I agree with the above. Please feel free to share your issues with the forum. This is a genetic disease, and you are not to blame for this. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON TO FEEL EMBARRASSED ABOUT ANYTHING.Sorry you have decided not to reach out for help
You never need to feel embarrassed...
about ugly trouble you did not choose...
and problems you cannot lose.
peace
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I might just stick to over the counter pain meds unless it gets too bad.
For mild pain, your doctor may recommend acetaminophen (Tylenol, others), do not take other common pain relievers, such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motrin IB, others), naproxen sodium (Aleve, Anaprox). These drugs are likely to make your symptoms worse, and can make your disease worse as well.
Hope you find some answers sood. :ghug:
I'm so glad you finally managed to get seen by a specialist. I don't think the codeine should interfere with the test results as long as you dont take them for a few days before doing the colonoscopy prep. I once accidentally took two 30mg cocodamol tablets the day before a scope and it still turned out fine, I was totally clean for the test (I'm not recommending that though, you should stop taking it about 3 days before, I forgot and took some by mistake during a bad flare). Depending on where you are located, you can get paracetamol with small amounts of codine over the counter (they won't be as strong as the ones the doctor gave you so shouldn't cause constipation as quickly but may work better than plain paracetamol/ Tylenol), or you can get anti spasmodic medications like buscopan which help with spasms. Buscopan is sometimes marketed in the UK as an IBS medication but is totally safe for us to use.Well, after quite a long time, I've finally managed to get an appointment with a specialist (in about a months time). And they've given me some codeine to help with the pains, but I'm hesitating taking them as I don't know if that will interfere with any tests they run, so I might just stick to over the counter pain meds unless it gets too bad. I believe they've ordered a colonoscopy and an endoscopy, along with more blood tests.
I don't know where that'll land me, but hopefully they can find out whats wrong.
All the best
Brady
(And thanks again for the support xx)