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Posted 5/21/2010 1:25 PM (GMT 0)
Stools have not been formed for a bit..but in a 12 hour span I could go from semi formed to mush to liquid and back..what is causing this?
Posted 5/21/2010 1:45 PM (GMT 0)
This is the nature of UC.

Sue
Posted 5/21/2010 1:48 PM (GMT 0)
That's happened to me, too, and I've figured the answer is that the consistency of the poop ranges from semi-formed to liquid depending on how quickly that particular "load" (for lack of a better term) has traveled through the colon, how long it has been in the digestive system. As in, the first one of the morning might be more formed because it's been sitting in the lower part of the system all night, and then what follows, next bathroom trip, has gone through more quickly... and so on.
Just my guess.

And of course, the particulars of what you've eaten would affect the consistency, too - and when our systems have inflammation, we do tend to react to foods more dramatically than when everything's perfect.
Sorry for your troubles!
Posted 5/21/2010 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
Oh gaaawd all so confusing..why do we have this stupid thing anyway!!!
Posted 5/21/2010 2:07 PM (GMT 0)
I agree with songlady. Even now that I'm doing better my stool is invariably pretty solid in the morning and mushy yet formed in the afternoon. I guess it's because I have only 7 hours between my first and second BM's and about 17 between afternoon and morning.

Of couse the inflammation will make it worse, but in my opinion, quite a bit of variation in consistency can be normal.
Posted 5/21/2010 2:38 PM (GMT 0)

i know what you mean.

I think I am going to try Metamucil for this and see if it improves.  Have you ever tried a fiber supplement? When I do a search on the forums it seems as if alot of people have good results with this

Posted 5/21/2010 2:39 PM (GMT 0)
i have found the opposite, when in remission i found that in the morning my BM could be more mushy then if i was to go a second time that day usually in the evening it was perfectly formed as it was before i had UC. Which doesnt really add up since the even BM would not have been in my system as long as the morning one

I asked my doc once but they didnt seem to think it had any significance
Posted 5/21/2010 3:07 PM (GMT 0)
I et a lot of "normal" people have some variation, too, but they don't worry about it as being significant....
Posted 5/21/2010 3:55 PM (GMT 0)
Its not a really worry per se..more just wondering and trying to pin point where the problem area is..with D I would think its higher up and if a stool is actually coming out it could be lower down.but I am having this and then that so maybe its both lol
Posted 5/21/2010 5:27 PM (GMT 0)
IBS, UC, food intake, what you eat would cause me looser stool.

I don't care about the stool consistency unless it was diarrhea or extremely loose stool frequently, and it didn't coincide with any changes I made to food/drink intake or supplements.

q
Posted 5/21/2010 6:47 PM (GMT 0)
thats just it. It is going from diareah to more of a looser semi formed ...I am purposely eatting the exact same things that I was eatting prior to this little flare.
Posted 5/21/2010 6:56 PM (GMT 0)
Ok...again, what do you eat?

sorry Krissy....lol.

q
Posted 5/22/2010 5:35 PM (GMT 0)
lol sorry you asked a while ago and it hasnt changed..breakfast either oatmeal and berries and banana or cereal with the same...almond milk. lunch is either plain tune with a pita or grilled chicken with a pita..maybe a peanut butter sandwich..dinner is always chicken, fish, soup or pasta..a little bit of salad, no veggie if flaring..potatoe..
Posted 5/22/2010 6:53 PM (GMT 0)
I would suggest you totally change your breakfast and see if your stools improve.

Your morning meals would cause me loose stool and discomfort...guaranteed.

Just a suggestion, and I strongly urge you to consider it because you haven't made that change yet and are still complaining of the same symptoms.

q
Posted 5/23/2010 5:26 PM (GMT 0)
this is TOTALLY different..this is a flare now. These are flare pains..ok maybe the foods dont help but these are definitely NEW PAINS for me (hence the titla of my other post re NEW PAIN). Also these foods never caused diareah ever for me..why would they now?
Posted 5/23/2010 6:09 PM (GMT 0)
I am sorry you're feeling bad. I don't think food has any impact on my condition unfortunately. The only thing that helps is not eating at all, and even then, I am still on the toilet int he morning.
Posted 5/23/2010 7:15 PM (GMT 0)
Morning for me begins formed followed by soft semi formed mush, my second bm of the day in the late evening is well formed. If I can hold back on the morning bm for a couple of extra hrs it too will be formed. I am on stool softners due to a hypersensitive rectum which may be due to a tarlov cyst @s2 or an acetabular labral tear or damage from the uc
Posted 5/23/2010 8:22 PM (GMT 0)
gee Krissy....I'm just making a suggestion. you have pancolitis and are in a mild flare. You're focussing on the consistency of your stool, which you've pretty much always complained about. Food can change the consistency of the stool....just a suggstion to make some changes to see if it makes a difference...that's all.


You may have mild inflammation for a while until your colon realises it's not going to get prednisone or humira...etc. You should consider a change of 5ASA oral meds....


I would suggest you ask the doctor for antispasmodics...bentylol....that can also help with some of the transit time and hopefully change some of the consistency of the stool. Some foods, such as oats and fruit, increase the transit time...hence the suggestion for people who have constipation.



Bentylol....

q
Posted 5/25/2010 1:25 PM (GMT 0)

quincy said...
gee Krissy....I'm just making a suggestion. you have pancolitis and are in a mild flare. You're focussing on the consistency of your stool, which you've pretty much always complained about. Food can change the consistency of the stool....just a suggstion to make some changes to see if it makes a difference...that's all.


You may have mild inflammation for a while until your colon realises it's not going to get prednisone or humira...etc. You should consider a change of 5ASA oral meds....

I would suggest you ask the doctor for antispasmodics...bentylol....that can also help with some of the transit time and hopefully change some of the consistency of the stool.  Some foods, such as oats and fruit, increase the transit time...hence the suggestion for people who have constipation.

Bentylol....

q

Q- I always appreciate your suggestions but I hope you mean a change of food just to help with comfort or transit times or even consistancy?? I dont think a change of food will make this flare go away..are we understanding eachother now? :)

 

I will update on how my weekend went in a seperate post as I have a few questions regarding VSL And red meat.

Posted 5/25/2010 2:43 PM (GMT 0)
right...that's all I mean. I've never supported food helping flares, and red meat, although I eat it...I have no problems. Actually....I feel great after a steak, but that's about once every two months or so.

q
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