Posted on 07/07/2014 5:13:40 AM PDT by OneVike
Yesterday I asked some friends to pray for me over at facebook, because I was having some stomach troubles. Well this morning I think my troubles may be worse than I thought. Yesterday I woke up with severe cramps and bowel pains that lasted about 20 minutes until I had a movement. The pain went away, but I was sweating bullets and the whole experience was extremely painful.
Then about 45 minutes later it all happened again, but this time all that came out was bile. I again felt better afterwards, and then every 45 minutes through the day I had the same troubles. Needless to say I stopped eating and only drank a few fluids.
By evening the pain was subsiding and I thought that I would make it to work today with this whole incident being nothing more than something I ate, but alas it was not to be.
I woke up this morning about 4:30 with the same pain, but not nearly as bad as the first time yesterday morning. Like then I went to the restroom, but this time along with the bile was blood. I will not lie, I am a bit afraid. I will go see my Dr as soon as I can this morning.
Because some will ask, I still have my appendix, I had a Colonoscopy about 5 years ago, I had my prostate checked and I am on medication for a swollen prostate but it's under control. I'm not running a fever, although yesterday morning when this first came on I was a bit feverish every time I did have to go which was about every 45 min as I said. When I did go nothing but bile was the result. This morning is the first time I had blood.
There is no history of colon cancer in the family, so I'm sure it's nothing to serious, but as I said, I am a bit afraid. Other than my skeletal system, where I have back and nerve pain I suffer as an ongoing problem from a motorcycle wreck and a car accident which landed my wife in a wheelchair, I am pretty much a picture of health.
As anyone who knows me will tell you I never ever get sick. I am one of those freaks who gets over a 24 hour bug in an hour, and the flue that usually lasts others a week I am over in less than a day. You can count the days I have missed work in the last 20 years due to illness on one hand.
Well, again, I ask for your prayers and please keep my wife in them too, as I think this worries her more than it does me. I think I'll read some more of the book of Job. Just seems appropriate somehow.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever. (Psalm 23)
prayers up
I have sent prayers your way. Just see what the doctor says and proceed from there.
You may want to look into alternative medicean too. I’ve seen a very high success rate with alternative medicine vs.conventional (90% vs. 10%).
Prayers for your health and healing.
Prayers for your full recovery, OneVike.
I wonder whether your diet — what you eat and drink— might have something to do with your condition. You might try cutting back on acidic foods (meat, sugar, grain, alcohol) and upping your intake of alkaline foods (fruits, veggies). Someone else mentioned drinking enough water, which I second. I ended up in the hospital with vicious, unbearable gut pain once—turned out to be caused by eating too much acid-producing stuff. VERY easy to fix.
Prayers up at least daily from now on.
God Bless
Praying. I think you will be fine because it’s so sudden and violent; that makes it sound like a virus of some kind or even bacterial.
It is not true that all blood from the rectum is serious, though it is true that it might be so good to get checked. Blood could be innocuous too, like someone mentioned hemorrhoids and fissures. But in your case it sounds like something is temporarily putting your intestines through the ringer. You need to be treated in order to get well ASAP.
Keep us posted when you get home.
Great advice!!! The ER will do immediate testing and almost immediate results. Otherwise, wait several days to get into doctor, wait several days for blood work results, wait a week to see gastro doc, wait another week for endoscopy/colonoscopy. Maybe two weeks from now you might know what’s going on.
**Someone else mentioned drinking enough water**
Most bottled water has acid in it too.
However, a few suppliers go with the alkaline. My stomach is sensitive to acid so I drink the bottled water with alkaline in it.
If anyone want more information, FReepmail me.
May the Lord bless you and keep you.
Prayers up.
Oh no. Of course! Try not to worry yet. Stuff can happen that isn’t necessarily serious, but will scare you to death. God Bless you & Keep you safe.
Sending prayers for you and your lovely wife.
Generally bright red blood means some kind of irritation in the lower bowel tract. Diverticulitis, IBS, and food allergies can trigger that so can a bug. Dark red blood, stool continuously real dark, and coffee ground like stool usually points to more serious issues.
Lord bless and heal Thy servant, relieve his suffering and comfort his wife.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
Joining in with prayers up for you OneVike.
Thanks for the heads up here Kathy in Alaska. Your help is always appreciated.
Prayers made my friend.
Get this looked at immediately. I don’t want to alarm you but ask for a colonoscopy.
I am praying urgently for you, dear OneVike, and for your wife!
Prayers being said.
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