Hello, can you please offer me some advice? I’m currently awaiting a colonoscopy but due to corona virus this has been delayed. I’m 23 year old female in Birmingham UK. Based on my research I believe I have Crohns but obviously I cannot know this until after the colonoscopy. Whatever this is, it’s really getting me down, making me anxious and I can’t live a normal day to day life.
For the last 12-13 months I have been experiencing diarrhoea minimum 5 times a day. Sometimes up to 9 times. waking up minimum once sometimes up until three times. I understand that people with Crohn’s disease have flare ups with the disease, but that most of the time they can go on to lead normal lives. Though there are times which have been worse than others, particularly after travelling or when I’ve been particularly stressed, I feel that I am constantly for the last 13 months on edge around what I have been experiencing.
Over 1 year since solid poo. Have had accidents when outside and have had to go home to clean up. Too embarrassed to tell anyone that.
Effects daily life. Can’t even take walks without panicking if there’s going to be a toilet near by because of the anxiety and because of the previous accidents. So embarrassed to go into detail with people.
Experienced loss of appetite for months now suddenly over eating in the last 2 weeks.
Also anaemic and have an over active thyroid, and taking carbizimole and iron supplements. I was also given a supply of propananol to ease the anxiety which did work for a while but I am now feeling worse after a “flare up” and with the corona virus situation.
Rarely have blood in the stool but most of the time quite mucasy.
I’m really struggling with coping with this as I feel like I can’t go anywhere even to a shop too far away, especially with most places being closed and no toilets near by. Please can anybody offer me any advice?