Anyone else have these kind of digestion issues?

diverticulosis is in the descending colon. i have it. what you're describing does not sound like this. but to be on the safe side. do as the doctor advised with Miralax. and maybe add a stool softener to keep the Bowels empty. i do this. i also have Crohns disease. which is in remission. for eating, no spicy foods, popcorn. eat whole wheat foods. which help with the BMs.

I have some issues as well. My colonoscopy isn’t until April and I’m rather anxious about it. I hope they (Duke) will move it up after my office visit this week. I expect a local exam and ……idk what else they can do. Scans? Blood tests? I’m very nervous about it.

Have you had a colonoscopy before?

yes i have. quite a few of them. more so since i found out about having Crohns. and now that i'm 65 at least every few years. there is really nothing to fear or worry about them. most gastroenterologists put you to sleep. so you don't feel what's going on. make sure whomever the doctor is informs you of this. also there are scans and blood tests. all depending on what they are looking for or find. just relax and you will be fine. good luck. d

Thanks a lot! I have had a screening colonoscopy several years ago, but I wasn’t having digestive issues then. Now, with the various digestive problems and pain….I’m trying to stay positive. I have no idea what’s going on. No need to worry until I know the situation, right?

To jac59 @jac59, I have symptoms similar to you, but I, more often than not, also have diarrhea, which can be of the blowout nature. I have pain as you described. My GI blames all my digestion/abdominal issues on IBS and Gerd. FYI, sometimes I question that he is right, but that's what he says.
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Have u had a endoscopy or a barium xray?

correct. no need to worry yourself. what type of issues & pain?

IBS could be it. also Crohns & Ulcerative Colitis. two other things to be checked for.

i have had both. what are they looking for?

Have you had any bloodwork or stool testing? Bloodwork can reveal inflammation and stool tests can provide a lot of information on how your digestive system is working. They can test for calprotectin, which can indicate inflammatory bowel disease, and pancreatic elastase which shows whether your pancreas is making sufficient digestive enzymes. Your floating stools and feeling of fullness/not being able to eat much are symptoms of low pancreatic enzymes (and overlaps with other disorders as well). It would be worth doing these tests while you wait for the colonoscopy.