Not content with having MS... my body also decided it was going to have Irritable Bowel Syndrome - IBS.... this I have had since 2012 and is because of being ill in Peru.
When I was in Peru living in Arequipa for a year I was plagued by illnesses and most of them were to do with stomach problems. My little delicate stomach could not cope with the new food it was being offered in Peru, even though it was gorgeous food I must have ate something which disagreed with me which left me having stomach problems from March onwards.
I was given Metronizadole to help with the stomach problems and was on these tablets for 21 days - oops, because apparently you should only take these 7 days at a time. These tablets made my stomach worse and I ended up with an inflamed colon so had to go to see a Peruvian doctor and was given more tablets and had to eat chicken, potatoes and bread for one week.
Anyway due to all this I ended up developing IBS and was referred by my doctor to a Gastro specialist - had to visit him in February and then on 19th May was scheduled to go for a Colonoscopy - very pleasant procedure!!
The day before I had the procedure I had to empty my bowels which meant drinking two pints of this horrible horrible drink which made my insides gurgle and then cleared my bowels out - so disgusting I know but I did weigh four pounds lighter the next day!! Oh and I was not allowed to eat from 5pm Sunday onwards!!
I went for the procedure and it was ok - the people were very nice and I was given a nice wee drug to help me get through everything - it was over and done with in 20 mins and three hours after I went into the hospital I was out again and ready for some food and a sleep.
The outcome of this Colonoscopy confirmed that yes it was IBS and there were no pollops so nothing else dangerous. Thank goodness.
I have decided I am going to take shares out in the NHS as am at doctors/hospitals a lot - the joys of a chronic illness!
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