No no no - I never meant to infer anything remotely connected to drug
abuse- just how dangerous some of those drugs can be and how some cause
constipation - just thought they could possibly be adding to the
problem..im sorry if i came of sounding like i was preaching.
barb
On 10/22/2011 10:59 PM, Jen wrote:
> Hello Barb
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> I understand your concern.
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> Buscupan is actually a muscle relaxant and does not come under the same drug group as the others. It does not cause constipation and is indictated in cases of bowel spasm such as ibs and colitis.
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> I am in the UK and every doctor I see is aware of what medications I am being prescribed and am taking, I am not abusing either oxy nor seeing different doctors to get extra prescriptions.
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> Oxycontin is 12 hour modified release but I suffer breakthrough pain and have days worse than others. The oxycodone is instant release and prescribed for this breakthrough pain.
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> I have been refusing fentnyl patches for 4 years now.
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> I see my GP weekly and have my prescription re issued every friday. I only ever have a maximum of 7 days worth of medication in my possession and if I wasn't in severe pain I would not take them. I am allergic to codeine asprin and nsaids and was prescribed both oxy drugs by the chronic pain management team at my local hospital after referral from my surgeon and regular doctor.
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> I agree the synthetic morphine based drugs do suppress the CNS and cause a paralyzed colon also.
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> I have been on the laxatives since infancy due to the dysmotility.
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> I have been taking painkillers since my late teens, and had the controlled drugs added in my mid twenties.
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> My medications are not causing my problems nor making them worse, a bowel that will not work cannot be made to work by with holding pain meds I need to even stand up and get to the bathroom.
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> I feel you have assumed I am a drug addict that has caused my own problems due to addiction and you are wrong. If at 2 yrs old I was in the same position I am now with the state of my bowels, how do painkillers I didn't take until 18 years after cause this?
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> Everyones perception of pain is different.
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> -----Original Message-----
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> From: "Barb R."<spyderbyte@roadrunner.com>
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> Sender: AlternativeAnswers@yahoogroups.com
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> Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:10:11
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> Subject: Re: [AlternativeAnswers] Slow Transit Colon and Encrusted Rectum,
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> Sigmoid from Splenic Flexture Help
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> Normally I just read but this time I feel the need to interject. What I
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> find rather strange are your medications.It is odd that you have two
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> simultaneously running scripts for oxycodone and oxycontin- they are
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> both central nervous system depressants, and it is unwise to use them
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> together and strange that a physician would prescribe both at the same
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> time. Buscopan, oxycodone and oxycontin all cause constipation. Why
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> would doctors give scripts that cause constipation to someone who
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> suffers from a chronic constipation issue.I do hope that all your
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> doctors are in communication with each other and each knows what the
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> other one is handing out. Some combinations can be dangerous and many of
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> your meds cause many of the problems you are suffering from -things just
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> don't seem right.
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>> On 10/22/2011 2:20 AM, JenniferD wrote:
>>> Hello I'm Jen I hope you are all well.
>>> I am 28 and since birth have suffered with being unable to open my
>> bowels without assistance and a chronic anal fissure. This condition
>> is not affected or improved by diet, exercise or medication and my
>> bowel seems to 'shut down' with a 3 month fecal impaction and
>> paradoxical diahorrea. I also developed chronic pain at 24 due to the
>> chronic impactions and constant fecal stasis. I am currently seeing a
>> colo rectal surgeon and pelvic floor specialist, plus a psychologist.
>> But I have been under medical specialists all of my life.
>>> I am currently on a lot of heavy prescription meds:
>>> Fleet oral phospho soda 2 bottles every other day
>>> Movicol/Macrogol 3 to 8 sachets a day
>>> Sodium Docusate 3 times daily
>>> Trans anal irrigation 3 times daily with 1 litre warm tap water
>>> Glycerine suppositories 2-4 daily (please excuse spelling)
>>> Lidocaine anesthetic gel 6 times daily
>>> Fleet enemas PRN (but useless)
>>> Also for pain I take:
>>> Oxycontin 30mg 2 times daily
>>> Oxycodone PRN up to 80mg daily
>>> Buscupan 20mg 4 times daily
>>> Paracetamol 1g 4 times daily
>>> Diazepam 10mg 4 times daily
>>> Zopiclone 7.5mg nightly
>>> My question is can anybody help me out in my current situation? I
>> have been blocked since august, my specialist knows this but is happy
>> to leave me in my current situation for now. I am unable to cope with
>> constantly being blocked and unable to pass a bm. I use olive oil
>> enemas too but they do not help to break down the concrete my body
>> seems to produce no matter what I do. I have no diagnosis and am srill
>> undergoing tests. I would just like alternative information about
>> colon cleansing and how to clear my colon asap. I am intolerant to
>> fibre and being unable to eat and in pain have lost nearly 7 stone in
>> 6 months. I have already tried massage, aromatherapy, herbal medicine
>> (I am a holistic therapist and have been studying a honors degree in
>> Medical Herbalism for 3 years but have had to take a break due to my
>> severe symptoms) but I would be eternally grateful for any other
>> suggestions. I really hope someone out there can suggest therapys I
>> have not
>> come across in my research. I am not expecting a miracle cure or a
>> magic wand I know I will always have to deal with my condition.
>>> Any and all advice will be appreciated.
>>> Thank you for reading my ramble
>>> Love peace and light
>>> Jen
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