Can A Colonoscopy Cause Ibs.

[mrspirite]

ever since I had a colonoscopy,i have suffered with ibs..doctors dismiss this,but I am convinced that it was that which caused it..i never had it before,and it,s there all the time..it,s been 3 years now.

[Sqad]

I have never come across this problem and in my readings, I have never read such concerns.
You must have had bowel trouble before your colonoscopy, otherwise you would never have needed that procedure.
Sorry, I can't be of further help.

[Patsy33]

I've had ibs type pain on and off since my colonoscopy 6-7 months ago. Who knows whether this might be just coincidence?

[chrissa1]

My daughter, 33 years old, has Crohn's disease. It only manifested self at the age of 26. She has had to have lots of colonoscopys.

They don't cause the condition, like sqad says.

[mrspirite]

it was just routine after bits of blood seen in 2 yearly stool test.
3 pollips were removed,but told it was just routine....thanx for your answers.

[NoMercy]

IBS is sometimes referred to as Brain-Gut syndrome and can be brought on by anxiety and stress. I've never known it to be a consequence of a colonoscopy or removal of polyps.

Are you certain it is IBS? IBS is an exclusion diagnosis - i.e. it is only given when all other diagnoses have been ruled out.

Have you been tested for H-pylori?

[mrspirite]

not been tested for anything..docs say it is ibs..

[Peter Pedant]

well I had to have half my colon out after my colonscopy....

but I think you can see that the colonscopy found the cancer and didnt cause it ....( twenty years this year)

[fiction-factory]

Was the other way round for me. I had dreadful IBS for 10 years- would be unbearable and have me doubling up with pain, even fainting. I hada colonscopy. It found nothing. But the IBS suddenly stopped. Probably coincidental, maybe psychological