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Posted 2/16/2013 9:08 AM (GMT 0)
I used to be around 20 a day, now I'm down to around 5-7 which most of them occurring in the morning.. When your on your way to remission, what number do you usually come down to and also when IN remission whats the amount of bowels you usually have A day
Posted 2/16/2013 10:52 AM (GMT 0)
Everyone is different. My normal is 3 a day in morning. Always has been.
Posted 2/16/2013 11:05 AM (GMT 0)
Even out of a flare I would go around 6-8 but since starting VSL I have seen that majorly decrease. It is hard to say how many right now because I going into a flare or have some kind of illness the whole time I have been on the VSL but with it some days I only go 1 time. I can't tell what will be normal yet. But the first day I took the VSL I had 1 BM for 48 hrs. I did t feel constipated or anything. I got put in the hospital right after taking the VSL I was so shocked I went so long without a movement I was begging them to check for blockages. I know it won't work this miraculous for everyone and not every day has been like this but I think anyone who is considering it sould try it. It is expensive but even my husband who throws fits about spending money on meds thinks this stuff is a miracle. I can't wait til I can get over whatever is wrong with me to see what it can really do.
Posted 2/16/2013 1:21 PM (GMT 0)
In a flare I go about 7-15 times a day. I'm in remission so I go about 2-3 times now, all morning trips.
Posted 2/16/2013 3:29 PM (GMT 0)
I usually go once in the morning. It's hard to gauge how you're doing while on prednisone. You should aim for going the amount of times you went prior to developing UC.
Posted 2/16/2013 3:51 PM (GMT 0)
Normal for me is once a day. Currently around 10 a day (worst is 15 a day).
Posted 2/16/2013 4:09 PM (GMT 0)
5-6 as a norm. about a million during a flare.
Posted 2/16/2013 4:25 PM (GMT 0)
Two per day for me but currently on Prednisone. 6-8 on my worst days of a flare so not too terrible.
Posted 2/16/2013 4:37 PM (GMT 0)
In my last flare or bad days - 3-5BMs a day, (blood, urgency, maybe pain etc)

I consider my remission to be 1-2 BMs a day formed, no blood, no urgency
Posted 2/16/2013 5:18 PM (GMT 0)
my worst flares have been 20-30x a day but i haven't had a flare like that in a few years. right now, i'm flaring and going on average 2-5x a day. remission- can't remember what that is so i have no idea how many times i go. i'd guess 1-2x a day.
Posted 2/16/2013 5:22 PM (GMT 0)
Usually I wake 3-4X per night, spaced out (lovely), with another around waking time. I often have one right after eating also, unless I have just gone recently before, or within an hour of eating or less.

Some of these, mind you are simply a shot glass or two worth of whitish liquid... not high volume. Not sure you'd call that a BM but I do. So maybe 5-7 per day. Maybe more, maybe less.
Posted 2/17/2013 2:11 AM (GMT 0)
Remission for me is 1 to 4 in the morning only. 4 means I've eaten something the day before to cause that to happen (annoy my colon) and I've actively worked to identify those foods.

Before UC 1 was normal and I expect to get back to that soon.
Posted 2/17/2013 2:21 AM (GMT 0)
Once every other day, sometimes once a day. I don't get increase movement with symtoms.. What's considered a flare, blood mucus,
Does not change my bowel movements. I tend to get constipated. Apparently it can be one or the other. But if I've had trouble it's only been with constipation and I blame that mostly on my lack of fibre and water prior to being more conscious with what I eat. Having said that even before my diagnosis my diet was very bland. I havnt been able to eat junk food for many years because of reflux symtoms.
I can't tell you the last time I had Macca's..maybe that's why!
Posted 2/17/2013 2:51 AM (GMT 0)
I forgot to say that during a flare I can go as many as 30 xs in my worst flare.
Posted 2/17/2013 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
imagardener, what foods have you connected to the 1-4b movements in the morning?
Posted 2/17/2013 1:18 PM (GMT 0)
imagardener, what foods have you connected to the 1-4b movements in the morning?

The "wrong" ice cream, usually chocolate with other ingredients.
Rosemary.
Tea, including green, herbal and decaf. I don't understand why my gut doesn't like decaf tea but no question it does not like it.
Garlic.
Tomatoes, fresh, canned and sauce
Black pepper.
Lemon and lime and other citrus.
Citric acid which is in many prepared and canned foods is really bad for me.
Yogurt and other "wet" dairy (hard, aged cheese is OK).

These are the biggies but there are more.
The worst combination is eating multiple wrong foods that create both gas and urgency (as you can imagine).

Gluten is "out" for me but does not produce multiple BM's, just bleeding later.

Many doctors would call my reactions to food IBS not UC. All I know is I didn't have these negative reactions before getting UC and when I modified my diet to remove questionable foods I started remission which never happened with RX meds.

edit to add: I have also reduced amount of insoluble food eaten because that was adding to high BM # daily. In my case I cut out almonds which caused constipation but then later added to multiple BM's (if that makes sense).
Posted 2/17/2013 1:23 PM (GMT 0)
25-30 when flaring. 3-5 in remission. Like many of us with longer-term UC, I also have a bit of IBS and if I eat things like salad I know I'll have to pay in two days.
Posted 2/17/2013 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
3 to 5 in am. The odd one in pm. 20 in flareup.
Posted 2/19/2013 4:09 AM (GMT 0)
I think I am basically in remission. I go 4-6 times a day, but a lot of that is like 3 in a row. Which is just like because I've kinda gotten used to taken a lot of quick bms. For me I might go a little more when flaring. But when flaring I have extreme urgency, gas, cramps, and loose stools. For me it's not how many times you go necessarily, but how you are feeling overall.
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