Pooping in your pants

I've learned that the first sign I have to go I should act on it and find a bathroom.

I'm particularly referring to the car. I had my first big accident pulling up to late to a rest room stop.

My question is, does having clean up supplies in the car make it so you have fewer accidents or more accidents. This is a psychological question.

I usually have problems when I eat too much fruit and nuts and roughage. I don't eat sweets and breads and stuff so I am hungry for the stuff that's not too good on the digestive system.

I am using my enemas.

I've done it so many times that now I quit crying about it when I do. But it has got better for me. I always carry a towel in the car to sit on. I have wipes but they don't work when you're driving. LOL. If I have too much slippery elm or pysllium it triggers a big bm and no matter what it always happens in the fricken car and believe it or not, this is all how it started, in the car!!! So weird to me.

When I have to much urgency I wear disposable underwear and always bring more in my bag in case I need to change. This way it's safe and I won't ruin my pants (which happened to me before and that's when I decided to get disposable underwear).

Well, my accidents began many years ago after gallbladder surgery which resulted in an intolerance to fats and diagnoses with IBS--long before the IBD and diverticular disease. They were so frequent my kids (who are grown now) would be late to ballgames if we had to travel far! Immodium was a regular back then--that was before being instructed to refrain from using it because it became too harsh for my system. The anti-reflux meds of the 90's, IMO, brought on the frequency as did the gallbladder surgery. Never could I hold it. 

 Things changed as my system digressed to new ills of colitis. Still have accidents from time to time, but like Andrina, I try to always be prepared. My car trunk always has a little makeup bag with Depends / clean up pads & essentials just in case. I may go months without needing it but when I do, it's there. 

I keep TP, and a bag in the car in case something happens and I need to go. I don't fret it too much if I am driving alone. My windows are tinted so I'd just do my thing in the car and go on.

Sorry to hear that, journey. This is definitely one of the worst things about this disease. I think having an emergency kit in the car would be a good idea. Do Rowasa nightly for sure and if that doesn't help, add Canasa in during the mornings as well. Good luck.

I carry and sometimes have to drive will sitting on my emasin basin with a trash bag. My urgency and diarrhea are so bad I almost always have to sit on it while going anywhere in the car. My mom told me about it, after she saw me sitting on a bowl with a trash bag, and its been a God send! I ALWAYS have my backpack with depends, wipes, toliet paper, extra trash bags and a change of clothes, which I've had to use countless times. Before this, I would actually have to pull over in the orchards on my way to work and go, totally humiliating. The flare im in right now is beyond ridiculous! I have to wear depends all the time and the diarrheas goes right through it onto my clothes! It happened to me when I took my son school shopping, all over me and the car! And talk about embarrassing, it happened last week when I went to dinner with my mom, right in the restruant! I can totally relate to what your going through. I've had UC for over twenty years, but not ever this bad. I dont even get that feeling or urgency anymore, it just comes out! Right now its so bad I can't even leave my house. I had a colonoscopy about three weeks ago and the asipro and rowasa enemas have made the diarrhea even worse. I have a 13 year old son, and I miss out on pretty much all of his events due to my UC. I'll be praying for you, because this disease is life controlling. Before I got to this point, I really was more at ease knowing I had all my necessities in the car just in case, it really does ease your mind!

Good luck butterfly, definitely will have you go to the next step,in meds. I think being prepared for accidents is worth it and I use a diaper on long trips, especially if I am with someone else, but lately I have been better. Down to my last and final stage of pred taper, 1.75 do we will see how I do. On Canasa and Apriso too. My next step if I start having accidents again will be surgery. Since I tried imuran and Remicade already. Doc said I could try methotrexate or some other new trial but not sure I want to go there.

Clean up what...turtle power.

Let's say you have a crap in your diaper. You change your diaper, but there is still feces smeered on your ass. You can't clean it up properly. The only way is to have a quick shower.

Oh and immodiums won't do nothing. The minute the fecal matter hits inflammed portion you're going to have to go pronto, regardless of how many pills you took. I know, I tried immodiums many times.

My car has leather seats so it's easy to clean. I take 3 - 4 immodiums before leaving the house and it gives me extra control. Less than 3 has no effect on me. I also have this prescription from my GI called Hyoscyamine (LEVSIN) which seems to do wonders. He originally prescribed it for stomach cramps, but I've found it helps more for my urgency and when I get stomach churning.

I also make sure those who I work with know I have a disease and may have to leave immediately to go. THey've always been understanding. I'm very happy now I have a desk job, because my last job was dealing face to face with customers and they don't always understand.