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Diagnosed With CRPS After Undetected L4/L5 Sequestered Disc Herniation. Causing Leisons In Nerve Root. Had Colonoscopy. What Can Be Done?
Question: I have been diagnosed with CRPS Type 2 after a undetected L4/L5 sequestered disc herniation was found, causing leisons in the nerve root, right side only. Along with this my bowel movements are terribly painful and the process, including severe back pain, can take hours. My bowel movements are large. I take lactalose, add fibre daily and stool softeners. It seems related to back pain. Immediately for two weeks only, after my discsectomy, I had regular bowel movements. I drink over 2 liters of water daily. I had a colonoscopy thatonly showed trauma in my rectum.
Is there a condition related to digestive problems, such as I describe and back pain. This has caused me so much pain, i am considered disabled. CRPS alone, is scary, but I am a afraid to eat becase of my bowel movements.
In some cases my stools are spiraled. This has been going on since 2006.
Is there a condition related to digestive problems, such as I describe and back pain. This has caused me so much pain, i am considered disabled. CRPS alone, is scary, but I am a afraid to eat becase of my bowel movements.
In some cases my stools are spiraled. This has been going on since 2006.
HI,
Thanks for writing in.
The cause of slow bowel movements in your case is most probably due to the side effects of medications especially hydromorphone and trazodone. Both these have aconstipating effect on the bowels.
It is promising to hear that the colonoscopy report is normal.
The protocol which you are following is the treatment for the bowel issue namely increased water intake, stool softners.The only worrisome issue is the pain which you are experiencing during defecation. The commonest cause for that in constipated patients is a fissure in ano. In addition to the protocol which you are following for improved bowel function, you may require certain creams or ointments to be applied locally which include local anaesthetics and sphincter dilating agents. But these would be subject to a clinical examination of that area by a surgeon.
Many a times neurological problems of the back can cause autonomic dysfunction. This can cause slowing of bowels as well.
Unless you decrease or rather stop the drugs the bowels cannot be expected to move adequately.
I hope this answers your query.
Regards
Thanks for writing in.
The cause of slow bowel movements in your case is most probably due to the side effects of medications especially hydromorphone and trazodone. Both these have aconstipating effect on the bowels.
It is promising to hear that the colonoscopy report is normal.
The protocol which you are following is the treatment for the bowel issue namely increased water intake, stool softners.The only worrisome issue is the pain which you are experiencing during defecation. The commonest cause for that in constipated patients is a fissure in ano. In addition to the protocol which you are following for improved bowel function, you may require certain creams or ointments to be applied locally which include local anaesthetics and sphincter dilating agents. But these would be subject to a clinical examination of that area by a surgeon.
Many a times neurological problems of the back can cause autonomic dysfunction. This can cause slowing of bowels as well.
Unless you decrease or rather stop the drugs the bowels cannot be expected to move adequately.
I hope this answers your query.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I had a dichotomy in January 2010, and for the immediate week that followed I had regular stools and painless bowel movements and I reduced my medication intake, and I am just now answering my on question. The blood I seen in the stool can it also be caused by the medications?
i will ask my doctor to check again, but he has previously told me that he thinks neurological reason is the source of pain.
I any case many thanks.
i will ask my doctor to check again, but he has previously told me that he thinks neurological reason is the source of pain.
I any case many thanks.
Hi,
thanks for the feedback.
Assuming colonoscopy to be normal as described by you then and medications stopped then the cause of the blood in stools could be due to a local cause such as a fissure in ano caused by difficult passage of hard stools. Medication induced bleeding in most cases causes black stools.
Neurological disoreders can undoubtedly cause severe pain.
I hope this answers your doubt.
regards
thanks for the feedback.
Assuming colonoscopy to be normal as described by you then and medications stopped then the cause of the blood in stools could be due to a local cause such as a fissure in ano caused by difficult passage of hard stools. Medication induced bleeding in most cases causes black stools.
Neurological disoreders can undoubtedly cause severe pain.
I hope this answers your doubt.
regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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