I would like to pass some info on to you and get your th...

Digestive health
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I would like to pass some info on to you and get your thoughts on it. on Dec 23 2003 I had a colonoscopy, and in Jan 2004 all hell broke loose in my stomach. now I had never had any problems with my stomach, I always had good bowels movements, regular. now I am convinced that there was some damage done.

I have had two cat scans, a ultra sound blood work and a upper GI {ran a scope down to my stomach} nothing the Dr prescribed did any good so I stopped taking any medication, nor do I see the Dr. it is strange to me that all this started after I had the colonoscopy. the Dr did remove a polyp down about where my appendix were before it was removed back in 1990. so if it is not too much of a problem I would like your opinion on this

Thanks

Bill Waters

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I have read that you can be more prone to IBS if you have/had a polyp, so this could be an answer. Although I agree it seems strange that this only started after the colonoscopy, and I would instead return to the Dr and ask for further help, perhaps with relaxation techniques. I find that the body is very tempremental, and stress can produce the strangest diseases and suffering.

Hope you start feeling better.

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you could be right but when will we ever get an answer NEVER

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Bill,

The same thing happened to me....I had my first colonoscopy December 2003 also. Two polyps were removed. In January I began having problems with my stomach. There were severe...my stomach became distented....I went through test after test after test. Tried all types of medicine......nothing helped by prescribtion PAIN medicine which I really didn't want to take....but I couldn't eat, sleep or do much of anything. After about three years I began to feel better. I still have the distended stomach....which drastically changes my clothes size among other things. I really hope someone can fine a way to resolve the distended stomach issue. It really is depressing.

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