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Pelvic pain, persistent diarrhea following surgeries: looking for help
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@amontee: I’m sorry to hear about your surgeries and now your ongoing GI issues. I’m curious if you had antibiotics prescribed post-op; if so, did your abdominal symptoms and diarrhea follow shortly afterwards? Sometimes this can lead to a condition that causes symptoms such as the ones you’re describing.
I’m asking as I experienced similar symptoms after I’d been hospitalized this past fall - in excess of 15 bouts of loose stools per day accompanied by urgency. I subsequently had stool testing that determined the initial issue, followed by more diagnostics in my case. The frequency and urgency gradually improved but I’m now steady and holding at a 22 lb weight loss while following the care of a GI who specializes in my identified condition.
Am I correct that UAB is University of Alabama? Are you able to consult with a gastroenterologist on staff there or locally?
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@grammato3 I hate to hear that anyone is experiencing anything like this but I hope you have gotten some relief. I was prescribed a lot of antibiotics before the hysterectomy for a complicated kidney infection and then a couple weeks after the hysterectomy because every time I called my Dr they would immediately say it was a UTI which actually ended up being a cuff infection and not sure if that actually contributed to the development of so much scar tissue.
I was finally able to get tested by my GI 2 days ago after a trip to the ER Saturday because I have not eaten or have any desire to eat and my CT scan showed diffuse gastroenteritis with an inflamed liver and mildly prominent spleen but they treated me like I had a stomach bug. They did rule out bacterial infections and the GI tested for C.diff which is something I worried about with the antibiotic use. The GI actually wrote me 2 antibiotics (Cipro & Flagyl ) to take and I was hesitant before getting those results and still am because I am not sure why I would need so many antibiotics if it’s not a bacterial infection. I feel like my GI Dr is treating it like a stomach bug as well but I’m pretty sure it isn’t. They did test me for Chrons and UC but no results yet.
I just don’t like my local GI. I called to tell them everything I was experiencing and they told me to drink Gatorade until April 8 which would have been a month without eating and all the pain I’m in. My right side feels so inflamed right now. I see why they have a 2.8 rating now. I do have a EGD scheduled for the 14th but I’m hoping I can make it until then. I’m having some pretty severe symptoms but the way the treat me here makes me afraid to go to the ER or even call the Dr office.
UAB is the University of Alabama and they are phenomenal! It’s just hard to travel 4 hours with my current GI symptoms. I am seeing an OB and I have a GI appointment set up for May but these problems escalated fast. I wish UAB was closer not only for the care but also because my local doctors keep putting me through a lot of unnecessary tests that cost me so much money and dismiss me when UAB didn’t cost me a dime for a $10k emergency visit and actually listened.