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Posted 10/23/2015 3:28 PM (GMT 0)
For years now I have not been able to figure out a way of softening up the first few inches of feces without taking Mag-cit or some kind of stool softener before bed to keep the stool from becoming so hard over night that it will cause a blockage in the morning. It seems fats of any kind contribute to this, and naturally salt, also peas beans, nuts, seeds and other high fiber foods. Tried everything under the sun over the years get a system going to help with this. If I let the front end of the BM become at all hard mucus will also accompany it. This even goes on when I'm in remission and have had blood tests that show no inflamation in my system Eosinophils, CRP, and so on. Frustrating at the very least, restrictive as all get go in terms of what I can eat, and I'm tied to stool softeners that mess with my weight control...Any similar experiences with this?
Posted 10/23/2015 3:49 PM (GMT 0)
It kinda sounds like some IBS, I have similar issues, my crohn's colitis is in remission, but my GI suspected yrs ago that I had also developed IBS while flaring with my IBD and once we finally got my IBD into remission for the very first time since getting sick I was still having bathroom issues, similar to what you're describing and IBS and bad fats (not healthy like olive oil etc) are linked to IBS symptoms except my stools can become harder at any point in the day/evening, some of them are softer but often still hard for me to pass and I don't have any strictures or major scarring (just a couple little scars in the rectum).

My GI started me on Lax a Day, he told me to take just a little each day so I've been playing around with the amount and seeing if daily or every other day is best for me (still trying to figure that out) and it's an osmotic laxative so it's safe daily, it's helping but I still have issues daily for the most part though it's getting easier to pass even the tougher ones. What really annoys me is still having frequency daily but apparently that's how my IBS is for me....frequency with constipated feeling, it's not fun!
Posted 10/25/2015 1:08 AM (GMT 0)
Have you tried fiber like meta murcil. It really seems to help me when I'm not flaring.
Posted 10/27/2015 12:01 AM (GMT 0)
Maybe you have internal hemmies that affect the 1st 3 inches. Those can act up even if one is in remission from UC. Proctofoam HC can relieve that kind of problem; its applicator just releases med to the tail end of anal canal. / Old Hat (35 yrs with left-sided UC; presently in remission taking brandname Colazal)
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