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Posted 9/23/2011 7:19 PM (GMT 0)
 

Anyone have any tips to firm out stools?  I have UC and generally go to the bathroom about 2 times per day. The stools have some form but are definately loose and very soft.  Usually I can control when I go but sometimes it can get urgent especially in the morning.  I have tried differerent types of fiber and they seem to bulk up the stool but the urgency and amount of times i have to make a trip to the bathroom increases to 3-5.  I usually discontinue the fiber after a couple of days due to the increase in bm's per day.   Are there any gentle fibers that would help more with this or maybe I should avoid fiber altogether?

Left Side UC since 2001

Currently taking Lialda 4 pill/day

Was taking VSL#3DS but did not notice any difference.

Posted 9/26/2011 6:00 AM (GMT 0)
fiber never works for me too .... The best thing works for me in flare ups and to get rid off loss stools some anti-boitics with ur main line drugs . My GI had prescribed me those anti-botics for 5 days . And now my stool is almost formed .
Posted 9/26/2011 12:38 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Adeel,

Thanks for the response. I haven't really taken Antibiotics since 2001 when I was first diagnosed. Is there a particular Antibiotic that helps you that  I can ask my doctor about? 

Posted 9/26/2011 5:15 PM (GMT 0)
I don't know what can help but maybe prevent it. For me, if I eat something that causes slight bloating or anything I can't tolerate 100% then I get a loose stool next day. Maybe you should check your diet out.

For examle, coffee and fried chicken cause loose stools for me.
Posted 9/26/2011 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
Fibre is really the only way to bulk up your stool, it's done wonders for me. It takes time for your body to adjust to it, for me it took 3 months. Maybe if you try sticking with it for a while, the excess trips to the toilet will decrease. Or maybe you needed to increase (slowly) the amount you were taking to help decrease your trips to the can.
Posted 9/27/2011 1:50 AM (GMT 0)
for urgency, nothing beat canasa in my opinion. twice/day with no blood is pretty good
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