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Posted 10/13/2010 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Everyone-

I am just going to ask a few questions. I have to take miralax every night in order to use the bathroom the next day and when I do the stool is maybe about as wide as my pinky and I have very little fingers. Just so you have an idea my ring finger is a size 4. I'm concerned about the size as i'm not sure this is normal. Last night I had sex with my fiance' and I had to have him stop because I got really bad stomach pains. I guess my questions are does this even warrant being concerned about, is stool like this normal and shold I be concerned with the pain that came on while I was having sex?

Thanks so much

Posted 10/13/2010 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
I am not 100% sure to be honest. But I am in remission and I still have thin stools all the time. I do know for sure that I have no strictures, so it could just be spasms causing the stool to be thinner. As for the pain during sex, could it be you have alot of gas build up and that is interferring?? Just a thought!
Posted 10/13/2010 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
Do you get cramps or stomach pains with other physical activity? For me sometimes I get cramps when I first start to excercise and then it passes. For me I think it is the physical activity waking my colon up!
Posted 10/13/2010 7:25 PM (GMT 0)
Same thing for me. Any physical activity that gets my blood moving faster usually does the same thing to my digestive system, sigh.
Posted 10/13/2010 10:28 PM (GMT 0)
I started having stool in smaller sizes right before this last big flare- the dr told me that was a sign of a flare up and narrowing of my bowel. My stools were about the size of an earthworm. They are back to fairly 'normal' size now that I have been on pred. for a few weeks. I was in a lot of pain during that time but it was almost all the time, not just when doing something physical.

B
Posted 10/14/2010 1:47 PM (GMT 0)

Thank you all for your replies!

Earthworms are the perfect size to describe mt stools! I am feeling a little more "rumbling " in  my stomach when I eat now too! I just had my remicade treatment on the 5th so I'm a little concerned. I also can't go to the bathroom on my own except maybe once every 7-8 days, if I don't take miralax. That concerns me but I guess it is safe to take every night, I just was hoping things would be good for awhile. I hope I'm not starting another flare. When I haven't gone to the bathroom even a little I start to get a pain on my right side but after I go the pain subsides. I'm so confused. Thank god for this site!

Posted 10/14/2010 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
I have EXACTLY the same issues as you. My doctor wasn't concerned about my stool size or pain with sex; however, I think that both have to do with acute inflammation. I've noticed that pain in general and pain with sex increase when I have more stool in my colon from eating more the day before. If I want to have pain-free sex right now (hopefully not forever), I have to abstain from eating during the day. If I don't eat very much, I have been able to go for a morning run which has helped too, and I don't have to take Miralax as often. I'm not condoning fasting or not eating; however, I'm just saying that it has helped me manage my symptoms while I've recovering from a severe flare.
Posted 10/14/2010 2:08 PM (GMT 0)
huntersmom, I suffer with alot of constipation too. Always seem to be like that for me most of my life. I take stool softners nightly in order to keep things softer and easier to pass. I can also tell you I have no strictures right now either. Its just my luck I have C instead of D. Have you tried stool softners before? They are not laxatives, which is a good thing. Only draw water to the stool to make them softer. Just thought I would share that with you. Another option besides Miralax. Good luck~
Posted 10/14/2010 3:05 PM (GMT 0)

I think there is inflammation there, but I don't wanna call the dr. seeing as I just saw him Sept 27th and had Remi on the 5th of Oct. I was fine this morning until I ate a plain bagel with nothing on it. Now my stomach on the right side sounds like a perculating coffee pot. So confused. The pain isn't debilitating but its enough to know its there.  

Nanners, I have tried stool softners and they didn't work to well for me. That is why the dr told me to do the miralax. I wish this all wasn't so difficult to figure out

Posted 10/14/2010 5:32 PM (GMT 0)
Just fyi, I don't know why but bagels kill my guts something fierce.
Posted 10/15/2010 12:48 AM (GMT 0)
I heard that bagels are very high in gas. Maybe this could be why?
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