I've been to drs begging for help, but the minute they see I'm on pain meds, thay's the answer to them..even if I tell them I don't take them all the time. The dr I saw last week told me the constipation effect would last several weeks or a couple of months after getting off pains meds and if I took a couple during that time it would affect me bowels.
I literally cry and try to explain to them that I know something is seriously wrong ! I have no feelings in my lower bowels, there is no peristalsis. Even if I'm having a diahrea problem my bowels still will not evacuate, and that makes me miserable. I don't like to eat anymore at all.. from the time I put food in my mouth it does nothing but cause me pain.
How do I get a doctor to really hear me and help me? The last 2 times I've had a colonoscopy, the stuff they give you to drink, took hours before it started working and I was not cleaned out for either test, but the drs did the test anyway.It really worries me that something could go wrong and I would never know it because of the way I'm ingored by the medical profession. I'd appreciated any help or suggestions you may have. Thank you in advance, p j hunt