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Chronic rectal tenesmus.

Digestive Health | Last Active: 1 day ago | Replies (14)
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@p38

I'm in the same boat. Have you found an answer? They call mine IBS.
Never had issues, hit with diarrhea, given all kinds of antibiotics, It does not respond to any elimination diet which i follow to the T. Does not respond to medications.
It takes 2 to 3 hours sitting on the toilet to get my bowels to empty, little by little.
Exhaustion, brain fog.
Finally going for updated colonoscopy, first endoscopy and then camera capsule on my insistence.
Stool tests ok, etc. What's your story? Does anything help or make it worse.
It's crazy. Have you applied for Mayo?

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Lisa Lucier, Moderator | @lisalucier | 3 days ago

Hi, @p38, and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Glad you got the clarification with the IBS diagnosis. Sorry to hear your condition is not responding to the elimination diets or medications. Sounds like you've got your hands full with needing to sit on the toilet 2-3 hours at a time along with the exhaustion and brain fog.

Good for you for insisting on what you feel is needed to get to the bottom of your symptoms.

When will you be doing the colonoscopy, endoscopy and then camera capsule?

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