What Could Back Pain and Bruising Be?!
Question: I did have constipation a couple of weeks ago, I got flowing again, but I have to force and strain a BM now. Since then I have had real bad back pain in the lower middle region along with some bruising in that area. Bloodwork, X-Rays, and CT Scans came out normal. The doctor said I have IBS and gave me Amitiza which doesn't seem to be helping. I have since changed my diet eating healthy, eating and taking fiber daily, 3+ liters of water a day with adequate exercise. No blood in stools, stools are normal color and size. Just curious why there would be back pain and bruising? I haven't done any strenuous activity the pain just seems to be getting worse. It feels internal and external at the same time kind of hard to explain. I see the doctor Monday but I am just looking for some ideas on what to ask. I am a male and only 24 there is no history of any sort of cancer in my family. There are really no other symptoms I feel fine just a lot of pain back there.
Answers: I did have constipation a couple of weeks ago, I got flowing again, but I have to force and strain a BM now. Since then I have had real bad back pain in the lower middle region along with some bruising in that area. Bloodwork, X-Rays, and CT Scans came out normal. The doctor said I have IBS and gave me Amitiza which doesn't seem to be helping. I have since changed my diet eating healthy, eating and taking fiber daily, 3+ liters of water a day with adequate exercise. No blood in stools, stools are normal color and size. Just curious why there would be back pain and bruising? I haven't done any strenuous activity the pain just seems to be getting worse. It feels internal and external at the same time kind of hard to explain. I see the doctor Monday but I am just looking for some ideas on what to ask. I am a male and only 24 there is no history of any sort of cancer in my family. There are really no other symptoms I feel fine just a lot of pain back there.
Evan, you should request your Doctor to give you a colonoscopy but do not let yourself be brushed off, although he has ran tests he has not solved your problem.
Straining to have a BM usually means that you may have hemorrhoids which are not dangerous but are a health issue.The constipation may be from the Buspar and you need to increase the amount of water you drink, also do not eat grapefruit or grapefruit juice when taking Buspar it reacts in a negative way.
As for the bruising that really puzzles me especially if you have not hurt yourself, are u taking high doses ot Advil or Alieve?
Pain is one of the bodies ways of telling us that something is wrong, keep searching for an answer until the symptoms resolve or you get a diagnosis and treatment.
I don't believe your symptoms are related to your recent experiences.
You should try WEBMD
what the doctors say goes
you might of strained it
well, seems to me you probably damaged some muscle tissue back there. An ice pack for thirty minutes every hour will go a long way to reducing your discomfort.
Have your kidneys and bladder checked. Ask your doctor if he thinks an IVP would help narrow it down.
bruising could mean you are anemic. people that are anemic bruise really easily, but that's only a possibility. IBS is really hard to take care of, and chances are you will never feel perfectly okay for very long. i have it and it sucks. if your tests have come back negative then you do have IBS. try antidiarrheal medications and pepto-bismol. sorry, but it will never get better unless you truly fix your diet and get extremely healthy. even then you'll still have occassional issues. back pain can come from anything really.