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    • Anal Fissure & Irritable Bowel
    • I have a chronic anal fissure which started 2-3 years ago after giving birth, I I also suffer with irritable bowel 'IBS' (diarrhoea) for 8 years. I was booked in to have surgery 2 years back but with cream the fissure healed, now the fissure has come back I am in complete agony, I can
    • hi this isnt much of an interesting topic in fact ...
    • hi this isnt much of an interesting topic in fact it will probably feel like a lecture to most but here goes......i am sitting here with a numb swollen mouth after having two fillings i still have to have another at the end of the month http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/frown.gifi never thought t
    • Frustrated
    • I'm frustrated right now. I started feeling really good last week.. like committed to recovering, looking forward to eating like a human being. But it's so hard. I have no idea how to eat without overeating. It's totally like an all-or-nothing thing for me. I tried for a few
    • nausea when bowel moves
    • Like most everyone posting messages, it took years for me myself to find out what I'm pretty sure is wrong with me (most doctors don't seem to have heard of a bowel). I think it is inflammation of my small intestine opening to the big intestine. I suffer from bloating, pain, constipa
    • Lecithin supplement after gall bladder removal
    • HiI'm wondering if anyone has tried taking Lecithin after gall bladder removal and has it helped your digestion or diarreah etc.My naturopath told me to try some but she didn't mention what dosage I should try or when I should take it.Does anyone know what time of the day? Should it b
    • abdominal pain- blood on stool
    • My story starts with me noticing blood on on my stools. After a few times I decided to see my doctor. I was referred to a gastro doctor. In the month that it took me to get an appointment, I began having left-sided abdomianl pains that went from underneath my ribs to almost to my groin area. I c
    • cramps when I lay down
    • Does anyone get cramps worse when they lay down? I can be fine and then when I lay down I start cramping. I get up to try and go to the bathroom and they go away.
    • the point of eating....
    • I'll go ahead and admit I'm getting pretty close to being anorexic, have been for maybe a little under a week. not quite there yet, but pretty close. I have some questions about the whole not eating thing. I'd appreciate responses from anyone who could give me facts that aren'
    • Any Advice is appreciated - Gastric problems
    • I am on and off protonix - have tried severel different proton pump meds but still get these symptoms. Pressure in the chest area between the chest bone and the upper part of your stomach where your ribs meet at the top. The pain radiates to the back liek a vice grip squeezing you. Sometimes h
    • How the heck do anorexics do it?
    • Now don't be fooled by the title, I am not looking for advice on being anorexic that is just sick. I am an emotional binge eater, and I eat because I am unhappy with how I look and use food to comfort myself when I am upset that I haven't lost weight. I am not obese but slightly overwe
    • Gastritis how long?
    • Does anyone know how long gastritis usually takes to heal? I was told last week that I have gastritis and have been taking Zantac 150. I still feel a little burn every now and then but I get bloated a lot when I eat. Does anyone know how much longer I might have to deal with this for?Thanks,leel
    • Stomach Problems Last 2 Months Now Have New Symptoms HELP
    • I have had ongoing stomach problems for the last 2 almost 3 months now.It started out that my stomach got bloated and huge after I ate. My doctor thought I had GERD and prescribed me Nexium. I took it one time and I thought I had an allergic reaction to it because I bloated up even more and ha
    • Anyone know anything about "H Pylori" bacteria?
    • I just came back from the doctor and he said I tested positive for the h pylori bacteria. He gave me a prescription for 2 antibiotics and prevacid and it seems like a lot of drugs and I am a little scared to take them. Anyone had experience with this??
    • Another person with darn hemmoroids
    • Hello, this is my first time posting here.But I have been viewing some post for awhile. I'm having a problem with hemmoroids,they dont really bleed a whole lot. I have had them for about a year now. I might have had them longer than that but they never gave me a problem. I take fiber, s
    • IBS maybe?
    • I am 28 years old. I first started noticing symptoms for a few years around 18-20. I had started working out around 18, and soon after, development diarea after every meal. I kind of just ignored it for a year or so, and eventually moved and had to quit working out. Of course, the diarea aft
    • hi im a healthy 16yo i have a selection of hard pa...
    • hi im a healthy 16yo i have a selection of hard painless lumps around my bowel area, each about the size of a small pea. They are in clusters, iv had them for upto 2years now.They cause v little discomfort and theyre more noticable after iv went too the loo.Never thought I needed to see a doctor
    • am i in denial?
    • am i in denial when someone asks me like if i've been eating i say no and then i feel kinda guilty cause i lyed. one of my teachers asked me if i had been eatin and i told him no he noticed i lost weight i kinda wish i would have told the truth now. Does anyone else kinda like fall or calla
    • Sharp pain in upper right quadrant
    • Hello!I have been having upper right abdominal pain on and off now for about 2 years. It all started after I had an appendectomy in December of 2005. The pain has NOT been very severe for about 6 months-until about 3 weeks ago. They have done every test known to man including a HIDA scan- which
    • Colonoscopy prepping
    • So I'm prepping as we speak- I have one tomorrow. Dr. had me get dulcolax and 2 bottles of fleet. I took 4 dulcolax and drank one bottle and all I have is yellow liquid coming out. Do you really think I need to drink the 2nd??
    • medication questions?
    • Hello everyone....I am newly diagnosed with UC asof Monday July 26th....My question is the doctor told me not to take Ibprofin...(sorry bad speller) if there any other medication that I should stay clear of? Also what is it in the IBprofin that I cant take. I am on Asacol 400mg 3 pills 3x a day
    • Herbs or Acupuncture for Digestive Problems?
    • Hi all,While I am definitely going the traditional route and getting all of the tests and consults with GI's and such that I can, I've also been seeing an acupuncturist. She's someone that I saw before any of my stomach pains/gallbladder problems started, and one of the things sh
    • Has anyone had an endoscopy?
    • Sorry, I posted this question without even looking at the previous question, and my question was also about an endoscopy. Whoops! Sorry about that.[This message has been edited by Sehsun (edited 12-05-2002).]
    • pancreatitis..need info plz
    • recently had my first bouyt of acute pancreatitis..very painful and docs could not find the cause of it after ultsound, ct scan and 3 nuclear scans but did discover a focal nodular hyperplasia on my liver and are guessing(or so i feel ) this si the instigator..has anyone ever had these two probl
    • dark stool
    • hi, the last 3 days i have had really dark stool that i never had before. ive been on toprol xl for about 4 months but never noticed this before. what can cause this??
    • Has anyone else taken Trazadone??. I've post...
    • Has anyone else taken Trazadone??. I've posted a lot of messages on the acid reflux and digestive disorders board with my problems. So the long and short of it cardiologist could find nothing wrong, so I went to gastro doctor.Gastro doctor did the endoscope, etc., that showed I have the H
    • belly still very swollen 5 days after gastroscopy?
    • Does anyone know if it's normal to still have a lot of air in your intestines and stomach 5 days after a gastroscopy?I had it done 5 days ago to get botox injected in the muscle of my stomach. This was done to improve the motility problems of my stomach. But my belly has never been this swo
    • Ibs & need a colonoscopy
    • Hi, I have had IBS for a long long time. I have had alot of pain in my lower left side and the doctort wants to have a colonoscopy done.I havent had one before.I have kidney stones too but the Uro doctor said that isn't causing pain right now because of their location. So guess I will see w
    • laxative abuse- please help
    • I have been on these posts for a few months complaining about my IBS and how nothng helps my constipation. Ive tried Miralax, Zelnorm, Librax, fiber supplements, colonic cleansing, probiotics etc. I also had a colonoscopy. I NEVER have the feeling to go to the bathroom. Once i didnt go for 2
    • New to forum
    • Hi everyone, I just want to say hi and introduce myself. I hope you don't mind me hanging around. I learned yesterday following a colonoscopy that i have IBS. I have so much to learn and this seems like a great place to start. Have a great day!!!!
    • Sharp Burning Pain
    • I've had burning pain and tenderness below both sides of my ribs for about three months. Doctor knows and all tests have come back normal. Today. I got a very sharp, burning pain that started in the part that has been hurting and then when everywhere. Into my right chest and into my lower l
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