What Causes Lower Left Quadrant Pain?

Question: Hi - I have a question on lower left quadrant pain - I have previously been diagnosed with IBS - a condition which has come under question, however after recently at my doctors advice I was subjected to synthetic compounded Thyroxine (T4) which caused an increase in symptoms. I usually take a natural form, seeing that I am so sensitive. It feels like burning, or something being squeezed - a very uncomfortable feeling. I have had advice from a gastroenterologist who feels it is too early to redo a colonoscopy. I have been advised to wait until XXXXXXX next year before proceeding with anything further - I am not happy about this and concerned it should not be ignored that long.

Its like a raw and burning feeling pretty much over the entire lower part of the large intestine (colon) - I feel weak and tired sometimes and sometimes warm and clammy. (not sure if this is connected)

I am concerned that this should not wait - that I should be perhaps following another path or something to that effect in getting it resolved.

Dr Barani
Thanks for the answer but I have a question for you - surely Diverticulitis would be picked up on colonoscopy ? I had one in May last year which is one of the reasons doctors are not going to rush into one again now - however my symptoms are definitely not quite right.
I have taken on board what you and the other DR have both said however and I was feeling 100% well with none of these issues until fairly recently (2014) when this began flaring up. (obviously other than my IBS which has been an ongoing thing which I manage recently well) Nothing untoward other than a worsening case of what feels like inflammation highlighted by my recent case of taking the synthetic T4.

Thanks - the colonoscopy was done almost a year and a half ago. That is still fairly recent. It was my GP who felt that it should be looked at again, saying that it may be a symptom rather than the medication being the cause of the bleed. I did already have a CT scan and no diverticulitis showed up on that one.

Thanks. This is the upshot of it for me. Will keep a close eye on it for the moment but suspect it was a case of a case of chemical sensitivity as I thought was the case, complicating and stirring up the IBS. Needless to say that medication was stopped as soon as I realised it was causing me problems. Working with the gastro and hopefully this will either resolve itself or be resolved with earlier colonoscopy as you say.