Slow gi motility with severe constipation

Hello again,
A gastroenterologist will want to do EGD and colonoscopy, CT scan, will assess drugs your on. I had what they called a Sitz study which was out patient and I went to the radiology dept at a hospital and had a series of x rays after taking a special radiopaque capsule and went back daily to have x rays to see how fast I digested the capsule. It never got into my sigmoid colon. My problem is scar tissue on my intestines inhibiting peristalsis( movement of your intestines). They may also order a barium enema, look it up. All the test in the world won’t help your immediate problem. If you have an ileus you could be admitted to a hospital no food or drink and IV fluids, blood test and maybe a tube inserted into your nose all the way into the esophagus to your stomach. They will do x rays/ CT. If you have a complete instruction possible surgery. You need a good Dr who will listen to you. You may need to seek out a stomach/ intestine surgeon. They have seen the inside of people and from experience they would understand where you are coming from. Before I took Linzess I pooped like a rabbit and almost blew a carotid artery from straining LOL and I was a vegetarian. I was super active, drank lots of water and extremely active so no earthly reason for it. No drugs or alcohol. I had scar tissue and still do. I had surgery lots of scar tissue from endometriosis was removed but not all. It’s a long story. Did the Dr give you the ok for the Mg citrate and ducolax? I feel your pain and your desperate. I’m sorry you are going through all this. Even a GI Dr if they never walked out walk don’t quite get it. Let me know how your doing.

Hello again,
A gastroenterologist will want to do EGD and colonoscopy, CT scan, will assess drugs your on. I had what they called a Sitz study which was out patient and I went to the radiology dept at a hospital and had a series of x rays after taking a special radiopaque capsule and went back daily to have x rays to see how fast I digested the capsule. It never got into my sigmoid colon. My problem is scar tissue on my intestines inhibiting peristalsis( movement of your intestines). They may also order a barium enema, look it up. All the test in the world won’t help your immediate problem. If you have an ileus you could be admitted to a hospital no food or drink and IV fluids, blood test and maybe a tube inserted into your nose all the way into the esophagus to your stomach. They will do x rays/ CT. If you have a complete instruction possible surgery. You need a good Dr who will listen to you. You may need to seek out a stomach/ intestine surgeon. They have seen the inside of people and from experience they would understand where you are coming from. Before I took Linzess I pooped like a rabbit and almost blew a carotid artery from straining LOL and I was a vegetarian. I was super active, drank lots of water and extremely active so no earthly reason for it. No drugs or alcohol. I had scar tissue and still do. I had surgery lots of scar tissue from endometriosis was removed but not all. It’s a long story. Did the Dr give you the ok for the Mg citrate and ducolax? I feel your pain and your desperate. I’m sorry you are going through all this. Even a GI Dr if they never walked out walk don’t quite get it. Let me know how your doing.

Hello again,
A gastroenterologist will want to do EGD and colonoscopy, CT scan, will assess drugs your on. I had what they called a Sitz study which was out patient and I went to the radiology dept at a hospital and had a series of x rays after taking a special radiopaque capsule and went back daily to have x rays to see how fast I digested the capsule. It never got into my sigmoid colon. My problem is scar tissue on my intestines inhibiting peristalsis( movement of your intestines). They may also order a barium enema, look it up. All the test in the world won’t help your immediate problem. If you have an ileus you could be admitted to a hospital no food or drink and IV fluids, blood test and maybe a tube inserted into your nose all the way into the esophagus to your stomach. They will do x rays/ CT. If you have a complete instruction possible surgery. You need a good Dr who will listen to you. You may need to seek out a stomach/ intestine surgeon. They have seen the inside of people and from experience they would understand where you are coming from. Before I took Linzess I pooped like a rabbit and almost blew a carotid artery from straining LOL and I was a vegetarian. I was super active, drank lots of water and extremely active so no earthly reason for it. No drugs or alcohol. I had scar tissue and still do. I had surgery lots of scar tissue from endometriosis was removed but not all. It’s a long story. Did the Dr give you the ok for the Mg citrate and ducolax? I feel your pain and your desperate. I’m sorry you are going through all this. Even a GI Dr if they never walked out walk don’t quite get it. Let me know how your doing.

@bb03 BB I don't know if the Xray came through the last time I tried to send it. How bad is it??? My cousin is a nurse and she said I should be on a liquid diet. My motility specialist ordered some test. Stat. And 8 just seen a new gastro Dr, that said I shouldn't look at the X-rays????? WTH???? He ordered izberella??? something like that??? I told him I'm passing nothing but water, he said I guarantee it's not clear????? I said do you want to see it??? He said take a picture.

Hello again,
A gastroenterologist will want to do EGD and colonoscopy, CT scan, will assess drugs your on. I had what they called a Sitz study which was out patient and I went to the radiology dept at a hospital and had a series of x rays after taking a special radiopaque capsule and went back daily to have x rays to see how fast I digested the capsule. It never got into my sigmoid colon. My problem is scar tissue on my intestines inhibiting peristalsis( movement of your intestines). They may also order a barium enema, look it up. All the test in the world won’t help your immediate problem. If you have an ileus you could be admitted to a hospital no food or drink and IV fluids, blood test and maybe a tube inserted into your nose all the way into the esophagus to your stomach. They will do x rays/ CT. If you have a complete instruction possible surgery. You need a good Dr who will listen to you. You may need to seek out a stomach/ intestine surgeon. They have seen the inside of people and from experience they would understand where you are coming from. Before I took Linzess I pooped like a rabbit and almost blew a carotid artery from straining LOL and I was a vegetarian. I was super active, drank lots of water and extremely active so no earthly reason for it. No drugs or alcohol. I had scar tissue and still do. I had surgery lots of scar tissue from endometriosis was removed but not all. It’s a long story. Did the Dr give you the ok for the Mg citrate and ducolax? I feel your pain and your desperate. I’m sorry you are going through all this. Even a GI Dr if they never walked out walk don’t quite get it. Let me know how your doing.

@bb03 Bb I hope you are okay, I hope you are getting my messages, I had a gastro Dr finally order a sitz test. They should have done that 2 months ago. I Hope it's not too late. But my specialist in Hershey sent me lab work to see how well my blood clots??? WTH??? Why would she do that???

To see how slow moving your gut is naturally on a daily basis you need to not take any stimulants like ducolax, senna or other before your sitz test so they can see how slow your gut is. Of course you will risk having a blockage. Of course first Ask you Dr what she wants you to do. Your guess is as good as mine about the blood test to see how your blood clots? Like pt and ptt, lft’s? Maybe she thinks your an alcoholic and its affecting your liver thus affecting your clotting factors????? Do you drink? Even if you do I don't see the relation with constipation or bleeding? Maybe you told her something you didnt say here on mayo. I guess alcohol could slow the gut down. A sitz study is just swallowing a pill that you will eventually pass, way longer than the average person. It’s not invasive. I had a sitz study and I didn't have to have any blood test. My blood test are perfect. Always ask for explanations? Always question. After I had a bad sitz test meaning the pill barely moved by the last x ray, I was started on linzess 290 daily. I also take miralax and magnesium every night at 7:30 pm. Linzess at 5 am on the dot! Let me know why the blood test and how your sitz test goes.

@bb03 no alcohol in 20 years I was on Subutex for 6 years to get off pain killers, but I'm down from 16 mg to 2, I was taking Klonopin 3 times a week for panic attacks, Adderall for ADHD, but I stopped all of it 2 months ago, when I researched the medicine and realized it could be causing this. I was working outside in June 10 12 hours a day, not drinking water, drinking Sunny D or Powerade but no water, and no fiber, Alot of red meat, It shut my system down and I didn't have a bowel movement for 17 days. Then I talked to my first GI Dr and they told me to drink a bottle of miralax with 64 oz of Gatorade, I finally had a bowel movement, but then every 10 days I'd have to do it again, ever since that 17 days I can't go without the miralax, Then on August 27th I did the miralax and it stopped working, nothing but liquid coming out. Clear liquid no stool. I was already on Linzess 290 for 2 months, the gastro Dr dropped me said I needed a higher level of care. So I started seeing a motility specialist that told me to keep trying the miralax!!! I told her for 6 weeks it doesn't work. and now she's trying to do test that should have been done 2 months ago. I don't take any medicine but Now Amatiza, izberella, thyroid meds, stool softeners , probiotics, my anxiety is so bad I don't sleep for 49 hours at a time. I work 10 hours a day the last 2 weeks, but it's getting bad again, the pressure the pain. I praying for a bowel movement, I'm drinking bond broth jello applause, and one sandwich a day. This ER Dr, William Spencer on September 4th gave me Golyte and it almost killed me. If you've ever been diagnosed with ileus EVER. your not supposed to take that medicine. I didn't read the warnings I thought it was ok since an ER Dr gave it to me. Stupid!!! And ever since then this has gotten worse. I drank the whole gallon and didn't pass a drop!! Couldn't breathe shaking sweating,. Then I had a gastro Dr tell me yeah you did to much. it backed you up worse!!! Another thing before this started I was having grey or light tan stool, I told the first gastro Dr he said my liver function is normal, but I do have fatty liver, he said my gallbladder is normal? Normal duct, no wall thickening?? But my bile can't be right with grey or light tan stools. The motility specialist is doing a liver Doppler and some other test to check the blood flow. I do have 2mm vascular calcifications in my pelvis. So I don't know??? Thanks for getting back to me. This arm test, and sitz test are on the 15th and 23rd. Do you think I'll make it that long before I'm ubstructed???? That X-ray has me so stressed out. I knew I was backed up but I thought I had a chance to pass it still. But I think they let it go to long. I have a malpractice lawyer they are monitoring my case, but they aren't acting until perferation, obstruction, or rupture. They have me placing complaints with my insurance. on any instances that I can put a name and date and facility too. I spent 6 hours on the phone this weekend. I have about 10 more complaints to report. The lawyer has most of the information, I told them I don't want money, I just want medical help. THIS could have been avoided. Thanks for listening. Hope you are okay.

Yes any pain med, muscle relaxer or nerve medication diminishes movement of your gut. I have severe lumbar arthritis and some nerve compression and they wanted me to take Neurontin 300 and possibly Increase to 600 three times a day but after just taking 300 once at night I was stoned and didn’t poop for a week and couldn’t feel myself urinate at night so all I take now is neurontin 100 mg with my 100 mg of Celebrex every morning at 7:30 am and I take fish oil, tumeric, R Alpha lipoic acid and osteo biflex at 12 noon each day for the arthritis pain. Oh I use volteran cream to. My gut is so slow, and I was on linzess and miralax and magnesium too when I tried the big dose of nerve med. All said I do a very ripe pear with spinach, kiwi and prune juice smoothie with Splenda two times a day and you can eat this pasta called Carbe diem pasta, gotten from Amazon . I cook it for 20 min, longer than recommended and I put Parmesan cheese salt and pepper in it. It’s pretty good actually. It very high in fiber. All this helps when I don’t go with just the Linzess, miralax and mg. My husband ate some of this pasta and he has a gut opposite from me. He’s been known to poop middle of the night, LOL! Well needless to say he tried this pasta which has a lot of fiber and he stayed on the commode all day and was washed out! It doesn’t affect me and he was dying! Ask your Dr if eating stuff like this is ok. It works for me with my meds but if you can’t take any meds try strict diet. Express your concerns about all this to her/ him. Being right isn’t worth your life. Surgery with an obstruction, well think about it. If you cut into an intestine with hard rock poop you can cause infection from the feces all over into your abdominal cavity and become septic. Look up sepsis. Can kill you quick.