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I'm on Imuran now 4 weeks. The last couple of days my middle to lower back is very sore. Yesterday I my stomach felt like there was trapped wind right up to below my rib cage, its not too bad today but tender to touch. My IBD nurse is off today so can't contact her until Monday. Has anyone who's been on Imuran ever experienced this? It might be totally unrelated to my tabs.
Experienced that before going on Imuran and after going on it- are you sure you're just not going into or having a flare up?:(. But you're right it could be tablet related so mention it to your GP at the earliest possible moment.
Lower back pains are a bitch, only thing I ever found to relieve them was paracetamol so I'd keep that for just when I want to lie down and sleep. For that trapped wind below the ribcage my GP has me on Buscopan and to be honest I think it's great it does seem to ease some of the pressure on my back too but that might just be wishful thinking on my part. Either way, perhaps ask your GP or nurse about that if you're not already on it?
Hope those pains reside and you get some more comfort.
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Thanks for your reply. I had problems with my back a few years ago so it may be related. My bloods have been ok the last few weeks so not sure if its the tabs.
Experienced that before going on Imuran and after going on it- are you sure you're just not going into or having a flare up?:(. But you're right it could be tablet related so mention it to your GP at the earliest possible moment.
Lower back pains are a bitch, only thing I ever found to relieve them was paracetamol so I'd keep that for just when I want to lie down and sleep. For that trapped wind below the ribcage my GP has me on Buscopan and to be honest I think it's great it does seem to ease some of the pressure on my back too but that might just be wishful thinking on my part. Either way, perhaps ask your GP or nurse about that if you're not already on it?
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smccarrick wrote: »Looks like another 3 or 4 units of O+ for me next week
Trying to schedule it to take care of my little ones.
If it cheers you up any little bit I initially read your post as if you had the intention of killing your little ones. Sorry.
Thanks for your reply. I had problems with my back a few years ago so it may be related. My bloods have been ok the last few weeks so not sure if its the tabs.
Well tablets do cause side effects that don't show up in blood tests so who knows. All you can do is tell the nurse and GP and hope that they can do something to resolve the situation .:(0 -
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Hi and thanks for the reply again
I've booked myself into St. James's Private Clinic for tomorrow morning. I'm inpatient and couldn't wait until early January for the appointment in the public system I attend St. James's anyway so going there makes sense, and also, they didn't need a GP referral as they could access the original referral from my consultant.
My IBD nurse and GP will both get the results within 24 hours so hopefully I'll know by the end of the week what it is.
I've been fine the past 2 days, no pain but today now I'm starting to get some back pain. My GP said there's not really any medication to give only take the gallbladder out so God know's how long I'll be waiting for that, the fact that I have Crohn's might hurry it along a bit (it if is indeed Gallstones).OUTDOORLASS wrote: »Hi Stephen, sri for delay in replying...
Ye, gallstones seem to hit v suddenly..I had mine back in 2004. At that time there was no real medicinal treatment for it, just remove the organ, taking the stones with it. A lot cd have changed in the meantime. I got some herbal stuff trying to hold off another attack. One minute u.d be fine, and then suddenly somebody turned on a switch of the type of pain u described. Be very careful with what u eat...and remember u are heading into C.mas season...the season of excess...!!
Very fatty diet cd set an attack off. Keep everything as low fat as possible. If u ate something very rich/fatty the gallbladder seems to go into overdrive, and where the pain comes from is when a stone gets stuck in a duct .....The only thing that relieved it for me was an injection of something very strong, and wait for the gallbladder to relax...
Back then I had a much better private health insurance in comparison to what I have now. Cd.nt do now what I did then, going private...
Do u have an appointment to see a consultant in Jan, or is it to get a scan....
One thing u might consider...In the Euromedic Clinics, u can get an ultrasound for abt EUR95 and they give results to GP the following day....At least u cd confirm if u have gallstones. Euromedics have several Clinics throughout the country.
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Had an op about 14/15 years ago, nothing since. I'm getting a DEXA scan in April to check out my bone density. It may be an ulcer, the doctor said ulcers can cause back pain but is rare. He gave me tabs last week in the event that it was gastric related. I haven't been taken them every day, the pain went and I stopped which was a mistake
. The pain seems to start about 2 hours after my breakfast and eases slighly during the day. I'm still waiting to hear from the IBD nurse, she works half day on Friday's so I probably won't hear from her until Monday at this stage. I hope it's just something like an ulcer and can be easily treated with medication.Good that at least some things are ruled out .
Can't speculate on what u have but personally I had pains under my rip cage .+ my belly button . Pain hit like a wave and to be honest it was like a spasm . Stomach got hard during the wave of pain. Back pain was worse in morning but eased during day . Stomach pain only happened cause I had hernias after surgery weaker muscles etc.
Buscupon eased initially but they became like candy and nothing eased really .
Hernia op helped all . Back pain still there but not as bad liveable .
Did u ever have ops linked to your crohns ? Weaker muscles perhaps .0 -
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