Please help have constipation ibs and gastroduodentis

[joeyj44]

I been having constipation for weeks on and of at a time I have ibs c and gastroduodentis my doctor has me taken pepcid but It don't seem to help I took it for about a week but now I'm stopping it because it makes me feel un well she also had me try linzess that gave me alot of stomach cramps I'm now taking culturelle probiotics I'm 4 days in and still no relief I tried fiber fruits coffee vegetables nothing seems to move me and when something does it will be diareah for a day and then bowels are constipated again I took miralax today to see if that works its like my mind don't tell my stomach when to go to the bath room I don't get the urge it's horrible I also work out I can eat you out of house and home and still be hungry after I'm to the point where I'm scared to eat I don't want a bowel blokage or obstruction every day for the last year has been hell I also take levothyroxine and vitamin d any help or advice would be appreciated I have always dealt with ibs but not the constipated kind it's like after I had covid twice something messed up I also never got the shot I have checked for food allergies and celiac disease all was negative I still have to check one last thing milk to see if im allergic but I don't even drink milk I'm loosing my mind and I'm so tired of feeling this way I have done so many test colonoscopies endoscope and what they found was ibs and just recently gastroduodentis I pray to Jesus every night asking him to take it away so if any one can help me I would really appreciate It I'm tired of suffering also is there any to heal gastroduodentis besides anti acids 

[Jeffrey Roberts]

I hear you about not wanting a bowel blockage caused by fecal impaction.

How long did you stay on the linzess? People say it's a pretty good drug, but initially can give you cramps and/or diarrhea. Miralax is also pretty gentle, but it can take up 72-hours for it to work and it's good to make sure you are drinking fluids.

Has your doctor suggested trying more of a stimulant like dulcolax? They come in something you take by mouth or more immediate relief by suppository.

Lastly, trying a enema with warm water or even a fleet enema might bring you relief, but you should check with your doctor before trying that.

I've had a fecal impaction before that required a sigmoidoscopy to clear it, so I know what you are going through with not being able to go.

If you are so far constipated and nothing is relieving it then you need to go to emergency as severe constipation is serious.

[joeyj44]

I started trying linzess again 3 days on it with no bowel movement yet I went to the hospital ER yesterday they did a adominal xray and blood work to see if I was endemic I also told the doctor I felt a lump under my skin on my left side between my thigh and groin she said it felt like some kind of mass or hernia all my test came out good she didn't even say if I had stool in my stomach but told me I have no obstruction and that I wasn't impacted she wrote me a prescription for miralx and sent me home I told her I tried that for 2 days and prune juice 3 cups warm with 5 prunes and exlax and nothing would move me she said I'm sorry there's nothing else this hospital can do for u I said what about a enema she said we don't do that here and I need to speak with my gastro when I left I was so upset it felt like I went to the hospital for no reason now I'm sitting here 3 days in on taking linzess and still no bowel movement just some rumbling and gas but can't move any stool I'm scared to eat when I do eat it's mostly soup my gastro never gets back to me when I call her I have a appointment with her on the 28th I even tried getting another gastro but where I live there booked until April for new patients I feel like I just have to sit here and suffer all I do is look for help and pray to God things start moving I'm sorry you had to deal with a fecal impaction that's what I'm afraid of if things don't start moving I have ran alot of test colonoscopy endo a had 3 colonoscopies in the last couple of years and recently a edoscope just shows ibs and gastroduodentis I feel like I wake up to hell it's like my bowel just shut down I'm going crazy all I do is cry and sleep 

[joeyj44]

Should I take a glycerin suppositori so far I'm taking linzess every day and I just started taking miralax still no movement can I use a glycerin suppositori while also using theses other products I also notice a lump under my skin on my left side next to my adominal and groin where my legs meets 

Edited December 11, 2022 by joeyj44

[Jeffrey Roberts]

Dear joeyj44,

I'm so sorry that you had that experience in ER and didn't find any true relief. It is good that they did not see an obstruction or that you were impacted. As an inpatient I was offered an enema to dislodge my blockage, but I wouldn't expect they can do that in the ER.

Do you have a family doctor or a walk-in clinic that you can go to? It would be them that could help you decide if a glycerin suppository would be suitable for you. I don't know what to make of the lump you feel under your skin. It could be lumpy stool - but that doesn't indicate an obstruction. From personal experience, miralax can take up to 72-hours to cause a bowel movement.

I understand how distressing this is. Fecal impactions and obstructions are not that common and you would be much sicker if they were present. Try not to think of the worst.

[joeyj44]

I tried the glycerin suppositori it didn't work it kept coming out when I felt like I had to poop I'm sticking with the linzess I pooped a little yesterday but it was very hard to push out still I notice when some does come down it's very hard to push it threw feels like something is blocking it and little pieces break off and some water comes out around the stool but barley any stool comes out unless I push my stomach very hard that's why I thought something might be blocking it I do have a regular gastro and doctor I see and I spoke to the manager over the weekend she told me if I don't release any stool to come to the office and they will check me to see what's going on it just feels like something isn't right I have had so many xrays and CT and ultra sounds on my stomach and I keep getting told there's just some constipation but that's it makes no sense I thank u for your help  I hope I find the answer soon this is horrible for any one to live with 

[Jeffrey Roberts]

I completely understand what you are going through. I have been there myself and have heard from others in the same situation that ER can't do more unless there is an actual obstruction.

When all else failed for me I used a saline fleet enema to force a bowel movement. This was NOT when I had a bowel obstruction, but rather another time when constipation had gone on for 8 days. A fleet enema with a bowel obstruction is NOT recommended. It describes that in the instructions. That's why I think it would be very helpful to have someone look at you.

Please let us know what happens when you go to the office.