DEAR GOD... 6 POUNDS, EH?! I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS.
I WENT IN FOR A COLONOSCOPY - DID ALL THEY ASKED ME TO DO FOR THE 'PREP' - TO GIVE THEM A GOOD VIEW.... RIGHT?
EVEN TOOK A FEW EXTRA TO 'MAKE SURE' I WAS CLEANED-OUT. WELL... NOPE. NOT EVEN CLOSE! MY DOCTOR WAS SHOCKED AT THE DEGREE OF THIS SYMPTOM.
THERE IS A MEDICINE I TAKE - TWICE A DAY TO STOP THIS PROBLEM. WORKS BETTER THAN MOST. REALLY TELL YOUR MD HOW SEVERE 'THIS SITUATION IS.
NOT TO BE GROSS - BUT IN NURSING SCHOOL - YEARS AGO - THERE WAS AN ELDERLY PATIENT WHO VOMITED WHAT SHOULD HAVE 'EXITED ANOTHER DIRECTION'.(HOW TO SAY THAT 'NICELY'.)
MY POINT... THAT CAN BE VERY SERIOUS AS WELL AS THE REST OF OUR PROBLEMS.
GO WITH GOD. - MJ
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> ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Saturday, December 04, 2004 9:34 PM Subject: Swelling Belly
Thanks so much for responding. A few days ago, my husband was worrying so much about me. He insisted that I take suppositories and oral medical to see if we could move my bowels. I was so miserable and he was concerned because everything I drank or ate I felt even sicker. Well, after a little over an hour of miserable cramping, I finally went to the bathroom. I actually lost 6 lbs just from moving my bowels.