lower back pain

Posted By bob on December 13, 1998 at 15:31:50:







I am 54 years old 6'-1" and weigh about 220. I have been plagued with diahrea,
gas and constipation for about 1 1/2 years  and about a year ago had a upper
GI  done with no adverse results.i began walking in the morning for about 20
minutes and that seemed to help.   I changed jobs and the walking stopped and
the. symptoms began anew. i went to a gastro doctor (sorry but i can't spell
that) and he did an examiniton of the inside of my colon ( i can't spell that
either ) a week later i was given a bariun enema . nothing was found. He did
comment on the my apparent nervous colon.  It has been about a week since the
barium enema. Last nite I experienced something new.    i got a terrible pain
in my lower right back which is one i associate with constipation.  I went to
bed but could not go to sleep due to pain.   at 3:00 am i found it very
difficult to get out of bed . I got up and gave myself an enema.    This did
not help.I have been in a lot of pain this morning, but it seems to be
subsiding a little.  My question is why is it so difficult to find anything
after. those 3 tests.   I don't think it is normal to have this kind of pain.
                                                                              
Bob K