For the past two to three months I have been really suffering with the pains and the burning in my feet. At the same time I have been having a lot of difficulties with my bowels. I have therefore been suspicious that after 15 years of sensory PN in my feet and more recently lower legs, together with frequent vicious cramps in both ankles, legs and hands, my PN has developed an autoimmune aspect.

As a result of the above, I went to see my consultant who has been treating me for some time with suspected irritable bowel syndrome. He last did a colonoscopy 2 years ago but could not see the full length of my colon as it is so long. I therefore had a barium enema which showed nothing sinister. He now proposes to do another colonoscopy (with a longer instrument) as he feels sure my bowel changes reflect autoimmune neuropathy. I am to have this on 4th October.

Can any of the experts or anyone who has had a similar problem give me any advice and what could the eventual outcome for this scenario be assuming it does now have an autoimmune feature? I really am feeling very low with all this pain and now this further development.

Many thanks in anticipation.

Tony