How bad is anemia?  I have been diagnosed with severe anemia, and am menopausal. Colonoscopy was ok.?
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anemia CAN be dangerous if it is longlasting.  Please go online and check this out.  Yahoo answers is a first step, but go elsewhere.  And see a nutritionist
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If you are taking no prescription medicine and experiencing what you are going through this may be the way that your body is healing itself of body waste by purging itself till you recover to a full healing from the colonoscopy.  As long as there is no blood or black tarry stool to many bowel movements are far better than to few.
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Could be anaemia....try iron supplements?
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Hi there,\nIf you have a problem with your colon I would rather recommend a Tsp. Psyllium Hulls Combination from Nature's Sunshine in a glass of water or juice and 2 capsules of Cascara Sagrada also for Nature's Sunshine. Eat them around 6 clock in the evening and you have no more problems. Colonic is not just a 10 x thing and it will get costly after a while. So think about it, if the same thing can be done the natural way. Good Luck
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You could also be anemic.  Have a blood test done and check that out.
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If your anemic it means you don't have enough red blood cells. Anemia can be common, especially for women that are menstrating once a month, or serious. I was anemic when I was a kid, but I out gew it with proper nutrition and vitamins.\n\nYou need to eat foods rich in iron or take an iron supplement. Maybe your doctor gave you a prescription. \n\nHere are some other resources for you.\n\nhttp://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/heart/anemia.
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I've never heard of it being a problem as long as you aren't becoming anemic or bleeding too much. I would set up an appointment with your gyno just to be sure if you are worried.
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Colon cancer...go see the doc.
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Yes, and it depends on how much bleeding.  It could be hemmoroids but  it can be a sign of rectal cancer or some other cancer.  Go see a doc.
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However, it seems you some sort of injury or illness on the inside. It seems pretty obvious if you are bleeding with every bowel movement you have some problem that needs medical attention. \n\nIm not a nurse, but ive spent years researching the medical field. If blood was normal in the stool we would all have it. \n\nI should also mention that loss of blood on a daily basis can lead to anemia.
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frank (blood you can see is blood) blood gets a surgery consult, stat. Occult(hidden blood that can be recognized by a test, but cannot be seen as blood) blood gets colonoscopy to discern where it is coming from. also frequent constipation, or altered bowel habits, decreased blood hgb levels, vomiting undigested food frequently, abdominal distention, 3rd spacing(fluid build up in your arms or legs), sudden weight gain,.... ask the doc who asked for it, he will tell you. if it doesn't seem reasonable, get a second opinion..
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woah! woah! woah!  "simple hysterectomy"?  Who's your doctor?  Frankenstein?  Have you had a cervical freeze or LEEP procedure yet?  I'm just recovering from cervical cancer myself.  It took one year and three procedures but I just had a normal pap smear.  Please email me and give me more details...I really think I can help you.  My email is murph_ltt@yahoo.com
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Convalescence is an individual thing.   You didn't say how they did the hysterectomy, if it was vaginal or abdominal, but either one is pretty traumatic to a body.  You can get slightly anemic after any surgery, and if you were borderline to start, that would leave you feeling fatigued.  The wind is likely due to a system getting things moving along again, after the days post-op eating jello and soft things.  The trick is to keep with the good diet, although it should probably be on the blandish side- no curries or such as that.  Eat foods which aid movement, like raisins and prunes, and drink loads of liquids.   Try to get moving a bit more each day, but not to the point you exhaust yourself.  Move as slowly or as quickly as you feel you can, and perhaps just a tad more.  So far as your daily walk goes, that sounds perfect.  For the boredom, well, go visit or invite a close friend in for tea and a chat.  Pick up the book you've been thinking of reading, start a new hobby project.  You may move slowly, but you should start getting yourself back into the swing of things.  You might be feeling a bit of hormone swing, possibly to a depression, since the hysterectomy rather puts things to an abrupt end.  The HRT will go a long way to helping with that, and getting you back to feeling like your old self.  Give it time and things will get back to normal.  Possibly better than the old normal, as your old health problems are now gone.   If you like, you can take a chewable multivitamin, mineral supplement.  That will get the iron and nutrients back into the system, and if you are having a problem with anemia, you should note some improvement in the course of a few weeks.  Meantime, the vitamin B will help you feel less fatigued and irritable from the inactivity.  Chewable are prefered to regular sort that you swallow whole, as those sometimes don't get digested soon enough.  Chewables get into the system more efficiently.  If you have to, get a children's chewable.  It sounds as if you are on the right course for recovery, and doing all the sensible things just right.  Just try to be a bit more patient with yourself, and soon enough you will be back to full steam.  I wouldn't get concerned if it takes you a month to 6 weeks to fully recover, though if you are bothered, by all means take it up with your physician and see what they have to say.
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Oh man do I feel your pain!!! I went for 7 years without being diagnosed with Crohn's, finally ended in the hospital for 10 days with a complete obstruction. Have you had a colonoscopy or small bowel follow through x-rays? If not and your dr. doesn't want to, ask to be referred to a gastroenteroligist. If he or she still won't, find a new dr. Having Crohn's undiagnosed for a long period of time can be very dangerous!! You can email me if you need more info.
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Find a new doctor.  Endometriosis is something that a lot of doctors just are not able to treat effectively.  \n\nI used to have periods that were so bad that I would basically pass out.  If you have pain then your doctor should work with you to manage it.  Telling you to take Midol is not acceptable.\n\nI'm not sure if there is a proven connection between endo and fatigue but I'll bet there is.  I've had this pretty much since I started my periods at 11 but it got really bad at 16.  I was diagnosed at 26 and I'm 30 now.  For most of my adult life I feel like I'm 80 and not 30!  I was always tired and slept a lot while my friends were going out and staying up all night.  Can't tell you for sure but that's my experience.\n\nRight after my surgery I was put on Lupron.  I only made it 3 months instead of the usual 6 because of the bad side effects.  This is something that I wouldn't recommend as a first choice.  After that I went on BCP.  After experimenting with a few I got on Yasmin which worked for me.  I still have pain every day but it is nothing like it was.  I used to be in constant pain and now I notice it a couple of times a day.  If it gets bad ibuprofen usually helps to keep it down.  \n\nEndo is weird because the amount of scarring and implants isn't necessarily related to the amount of pain.  My left ovary is completely covered (can't really see the ovary) and my right only has a couple of little implants.  I feel most of my pain on the right side.  My doctor said that he has seen women with a gut full of scarring who had no symptoms at all.  Also, what one doctor describes as bad another describes as moderate.  Just be aware of this when dealing with doctors.\n\nPain is felt differently by different people so it is hard to say what you need.  Find a doctor that is willing to work with you and who isn't quick to say it's in your head.  Don't be afraid to interview doctors and ask lots of questions.  If you aren't comfortable with the answers move on.  Remember that you are hiring them for a service.  Be in control - this is your body.
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im agreeing with the above posters..see a dr ASAP. could be endometriosis,cervical cancer, or a simple hormone imbalance.\n\ntake vitamins now too, your blood-iron may be low..but dont over-do...just 1 multivitamin a day.\n\nalso start a clensing diet to help body repair itself from the stress.  \n\nwishing u well =)
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get yourself to the doctor--it is more than just a really bad case of menopause...it sounds very serious...