r/Gastroenterology

So I didn't really know i was getting a colonoscopy (also getting a scope down my throat )..i have panic attacks have was having one for the past two hours before and on the way to my GI appointment :,)

So im 24 F (trans male but i digress), 99lbs and i cant do the 12pills. I was hardly able to do 2. So i made to 8 and immediately i feel like i hit food poisoning levels. Nothing has passed, im drinking water, and juice excessively, but im gonna throw up, and the whole roome is spinning.

(doctor was called but office is closed. Family is furious that i havent passed anything,nor has had any urges)

Any advice? I personally feel like the amount of pills was way too much or is for some people. I hardly for through 12. Am expected to take 24?!, and im sure theres reasoning behind it ^^; i dont blame any medical professionals for it. It's just a honest opinion.

Edit: I thought i should add i hadn't eaten anything all day. I was at work, only drank water. Immediately went to the GI doctor and drank water all day. I did pass stool the day before.

Update: The surgeries are today. Surgeon was called and informed about my condition and the severity. All we got

told to do is take more despite it all. My family is pissed nothings passed & that im feeling sorry for myself. Yes we were offered miralax, but declined it as i do better taking pills then fluids.

More than 1,900 people had to retake colonoscopies after concerns about an Albury doctor's methods.

Im taking prenatal and iron medication . N natal and ferrous sulfate 325mg . Im getting black stool mix with normal stool . Ps. I also have gastritis but I was fine before pregnancy . Im 12w

31F,
Had an upper endoscopy today and the report says: **“Few sessile polyps of diminutive appearance in the stomach, suggestive of fundic gland-type polyps.”** They weren’t biopsied because they apparently looked typical. The rest of the EGD was reassuring apart from some patchy gastric erythema, and my colonoscopy was normal except for small internal hemorrhoids.
Has anyone else had **a few tiny fundic gland polyps** found incidentally? Did your GI biopsy/remove them or just leave them alone? Did you need any follow-up endoscopy?

I was on PPI only for a week or two

I’m in my early 30s and admittedly a little anxious after seeing the word “polyps,” so I’d especially appreciate experiences from people who had similar findings.

passed a stool earlier which was pathetic just 2 little nugget like shaped, normal colour but looked like they had dark bits in them? almost raisin colour and shape and size. is this normal i’m scared of a GI bleed or the C

Had an upper endoscopy today and the report says: “Few sessile polyps of diminutive appearance in the stomach, suggestive of fundic gland-type polyps.” They weren’t biopsied because they apparently looked typical. The rest of the EGD was reassuring apart from some patchy gastric erythema, and my colonoscopy was normal except for small internal hemorrhoids.
Has anyone else had a few tiny fundic gland polyps found incidentally? Did your GI biopsy/remove them or just leave them alone? Did you need any follow-up endoscopy?
I was on PPI only for a week or two
I’m in my early 30s and admittedly a little anxious after seeing the word “polyps,” so I’d especially appreciate experiences from people who had similar findings.

Any one suffer from excessive burping after meal and ppi just made things more worse? Even though my endoscopy came back normal as well as my ultrasound? I still did not get to the root cause of my burping. I am still suffering since January . Lots of stoma gurgling and gas. I am so tired and mentally exhausted and not sure what to do next. Any advice? How to manage and stop burping all day long? What could be the cause of it ? If you had a similar experience please share

I am a 29 y/o female who developed bloating, abdominal distention, changes in bowels, and gnawing pain above belly button worse when hungry, and unfortunately weight gain.

I am 2 days post quad therapy treatment with no improvement in symptoms.

I recently got my CT results back stating “moderate stool burden in colon” as well as “benign 1.8cm ovarian cysts rupture in my right ovary” radiology stated in the report this might be contributing to my symptoms but a 3 inch increase in waist size and 7 pound additional weight gain wouldn’t add up.

What were your results? Were they similar?

21m 6ft Obese no smoking or recreational drugs no current medications.

Hello doctors of Reddit. I am posting this on behalf of a friend as no specialists have been able to help him.

Medical history:

2023 started allergy shots for dust mites (seems to be the catalyst)

After the shot he was unable to breathe, was told he had asthma. He did not have asthma prior to this.

Recurrent ear infections put on 50mg steroids 3x/day for three weeks

Subsequently diagnosed with sleep apnea.

Lung specialist said lungs looked fine

After the first round of steroids he developed pain I'm the lower right quadrant of his abdomen.

After onset of abdominal pain, daily migraines followed.

Everything he eats causes abdominal pain and bloating

He basically lives on the toilet and has had to quit his job due to inability to work.

He goes through vicious cycles of diarrhea and constipation

MRI, ultrasound, CT scan, endoscopy and colonoscopy all returned "normal" results.

Dr says it's "just" IBS

He's barely eating anything due to fear of pain and hasn't lost any weight.

Had an MRI of his pituitary gland that was normal as well.

Is this actually "just" IBS? Are there any other tests or possible diagnosis he could be looking into?

We're located in Canada so healthcare is free but takes forever to get the ball rolling.

Any help is appreciated! He's been suffering for 3 years now.

I'm so frustrated, this has been going on for almost 3 years. Diarrhea almost daily or very soft stool that burns, usually very bright yellow, and I have really bad itching in the rectal area. It's so awful and embarassing.

I've been to two specialists and had 2 colonoscopies and both of the doctors have not been helpful. They basically said it was my anxiety so I went on anxiety medication, didn't make a difference. I've done a food diary trying to figure out if something I'm eating is triggering it. I got tested for celiac and it was negative as well.

Has anyone had something similar and figured it out? Or does anyone have any ideas? I'm so embarassed and disgusted I don't know what to do anymore.

Dear friends,
I am a 21 year old MBBS student. Had 2 year long symptoms of weakness, dizziness, and pain abdomen. Got diagnosed 2 months ago. I am on Ivabradine. Heart rate well controlled with it.
Recently, 3 weeks ago, I stood for 2 hours. Flare up announced with pain abdomen, abdominal discomfort, and occasional nausea. Suffering with abdominal pain and discomfort since then. It's perticularly worse in the morning.
Guidance please!

Omprazole is causing me lots of gas and farting and I decided to stop taking them? I am taking them for 5 weeks now 40 mg. Any advice on how to stop so I don’t get an acid rebound?

Bună! Am nevoie de puțin ajutor în legătură cu specializarea în Gastroenterologie în România.
Am absolvit UMF Cluj anul trecut, iar acum sunt medic rezident în Elveția, în primul an de Medicină Internă. Parcursul aici este destul de complicat și lent, așa că am început să mă gândesc serios să mă întorc în România și să aleg direct Gastroenterologia.
Scopul meu ar fi să fac cât mai mulți ani de detașare în țara mea natală. Pentru cei care au informații sau experiență în domeniu: știți care ar fi cel mai bun loc din România pentru a face Gastroenterologie, cu un șef de secție ok, care să fie flexibil și să te lase să faci anii de detașare unde dorești?

Mulțumesc mult! 😊

Hello all.

Although my my current symptoms are not severe, the GI doc wants to move forward with a Cystogastrostomy ..... given the size of my pseudocyst. Wondering about others experiences around this particular procedure. Thanks.

I’m writing to see if anyone else has experienced what we have been dealing with for the majority of my 3 month old’s life so far. We are pretty certain he has at least a very bad case of dyschezia. We expected this to improve around 12 weeks, but it seems to actually be getting worse. He spends a lot of his awake time straining, grunting, arching, crying, and typically the only thing that consoles him is nursing him. Most nights have been very difficult since our first night home from the hospital. He squirms and cries in his crib during a lot of the night, and only naps on my chest during the day. We have taken him to the ER once, and had multiple appointments with his pediatrician to try to determine what is causing him pain and how to help him. I feel like I’ve tried everything - I went dairy free, switched formulas (we combo feed and we now use a hypoallergenic formula), stopped drinking caffeine, tried reflux medication, gas drops, probiotics, daily belly massages and bicycle kicks, Windi gas sticks, warm baths, foot massages, lots of tummy time, paced feeding, frequent burping… none of these have been much help. He now only poops every few days, but the consistency has always been very liquidy. We have an appointment scheduled with a pediatric GI specialist after he hits 4 months old, but I worry they are going to tell us there’s nothing that can be done. Does anyone have advice? If your baby had a similar issue, when did it resolve? Everything I’ve heard and read says dyschezia typically only lasts for a few weeks at most.

Does anyone have school aged kids with IIH and IBS?

I feel like school is definitely a trigger and I have no idea how to manage that this school year. My kiddo can miss 2-3 days a week because of her feeling sick. The doctors tell me that she needs to go to school and push through, but she just ends up going to the nurse and then coming home. Not getting any help from the doctors or the school on how to manage it. Does anyone have experience with this? Do we just bring home homework? Switch to online schooling? Due to school policy she needs to be throwing up or have a fever to be sent home and not have it counted against her attendance.

Not sure what category this falls under but……..
54F, fibro, ddd, oa, scoliosis, 2cm hh, gastritis, reflux, no gallbladder, ibs-c, health and social anxiety, mdd, ptsd, bipolar, mthfr, slow comt
Just finished my gabapentin taper last Friday night, officially off it. Finally got my constipation under more control but still deal with alot of GI issues. Bloating, getting full after eating only small amounts, nausea,which I get alot of pressure in my upper abdomen/ diaphragm area. Get alot of sensations as well, bubbling, fluttering, stretching, gurgling,etc. Last night I got some sensations, but they were continuous which set off my anxiety. Got a heat surge so I took one of my Klonopins, put a cold water bottle behind my neck and did my breathing. Nothing was working, my anxiety was so bad I was shaking. Neighbor took me to ER. Everything continued, had bloodwork, 2 EKG’s, Tropinin, chest xray, all fine. I thought maybe some palpitations but no. Finally after 3 hours, I let them give me 25mg Benadryl in my IV. Knocked me out within 15 minutes. Woke up feeling alot calmer, no sensations. Guess I’m looking for anyone who has dealt with these issues or just some insight. They did discharge me and never really had an explanation or concern

Lifelong medical mystery of my son, turning to Reddit for ideas. Facts: Male, age 12, 4'11, 72 lbs.

Official diagnosis: Biliary Atresia, Kasai at 11 days old. Subsequent diagnosis- Pending

Issue: Recurrent GI bleeds with no source ever found.

Current medications: Propanalol 50 MGs twice daily.

Background: Newborn admitted to Nicu at 2 days old for elevated direct bilirubin. Imaging studies inconclusive, sent to Dallas childrens for further study. Studies at Dallas also inconclusive. Decision made to go in laparoscopically to diagnose, biliary atresia found and kasai performed at 11 days old. 3 months post kasai direct bilirubin 0 and liver function improving. WBC and platelet count on lower end, but not concerning.

Liver function continues to improve over year and a half. At 18 months old he begins pooping and vomiting large amounts of blood. Is admitted with a hemoglobin of 6.5, esophageal varices assumed and endoscopy performed but nothing is found. Bleed is stopped easily with Octreotide and he is put on acid blocker and sent home. One month later, same thing. Endoscopy and colonoscopy performed. No varices found. Octreotide then sent home. This continues one to two times a month for 2 years. More scopes, pill cams, tagged scans, angiograms, Merkel's tests, Crohns assessments are all performed and negative. During the course of these studies other physical anomalies are found that do not seem to effect him such as a kinked portal vein, liver lobes reversed, kidneys odd sizes and in the wrong place.

Liver function continues to improve and reaches clinically normal by at 2.5. Portal hypertension present but also steadily improves. At age 3 he has another large bleed and decision is made to do exploratory surgery. Ex lap is performed, only finding is 8 inches of intestine that "looks wrong" to everyone in the room but cannot find why. No varices, scrapings sent to pathology and come back clean so surgeon makes the decision to not remove and he is closed up. He is sent to Houston for transplant assessment as a last resort.

Houston performs specialized scopes of the rulem, different MRVs, biopsies etc. Also finds nothing. He is listed for transplant. Hepatologist decides to put him on Propanalol just to see and the bleeds stop immediately. On the propanalol he does not have another bleed for 6 years and is eventually removed from transplant list. During this time, spleen reaches normal size, portal vein flow regulates, liver function remains clinically normal, cirrhosis is minimal.

At age 10 bleeds start happening again but only happen when he has A. Outgrown his propanalol dose and B. He has a virus such as the flu so theory is that fever and increased pressure from coughing starts the bleed but they are still easily stopped with octreotide, scopes are still clean and his life is otherwise normal so they're left alone as they are happening yearly or less. During these years however, platelet and WBC counts continue trending down a little more each year while RBC trends high end of normal.

He is now almost 13 and for the first time since infancy is having a bleed that is not associated with a virus. It came out of nowhere and on admission his platelets and WBC were very low (platelets 50, WBC near zero). Bleeding heavy, dark red/black stools. Octreotide given as usual but for the first time ever, it did not stop the bleed within 24 hours. Bleeding resumed as soon as it was turned off so hematology was consulted and performed a bone marrow biopsy and genetic testing to check for type 2 HHT and a few other things. Results pending. Additional 48 hours on octreotide, waiting now to see if labs stabilize. Endoscopy, colonoscopy, CT angiogram, tagged scan all performed, all negative.

Everyone is at a loss. The hematologist feels strongly he might have an AVM somewhere but if so we have not found it. No signs of varices have ever been found. His spleen is not large enough to consider sequestering a plausible reason for low counts, and to make it weirder, his counts are all over the place. His hemoglobin jumps between 9s and 7s with every draw no matter how it's drawn, time of day, fluids etc. and has been behaving this way the whole week he's been in ICU. Past numbers did not behave this way. Platelets also collapse and rebound in roughly the same ratios.

No one has ever tried to address the 8 inches of colon that "looked wrong", and I feel thats a clue but it wouldn't explain the childhood vomiting blood if he say, had an AVM in his colon. He has not vomited blood since he was 1, only stools since.

We are desperate for ideas.