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Posted 2/23/2010 5:07 PM (GMT 0)
Anyone else have problems eating and then immediately having to go to the restroom. Sometimes I dont even make it halfway through a meal before I'm up and on my way to the restroom. I've had UC for 5 years and just wondering if its a problem with everyone or just me I havent read anything else about it from anyone else.
Posted 2/23/2010 5:23 PM (GMT 0)
I have the same problem. I think its cause when I eat it tells my body to start digesting again so whats in there wants out and in our case it usually wants out right now! I just try to eat really slow it helps a little but I think its kinda anavoud able.
Posted 2/23/2010 5:46 PM (GMT 0)
It's called peristalisis and it's completely normal.

Sue
Posted 2/23/2010 5:58 PM (GMT 0)
I have this when I am flaring bad and always wondered as well...
Posted 2/23/2010 6:10 PM (GMT 0)
Eating triggers peristalsis (rhythmic movement of the gut wall).
Posted 2/23/2010 6:46 PM (GMT 0)
With me, it could be putting one gluten-free pretzel in my mouth, then bam! I don't even have to finish chewing it....
Posted 2/23/2010 7:03 PM (GMT 0)
Brad1821, I can really relate to this...before my UC was under control, I couldn't even get through a meal...it's very frustrating and embarrassing...I found that adding a rectal med helped with the urgency.
Posted 2/23/2010 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
yes, this was among the first symptoms of a bad flare i had over a year ago.

at first i only had urgency after eating really big meals (usually around lunchtime), but as my flare progressed i eventually had urgency after eating nearly anything, whether they were small or large portions.
Posted 2/23/2010 7:10 PM (GMT 0)
I too can relate to this! I don't even attempt to eat anything at work anymore because of it and eating out is not an option now. My husband booked a table for two at a lovely restaurant on Sunday for my birthday, but we had to cancel it as he would have spent the night at the table on his own!
Posted 2/23/2010 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
Very interesting. I didn't know there was a name for it. I will purposely eat something in the morning so that I'll go before leaving the house. It only happens in the morning though. Eating breakfast or dinner doesn't cause me to go.
Posted 2/23/2010 7:32 PM (GMT 0)
And it's why most newborns poop every time they're fed...
Posted 2/23/2010 8:01 PM (GMT 0)
This happens to me as well Brad, I think it's pretty common among IBDers in general, for those that don't experiance it, at some point they may. Thing is though, even if you weren't eating at the time of the urge happening, chances are that urge would hit right at that time anyways, eating or not...it's the nature of the disease.

:)
Posted 2/23/2010 8:26 PM (GMT 0)
This type of urge was happening to me 50 times a day at one point..yes 50.
It would be literally every 5 minutes of the day ...I would drink water it would happen..my feet would get cold, it would happen..it was really what bothered me most. And the worst thing would be I would run as it I was going to explode and a tiny turd would be expelled..or maybe just a drop of blood!!!
Posted 2/23/2010 8:30 PM (GMT 0)
     Yep, happens to me too Brad.
Posted 2/23/2010 9:23 PM (GMT 0)
With babies, isn't it called the 'gastro-colic reflex" or something? You feed them and they immediately poop. The idea being, you put something in the mouth and it activates the whole GI system. With adults, if the colon is inflamed, the colon becomes active and wants to eliminate what's in there.
Posted 2/23/2010 10:30 PM (GMT 0)
Yes songlady, you are correct, with having an intestinal disease, eating or not, the disease triggers the urges to "go"...like I said, chances are even if you weren't eating, the urge would more than likely come about....nature of the beast....just like with sleeping and waking up, most have the majority of severe urges after waking up, it's the disease in action.

:)
Posted 2/24/2010 4:42 AM (GMT 0)
if one is flaring, the urgency will be more. If one is having a meal and there's the normal peristalsis with stool in the lower end of the colon, it will help trigger a bm.

When I'm flaring and eat, not every meal will trigger a bm. Mostly in the morning or depending on how much I eat and how fast things are moving along will food trigger a bm. Oh, and coffee will do that too..lol.

My suggestion is to use rectal meds to help with the flare and heal the rectum.

q
Posted 2/24/2010 5:10 AM (GMT 0)
I never eat if I am flaring unless I am at home and not going anywhere for the rest of the day. In fact, even if I am not going anywhere, sometimes I try not to eat simply because I don't feel like spending half the day on the toilet. It's quite a diet but it's the lesser of evils.
Posted 2/24/2010 2:11 PM (GMT 0)
Quincy- I too have been wondering about this as when Iwas flaring really bad I could not even drink water without going..I went literally every 5 min. I especially noticed if my body or even just my feet were exposed to cold I would have to go...
So now that I am feeling much better..still not perfect but a TON better..every morning still..
I get up..I go...I eat my oatmeal..I go. And thats usually it for the day.
So ur saying its not that oatmeal doesnt agree with me?
Does this behavious mean there is still some inflammation in there?
Posted 2/24/2010 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
Krissy, oatmeal in your mouth won't cause a problem in your colon.....but it could be part of the discomfort you have later on or on the shape of your stools. but that's not necessarily a negative.

Oatmeal causes me much discomfort, I'd never consider to eat it for breakfast. I'd maybe have some in the evening if I were craving it. maybe, but almost never.

I'd say you are still flaring. Wow I cannot imagine every 5 minutes on the toilet all day.

Morning bms are common for most people, but for UCers it's a norm, especially if flaring. I NEED my morning bm...it's habit for me as well...my day begins after my bm, no matter how long I have to wait for it.

Breakfast helps, but when I'm going out for breakfast, I'll sit on the computer, drink some white tea and wait for the urge... Of course, if I'm flaring, it's faster and probably again once or twice before I go out.

quincy
Posted 2/24/2010 4:13 PM (GMT 0)
I thought Oatmeal was a good fibre..its the fastest most convenient thing I can eat at work besides just a banana as I did for years and years..if this is a problem food for many?

So you think thats what could be casuing my early morning bms and urgency?

I really would like ot know..I cant figure out if its last nights dinner or lunch or whatever...or just me..lol
Posted 2/24/2010 8:47 PM (GMT 0)
Your morning urgency is because you're still flaring. Most people poo in the morning anyway...that's when the body and the colon wake-up. If there's any stool in the lower colon, you'll poo soon after things get going.

Now, if you're pooing just mucus or small amounts of stuff a few times in the morning...it's obvious a flare and flare symptoms.

Explain your urgency?

I have an egg and toast in the morning. If I had oatmeal and milk, I'd have lots of gas and discomfort in the afternoon. Double that if I had a banana.
That's me...doesn't mean it's you.

Seems many eat oatmeal and bananas during a flare. It's not a comfort food to me...although I love the taste of both, neither are on my list of foods I consume except in small amounts. I don't consider either connected to UC...it's strictly comfort/discomfort regarding gas.

q
Posted 2/24/2010 9:26 PM (GMT 0)
I am in bed and I hear the door close (my husband leaving for work), its 6am..I lie there for a bit and get some rumbling sensations..then I need to. Sometimes it more urgent than other times but I cant nojust lie there and not go- I GOTTA GO. When I get there it comes out semi formed, very light in color..but a fair amount comes out...no blood ..and mucus I have never really known what that looks like so I cant say but to me it just looks like stool with a bit of food in it..not that I have NOT eatten a thing yet..
Then I will get ready for work..all is good..and I may or may not go for the rest of the day. Ie. Today the usual morning thing happened, then I got to work..oatmeal and banana...and I went one more time..and always the same urgency and stool qty. I have to admit since I added the suppositories its less urgent but not perfect. Doc suggested yest I do them twice a day but I cant not figure out when I want to do that..cause im afraird I will put it in after tha first morning BM and then have another at work and it will come right out..
can I do it when I get home from work ? and then before bed?
Posted 2/24/2010 11:02 PM (GMT 0)
The urgency is my biggest complaint. I can't put a bite of food in my mouth without it happening. I am now trying Librax to help control it. I also tried Benefiber to bulk it up. Will it ever go away? I would say nine times out of ten I don't make it the bathroom in time. It is terrible.
Posted 2/24/2010 11:10 PM (GMT 0)
Kris, when I was not so great, almost every time I did a rectal med in the morning, it came right out..so I understand what you mean...I would do them later in the day (ie after work) then at bedtime until the urgency calmed down..my doc said it was okay to do this.
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