Use of Tylenol for pain relief

raymond · Post by **raymond** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:45 pm

Can't sit or lay down to get rested, very fatigued. Experiencing pressure and pain from constant standing up. Have lost a lot weight, didn't have any to spare. Anyone know if Tylenol might work without causing an MC flair up. Appreciate any comments. Thanks.

Joefnh · Post by **Joefnh** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 4:58 pm

Hi Raymond, I'm sorry to hear about the pain but unfortunately that's part of MC. It does get better as we get the inflammation under control with diet and maybe meds. Tylenol should be just fine. The only meds to avoid are the NSAIDs like aspirin, ibuprofen (Advil) and Aleve to name a few. A few of us also have talked to our doctors and have a med called Ultram (tramadol) which works well without knocking you out.

--Joe

raymond · Post by **raymond** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 5:18 pm

Joe, Thanks for response. Really great to hear from others. I'll try Tylenol and ask my doctors about the other meds. you mentioned.

Post by **tex** » Sun Jan 09, 2011 9:55 pm

Raymond,

I always got the best results from Tylenol if I took it with a meal, and took it before the pain got to be severe.

Good luck with it - I hope it works well for you.

Tex

takef586 · Post by **takef586** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 10:25 am

I'd like to ask a question to who has been through the healing process already: was the evolution of the abdominal pain after you started the diet only positive, or were there fluctuations?
I have been on a strict diet for 7 months now, and although initially the pain started subsiding, now again it is more present, albeit it feels slightly different. Initially it was only linked to a period of time after digesting foods, now it is more linked to the passage of food through the gut, including some abdominal pain during evacuation. I am wondering if this is normal or if I am missing some element which is stil inhibiting the healing. I have recently started stabilizing my weight, so my hopes for getting better were on the rise, but the pain reminds me to be realistic...

Gloria · Post by **Gloria** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 11:22 am

I have recently started stabilizing my weight

Great news!

I can't explain the pain; I haven't had much pain with MC. Just recently I had it for about a month, and then suddenly, it went away.

I'm sure others will have some insight.

Gloria

Bifcus16 · Post by **Bifcus16** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:04 pm

Remember if you are concerned by any pain that is not going away, it is always OK to get your doctor to investigate in case there are other causes.

If the doc can't explain it, then it is probably still the MC causing it. Are you getting normal BMs or do you still have D? Is it worse after some foods rather than others?

Great to hear that you are having success managing your weight. So many of us struggle with either under or over weight!

Lyn

Post by **tex** » Mon Jan 10, 2011 4:31 pm

Lyn wrote:Are you getting normal BMs or do you still have D?

That's part of the problem - he never did have D - only pain. He has an atypical case of MC. That's why I'm guessing that it's still part of his MC symptoms. But who knows?

Tex