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Question: Hello,
I am having symptoms of what I think may be diverticulitis. I had blood in stool for a few days and still have a lingering pain in the left side abdomen just below the rib cage and nausea if i dont eat.
I am in a remote location and do not have access to a doctors office at the moment. I did have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the bleeding stopped. Next i tried a clear liquid diet for 48 hours and it really didnt seem to help much. Started probiotic supplement daily.
I am fit work out 5 days a week, 39 years old, never had any other symptoms.
So my question is will just a diet modification and increasing my water intake eventually cure the symptoms completely? Is this diverticulitis? Do you have other recommendations of self treatment until I can go be properly evaluated?
I am having symptoms of what I think may be diverticulitis. I had blood in stool for a few days and still have a lingering pain in the left side abdomen just below the rib cage and nausea if i dont eat.
I am in a remote location and do not have access to a doctors office at the moment. I did have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the bleeding stopped. Next i tried a clear liquid diet for 48 hours and it really didnt seem to help much. Started probiotic supplement daily.
I am fit work out 5 days a week, 39 years old, never had any other symptoms.
So my question is will just a diet modification and increasing my water intake eventually cure the symptoms completely? Is this diverticulitis? Do you have other recommendations of self treatment until I can go be properly evaluated?
Hello,
I am having symptoms of what I think may be diverticulitis. I had blood in stool for a few days and still have a lingering pain in the left side abdomen just below the rib cage and nausea if i dont eat.
I am in a remote location and do not have access to a doctors office at the moment. I did have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the bleeding stopped. Next i tried a clear liquid diet for 48 hours and it really didnt seem to help much. Started probiotic supplement daily.
I am fit work out 5 days a week, 39 years old, never had any other symptoms.
So my question is will just a diet modification and increasing my water intake eventually cure the symptoms completely? Is this diverticulitis? Do you have other recommendations of self treatment until I can go be properly evaluated?
I am having symptoms of what I think may be diverticulitis. I had blood in stool for a few days and still have a lingering pain in the left side abdomen just below the rib cage and nausea if i dont eat.
I am in a remote location and do not have access to a doctors office at the moment. I did have access to doxycycline for malaria prevention, and I took 200mg in two doses for 12 days and the bleeding stopped. Next i tried a clear liquid diet for 48 hours and it really didnt seem to help much. Started probiotic supplement daily.
I am fit work out 5 days a week, 39 years old, never had any other symptoms.
So my question is will just a diet modification and increasing my water intake eventually cure the symptoms completely? Is this diverticulitis? Do you have other recommendations of self treatment until I can go be properly evaluated?
Brief Answer:
Need more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Before answering your query I just want one specific details.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red.
2)Do you ever had constipation?
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet).
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc?
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it).
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side?
8)By diet modification what do you mean?
9)Any pain in defecation?
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym?
Waiting for answer in detail.
Hope you can understand that a professional and genuine answer could be given only after knowing proper history.
Need more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Before answering your query I just want one specific details.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red.
2)Do you ever had constipation?
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet).
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc?
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it).
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side?
8)By diet modification what do you mean?
9)Any pain in defecation?
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym?
Waiting for answer in detail.
Hope you can understand that a professional and genuine answer could be given only after knowing proper history.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Brief Answer:
Need more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Before answering your query I just want one specific details.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red.
2)Do you ever had constipation?
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet).
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc?
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it).
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side?
8)By diet modification what do you mean?
9)Any pain in defecation?
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym?
Waiting for answer in detail.
Hope you can understand that a professional and genuine answer could be given only after knowing proper history.
Need more details.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thank you for asking query on this forum,
Have seen your details.
Before answering your query I just want one specific details.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red.
2)Do you ever had constipation?
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet).
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc?
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it).
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side?
8)By diet modification what do you mean?
9)Any pain in defecation?
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym?
Waiting for answer in detail.
Hope you can understand that a professional and genuine answer could be given only after knowing proper history.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Prasad
Thank you for the fast response. I have answered your questions below:
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red. - The blood was bright red, not like pouring out, but a good amount of blood
2)Do you ever had constipation? I do have constipation pretty frequently. I always have had it so I normally don't defecate except every other or every 3rd day.
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet). I don't add any protein supplementation, but I lean towards a high protein diet. I have limited food selection where I'm at, so it is a lot of processed foods as well. I do have access to fresh fruit normally and yogurt
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc? I normally rarely get heart burn, but have been experiencing it more frequently since this started. When the initial problem was happening I had gas cramps in my abdomen, but after taking apple cider vinegar pills, it resolved it very quickly.
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it). I unfortunately do not have access to a doctor unless my life limb or eyesight is in danger, and it requires me to be medically evacuated.
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you - I have access to tagamet, tylenol, advil, malarone, and several supplementary herbs ( licorice extract, boswellia, curcumin, garlic pills, probiotics, slippery elm bark pills, lions XXXXXXX marshmallow root)
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side? The pain is about 3 fingers beneath the mid area of the front of the rib cage on the left side. The pain does get worse after defecating and then I've been taking tylenol with good results to deal with that.
8)By diet modification what do you mean? I can increase or decrease things like protein, fiber, water intake, or switch back to a liquid diet if required.
9)Any pain in defecation? Not while defecating, but afterwards its the same pain in the left side
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now. - I did a low fiber diet for a few days after the liquid diet. Now, I'm back to normally and have been taking the daily probiotic and increasing my fiber intake as much as I can.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify. - Initially, I started getting blood in the stool for a week and there was no pain. The blood started getting worse, and then pain in the left side manifested. This is when I took the doxycycline for the 12 days. I haven't had any blood in a week, just stopped antibiotics last week. But the pain in the left side still lingers, still getting heartburn, and it still irritates my side to defecate. But no blood is present at all visibly.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym? Yes, i lift heavy. I have had a inguinal hernia on the left side, that had open surgery and mesh put inside of it. But the pain isn't that low, it's much higher on my abdomen.
Thank you for all the help.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red. - The blood was bright red, not like pouring out, but a good amount of blood
2)Do you ever had constipation? I do have constipation pretty frequently. I always have had it so I normally don't defecate except every other or every 3rd day.
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet). I don't add any protein supplementation, but I lean towards a high protein diet. I have limited food selection where I'm at, so it is a lot of processed foods as well. I do have access to fresh fruit normally and yogurt
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc? I normally rarely get heart burn, but have been experiencing it more frequently since this started. When the initial problem was happening I had gas cramps in my abdomen, but after taking apple cider vinegar pills, it resolved it very quickly.
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it). I unfortunately do not have access to a doctor unless my life limb or eyesight is in danger, and it requires me to be medically evacuated.
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you - I have access to tagamet, tylenol, advil, malarone, and several supplementary herbs ( licorice extract, boswellia, curcumin, garlic pills, probiotics, slippery elm bark pills, lions XXXXXXX marshmallow root)
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side? The pain is about 3 fingers beneath the mid area of the front of the rib cage on the left side. The pain does get worse after defecating and then I've been taking tylenol with good results to deal with that.
8)By diet modification what do you mean? I can increase or decrease things like protein, fiber, water intake, or switch back to a liquid diet if required.
9)Any pain in defecation? Not while defecating, but afterwards its the same pain in the left side
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now. - I did a low fiber diet for a few days after the liquid diet. Now, I'm back to normally and have been taking the daily probiotic and increasing my fiber intake as much as I can.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify. - Initially, I started getting blood in the stool for a week and there was no pain. The blood started getting worse, and then pain in the left side manifested. This is when I took the doxycycline for the 12 days. I haven't had any blood in a week, just stopped antibiotics last week. But the pain in the left side still lingers, still getting heartburn, and it still irritates my side to defecate. But no blood is present at all visibly.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym? Yes, i lift heavy. I have had a inguinal hernia on the left side, that had open surgery and mesh put inside of it. But the pain isn't that low, it's much higher on my abdomen.
Thank you for all the help.
Thank you for the fast response. I have answered your questions below:
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red. - The blood was bright red, not like pouring out, but a good amount of blood
2)Do you ever had constipation? I do have constipation pretty frequently. I always have had it so I normally don't defecate except every other or every 3rd day.
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet). I don't add any protein supplementation, but I lean towards a high protein diet. I have limited food selection where I'm at, so it is a lot of processed foods as well. I do have access to fresh fruit normally and yogurt
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc? I normally rarely get heart burn, but have been experiencing it more frequently since this started. When the initial problem was happening I had gas cramps in my abdomen, but after taking apple cider vinegar pills, it resolved it very quickly.
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it). I unfortunately do not have access to a doctor unless my life limb or eyesight is in danger, and it requires me to be medically evacuated.
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you - I have access to tagamet, tylenol, advil, malarone, and several supplementary herbs ( licorice extract, boswellia, curcumin, garlic pills, probiotics, slippery elm bark pills, lions XXXXXXX marshmallow root)
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side? The pain is about 3 fingers beneath the mid area of the front of the rib cage on the left side. The pain does get worse after defecating and then I've been taking tylenol with good results to deal with that.
8)By diet modification what do you mean? I can increase or decrease things like protein, fiber, water intake, or switch back to a liquid diet if required.
9)Any pain in defecation? Not while defecating, but afterwards its the same pain in the left side
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now. - I did a low fiber diet for a few days after the liquid diet. Now, I'm back to normally and have been taking the daily probiotic and increasing my fiber intake as much as I can.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify. - Initially, I started getting blood in the stool for a week and there was no pain. The blood started getting worse, and then pain in the left side manifested. This is when I took the doxycycline for the 12 days. I haven't had any blood in a week, just stopped antibiotics last week. But the pain in the left side still lingers, still getting heartburn, and it still irritates my side to defecate. But no blood is present at all visibly.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym? Yes, i lift heavy. I have had a inguinal hernia on the left side, that had open surgery and mesh put inside of it. But the pain isn't that low, it's much higher on my abdomen.
Thank you for all the help.
Blood in stool is bright red in color(fresh in lay man's language) or A sort of blackish tarry color which is not bright red. - The blood was bright red, not like pouring out, but a good amount of blood
2)Do you ever had constipation? I do have constipation pretty frequently. I always have had it so I normally don't defecate except every other or every 3rd day.
3)Your diet in general(Do you take a very high protein diet). I don't add any protein supplementation, but I lean towards a high protein diet. I have limited food selection where I'm at, so it is a lot of processed foods as well. I do have access to fresh fruit normally and yogurt
4)Ever feel heart burn or acidity,gas,belching etc? I normally rarely get heart burn, but have been experiencing it more frequently since this started. When the initial problem was happening I had gas cramps in my abdomen, but after taking apple cider vinegar pills, it resolved it very quickly.
5)Do you have access to a Doctor who could just examine your anal canal by proctoscope(it's a basic test and every doctor can do it). I unfortunately do not have access to a doctor unless my life limb or eyesight is in danger, and it requires me to be medically evacuated.
6)Are medicines available at your place without prescription so that I can prescribe you - I have access to tagamet, tylenol, advil, malarone, and several supplementary herbs ( licorice extract, boswellia, curcumin, garlic pills, probiotics, slippery elm bark pills, lions XXXXXXX marshmallow root)
7)Pain is on left side below rib cage ok never on lower left side? The pain is about 3 fingers beneath the mid area of the front of the rib cage on the left side. The pain does get worse after defecating and then I've been taking tylenol with good results to deal with that.
8)By diet modification what do you mean? I can increase or decrease things like protein, fiber, water intake, or switch back to a liquid diet if required.
9)Any pain in defecation? Not while defecating, but afterwards its the same pain in the left side
10)
What diet were you taking and what diet are you trying now. - I did a low fiber diet for a few days after the liquid diet. Now, I'm back to normally and have been taking the daily probiotic and increasing my fiber intake as much as I can.
11)Pain started and you took Doxycyllin after that pain subsided and now it started again...and now bleeding is also there or was bleeding there at that time also...Please clarify. - Initially, I started getting blood in the stool for a week and there was no pain. The blood started getting worse, and then pain in the left side manifested. This is when I took the doxycycline for the 12 days. I haven't had any blood in a week, just stopped antibiotics last week. But the pain in the left side still lingers, still getting heartburn, and it still irritates my side to defecate. But no blood is present at all visibly.
12)Do you lift very heavy in gym? Yes, i lift heavy. I have had a inguinal hernia on the left side, that had open surgery and mesh put inside of it. But the pain isn't that low, it's much higher on my abdomen.
Thank you for all the help.
Brief Answer:
It's hemorrhoid with anal fissure.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there,
I've gone through your query in detail and as no investigative facility or doctor is available in vicinity and summing up your history presentation of symptoms etc I would say that 99% you either have a fissure or Hemorrhoid and clinically I don't think that it's diverticulitis.
Hard motion and constipation can cause excessive straining which in turn results in the injury of the colon and rectum(you have a history of severe constipation and you have written that some times you defecate once in 3 days)and this can further form such soreness and in longterm haemorrhoids.These Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in rectum which burst up when person strains while passing stools and hence blood is seen in stools.In some conditions Hemorrhoids are overlapped with fissure(minor tear in ano rectal canal) and chief complaint in fissure is pain/burning feeling after passing stools(it's moderate to severe) and may last from minute to hours.
Thirdly bright red signifies that it's originating from the lowermost part of the gut, i.e. rectum...had it been an internal bleeding ulcer or any other pathologies, it'd be dark brown/blackish/tarry as the acid in the stomach and upper part of the GI-tract interacts with the gastric contents.
Lifting heavy increases your abdominal pressure and hence blood flow to these small hemorrhoidal veins increases causing them to swell up and rupture.
A high protein diet lacking fibers and complex carbohydrate is a risk factor for hemorrhoids.
First and the foremost-You should start taking some stool softener and Laxative, i.e. Syp LACTULOSE 30ml twice daily and observe the progress (the dose can be further escalated up to 30ml thrice daily based on the initial response)...
-Apart from this, please do not strain while passing motion.Straining would result in a non healing fissure which may change into more severe condition called fistula.
-Start taking 'Sitz bath' thrice daily for 20 minutes (sit in a tub of lukewarm water putting some salt in it)...You can watch a tutorial video of Sitz bath online for proper techniques...
-Drink plenty of water (at least 2.5ltr per day), have plenty of fresh green vegetables, simple homemade foods, salads, curd based diet, avoid any form of spicy food...
Carbohydrates 50-60%
Fats-20-25%(it would lubricate the pathway and would help in passing of stools easily).
Protein for the time being 10-15%.
Vitamin C tablet 500 mg once daily.
Take lots and lots of fibers in your diet/you could take Isabghul husk 10gram thrice daily. Fibers absorbs water swells up and make stools bulky slippery and easy to pass.
Ideally Preparation H should be applied two times on ano rectal area for fast healing.
Follow up after 10 days.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ramesh-kumar/72660
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Wish you good health...
It's hemorrhoid with anal fissure.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there,
I've gone through your query in detail and as no investigative facility or doctor is available in vicinity and summing up your history presentation of symptoms etc I would say that 99% you either have a fissure or Hemorrhoid and clinically I don't think that it's diverticulitis.
Hard motion and constipation can cause excessive straining which in turn results in the injury of the colon and rectum(you have a history of severe constipation and you have written that some times you defecate once in 3 days)and this can further form such soreness and in longterm haemorrhoids.These Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in rectum which burst up when person strains while passing stools and hence blood is seen in stools.In some conditions Hemorrhoids are overlapped with fissure(minor tear in ano rectal canal) and chief complaint in fissure is pain/burning feeling after passing stools(it's moderate to severe) and may last from minute to hours.
Thirdly bright red signifies that it's originating from the lowermost part of the gut, i.e. rectum...had it been an internal bleeding ulcer or any other pathologies, it'd be dark brown/blackish/tarry as the acid in the stomach and upper part of the GI-tract interacts with the gastric contents.
Lifting heavy increases your abdominal pressure and hence blood flow to these small hemorrhoidal veins increases causing them to swell up and rupture.
A high protein diet lacking fibers and complex carbohydrate is a risk factor for hemorrhoids.
First and the foremost-You should start taking some stool softener and Laxative, i.e. Syp LACTULOSE 30ml twice daily and observe the progress (the dose can be further escalated up to 30ml thrice daily based on the initial response)...
-Apart from this, please do not strain while passing motion.Straining would result in a non healing fissure which may change into more severe condition called fistula.
-Start taking 'Sitz bath' thrice daily for 20 minutes (sit in a tub of lukewarm water putting some salt in it)...You can watch a tutorial video of Sitz bath online for proper techniques...
-Drink plenty of water (at least 2.5ltr per day), have plenty of fresh green vegetables, simple homemade foods, salads, curd based diet, avoid any form of spicy food...
Carbohydrates 50-60%
Fats-20-25%(it would lubricate the pathway and would help in passing of stools easily).
Protein for the time being 10-15%.
Vitamin C tablet 500 mg once daily.
Take lots and lots of fibers in your diet/you could take Isabghul husk 10gram thrice daily. Fibers absorbs water swells up and make stools bulky slippery and easy to pass.
Ideally Preparation H should be applied two times on ano rectal area for fast healing.
Follow up after 10 days.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ramesh-kumar/72660
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Wish you good health...
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Brief Answer:
It's hemorrhoid with anal fissure.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there,
I've gone through your query in detail and as no investigative facility or doctor is available in vicinity and summing up your history presentation of symptoms etc I would say that 99% you either have a fissure or Hemorrhoid and clinically I don't think that it's diverticulitis.
Hard motion and constipation can cause excessive straining which in turn results in the injury of the colon and rectum(you have a history of severe constipation and you have written that some times you defecate once in 3 days)and this can further form such soreness and in longterm haemorrhoids.These Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in rectum which burst up when person strains while passing stools and hence blood is seen in stools.In some conditions Hemorrhoids are overlapped with fissure(minor tear in ano rectal canal) and chief complaint in fissure is pain/burning feeling after passing stools(it's moderate to severe) and may last from minute to hours.
Thirdly bright red signifies that it's originating from the lowermost part of the gut, i.e. rectum...had it been an internal bleeding ulcer or any other pathologies, it'd be dark brown/blackish/tarry as the acid in the stomach and upper part of the GI-tract interacts with the gastric contents.
Lifting heavy increases your abdominal pressure and hence blood flow to these small hemorrhoidal veins increases causing them to swell up and rupture.
A high protein diet lacking fibers and complex carbohydrate is a risk factor for hemorrhoids.
First and the foremost-You should start taking some stool softener and Laxative, i.e. Syp LACTULOSE 30ml twice daily and observe the progress (the dose can be further escalated up to 30ml thrice daily based on the initial response)...
-Apart from this, please do not strain while passing motion.Straining would result in a non healing fissure which may change into more severe condition called fistula.
-Start taking 'Sitz bath' thrice daily for 20 minutes (sit in a tub of lukewarm water putting some salt in it)...You can watch a tutorial video of Sitz bath online for proper techniques...
-Drink plenty of water (at least 2.5ltr per day), have plenty of fresh green vegetables, simple homemade foods, salads, curd based diet, avoid any form of spicy food...
Carbohydrates 50-60%
Fats-20-25%(it would lubricate the pathway and would help in passing of stools easily).
Protein for the time being 10-15%.
Vitamin C tablet 500 mg once daily.
Take lots and lots of fibers in your diet/you could take Isabghul husk 10gram thrice daily. Fibers absorbs water swells up and make stools bulky slippery and easy to pass.
Ideally Preparation H should be applied two times on ano rectal area for fast healing.
Follow up after 10 days.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ramesh-kumar/72660
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Wish you good health...
It's hemorrhoid with anal fissure.
Detailed Answer:
Hello there,
I've gone through your query in detail and as no investigative facility or doctor is available in vicinity and summing up your history presentation of symptoms etc I would say that 99% you either have a fissure or Hemorrhoid and clinically I don't think that it's diverticulitis.
Hard motion and constipation can cause excessive straining which in turn results in the injury of the colon and rectum(you have a history of severe constipation and you have written that some times you defecate once in 3 days)and this can further form such soreness and in longterm haemorrhoids.These Hemorrhoids are swollen veins in rectum which burst up when person strains while passing stools and hence blood is seen in stools.In some conditions Hemorrhoids are overlapped with fissure(minor tear in ano rectal canal) and chief complaint in fissure is pain/burning feeling after passing stools(it's moderate to severe) and may last from minute to hours.
Thirdly bright red signifies that it's originating from the lowermost part of the gut, i.e. rectum...had it been an internal bleeding ulcer or any other pathologies, it'd be dark brown/blackish/tarry as the acid in the stomach and upper part of the GI-tract interacts with the gastric contents.
Lifting heavy increases your abdominal pressure and hence blood flow to these small hemorrhoidal veins increases causing them to swell up and rupture.
A high protein diet lacking fibers and complex carbohydrate is a risk factor for hemorrhoids.
First and the foremost-You should start taking some stool softener and Laxative, i.e. Syp LACTULOSE 30ml twice daily and observe the progress (the dose can be further escalated up to 30ml thrice daily based on the initial response)...
-Apart from this, please do not strain while passing motion.Straining would result in a non healing fissure which may change into more severe condition called fistula.
-Start taking 'Sitz bath' thrice daily for 20 minutes (sit in a tub of lukewarm water putting some salt in it)...You can watch a tutorial video of Sitz bath online for proper techniques...
-Drink plenty of water (at least 2.5ltr per day), have plenty of fresh green vegetables, simple homemade foods, salads, curd based diet, avoid any form of spicy food...
Carbohydrates 50-60%
Fats-20-25%(it would lubricate the pathway and would help in passing of stools easily).
Protein for the time being 10-15%.
Vitamin C tablet 500 mg once daily.
Take lots and lots of fibers in your diet/you could take Isabghul husk 10gram thrice daily. Fibers absorbs water swells up and make stools bulky slippery and easy to pass.
Ideally Preparation H should be applied two times on ano rectal area for fast healing.
Follow up after 10 days.
http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/doctors/dr-ramesh-kumar/72660
Let me know if I can assist you further...
Wish you good health...
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Raju A.T
Thank you for the detailed response. Do you have any idea why i have the left abdomen pain? At first it was non stop and at one point got quite painful. Now it comes and goes and isnt too bad. But it definitely irritated, like a burning type pain after defecating. Is that from straining too? Thanks for all the info
Thank you for the detailed response. Do you have any idea why i have the left abdomen pain? At first it was non stop and at one point got quite painful. Now it comes and goes and isnt too bad. But it definitely irritated, like a burning type pain after defecating. Is that from straining too? Thanks for all the info
Brief Answer:
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for follow up my dear,
See we can clinically divide your let side of abdomen into three equal parts(Upper,Middle and Lower).As per the details given by you the pain is confined to middle left side(anatomically our intestines are located there).In patients with acid peptic problem and condition like constipation food start to stagnate into intestines.This stagnated food is acted upon by large number of BAD bacteria's which release toxic gases and cause inflammation of the muscles of intestine.This pain could be stabbing burning spasmodic and of many types.
So over all a complete modification of life style is required.
Secondly as investigations are not possible so an umbrella therapy is to be given(you can take an antispasmodic tablet for few days to help with pain.)
What probiotic are you on and what does it contains(number of spores)...Take a picture and attach.From how long are you taking probiotics? Any effect observed till date?
Why are you taking anti depressant and in what doses and from how long as severe constipation could be due to that also.
Burning pain after defecating is due to fissure.
Hope you can understand that to correctly treat a patient that too online i need maximum possible information.
The drugs i mentioned previously are they available at your place?
Google them or i have to tell you substitutes.
waiting.
Thanks!
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for follow up my dear,
See we can clinically divide your let side of abdomen into three equal parts(Upper,Middle and Lower).As per the details given by you the pain is confined to middle left side(anatomically our intestines are located there).In patients with acid peptic problem and condition like constipation food start to stagnate into intestines.This stagnated food is acted upon by large number of BAD bacteria's which release toxic gases and cause inflammation of the muscles of intestine.This pain could be stabbing burning spasmodic and of many types.
So over all a complete modification of life style is required.
Secondly as investigations are not possible so an umbrella therapy is to be given(you can take an antispasmodic tablet for few days to help with pain.)
What probiotic are you on and what does it contains(number of spores)...Take a picture and attach.From how long are you taking probiotics? Any effect observed till date?
Why are you taking anti depressant and in what doses and from how long as severe constipation could be due to that also.
Burning pain after defecating is due to fissure.
Hope you can understand that to correctly treat a patient that too online i need maximum possible information.
The drugs i mentioned previously are they available at your place?
Google them or i have to tell you substitutes.
waiting.
Thanks!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for follow up my dear,
See we can clinically divide your let side of abdomen into three equal parts(Upper,Middle and Lower).As per the details given by you the pain is confined to middle left side(anatomically our intestines are located there).In patients with acid peptic problem and condition like constipation food start to stagnate into intestines.This stagnated food is acted upon by large number of BAD bacteria's which release toxic gases and cause inflammation of the muscles of intestine.This pain could be stabbing burning spasmodic and of many types.
So over all a complete modification of life style is required.
Secondly as investigations are not possible so an umbrella therapy is to be given(you can take an antispasmodic tablet for few days to help with pain.)
What probiotic are you on and what does it contains(number of spores)...Take a picture and attach.From how long are you taking probiotics? Any effect observed till date?
Why are you taking anti depressant and in what doses and from how long as severe constipation could be due to that also.
Burning pain after defecating is due to fissure.
Hope you can understand that to correctly treat a patient that too online i need maximum possible information.
The drugs i mentioned previously are they available at your place?
Google them or i have to tell you substitutes.
waiting.
Thanks!
Follow up answer.
Detailed Answer:
Hello and thanks for follow up my dear,
See we can clinically divide your let side of abdomen into three equal parts(Upper,Middle and Lower).As per the details given by you the pain is confined to middle left side(anatomically our intestines are located there).In patients with acid peptic problem and condition like constipation food start to stagnate into intestines.This stagnated food is acted upon by large number of BAD bacteria's which release toxic gases and cause inflammation of the muscles of intestine.This pain could be stabbing burning spasmodic and of many types.
So over all a complete modification of life style is required.
Secondly as investigations are not possible so an umbrella therapy is to be given(you can take an antispasmodic tablet for few days to help with pain.)
What probiotic are you on and what does it contains(number of spores)...Take a picture and attach.From how long are you taking probiotics? Any effect observed till date?
Why are you taking anti depressant and in what doses and from how long as severe constipation could be due to that also.
Burning pain after defecating is due to fissure.
Hope you can understand that to correctly treat a patient that too online i need maximum possible information.
The drugs i mentioned previously are they available at your place?
Google them or i have to tell you substitutes.
waiting.
Thanks!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
So to clarify, I do not have pain when defecating in the rectal or anal areas. The only pain I have is in my left side, and that comes and goes several times a day, but gets worse upon exertion. Here's the probiotic summary:
Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 6595
Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei
Bifidobacterium lactis
Lactobacillus paracasei
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Streptococcus thermophilus
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium breve
Bifidobacterium infantis
Bifidobacterium longum
Unfortunately, I do not have access to take baths, only showers, so that isn't an option. I'm in a very remote part of the world right now without access to normal life things because of my work.
I do take a multivitamin which has vitamin C, and I have access to fresh fruit and sometimes vegetables.
My situation is pretty unusual, but the big thing is, can I control my issues with diet and basic drugs alone? The pain in the side persists, but I've been taking tylenol and it seems to keep the pain down. Sometimes the pain completely disappears most of the day and I think it is gone, but it returns at some point, usually after eating or defecating. Thank you for all of the advice and help.
Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 6595
Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei
Bifidobacterium lactis
Lactobacillus paracasei
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Streptococcus thermophilus
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium breve
Bifidobacterium infantis
Bifidobacterium longum
Unfortunately, I do not have access to take baths, only showers, so that isn't an option. I'm in a very remote part of the world right now without access to normal life things because of my work.
I do take a multivitamin which has vitamin C, and I have access to fresh fruit and sometimes vegetables.
My situation is pretty unusual, but the big thing is, can I control my issues with diet and basic drugs alone? The pain in the side persists, but I've been taking tylenol and it seems to keep the pain down. Sometimes the pain completely disappears most of the day and I think it is gone, but it returns at some point, usually after eating or defecating. Thank you for all of the advice and help.
So to clarify, I do not have pain when defecating in the rectal or anal areas. The only pain I have is in my left side, and that comes and goes several times a day, but gets worse upon exertion. Here's the probiotic summary:
Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 6595
Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei
Bifidobacterium lactis
Lactobacillus paracasei
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Streptococcus thermophilus
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium breve
Bifidobacterium infantis
Bifidobacterium longum
Unfortunately, I do not have access to take baths, only showers, so that isn't an option. I'm in a very remote part of the world right now without access to normal life things because of my work.
I do take a multivitamin which has vitamin C, and I have access to fresh fruit and sometimes vegetables.
My situation is pretty unusual, but the big thing is, can I control my issues with diet and basic drugs alone? The pain in the side persists, but I've been taking tylenol and it seems to keep the pain down. Sometimes the pain completely disappears most of the day and I think it is gone, but it returns at some point, usually after eating or defecating. Thank you for all of the advice and help.
Lactobacillus plantarum DSM 6595
Lactobacillus casei subsp. casei
Bifidobacterium lactis
Lactobacillus paracasei
Lactobacillus rhamnosus
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Streptococcus thermophilus
Bifidobacterium bifidum
Bifidobacterium breve
Bifidobacterium infantis
Bifidobacterium longum
Unfortunately, I do not have access to take baths, only showers, so that isn't an option. I'm in a very remote part of the world right now without access to normal life things because of my work.
I do take a multivitamin which has vitamin C, and I have access to fresh fruit and sometimes vegetables.
My situation is pretty unusual, but the big thing is, can I control my issues with diet and basic drugs alone? The pain in the side persists, but I've been taking tylenol and it seems to keep the pain down. Sometimes the pain completely disappears most of the day and I think it is gone, but it returns at some point, usually after eating or defecating. Thank you for all of the advice and help.
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Now after going through the complete thread it appears that your pain could be diverticular/Intestinal in nature.
As there is no access to any imaging technologies at your place therefore treatments would be done on assumptions which means that all three factors-
1)Constipation
2)Intestinal inflammation(as Tylenol is an anti inflammatory is helping you means inflammation is there).
3) Diverticulitis-Bacteria's are there in small villi's in intestines and unless you kill them completely problem won't go away.
So answer is yes with diet suggested and along with basic medicines this could be cured fully in few weeks but Anxiety too has a role in constipation which is the cause of inflammation in intestines.
Before giving a final prescription and diet plan please tell me that if you have anxiety issues or some depression etc is going on as you have mentioned you are on Wellbutrin.
Please mention the dose and duration of medicine?
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect.
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it.
4)Alcohol or Smoking?
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature?
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level.
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole....
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
My final suggestion and prescription would be based on these answers.
Kindly write them in detail.
Basic plan is an umbrella coverage where if bacteria is there antibiotic would kill them..Inflammation is there anti inflammatory and probiotic would take care of it while constipation would be relieved by anti constipating agents...A high complex carb based diet and fibers.
Waiting for your answer.
Any antibiotic you can find in that area do name it.
Thank you!
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Now after going through the complete thread it appears that your pain could be diverticular/Intestinal in nature.
As there is no access to any imaging technologies at your place therefore treatments would be done on assumptions which means that all three factors-
1)Constipation
2)Intestinal inflammation(as Tylenol is an anti inflammatory is helping you means inflammation is there).
3) Diverticulitis-Bacteria's are there in small villi's in intestines and unless you kill them completely problem won't go away.
So answer is yes with diet suggested and along with basic medicines this could be cured fully in few weeks but Anxiety too has a role in constipation which is the cause of inflammation in intestines.
Before giving a final prescription and diet plan please tell me that if you have anxiety issues or some depression etc is going on as you have mentioned you are on Wellbutrin.
Please mention the dose and duration of medicine?
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect.
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it.
4)Alcohol or Smoking?
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature?
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level.
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole....
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
My final suggestion and prescription would be based on these answers.
Kindly write them in detail.
Basic plan is an umbrella coverage where if bacteria is there antibiotic would kill them..Inflammation is there anti inflammatory and probiotic would take care of it while constipation would be relieved by anti constipating agents...A high complex carb based diet and fibers.
Waiting for your answer.
Any antibiotic you can find in that area do name it.
Thank you!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Now after going through the complete thread it appears that your pain could be diverticular/Intestinal in nature.
As there is no access to any imaging technologies at your place therefore treatments would be done on assumptions which means that all three factors-
1)Constipation
2)Intestinal inflammation(as Tylenol is an anti inflammatory is helping you means inflammation is there).
3) Diverticulitis-Bacteria's are there in small villi's in intestines and unless you kill them completely problem won't go away.
So answer is yes with diet suggested and along with basic medicines this could be cured fully in few weeks but Anxiety too has a role in constipation which is the cause of inflammation in intestines.
Before giving a final prescription and diet plan please tell me that if you have anxiety issues or some depression etc is going on as you have mentioned you are on Wellbutrin.
Please mention the dose and duration of medicine?
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect.
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it.
4)Alcohol or Smoking?
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature?
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level.
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole....
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
My final suggestion and prescription would be based on these answers.
Kindly write them in detail.
Basic plan is an umbrella coverage where if bacteria is there antibiotic would kill them..Inflammation is there anti inflammatory and probiotic would take care of it while constipation would be relieved by anti constipating agents...A high complex carb based diet and fibers.
Waiting for your answer.
Any antibiotic you can find in that area do name it.
Thank you!
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
Now after going through the complete thread it appears that your pain could be diverticular/Intestinal in nature.
As there is no access to any imaging technologies at your place therefore treatments would be done on assumptions which means that all three factors-
1)Constipation
2)Intestinal inflammation(as Tylenol is an anti inflammatory is helping you means inflammation is there).
3) Diverticulitis-Bacteria's are there in small villi's in intestines and unless you kill them completely problem won't go away.
So answer is yes with diet suggested and along with basic medicines this could be cured fully in few weeks but Anxiety too has a role in constipation which is the cause of inflammation in intestines.
Before giving a final prescription and diet plan please tell me that if you have anxiety issues or some depression etc is going on as you have mentioned you are on Wellbutrin.
Please mention the dose and duration of medicine?
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect.
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it.
4)Alcohol or Smoking?
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature?
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level.
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole....
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
My final suggestion and prescription would be based on these answers.
Kindly write them in detail.
Basic plan is an umbrella coverage where if bacteria is there antibiotic would kill them..Inflammation is there anti inflammatory and probiotic would take care of it while constipation would be relieved by anti constipating agents...A high complex carb based diet and fibers.
Waiting for your answer.
Any antibiotic you can find in that area do name it.
Thank you!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
I have answered your questions below:
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect. - I think it's probably like a 5, but it's hard to tell if its that or the other things I've been doing, like increasing water, fiber etc
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it. I'm not sure how to attach a picture on this platform
4)Alcohol or Smoking? I don't drink or smoke
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature? The pain was at first almost like a tearing sensation, and it was initially very sensitive. Now, after I ran the 12 days of doxy, it mostly has stopped. It is just an annoying minor pain that keeps going on and off. And it seems to be happening less each day now.
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level. Before the antibiotics I took, it probably reached like a 7 in pain, and I was at the point of take the antibiotics or get medically evacuated. After taking them, it is mostly like a 2 maybe 3 for pain level, just annoying not debilitating. And it has remained at this pain level for a couple weeks with not much change, just it happens less and less each day like it is healing
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole.... The only antibiotic I have access to is the doxycycline because we use it for malaria prevention, I had read that it can be effective for diverticulitis at two 100 mg doses each day for 10 days. I took that for 12 days, the 200mg per day and it seems to have almost entirely stopped the issue. No bleeding, no severe pain, I am pretty sure it's healing up.
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc. Yes, I have drastically increased my vegetable and fruit intake and it seems to be helping. I also have been drinking the 2.5 liters of water per day, and I think that really helped a lot.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
I can get the constipation meds, but only in a couple weeks. I'm relocating to a different spot soon, so I have to get situated, and then I can order them and see how it goes. In the mean time, I have been using apple cider vinegar, and it seems to help a lot too.
Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate the advice.
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect. - I think it's probably like a 5, but it's hard to tell if its that or the other things I've been doing, like increasing water, fiber etc
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it. I'm not sure how to attach a picture on this platform
4)Alcohol or Smoking? I don't drink or smoke
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature? The pain was at first almost like a tearing sensation, and it was initially very sensitive. Now, after I ran the 12 days of doxy, it mostly has stopped. It is just an annoying minor pain that keeps going on and off. And it seems to be happening less each day now.
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level. Before the antibiotics I took, it probably reached like a 7 in pain, and I was at the point of take the antibiotics or get medically evacuated. After taking them, it is mostly like a 2 maybe 3 for pain level, just annoying not debilitating. And it has remained at this pain level for a couple weeks with not much change, just it happens less and less each day like it is healing
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole.... The only antibiotic I have access to is the doxycycline because we use it for malaria prevention, I had read that it can be effective for diverticulitis at two 100 mg doses each day for 10 days. I took that for 12 days, the 200mg per day and it seems to have almost entirely stopped the issue. No bleeding, no severe pain, I am pretty sure it's healing up.
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc. Yes, I have drastically increased my vegetable and fruit intake and it seems to be helping. I also have been drinking the 2.5 liters of water per day, and I think that really helped a lot.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
I can get the constipation meds, but only in a couple weeks. I'm relocating to a different spot soon, so I have to get situated, and then I can order them and see how it goes. In the mean time, I have been using apple cider vinegar, and it seems to help a lot too.
Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate the advice.
I have answered your questions below:
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect. - I think it's probably like a 5, but it's hard to tell if its that or the other things I've been doing, like increasing water, fiber etc
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it. I'm not sure how to attach a picture on this platform
4)Alcohol or Smoking? I don't drink or smoke
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature? The pain was at first almost like a tearing sensation, and it was initially very sensitive. Now, after I ran the 12 days of doxy, it mostly has stopped. It is just an annoying minor pain that keeps going on and off. And it seems to be happening less each day now.
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level. Before the antibiotics I took, it probably reached like a 7 in pain, and I was at the point of take the antibiotics or get medically evacuated. After taking them, it is mostly like a 2 maybe 3 for pain level, just annoying not debilitating. And it has remained at this pain level for a couple weeks with not much change, just it happens less and less each day like it is healing
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole.... The only antibiotic I have access to is the doxycycline because we use it for malaria prevention, I had read that it can be effective for diverticulitis at two 100 mg doses each day for 10 days. I took that for 12 days, the 200mg per day and it seems to have almost entirely stopped the issue. No bleeding, no severe pain, I am pretty sure it's healing up.
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc. Yes, I have drastically increased my vegetable and fruit intake and it seems to be helping. I also have been drinking the 2.5 liters of water per day, and I think that really helped a lot.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
I can get the constipation meds, but only in a couple weeks. I'm relocating to a different spot soon, so I have to get situated, and then I can order them and see how it goes. In the mean time, I have been using apple cider vinegar, and it seems to help a lot too.
Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate the advice.
After taking probiotic did you felt any change...Rate it on a scale of 0 to 10..0 being minimum and 10 being maximum effect. - I think it's probably like a 5, but it's hard to tell if its that or the other things I've been doing, like increasing water, fiber etc
3)Place your fist or finger on the point you feel pain.Take a picture of it via your XXXXXXX camera and attach it. I'm not sure how to attach a picture on this platform
4)Alcohol or Smoking? I don't drink or smoke
5)Pain is dull aching or deep seated in nature? The pain was at first almost like a tearing sensation, and it was initially very sensitive. Now, after I ran the 12 days of doxy, it mostly has stopped. It is just an annoying minor pain that keeps going on and off. And it seems to be happening less each day now.
6)On a scale of 0 to 10 rate your pain level. Before the antibiotics I took, it probably reached like a 7 in pain, and I was at the point of take the antibiotics or get medically evacuated. After taking them, it is mostly like a 2 maybe 3 for pain level, just annoying not debilitating. And it has remained at this pain level for a couple weeks with not much change, just it happens less and less each day like it is healing
7)Can you get any of these antibiotic at your remote location-
Ciprofloxacin...Levofloxacin...Ofloxacin...Metronidazole.... The only antibiotic I have access to is the doxycycline because we use it for malaria prevention, I had read that it can be effective for diverticulitis at two 100 mg doses each day for 10 days. I took that for 12 days, the 200mg per day and it seems to have almost entirely stopped the issue. No bleeding, no severe pain, I am pretty sure it's healing up.
8)Is it possible for you to arrange green leafy vegetables and vegetables like carrot radish lettuce etc. Yes, I have drastically increased my vegetable and fruit intake and it seems to be helping. I also have been drinking the 2.5 liters of water per day, and I think that really helped a lot.
9)Sir can you get any of these constipation relieving agent) at that place-
Lactulose
Polyethylene glycol
Lactigol
I can get the constipation meds, but only in a couple weeks. I'm relocating to a different spot soon, so I have to get situated, and then I can order them and see how it goes. In the mean time, I have been using apple cider vinegar, and it seems to help a lot too.
Thanks for all the help. I really appreciate the advice.
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I would suggest you to continue taking Doxy 100 mg twice daily for 2 weeks more along with it take lots and lots of fibers and vegetable and fruits.
If possible get a stool softner quicky.
A pain medication like nimesulide 100 mg once can be taken.
Tell me how you feel after that in 5 days.
Thanks!
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I would suggest you to continue taking Doxy 100 mg twice daily for 2 weeks more along with it take lots and lots of fibers and vegetable and fruits.
If possible get a stool softner quicky.
A pain medication like nimesulide 100 mg once can be taken.
Tell me how you feel after that in 5 days.
Thanks!
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
Brief Answer:
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I would suggest you to continue taking Doxy 100 mg twice daily for 2 weeks more along with it take lots and lots of fibers and vegetable and fruits.
If possible get a stool softner quicky.
A pain medication like nimesulide 100 mg once can be taken.
Tell me how you feel after that in 5 days.
Thanks!
Follow up.
Detailed Answer:
Hi again,
I would suggest you to continue taking Doxy 100 mg twice daily for 2 weeks more along with it take lots and lots of fibers and vegetable and fruits.
If possible get a stool softner quicky.
A pain medication like nimesulide 100 mg once can be taken.
Tell me how you feel after that in 5 days.
Thanks!
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Yogesh D
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