morphine, and black underwear, was the only solution to my situation. Things can change. Only rarely do I get diarrhea anymore. It's all unexplained. Koby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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