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Posted 1/22/2014 3:19 AM (GMT 0)
I've been feeling well, I think healing from the flare. I was usually pooping 2-3 times a day and mostly formed (occasional loose or mucus) then Sunday...no poops....Monday 4 good solid poops....Tuesday....no poops.... Any thoughts on this change in bowel habits?
Posted 1/22/2014 3:27 AM (GMT 0)
No thoughts bit glad you are doing good. It seems like wierdness in poop schedule is par for the course lol. I went 2 times today formed with a bit of blood, but then tonight I hurt bad. Few days ago all loose 5 times a day no blood or pain. I give up trying to make sense haha! Fun discuss such things eh
....I never imagined I would have such an exchange...
Posted 1/22/2014 3:28 AM (GMT 0)
Ha ha, yes, talking about my every BM with strangers...how did I end up here???? Lol.
Posted 1/22/2014 3:50 AM (GMT 0)
No idea, but if there's no blood or pain, then it sounds like you're doing fine. Sorry I don't have any answers, but you sound like you're going strong regardless.
Posted 1/22/2014 4:25 AM (GMT 0)
Mr coolitis, oh I know I'm doing fine (comparatively) and I'm so happy to see actual POO in the toilet, lol. I guess when anything changes I get worried/anxious that its a warning sign....of more impending butt doom...

Is it considered "constipation" if you skip a day and then poo 4 times the next day to make up for it???
Posted 1/22/2014 5:53 AM (GMT 0)
Def some weird poo habits you got going on, lol. But honestly, I think it's common to have this happen during the healing process!

So jealous of your more-formed poops. I still have "toilet stew."

Keep getting better and loving every second of it!!! :)
Posted 1/22/2014 6:18 AM (GMT 0)
Definitely sound like you're getting better. As I've been healing from my latest flare I've skipped a day here and there and lovin those mostly formed poops. Sometimes I worry that when I go off the pred. it will all come back.
Posted 1/22/2014 6:39 AM (GMT 0)
fingers crossed it wont, e_dawn. taper slowly!! :)
Posted 1/22/2014 8:24 AM (GMT 0)
thanks katie :) How are u doing with your taper? I went from 10mg to 5 then decided to pop back up to 7.5 even tho my 10mg. tablets don't cut evenly at all.
Posted 1/22/2014 12:54 PM (GMT 0)
I skip a day plenty of times. Sometimes the next day I seem to make up for it and other times I don't. Sometimes it just depends on what and how much I ate. Sometimes I think its just the way the wind blows. I try not to think about it too much. As long as I don't see blood, mucous I'm good.
Posted 1/22/2014 2:04 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks all for the reassurance. I think I'm going to try more veg and *gasp* maybe even fruit to see if it makes me more regular. I'm still kinda eating only "safe" foods (mostly low res) so, guess its time to step it up a notch.
Posted 1/22/2014 6:49 PM (GMT 0)
That's great toomuchpoopin, fingers crossed that you're heading into a nice remission and will stay there for a long, long time...I agree, you should tread with caution with your diet experimentation but I'm a strong believer in eating healthy and I really hope you slowly and carefully are able to add fruits and veggies into your daily diet with no issues...should you start to notice anything negative, cut back obviously and continue to proceed carefully (a food journal would be very beneficial for you at this point to make it much easier to pinpoint things that might cause problems) and I'm sure you're aware that fruits and veggies being natural fibres may also increase daily BM's so just be careful to not over do it.
Posted 1/23/2014 7:53 PM (GMT 0)
Could be that the Elavil's decreased some of the spasming/more active state of your bms. Some tricyclic antidepressant meds can cause constipation because of that.

Are you on rectal meds as well?

What's your intake of fluids?
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Posted 1/23/2014 8:07 PM (GMT 0)
I'm so envious of you guys who skip a day!!! I'd love to skip an hour right about now! LOL

Getting better with the salofalk enema I think, but still passing just b and m or sludge as I call it in between semi-normal poops. But even in remission I always went 1-2 times a day. Never able to save a tree:)
Posted 1/24/2014 12:39 AM (GMT 0)
Pb4- yes, I've started a food/poopin diary, lol, trying to how much is going in and how much coming out. Fruits have always been problematic for me so I always just do a little at a time and stick to the lower fructose ones :-)

Quincy, yes I did think that maybe it was the elavil starting to slow things down. I've definitely noticed less spasming, I wasn't sure if it would be too early for the elavil to start working though. It's only been a little over a week. Either way, I'm happy and hopeful. I've upped my fluids (I only drink water and herbal tea) but I've stopped the rectal meds. Now, I know they heal like nothing else! I'm a true believer, but since I am not officially diagnosed...and still hopeful this was some sort of crazy infection that masked as UC, I need to be off meds. My GI is doing another scope in feb, and if no firm diagnosis of UC I will ween off the asacol and be med free completely....terrifying....then we wait and see if it returns...how medically advanced....and either way he will do another scope to check again.

Rbartolo, hee hee yes, not pooping for a day is glorious, except I'm always too paranoid to enjoy it....like constantly looking over my shoulder waiting for the boogie man to strike at any moment, lol. Hang in there, things will get better.
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