Colonoscopy okay, still symptomatic

[ggreg]

I've posted before.  My colonoscopy went well and my large bowel is in perfect condition.  But I still have nausea and diarrhea.  I've been sick for six months and I'm 55.  Antacid meds constipate me.  Bulking agents don't change anything.  Yogurt probiotics help, but I'm still sick.  An antibiotic didn't help.  Let me describe my diarrhea, so maybe someone will relate and can help me.  



I have morning bowel movements, the first one is normal, the second one is diarrhea, the third one is NARROW stool.  I feel nausea all the time and my mornings are crampy until everything is passed.  I feel drained and weak.  I'm thinking my big bowel and/or small bowel may be SLUGGISH, and so narrow stool just shoots on through when the urge comes.  ALSO, I have bloating and loss of appetite, which I'm thinking is my food is stopping somewhere along the way, making my tummy think I'm full, and when the urge to go comes, everything shoots on thru as-is.  Since my large bowel is clear, does this sound like a small-bowel problem, a liver stoppage (a relative died of liver failure), or a spasm or OTHER problem somewhere between my tummy and large bowel?  Any ideas would be appreciated.



A CAT scan of abdomin only showed a mildly fatty liver, and the enzymes are okay now, so they watch those enzymes. But would the abdominal CAT scan also show the ovaries (a relative died of ovarian cancer)?  Would ovaries push on the small bowel or where?  I do not wish to pay for an expensive CAT scan, so am wondering if the ultimate treatment and cheapest would be to do an ultrasound of my organs?

[PikaPika88]

I got the very early stage of fatty liver too.  Mine was induced by the medicine.  It was hurt (mild) all the time there.  Mine cardio said if my anemia corrected then mine fatty liver will go away.  But other GP said "NO" once is there is there and never go away.



I just have my colonoscopy and result completely fine.  Even though multiple diverculars showed on the CT and said it affected most of my bowel.  Colonoscopy didn't show any divercular!



I'm curious, the prep for colonoscopy should be turn up clear muscous at the end of bowel movement.  Mine still turn up bright yellowish fluid.  After the colonoscopy, when I woke up I saw my bed got all those bright yellow stain (large)!  The report said my bowel preparation is good.  I wonder is my gall bladder produce too much bile?  Are yours one like that too?



Mine tummy is bloating up like a six month pregnant women.  I'm nausea all the time too.

[ggreg]

No, I did not get yellow stains after the colonoscopy.  My prep may have been diff from yours, and so I may have had a "cleaner" bowel.  Yours just sounds like drainage to me that is colored by what was left in your bowel.  But I'm no expert o what those drainage colors mean.  If you have diverticulitis, a colonoscopy only looks right at the large bowel.  If your doc knows what he's doing, he would have reported seeing it there.  So, perhaps IF you have diverticulitis, it is in your small bowel.  I do not have that problem, so I can't comment any further than that.



My liver does not hurt.  I saw it on the CAT scan and while it is swollen, it does not have any irregularities on it like some CAT scan photographs I've seen online.  Also, my enzymes are okay, no anemia, so my liver is not in any test-detectable trouble yet.  I have read that livers can get conjested with bile that kind of coagulates in there.  But I know of no way to "decongest" the liver, other than some wild Chinese herbs which I am totally against.  I personally wish there was some treatment that would "cleanse" the liver and related organs.  Also, pain in the right side can indicate stones, which is solidified bile.  Stones can end up in a lot of places, in a lot of organs.  Usually stones pass normally, but perhaps you've got some hanging out in there, which would indeed cause pain in your liver area.  But the pain can come from other things, too.  



Like me, I think you need the same thing I do, have an ultrasound.  It will pick up all sorts of stuff that CAT scans do not.  You say you are anemic.  I surely hope you are being treated for that, because that's something you can get rid of.  That is something that untreated will make you feel weak.  Just a change in diet can help, as it can be caused by an iron deficiency.  It can also be caused by bleeding internally from some irregularity, which is very serious.  



But my tummy is swollen out just like yours is, like a pregnant woman.  You would think the docs would have something to say about a thing like that in the way of a treatment!  I have lots of indigestion and nausea and diarrhea.  No meds or recommendations have done ANYTHING to correct my ill health, which is why I posted.  I am completely disabled by my health problems and feel a lot of fear at the very idea that I could be just cast aside.  I mean, I can't go on like this.



If any doctors are reading this, PLEASE HELP US.  I can't afford to go to the doctor-monitored site.  My OWN DOCS don't know what is wrong with me.  I am so afraid I have ovarian cancer or a blockage in my small bowel or some other serious problem.  WHY AM I BLOATED?  What caues bloating?

[ggreg]

Just wanted to add this bit of info:  I came across a post on that yellow staining you had:



http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/messages/37257.html



Like I say, don't know much about what colors mean, but figured since this post was at this site somewhere, you could learn something from it.  Has something to do with bile.

[PikaPika88]

Thanks, Ggreg.



I'd the CT abdomen and also had an ultrasound abdomen and Pelvis follow up.  They all said I got no stone in my gallbladder or kidney