Abscess on colon

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Avatar f tn Has he had a cat scan to r/o abscess? An abscess could possibly form from stool leaking out of the colon into the abdominal cavity.
Avatar n tn within three days i was in the hospital for a week, CT scan showed a colon abscess, i dodged emergency surgery and responded to IV antibiotics. now i'm two months out of the hospital and a GI and surgical followup recommends bowel resection. i've read that the bowel does not repair itself. what should i do? also could the abscess have actually been caused by the colonoscopy. thanks.
Avatar n tn A related discussion, <a href='/posts/show/695709'>abscess after removal of rectum</a> was started.
Avatar f tn Hi. You really need to see a Gastroenterologist since the amount of blood has increased and is changing in consistency. This doesn't mean it's anything serious, but you need to know what you're dealing with and to ease your mind. Early intervention is always key to our health, so you don't want to wait on this. Age is on your side as far as colon cancer goes, it's rare in one so young. How old was your aunt when diagnosed?
Avatar f tn I had a perianal abscess 2 years ago and it turned into a fistula because I let it go too long without treatment. It was operated on with fistulotomy and healed perfectly within 3 months time and I have no further issues with it. My uncle also had the same thing 10 years ago and has experienced no further issues. I tend to have an OCD (diagnosed) and panicky personality, so I've had every test imaginable- colonoscopy with biopsies, IBD blood test, full blood panel, and two fecal tests.
Avatar f tn If inflammation is seen around the colon on CT and the colonoscopy is normal it would generally be the CT that would be the most reliable. With this said, you are still looking for a diagnosis. It sounds like the diagnosis of diverticulitismin the past is rather soft. Im am assuming that you are no longer on antibiotics. There are still several posibilities.
Avatar n tn My last period was in 2005. Have had close to 100 CT scans to check on the abscess/collection and each says pelvic organs unremarkable. Gynecologist wants to rpt. u/s in 3 mos.
Avatar f tn I feel a hard lump on my left side the size of a lentil when I press on my colon. What causes an abnormal T-2 signal? What causes wall thickening in the sigmoid colon? I had a follow-up with a PCP and he did not think I needed surgery, and would not explain the abnormal MRI tests. What should I do?
Avatar m tn I have started experiencing real bad upper abdominal pain just under my breast and the pain stretch right around my body. But worse part is where they removed the gall bladder. I do have a spastic colon and are a gerd (or is it gord) sufferer. Is this because of a wrong diet maybe the eating of meat? Do I have to go back to doctor. I don't sleep at night.
Avatar m tn I called my surgeon's office on Friday. They called back today (obviously they felt this no great cause for concern) but I told them that the pain in fact had subsided considerably. They advised me to just continue to monitor the situation and if the paid returns or worsens to come in and let my surgeon look me over. Thanks for the kind advice.
Avatar f tn I have had altered bowel habits and on occasion some blood smearing on the toilet tissue. Left sided pain and back pain low down. I have had a colonoscopy that failed and a sigmoidoscopy that failed. A barium enema showed a Sigmoid Stricture and I have a diverticular desease in the descending colon. I have had a CT Tomonography and a CT Colonography and I'am having a Flexi sigmoidoscopy on 2nd Sept, before having a Sigmoidectomy on 6th Sept.
Avatar m tn My wife was sent to the hospital about 5 months ago with what appeared to be a abcess in her lower colon. Ever since then she has been suffering from increasing pain in her upper right abdomen (especially sever at night). She also suffers from chills, nausea (recently leading to vomiting), and acid reflux (at night) into her esophagus. She is also Type I Diabetic and suffers from CIDP.
Avatar m tn s going on. It could very well be a physical problem. Mine was; my colon is very tortuous (twisted), and it's nothing I did, it's just a defect I've always had. My mom has it too, and back in her day she was too embarrassed to talk about it, and they probably wouldn't have had an effective treatment anyway. The result of the years of constipation was the formation of diverticula in her colon. Unfortunately, one of these became irritated, then infected, and then burst!
Avatar m tn Judging by your description, it is most likely a fistula which is a tract that forms from the abscess of your infected tooth that escapes out to the gums. As long as the fistula in intact, your abscess can drain and slow down the spread of the abscess but if the fistula closes up, the abscess can spread rapidly through your face or neck area. I would recommend seeing a dentist and getting treatment started.
Avatar n tn I am 40 yrs old male .i had an abscess on my right hip i consult the doctor ,he suggest me an antibiotic twice for four days.after 3-4 days another abscess develop just 10mm above and again after 2-3 days 10mm another abscess develop but i am taking antibiotic regularly .what are the reason of repeating abscess & what is the permanent treatment to get rid of these.
Avatar f tn Hi I was giving myself a rectal exam and I noticeda pea sized lump or hard mass deep in my anal cavity. I put my finger in about as far as I could as I curled my finger I felt something hard toward the top of the anal cavity. It didn't hurt or anything, I plan on seeing a doctor about this, but maybe someone can tell me if it sounds like anything you've heard of? It's kind of got me worried.
Avatar f tn I have has a recurring burning sensation in my colon area (lower left abdomen) for a while. It comes and goes. For the last couple weeks it's been more often and hurts a little more. And for the past couple of days, it's been unbearable. I have IBS and have had some constipation here and there. I had my gall bladder out about 8 yrs ago. Other than that I'm not sure what to do. It hurts alot.
Avatar n tn My husband is so uncomfortable all the time he had worked for 31 years until 2007 and would like to go back to work again at some point. Does anyone out there have any suggestions on our next step. Short history: My husband had colon cancer in 2000, he had surgery and his large intestine removed.
Avatar f tn and the possibility of it not working and spreading. How do I find a reliable colon specialist,….. Any advice on anything would b appreciated. 12-26-10 got really bad cramps (thought period, getting older worse) n bed 4 2 days, even though wasn’t my time. Was not do to period, 12-28-10 noticed its back its still small, and I will b going to my general practitioner tmrw to hopefully get on antibiotcs, and it will go away.
Avatar f tn Do any of your teeth hurt? Sounds like you have an infection or abscess. If an abscess in the teeth goes unattended the infection will spread into the jaw and cause a lump. You need to get checked out ASAP!! If left untreated, the infection will spread into your blood stream.
Avatar m tn It should extensive diverticula and some thickening of the wall of the colon, so they thought it may possibly be diverticulitis and put me on two weeks liquid diet with flagyl and cipro. That had no effect (other than to give me diarriah and make me feel nauseous), so they had me do another two weeks of clear liquid diet with augmentin. I lost fifteen pounds over that time and see any improvement in my symptoms. Concerned that I was losing weight my G.P.
Avatar m tn Antibiotics for 3 weeks, feel good for 4 weeks and then back on antibiotics. On September 12th I ended up in the ER with an abscess the size of a baseball. It was life threatening. After 3 days in the hospital on IV antibiotics and a drain in the abdomen I was able to go home where I spent 10 more days on antibiotics every six hours by IV. Visited with my GI surgeon who will do a laparoscopic surgery to remove 18" of diseased colon. No more colostomy. He uses ileo loop if necessary.
Avatar m tn 3 days ago I competed in a bicycle race (not sure if this is connected to my situation) and a few hours after the event I noticed a small lump on my buttocks quite close to my anus. It was soar to the touch but otherwise no bother. The next morning when I woke up it doubled in sized. By the afternoon it grew to about 2 inches in length and 1 inch wide. It is firm to the touch and seems to be located a little bit under my skin but not so deep that I can not feel it well.
Avatar f tn ve picked up cycling about 40-50 miles per week along with strenuous training and noticed a solo abscess on my labia after a cycle session where I had tight fitting underwear. I popped the abscess and some white fluid came out, and it's still raised but steadily getting smaller with neosporin application. I have never had sex and the last time oral happened was late 2013.