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Sudden Severe Lower Back Pain Following A Colonoscopy

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Dr. Praveen Tayal MD

I'm having lower back pain on the left side. I had a colonoscopy 3 days ago. I have diverticulitis ... the colonoscopy stirred up something. What do you think? The pain is sort of... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr.  Praveen Tayal MD

Back pain ..lower back.. 48 hours after colonoscopy? I read disc could be out of place if incorrectly positioned during procedure? I don't have back pain of any kind... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Praveen Tayal ( Orthopaedic Surgeon)
Dr. Albana Sejdini MD

I am 56 and had my first colonoscopy last Sept. woke up during procedure with terrible pain and they put be back under when I awoke I had terrible pain in my back and I was not able to... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Albana Sejdini ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Grzegorz Stanko MD

I had a colonoscopy yesterday. today i am having severe lower back pain . i spoke to the doctor who did the colonoscopy and all he said was it is not related, but i had no... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Grzegorz Stanko ( General Surgeon)
Dr.   Prof. Kunal Saha MD

Can I take Norco(for back pain )before a colonoscopy? ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Prof. Kunal Saha ( General & Family Physician)

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Dr. Hardik Sanghvi MD

I have (2) herniated discs (L-4/5) and am scheduled for a colonoscopy this week. I am age 59, male, past history of cancer so the test is needed but I am concerned about the colonoscopy procedure causing ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Hardik Sanghvi ( Pathologist and Microbiologist)
Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel MD

I started my diet for the colonoscopy on Sunday and continue Monday by the afternoon around 1:00 I started to get backache pain I still had the pain when I was about to get the procedure done . I told... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Bhagyesh V. Patel ( General Surgeon)
Dr.  Sunil Jangid MD

Had a routine colonoscopy today and all was well, not even a single polyp. My lower back seemed to start hurting as I was laying there waiting for the procedure to start and it is really aching now, 6 ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sunil Jangid ( HIV AIDS Specialist)
Dr. Salah Saad Shoman MD

Is it possible for a colonoscopy to cause a herniated disk? The pain goes from my lower back all ... disk is torn and ruptured! This all started the day after having a colonoscopy. Before... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Salah Saad Shoman ( Internal Medicine Specialist)
Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale MD

Hi I had a colonoscopy last Thursday. I am spotting blood and have pain in my lower back. It is ... spotty and am very dissy. Is this something that can happen after a colonoscopy? They... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vasudha Jayant Athavale ( General & Family Physician)