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Re: what is wrong with me???? bad pain , please help
From: William McIntosh, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 15 Oct 2002 14:43:38 -0500 (CDT)

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At Tue, 15 Oct 2002, cathy wrote: >
>i have very bad pain on my left side along with bowel problems the pain
>gets worse when i walk or sit down i get shooting pains into my rectum
>and lower abdomin, my doctor said i should not have a bowel xray as i am
>trying to get pregnant but i was prepared to stop trying but he thinks
>it is just adhessions from pid when i was younger, the pain sometimes is
>unbarable. i agreed not to have the xray but he said if i really want
>it i could have it . am i worring about nothing could this pain be as
>simple as adhessions and irritable bowel syndrom???? should i have the
>bowel xray?????? please help im desperate.
>thank you........

A bowel x-ray will not show adhesions from PID, unless there is an actual obstruction. You would be better off having a barium enema. Have you seen a GI specialist? That might be the best next step.

-- William D. McIntosh, MD, FACOG
This is for educational purposes only, and is not a substitute for consultation and examination by a licensed medical professional.

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