Thick pasty stools, need advice

Have you tried different amount of prune juice or different kinds of juice instead of prune? If something gives you diarrhea then it's "working," you just want "less intense" diarrhea. Any juice or cooked fruit or anything with sugar is going to have a somewhat liquifying property... Caffeine and hot beverages can decrease transit time and thin out output too. Is there a particular time of day when your output is thicker or is it all the time?

Buttermilk works nicely, gently.
You could also try a little psyllium husk, one teaspoon, which makes it smooth and glide-y.

Thanks for all the suggestions, I certainly will try some of them! I drank only 4 oz of prune juice, with diarreah as a result. Chocolate ice cream has worked to loosen stools, but not so drastically!


52 years old, female. Car accident, rear ended Nov 2010. Neck, back injuries, right leg turned in hip socket..... Developed bowel problems, thick stools, severe pain within 2 months. 1st surgery 7/2011, found torn ligaments, intestines had fallen, were "pancaking". Intestines pulled up, stapled to sacrum with Absorbatec. Scar tissue removed in surg 6/2012. Diagnosed with nerve damage 9/2012.....Repaired enterocele & lifted vaginal vault in 10/12 surg. Agreed to experimental surg. insertion of Unistim, similar to a Tens Unit placed under skin of buttocks 12/2012. No relief. Colostomy May 24, 2013.

Diagnosed with Pelvic outlet obstruction, Irritable bowel syndrome (per Colorectal Surgeon). Compression injury to intestines causing nerve damage (per my GP of 30yrs). IBS??? Surgeon verbalized "nerve damage" to son & me. Won't put in writing, nowhere to be found in my records!!