Spooky I am having this problem in a bad way the last few days. I was taking Loperamide as needed for runny BM and doing ok but didn't need it so stopped. I always kept going but it was better, hurrah, right? I've been on the same diet and I've gained 3 pounds and have worse abdominal pain than usual. I'm not only in cramping pain but it feels sore too, does that make sense? It can't be a partial blockage as I am having good looking BM's, passing gas and all seems normal, except for the cuffitis flare I am having. I am aggressively treating it with canasa and anucort.
I'm thinking my system must be backed up, this feels just like UC and the cramping. I am taking some Dicyclomine, anti-spasmodic, along with the Norco I take daily and I am taking the maximum Norco daily dose. This pain has me bed bound with my heating pad. I have always hated taking Dicyclomine, the little blue pill, as it makes my vision blurry.
I'm diagnosed with IPS, not pouchitis, they've never caught anything more than a tiny amount of inflammation in my pouch.
I just finished 2 weeks of Flagyl a week and a half ago and did a week of Augmentin before that. That was when my stools were out of control water. I don't think antibiotics are the proper thing to use now. I'm taking double VSL#3DS so will stop taking that until I feel better.
Does anyone else have any suggestions other than drinking something warm, juices, heating pads, warm baths, etc?
Everything appears to be working ok, besides the cuffitis, so what's wrong? I'll call someone if I quit "going".