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Posted 7/16/2013 3:09 AM (GMT 0)
Hey guys after recently being diagnosed with ulcerative colitis in my rectum after a Colonoscopy I have continued to notice a translucent oily film on the toilet water after doing a BM. It is hard to notice, I only picked it up using my flash light but is this something consistent with UC? The foam I am using is helping with everything which is awesome and I see my GI again this Friday
Posted 7/16/2013 3:17 AM (GMT 0)
did you start noticing the film in the toilet before or after you started using the foam?
Posted 7/16/2013 3:21 AM (GMT 0)
Before
Posted 7/16/2013 3:23 AM (GMT 0)
I get that from enemas but I've never noticed it when I didn't use enemas/suppositories.
Posted 7/16/2013 3:26 AM (GMT 0)
are you eating a lot of greasy, fried foods? that may be causing it. either way, let your gi know & see what he says about it.
Posted 7/16/2013 3:30 AM (GMT 0)
I'd say it's food or supplement or oil mixed with mucus.
If it floats, it's an oil of some sort.


How many bms daily are you having? and what's the consistency of them?

q
Posted 7/16/2013 3:31 AM (GMT 0)
did you notice this while you were looking in the toilet with a flashlight for something else ? a missing goldfish maybe ?  :-)
Posted 7/16/2013 3:36 AM (GMT 0)
Haha, no just got into the habit of checking my stools once things went bad. I am going 2-3 times a day. They are generally on the soft side to diharea and yeah my diet isn't too great..
Posted 7/16/2013 3:44 AM (GMT 0)
define not too great.

soy...what??? you don't have a flashlight in your bathroom?
q
Posted 7/16/2013 3:47 AM (GMT 0)
Pizza, redbull, subway etc and dairy makes things worse but very hard to give up
Posted 7/16/2013 4:11 AM (GMT 0)
you have uc and yet continue to ingest things like redbull? yikes.
i don't see anything wrong with subway, but eating greasy foods like pizza on a regular basis is definitely going to cause diarrhea & other weird bowel habits. it would do that even in people who don't have uc.
try making a homemade pizza if you absolutely have to have it, use goat cheese instead if dairy is a problem for you.
Posted 7/16/2013 4:16 AM (GMT 0)
All you can do is make changes diet-wise, but it's safe to say the oil is probably from your diet and the fact that your colon is on the quick side getting it through.

You might also consider adding a fibre supplement and probiotics to the mix.

What foam are you using...mesalamine or steroid?

Good to hear it's helping.

q
Posted 7/16/2013 4:17 AM (GMT 0)
"Pizza, redbull, subway etc and dairy makes things worse but very hard to give up"

breakfast of champions !
Posted 7/16/2013 4:20 AM (GMT 0)
"soy...what??? you don't have a flashlight in your bathroom?"


just a Winnie-the POOH nite lite - does that count ?
Posted 7/16/2013 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
not enough light...but it could open up a whole world of imaginary thingies in there. lol.
q
Posted 7/17/2013 1:01 PM (GMT 0)
Haha some of these comments are funny
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