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floridanative Community Regular
floridanative
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I will apologize up front for asking questions about something I have very little info on. My sister called last night to tell me some good news about her dh but then as a sidebar she mentioned our Mother is getting a cat (or pet) scan tomorrow. Mother ate gluten by mistake recently and had a very, very bad *D* reaction, worse than ever before. It lasted I think four days but during that episode, her stomach was really hurting and at one point her stomach was actually moving where she could see it. She was scared to death since it looked to her like something from a movie - like there was an alien in there moving around so her belly had a potrusion but only shortly, then everything went back to normal. So after this happnes, the pcp sees Mother and I don't know if she had a test, or if something showed up from her endoscopy, but the pcp says Mother has something that starts with a *V* and it's where the large intesting starts attacking the small intestine. Hence this scan is needed tomorrow.

This sounds like something out of a bad sci-fi movie but Mother isn't one to make things up so I'm sure it's true. BUT the pcp is not that bright and tells Mother that for sure it's not related to Celiac in any way. My guess is that is probably is actually. Has anyone ever had anything like this, or know anything about such a condition? Mother is out of town an a dead zone all day and so I can't speak to her until late tomorrow. I'm going to try my sister tonight to see if she has anymore info but she has two demanding kids so she didn't ask Mother any questions and wasn't very concerned about it. The only thing she was sure of is that there is a name for the condition and it starts with a *V*.

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As far as I know - I cant think of any large or small bowel disorders that start with *V.

Diverticulosis is a possiblity (*D instead of *V)

Whipples disease - but hat is more common in men.

The large intestine cant really "attack" the small intestine - but disorders of one can affect the other.

I have included info on Diverticulosis as that sounds like a condition they would want to diagnose/rule out in your mother's case.

Diverticulosis, a condition most common in men over 40, is present in up to 50 percent of people aged 60. Though generally silent until bleeding and inflammation occur, it can be marked by alternating constipation and diarrhea. The disease occurs when bulging pouches (diverticula) form at weak points in the wall of the colon. If they become inflamed, they can cause severe pain, fever, nausea, and vomiting; if small vessels at the base of the pouch become disrupted, there may be significant intestinal bleeding. When symptoms occur, they can be alleviated by a liquid or bland diet and stool softeners. After symptoms subside, a high-fiber diet is usually effective in preventing recurrence and progression of the disease. When infection is present, treatment includes a broad-spectrum antibiotic and bowel rest.
floridanative Community Regular
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Thanks. It's not diverticulosis My sister was saying all kinds of things trying to get the name right and I was so shocked I didn't even write anything down that she was saying. Guess I'll find out as soon as I can reach my Mother, hopefully tomorrow.

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I don't know whether they will be using a contrast during the scan but I would be concerned about that. The contrast used for CT scans is iodine and up to 2% of the population have real problems with it.

floridanative Community Regular
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I don't know whether they will be using a contrast during the scan but I would be concerned about that. The contrast used for CT scans is iodine and up to 2% of the population have real problems with it.

I don't know if this test requires iodine but she did have that before and it doesn't bother her.

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I don't know anything useful here, just wanted to send you my thoughts and prayers (for your mom). Sounds weird, hope she is ok! Never heard of anything like that....

floridanative Community Regular
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Thank you tiffjake - it must not be that bad since Mother didn't bother to call me back to discuss. Then again she kept the incident to herself until she had to tell my sister since she had to tell her about the test. I figure if it's important, someone will eventually call and let me know. It's like my two siblings and parents all live five miles from each other (can't think of anything worse) and I am 5 hours away. So I'm out of sight, out of mind you might say. :ph34r:

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Thank you tiffjake - it must not be that bad since Mother didn't bother to call me back to discuss. Then again she kept the incident to herself until she had to tell my sister since she had to tell her about the test. I figure if it's important, someone will eventually call and let me know. It's like my two siblings and parents all live five miles from each other (can't think of anything worse) and I am 5 hours away. So I'm out of sight, out of mind you might say. :ph34r:

I totally understand! When I got married, my husband was stationed at Ft Hood, 12 hours away from all friends and family! And as soon as I get here, he is gone! So, I take a lot of long road trips! LOL

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Is your DH in Iraq? All our troops everywhere are in our prayers. Bless them for their service. Take care.

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Is your DH in Iraq? All our troops everywhere are in our prayers. Bless them for their service. Take care.

Yeah, I will, thanks!

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