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Re: chronic diarrhea and test results...any info? Response to & question for Dr Daiter
From: Eric Daiter, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed May 30 09:20:58 2007
I am sure that there are some great doctors in Canada, but I don't know
any of them. Maybe at a University hospital, where there is a medical
school, one of the RE Professors is truly expert? There are famous
medical centers at McGill or Toronto?
Good luck
At Wed, 30 May 2007, Vanessa wrote:
>
>Thanks for your response Dr Daiter.
>
>Here in Canada we do not really have any Endo specialists. Even when
>Dr's
>say they're specialists, they aren't. For example, they only think that
>chocolate cysts (I guess these are considered typical lesions) are Endo
>and
>they do not consider the red, white or blue legions (I assume this is
>what
>you call atypical lesions) as Endo. How can we ask our Dr's about what
>they
>actually consider Endo without offending them? It is my experience that
>when I ask questions like this Dr's get upset and often think I am
>getting
>mis-info from the internet and they're right and I'm wrong. Here in
>Canada
>it is so hard to find someone who really understands Endo. Even when
>you
>think they do you later find out they don't understand it at all as they
>have old fashion views of what Endo really is. I've even asked about my
>IBS
>and have been told by 2 Dr's (both were Cheif or heads of ob/gyn at
>hospitals in 2 different cities) that it could not be related to my
>endo.
>This tells me that they have no idea about the real issues of Endo. It's
>hard to have faith in Dr's when you do so much research to keep yourself
>informed and they aren't up to date on Endo issues. They treat you like
>you're a difficult patient if you do your own research and question
>them. I
>don't know how to find a REAL endo dr here in Canada. Are you able to
>give
>names of Dr that you are aware of in Canada that you know/share your
>views
>on Endo?
>
>Thanks,
>Vanessa
>
>At Wed, 30 May 2007, Eric Daiter, MD wrote:
>>
>>If the GI doctors don't find anything on their examinations, which
>>generally include colonoscopy, then they often disgnose you with IBS (a
>>diagnosis of exclusion - meaning that you have irritated bowels but they
>>don't know why). In a LOT (but not all) of these cases that I have seen
>>at my office, careful removal of all typical AND atypical lesions of
>>endometriosis from the pelvis (not necessarily from the bowel itself)
>>resolves the problem entirely. Pelvic endometriosis can cause irritated
>>bowels and those symptoms. Of course, so can serious GI problems, so a
>>GI evaluation first is a good idea
>>
>>Good Luck
>>
>>http://www.drericdaitermd.com
>>
>>At Wed, 23 May 2007, Vanessa wrote:
>>>
>>>I have chronic diarrhea as well. I have been diagnosed with IBS. My
>>>diarrhea is almost daily. Some days it's 7-8 times a day. I cannot
>>>drink caffeine or cream. It totally disrupts and controls my life
>>>because I cannot leave myhouse some days. If I have an appointment I
>>>have to avoid eating until after I get back home or else I may not be
>>>able to leave my house. I don't digest food properly either...
>>>sometimes my food comes out whole and undigested or not fully digested.
>>>It's been like this for over 2 1/2 years now! My family Dr sent me to a
>>>specialist who diagnosed me with IBS without doing any real tests. 2
>>>years later I still have it really bad so finally he's mentioned sending
>>>me for a colonoscopy. I don't know what to do about it anymore. My
>>>friends and family think I'm crazy... they think it cannot be that bad.
>>>It drives me nuts cause it is that bad and I don't know what to do about
>>>it. You are not alone. Please keep us posted on your results cause I
>>>would be really interested to know. Are they testing the biopsied red
>>>spots to see if it's endo lesions. I often wonder if they even check
>>>for that! I am going to request to my Dr that if they find anything they
>>>test it for endo as well as all their normal tests. I have nausea,
>>>bloating and fullness as well. All these things run in my family. My
>>>grandmother actually died of bowel cancer. I wonder if it's all linked.
>>>Again keep us posted on your results... and good luck!
>>>
>>>--
>>>Vanessa
>>>
>>>At Wed, 23 May 2007, josie wrote:
>>>>
>>>>I wondered if anyone who has had chronic diarrhea and nausea with endo
>>>>has any info to give me while I wait for my doctor report in two
>>>>weeks... I had a colonoscopy/endoscopy yesterday to determine cause of
>>>>stomach issues and bloating/fullness and the doc saw several red spots
>>>>in my intestine and upper colon that she biopsied. My guess is that
>>>>these might be from taking ibuprofen for all the pain I've had over the
>>>>past several months. I've been told in the past that I have IBS and I'm
>>>>not sure if that might cause these spots as well. My diarrhea seems out
>>>>of control these days, but I have had several procedures this spring so
>>>>my body might just be out of whack. Any info would be great. Thanks.
>>>
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