Hello All,
Fortunately it has been a bit since I have had any pouch woes, unfortunately I am experiencing some troubling symptoms. I am simply looking for advice on what you all think I should do. My symptoms are as follows:
* mild left-sided pain (feels like in my hip area) - this pain comes and goes in intensity but is pretty much always there in the "background" but not too bad
* some bright red blood in the bowl, not just on the tissue
* urgency - this is intermittent
* some lower abdominal discomfort, straight across the lower ab area, sometimes painful to the touch
* achiness (attributed to my arthritis)
* feeling a bit rundown and kinda like I have the flu, no fever
It doesn't feel like the other times I have had pouchitis so I am not really sure what it is OR if I should even read into it. Any thoughts? I don't want to go into the doctors and pay my co-pay just to be told there is nothing to be done and I certainly don't feel the need to go to the ER. Thanks in advance all. I appreciate it.
