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Serious Complications of Colonoscopy Are Not Rare

• colonoscopy
• severe bloating distention after colonoscopy
• Belching
• colonoscopy problem
• Feeling bad after colonoscopy
• Spleen Perforation
• left flank pain since colonoscopy
• colonoscopy complications

colonoscopy

owen w. beem, ret., 19 Apr 2009 8:15 AM EST

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is there anystudies that show that a colonoscopy can bring on a divascolitis attact. coincidentally i had one shortly after the colonoscopn and a second one about 2 weeks later and I went to an er& confirmed it through urinalsis & MRI.took medsmetronid.& ciprof.. D was gone termpoily but is now back and will see doctor for more meds.

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severe bloating distention after colonoscopy

debra l Driscoll, 2 May 2009 10:46 PM EST

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I had a colonoscopy in July of 2008. I have been sick ever since with nausea, vomiting, vertigo, a dull ache high up around the ribs, swelling of my feet and legs, leaking of stool and a HUGE DISTENDED STOMACH. it starts out under my ribs and is rock hard up top. the bottom part went down and left some fat. i was a size 6 the day of the operation and now cant get in a twelve, 9 mos. later. I have had every test including breath test for bacteria, stomach scan, cat scan and they cant find anything wrong. Also had a gastric emptying. Now they are suggesting it's middle age bulge. Yeah right!!! I have been suffering so long I cant remember what it feels like to be well. I am not constipated and no test shows any impacted stool which i was certain was the problem. Any suggestions?

End of the rope debra

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Belching

Steven Wilcox, 16 Jul 2009 1:16 PM EST

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I had a 25cm polyp removed from my sigmoid colon 3 years ago. Every since this procedure I have been excessively belching every day. I also have had moderate to severe cases of flatulence. I have inquired several times with my primary care physician, but he claims no correlation.

Is there a relation? If not then what could be causing this.

Thank you,

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colonoscopy problem

Charles Murphy, self employed, 13 Sep 2009 4:38 PM EST

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about 6 weeks ago I had a colonoscopy. I have had them before... I do know that I reacrtd to the medication for preparation before the final work was done. In fact had to redo the proceedure as the bowel did not clear the first goso back a week later. The result is that the report of the colonoscopy was about inflamation at various locations of the Colon... (even some bleeding???) Now get this. Since the procedure I have had a swelling of the gut, the area lower rib cage, front back sides are sore at times the pain surrouinding same and my mid to upper back hurts preventing me from standing or doing anything productive. I am much weaker now since the scope job... Hard to sleep. At times I can barely stand... I know this is a connect somehow to the colonoscopy , and the endoscopy which I had at the same time...but I am being ignored... with the lallala heads trying to arrange nonsese tests obvipously for an esay buck and to cover them.... not to solve the problem. I feel that maybe this will get worse and fear the worst... At times I get a felling that I could die... I have never had this before... only since this colonoscopy...

I am 73 so the medical types treat such problems as lalalala, make a buck off the old guy... I do not want to ever get another colonoscopy or endoscope done...

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Feeling bad after colonoscopy

LJ McSnowy, school, 5 Jan 2010 7:23 PM EST

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I had a routine one about 4 mons ago and ended up with severe diarrhea. Called GI and was told to use a probiotic - now I can't stop using the probiotic because the diarrhea comes back full force. I have severe gas, eat tums and pepto all the time! I recently stopped eating milk-based products and have felt some relief. I finally saved up $ to see a different GI next month... I know it's all from the "routine" colonoscopy - I will never have another one again!

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Spleen Perforation

M. A. Byrd, 2 Feb 2010 6:26 PM EST

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I had a colonoscopy a couple of months ago. My spleen was perforated, I almost bled to death. I would like to know how often this happens. I never heard of it before.

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left flank pain since colonoscopy

pranjali s wakade, Infectious Disease PA, 9 Feb 2010 10:24 PM EST

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i am having menstrual cramp like pain of the left lower quadrant of the abdomen after my colonoscopy 5 days ago. today is day 5 and i noticed that i have not urinated much and that is not like me. i am otherwise fine and went to gym. i had a tiny polyp removed. i have not informed my doc.

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colonoscopy complications

LR Toney, 23 May 2010 3:32 PM EST

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I am a 63 year old obese woman with previously diagnosed diverticulous who had a colonoscopy Friday. I do eat a high fiber diet. I woke Saturday am to intense abdominal pain on the lower left quadrant. The site of the pain did not alter nor reduce. I called the dr., told to call back if pain did not dissipate. Later I called. Told to go to emergency room. Diagnosed after ct with diverticulitis. Not a coincidence. Colonoscopy caused the diverticulosos to become diverticulitis. Painful.

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