Hi, all! I had a colonoscopy on Tuesday 2 July, and it was a great relief to be told that I only had two polyps, which have been excised and sent for testing. However, since then I've had pretty constant abdominal pain, very little wind and no bowel movements (to be fair, I haven't eaten much besides toast, as the pain has killed my appetite). Is pain following colonoscopy common, or should I be worried? Thanks in advance!
Hi Sophie236
There was a post recently about something similar which you might to have a look at?
Take care
Karen x
Thanks for that - I hope it doesn't get as bad as it was for that poor person! I'll see how it goes over the weekend and give the endoscopy unit a ring on Monday if I'm still suffering.
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