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Colon Resection Two Years Ago. Pain Worse While Walking Or Climbing Stairs. What Could This Be?
I had a colon resection 2 years ago. March of this year I started having pains on my left side. It hurts whether I am sitting standing laying. It is worse when I am walking, or climbing stairs. I have had a colonscopy and an upper gi and the doctor said he cant find anything. Can you please tell me what could be causing this.
Mon, 18 Nov 2013
Hello,
Thanks for your query.
You might be suffering from patellar tendinitis or chondromalacia patellae, which causes pain in your knee when you try to climb the stairs. This type of knee pain related to overuse or physical activity.
Slight modifications in your life style can help.
- Do regular knee exercises (quadriceps and hamstrings).
- Always warm up before exercising and cool down afterwards. Stretch your quadriceps and hamstrings.
- Lose weight if you are overweight. Every pound that you are overweight puts about 5 extra pounds of pressure on your knee cap when you go up and down stairs.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query.
You might be suffering from patellar tendinitis or chondromalacia patellae, which causes pain in your knee when you try to climb the stairs. This type of knee pain related to overuse or physical activity.
Slight modifications in your life style can help.
- Do regular knee exercises (quadriceps and hamstrings).
- Always warm up before exercising and cool down afterwards. Stretch your quadriceps and hamstrings.
- Lose weight if you are overweight. Every pound that you are overweight puts about 5 extra pounds of pressure on your knee cap when you go up and down stairs.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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