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Posted 5/31/2015 6:54 PM (GMT 0)
Hi all,

A slightly uncomfortable question - even for this forum! These days my UC is under good control thanks to mesalazine. I find BM's are fairly consistent - once in the morning, once in the evening.

My problem however, is that they tend not to be fully formed and quite "messy". It is partly diet related I suspect but I have tried increasing fibre/reducing fibre etc. to no avail. The main unfortunate side effect of this is quite a time-consuming "clean-up" routine - usually involving copious amounts of toilet paper plus multiple wipes, even after all this I can normally still get some poop when I wipe if I try hard enough...

Compared to what some of you go through I guess I'm the lucky one, but it's still unpleasant and generally means I have to be at home at least once a day to do the 'routine'...

Just wondering if anyone has problems like this or has any advice on how to combat it?

Thanks
Posted 5/31/2015 7:07 PM (GMT 0)
Hi

One thing you might want to try to help firm things up in general is resistant starches. Upton 40g potato starch powder each day in water taken with a probiotic and S. Boullardii is pretty good for that sort of thing. Plus (assuming these don't have a detrimental effect on your condition) cooked potatoes with one meal per day - see how you get on with that for two weeks. Potatoes are a great source of soluble fibre (skins removed as these can be a bit abrasive on the colon).

With regards to clean-up, can you afford to add a bidet in your bathroom?
Posted 5/31/2015 8:53 PM (GMT 0)
i have this same problem for years! i wouldn't mind a fix... i really hate having to go back and do "the routine"
Posted 5/31/2015 10:00 PM (GMT 0)
What actual drug are you taking and at what dosage? Even though you are doing much better the disease is still attacking you, which gives you the messy stools. You may need to do something to give it a knockout punch.
Posted 6/1/2015 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
Resistant starch and a bidet might help.

I just got a bidet, the kind that doesn't require electricity and can be instaed on any toilet, and it's a big help. I used to use 3-4 flushable wipes and now I only need one and it's usually clean after I use it.

I was skeptical until I read the recent article in the Wall Street Journal about it and since I love gadgets I thought I'd order one. Now, me and my six-year-old son fight over who gets to use the bathroom with the bidet. 😀

I got mine at Costco online for $40 and it's well worth the money.
Posted 6/2/2015 7:00 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the tips. Will definitely look into resistant starch.

As for a bidet - not really viable in my current situation unfortunately although I see there is a such a thing as a 'portable' one, so that might be worth some more investigation.

I'm permanently on Asacol 1600mg twice a day, it really does seem to work well, which is why I don't really think it's UC causing this, however this problem has only happened since I was diagnosed.
Posted 6/2/2015 7:14 PM (GMT 0)
When I removed gluten this problem resolved itself for me. Might be something to consider. I also added psyllium into my day.
Posted 6/2/2015 8:21 PM (GMT 0)

cjd123 said...
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I'm permanently on Asacol 1600mg twice a day, it really does seem to work well, which is why I don't really think it's UC causing this, however this problem has only happened since I was diagnosed.


It's hard to say if it's your UC or something else going on (becoming lactose intolerant, developing IBS etc) but maybe the Asacol just isn't doing it for you anymore so getting scoped (if you haven't recently) would be a good idea because maybe it's UC inflammation causing this issue for you and you need more, new or better meds then go from there.
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