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Spastic Colon Symptoms - How To Live With Spastic ColonDo you suffer from spastic colon? They really can be quite disabling can’t they? Sufferers, like yourself, are always trying to find good ways of managing or treating spastic colon and I am here to help you with this. I will show you ways of coping with your symptoms and help in dealing with the everyday issues that most people would normally take for granted. You have probably been hiding your symptoms from other people for sometime (even those close to you) or only told those who you feel you can trust. Why? Because most people feel embarrassed talking about it, may not feel others will understand about their bowel symptoms, don’t want to talk about their toileting issues which are a very personal thing.“Coming out” and opening up to people about your problems is a very difficult thing. Shouting from a pedestal …..My name is Joe Blogs and I have a spastic colon! Is perhaps a little radical, but I’m sure you understand what I mean by this! Perhaps you would prefer to discuss your symptoms with someone you don’t know, with other sufferers of the condition who can help to give you advice that you are looking for. Well, here at IBS Help Online you have the opportunity to do just that and I will talk to you more about this later. Clarifying You Have Spastic Colon SymptomsBefore we go any further, I would just like to clarify that you are suffering from symptoms of spastic colon. Why? Because other bowel conditions such as celiac disease, Inflammatory Bowel Disease and even colon cancer early symptoms can sometimes mimic these symptoms so it is important to confirm that you have the condition. Spastic colon is commonly known as IBS or the Irritable Bowel Syndrome and you may know it as that. Its diagnosis is made when symptoms of abdominal pain with associated symptoms of either diarrhea or constipation have been present for at least 3 months. These are encompassed in the Rome III criteria .
Treating Spastic Colon SymptomsNow, to be honest there are lots of ways to treat your spastic colon symptoms. Of all the spastic colon or IBS treatments available, probably the single most important of these are following an IBS diet and also looking at IBS Lifestyle changes. These alone will improve your symptoms 70% of the time and are probably your best option in improving you’re the quality of your life. They are also good because it is a natural way of dealing with your symptoms and don’t involve a great deal of expense. They’re a healthy option too! The subject of diet is too big to deal with here, but if you follow the links you will find out everything you need to know. So, you may be finding your abdominal pain associated with your spastic colon symptoms too severe. What can you do about this? Well, options available include the quick, short term fix of IBS medications such as the antispasmoic drugs. The main ones used are Mebeverine and Buscopan (also known as Hyoscine Butylbromide), which work to reduce the spasm thought to cause the abdominal pain that you experience. They are good for some sufferers, but they do have side effects because of their so called “antimuscarinic” effects which include dry mouth, blurred vision and urine retention so they might not suit everyone. They probably only work in about 20% of cases, so it’s not the ideal treatment, but certainly they have some evidence base so they are a proven way of treating spastic colon symptoms! Another option are the tricyclic antidepressants such as Amitriptyline, Dothiepin and Nortriptyline. You can read more about these in the IBS and antidepressants section. Again, there is some evidence that these can be effective, particularly with diarrhea symptoms. The newer antidepressants, known as SSRI’s, are probably a better option if your symptoms are mainly constipation with abdominal pain. Hypnotherapy has been used in spastic colon. The treatment also has some evidence behind it and may help some sufferers, particularly when abdominal pain is a predominant symptom. What if none of these ways of treating spastic colon work? Well, there are other options available to you too. These include homeopathy remedies , best probiotics , Magnesium, Aloe Vera , Acai Berry and the health benefits of Manuka Honey as possible treatment options. They are not evidenced based (well actually probiotics do have some evidence), but some sufferers really do find their symptoms improve with these. Coping With Everyday Issues of Spastic Colon SymptomsWhat every sufferer of a spastic colon wishes to know is where they can find a toilet and to have privacy. The single most important factor is availability and this in turn helps to lessen the burden of the symptoms. Stress clearly makes the problem worse in a lot of sufferers, although not always. Planning is important, particularly when going out and also having a toilet available for you when you are in the work place. Ask your doctor to write to your employer to explain the need for a toilet to be available and that you may need to take more toilet breaks than the average person. If you don’t want to be so explicit with your employer, try to have a work area near to a toilet. Take your own toilet roll with you so that you know that you have plenty of paper available to you should you need it. Keep pain relief available should you need it too. Contact others With Spastic Colon SymptomsSo, as promised, I mentioned earlier about discussing your symptoms and treatment with other sufferers of spastic colon. Well, now’s your chance! Below, there is a submission form to do just that. This is totally anonymous (unless you wish to put your name to it and “come out”). It is a way of opening up on your symptoms and helping others too. If you are submitting details, you should try to make it at least 300 to 400 words long. Why? Because when you submit your discussion topic, you create a web page on the site. We know that search engines expect web pages to be at least 300 to 400 words long, otherwise they penalise the website so I can’t publish anything less. It really is of benefit to you to as a long submission is more likely to gain a response from fellow sufferers. If you really can’t manage that sort of length, I will try to incorporate what you have said in to the main web page, but only if I feel it adds content that others will find of benefit. These obviously can’t be replied to in the same way as a longer submission so I would encourage you to write as much as you can about spastic colon symptoms or anything else to do with IBS. Share Your IBS Story With Other SufferersShare your IBS with other sufferers here as outlined. Go To What is Irritable Bowel Syndrome Page Go To The Homepage Like Elad, I Built IBS Help Online With SBI, Take A Look |
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