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Posted 2/23/2010 9:01 PM (GMT 0)
I kinda didnt want to post this but I am going to anyway assuming that others may be wondering the same thing..

I can not remember what normal stool is supposed to look like..in particular the color and the size ..:S I know..

For the longest time my stools have been very light in color..I have been flaring on and off for two years and the whole time they have been this way..Is this the color of flaring stool?

Also..If the stools are not firm but not diareah..where is the inflammation coming from?

I talked to my doc today about giving me enemas because althought the suppositories are helping with a bit of the urgency..I think the problem may be a bit higher up due to the fact that my stools are still thin and light in color and not the firmest..He responded saying that is why I am taking Salofalk and that it is for the whole colon and did not want to give the enemas..he said to try the suppositories twice a day for now and then see him in a bit..

I was dx orginally with pancolitis. but from all the symptoms I have had during flares I think only my original flare involved the whole colon..I think the other two flares I have had were more limited cause it was more urgency, bright bleeding, tenesmus, and running about 50 times a day only to expel nothing but gas or blood or a touch of stool.

Anyway..I really would like to know what a normal stool should look like..I am also taking supplements and stuff so maybe that will have an effect but for the longest time all i can remember is light colored stools. I am going to google this now lol

Posted 2/23/2010 9:17 PM (GMT 0)
Since I've had this disease, I don't think I've had normal stools, even in remission. In remission, they are somewhat formed and that's as good as they get.
Posted 2/23/2010 9:20 PM (GMT 0)
No problem with posting this question, it's totally appropriate for this discussion board and many people have no idea what "normal" should look like...

Here's a great link (with pics, but not of real poops LOL) and explanations of different forms of stool from the bristol stool chart...

http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/bristol-stool-scale.html

:)

Posted 2/23/2010 9:24 PM (GMT 0)
Thank you..but mine do not look like any of those ..well maybe the jaggedy one but much much lighter in color.
Posted 2/23/2010 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
why not salofalk enima too?
Posted 2/24/2010 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
I can tell you what normal stools look like. I have normal stools when I'm in remission. I think the Type 4 stools are too narrow. I'm flaring very slightly, and my stools look like Type 4.

My stools are usually somewhere between Type 3 and Type 4. They have a toothpaste consistency and are somewhere between a yellowish brown and brown color, depending on what I ate. The stools shown are also a bit shorter than normal. My stools are usually between 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 x the length of the Type 3 stools. They will curl in an C or S shape in the toilet, depending on how long they are. Most likely the curling is due to the consistency of the stools, length of the stools, and shape of the toilet. I was told that healthy stools will do this.

This is what happens when one gets colitis, they end up looking at their stools after every time they go to the bathroom, noticing what their stools look like. I remember the days when I never looked. I think it was all diarrhea back then.
Posted 2/24/2010 2:20 PM (GMT 0)
Mine are a cross between 6 and 8 believe it or not. They are light brown..almost yellowy brown..but that could be the fish or flax oil doing that..they smell weird..not bad..but just weird..and they are not smooth..they have food in them most of the time..especially green food...
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