Nausea with a MC flare??

Zizzle · Post by **Zizzle** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:24 am

Mizzle,

Not sure where you got your name, but mine is a nickname we use for my sweet black cat.

Zizzle

hoosier1 · Post by **hoosier1** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 2:29 pm

Amen Joe,

I say that all the time. Just let one of our doctors jump into our skin for a spell. I guarantee they would jump right back out and run away as fast as possible.

Would be nice to see a GI doc with MC/LC join the board.

Rich

littlemary · Post by **littlemary** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 2:32 pm

Hi again, everyone, and Happy New Year! I just wanted to say that perhaps MC is a lot more common than doctors think, because not all GI docs routinely do colonic biopsies, just the regular scope, where everything looks normal. I think it should be a regular part of the procedure, especially with severe diarrhea in a middle-aged person. Maybe they are trying to save money, but I think it should be routinely done. What do you all think???

Post by **tex** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 6:56 pm

I think that if they're going to do a colonoscopy for any reason, then yes, it should always include biopsy samples.

Tex

littlemary · Post by **littlemary** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 7:45 pm

Tex, I agree. My best friend just had her first colonoscopy, and they biopsied her small intestine to check for celiac disease, but not the colon. Just makes you wonder, doesn't it?

hoosier1 · Post by **hoosier1** » Sat Jan 01, 2011 8:14 pm

Littlemary,

I have always had biopsies taken during colonoscopies but it wasn't until this year that many were taken during my most recent scoping. I think the quantity procured, as well as falsely naming my problem as IBS over the years, contributed to my late diagnosis.

Rich

GRB · Post by **GRB** » Sun Jan 02, 2011 12:19 pm

Welcome Mizzle, I'm so glad you found us. Now you aren't alone with this nasty disease and have all of the experience here to help.

I also have nausea and vomiting with an active flare. I followed Joe's advice and made a tea with fresh ginger...worked like a charm. I've also kept candied ginger on hand from time to time but all I had was fresh. I may just stay with that when I need to.

Chicken soup is your friend. I don't know about NZ but using organic chicken broth, fresh chicken and carrots makes a very good pot of soup that can be sipped with or without the meat and veggies as your tummy dictates.

I hope you're feeling better and your stressful situation has resolved itself.

littlemary · Post by **littlemary** » Mon Jan 03, 2011 8:59 pm

hoosier1, I guess I was lucky, because my gi doc only did one random biopsy of my colon, and it came up positive on my first colonoscopy. I was always one of those people who said "I'm never having a colonoscopy, that is gross", until I got really sick 6 months later, and started going 20-30 times a day. My doc literally did every possible test on my poop, including cultures. Luckily we found out the cause. Everyone is not so lucky and go years wondering what is wrong.
I think biopsies should be standard procedure.