Since the middle of December 2010 I have had the following symptoms with some others being added:
Upper Abdominal Pain (after eating, morning, and night) (wakes me up at night)
Throbbing in the abdominal area
Abdominal spasms
Gurgling noises coming from my abdomen (especially after I eat)
Nausea
Constipation (up to 5 days without a bowel movement, I then take a laxative)
Changing bowel movements (size and color)
Pain/Pressure pushing my rib cage out
"Acid" type taste coming into my mouth
Lump feeling in my throat
Tickling throat with constant mucus
Loss of appetite
I don't know what else to do. The doctor's tried Nexium which didn't work. I'm now on Miralax and Colace. I was having more bowel movements, but now it doesn't seem to be working. I just increased the dosage of Colace and will do the same with Miralax tomorrow. As you can see I'm up writing this at about 3a.m. I have been in bed for 4 hours trying to sleep, but can't. I have a colonoscopy scheduled for March 1st, but can not stand the pain. I feel like crying constantly. Please Help.
Upper Abdominal Pain (after eating, morning, and night) (wakes me up at night)
Throbbing in the abdominal area
Abdominal spasms
Gurgling noises coming from my abdomen (especially after I eat)
Nausea
Constipation (up to 5 days without a bowel movement, I then take a laxative)
Changing bowel movements (size and color)
Pain/Pressure pushing my rib cage out
"Acid" type taste coming into my mouth
Lump feeling in my throat
Tickling throat with constant mucus
Loss of appetite
I don't know what else to do. The doctor's tried Nexium which didn't work. I'm now on Miralax and Colace. I was having more bowel movements, but now it doesn't seem to be working. I just increased the dosage of Colace and will do the same with Miralax tomorrow. As you can see I'm up writing this at about 3a.m. I have been in bed for 4 hours trying to sleep, but can't. I have a colonoscopy scheduled for March 1st, but can not stand the pain. I feel like crying constantly. Please Help.
Hi! I'm not a doctor but this sounds like irritable bowel movement to me. Have you tried changing your diet? Since you can't use these laxatives forever :-( Don't be afraid of the colonoscopy, no mater how unpleasant it is, it will help your doctors rule out what's causing you all this.
I have the same symptoms. How did the colonoscope go?