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Re: diarrhea
From: Ally (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Sun Oct 26 13:24:28 2008
The doctor said he could see it on the u/s and it was strongly suspected
due to my symptoms. However, I don't think it can be absolutely
confirmed until you have a lap. I also had a colonoscopy before the lap
that was normal. Endo enters the colon from the outside in.
I'll have to admit, the thought of a bowel resection was VERY scary for
me, but they were able to do it all laproscopically and with no temp.
colostomy needed. I am very thankful for the relief I have and how
smoothly everything went. Let me know if you have any other questions!
At Sun, 26 Oct 2008, annie wrote:
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>Thank you Ally,
>Did you know in advance that the endo was invading your colon or was it
>confirmed during the lap?
>At Sat, 25 Oct 2008, Ally wrote:
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>>I had experienced diarrhea during my period with a lot of urgency and
>>abdominal pain like you describe. This was only the first couple of
>>days during my cycle, but got progressively worse each cycle (more pain,
>>more urgency those days). I also had very thin (sorry for TMI) bowel
>>movements and needed to go multiple times a day during the rest of my
>>cycle.
>>
>>I had a lap last Dec. where a bowel resection was done due to the endo
>>invading my colon. Since then, I experience NO diarrhea during my
>>periods. I feel so much better and have no doubts that the GI symptoms
>>were due to the endo.
>>
>>Hope you feel better soon!
>>
>>At Sat, 25 Oct 2008, annie wrote:
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>>>Sorry, it is not a pleasant topic but I have Stage 3 endo which has
>>>recently been acting up. I always had diarrhea during my period, but
>>>now my period just ended and the abdominal pain and urgency to go to the
>>>bathroom has not ended. Does anyone experience this and attribute it to
>>>endo?
>>>
>>>--
>>>Annie, Brookyln, NY
>>>
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>Annie, Brookyln, NY
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