bowel mucose

[bluegardenia]

some days ago I went to my rheumy and  I told her that a part other  many things, I often have diarrhea so she answered that she wants me to do a colonoscopy to see if something of sjogren is affecting the cells of my bowel... anybody with this??

[Jenny]

I don?t know why but I also have diarrhea several times a week.

[araminta]

Could this be irritable bowel syndroe?

Which alas a lot of us seem to get alongside Sjogrens.

[meirish]

People with Sjogrens can have abnormal mucus production in their colon. All mucus secreting organs usually have thick mucus. also it is true that irritable colon is very common with Sjogrens. It is good that you are having a colonoscopy as you need to have a baseline so that with future problems there can be comparisons in the images.

Also, be aware that the Sjogrens cam affect the gallbladder and the pancreas which can result in colon issues also. I have been dealing with several of these issues the past couple of years. I have to watch my diet and have noticed that milk products are causing more problems. I do better on the almond milk now.

Also, make sure to ask doc to do tests for fungus or bacterial infection in the colon. It is common to have these occur with autoimmune disease and especially when we take antibiotics. Good luck. Irish

[Scottietottie]

Hi 

Check all the medication you are on just in case a possible side effect is diarrhea. I was on a painkiller at one point and developed terrible diarrhea but not straight away. Neither I nor my doctor put two and two together and I ad a miserable 6 months.
Eventually weaned off the painkiller which was for something specific and i no longer needed it. A few months later I got tendinitis in one shoulder. It was very painful and I remembered he painkillers I had left over. I only took two and the next day the diarrhea was back. Twas like a light bulb went on. I googled for possible side effects - and there it was. When I told my doctor she was sceptica because she said constipation was more likely.

We are, however, all very individual. I had to stop Plaquenil because it gave me tinnitus. I had to show the rheumatologist that it could by highlighting the info on leaflet inside the tablet box.

If I'd read the painkiller leaflet earlier - I would have saved myself a colonoscopy!

Take care - Scottie 

[bluegardenia]

thanks for opinions; no problems with gallbladder just checked with ultrasound and blood tests, no new medicines , no new food, no milk.  everything started last summer when  they gave me a very strong antibiotic Bec in the emergency at night they thought I had a diverticulitis attack. since then my gut changed and now is much more sensitive.

[meirish]

Some of the problem is not necessarily the gallbladder. It is weird but seems to be related to some really7 strange combination of autoimmune things that affect the liver. The liver makes the bile and the bile is stored in the gallbladder. I found some really in depth information about these issues one time and forgot to write down the link. They are researching and finding new things all the time,

The bile gets dumped into the colon and gives me the terrible diarrhea...really miserable. Plus other issues involved also. The joy of autoimmune.
But..it comes and goes which is a blessing. I can literally feel the colon getting attacked by the bile. I forgot what it is called also. So much for my brain.. meirish