i dont take anything for the pain. but i take between 12 and 17 pills aday for the colitas. loperamide, dyclomine, omeprazole. i dont leave the house much because of it. and when i do i double up on the medication.

i have had my colonscopys done each time without any pain medication or being put under. and the pain associated with that is nothing as bad as my cramping. i havent personally had a knife stuck in my stomach, but i imagine my cramps feel like a knife plunged into my stomach and twisted and turned and pushed in and out. so i feel for you.