Re: Constipation/Colleen

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Gosh what a pain in the rear. (no pun intended) I can't imagine

going through that all the time. I just want to be able to go more

frequent. I tell y0u what, these auto immune things really stink.

Especially when you have more than one to deal with.

--- In , " cmcpherson " <cmcpherson@...>

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> Just a comment and I'm not saying that constipation is not a

problem, I realize it is, especially with pain medication. When I was

diagnosed with RA 4 years ago, I had diarrhea as well. The diarrhea

continued regardless what I did. Then I was put on steroids for the

RA and the diarrhea cleared up. Went off the steroids, diarrhea worse

than ever, I almost had no control at all. It was getting difficult

to work. I went to a Gastro doctor and he did a colonoscopy, came out

and said everything was fine, see you in 10 years. I'm half under

anesthetic, but I still say, wait, what about my diarrhea? He said,

we will see what your biopsies say. That was it. Three weeks later

got a call from his office that I needed to come in asap. I figured

cancer. I have Collageous Colitis, an auto immune disease that I like

to call the fat colitis. Most colitis's cause you to lose weight, not

this one!! I have inflammation between the layers of the colon which

causes the colon to not absorb the fluid from the bowel. Sounds

easy , right, NOT! That is all the colon does, other than act as a

storage unit. I take 12 pills a day (which I order from Canada) 4

pills 3X daily. I am always raw, very sore. I use preparation H

suppositories and ointment as well as very expensive ointment to be

able to be in public and sit down. I have to know where every

bathroom is in any place I go because I just don't know... I do think

UC and Crones are worse colitis's, but this isn't fun, especially

with the RA with it. Anyway, my point in all this rambling is BE

CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR! With us and our immune systems, it can get

worse! Colleen

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