Hi all, bad news this morning (what would have been day 4) as my donor got a stomach virus last night. We did the transplant at around 7:30 pm, I'm just hoping I didn't catch it from her that way...
Hi Lynn, picked them up at Walgreens for around 3 bucks I think but I'm trying a hanging bag style kit today as the disposable ones aren't as easy to use as I would have liked. They're little squeeze...
Hi all, end of day 2 here. Didn't feel well during the day, cramping (not a usual symptom for me) persisted for much of the day. However, I just had a BM that was (warning: explicit and gross tmi on...
Hi all, morning after and no improvement yet, but I am optimistic for the next four days as I upgrade to the latest and greatest in poo-shooting technology :P. I'm using disposable enema kits (small...
Hello everyone, just did my first day and the delivery wasn't wildly successful, I think I'm going to switch to the blender method because the plastic bag just wasn't really doing the mixing, I would...
Hi all, minor setback as my doc decided it was best to do stool testing before hand. I start my stool test tomorrow and got my scrip for my antibiotic a couple days ago. At this point, I'm looking to...
Idkwia, I don't have D or C actually, I just have chronic loose stools, occasionally on the D side but not usually with the urgency accompanied by D, and then the rest of the normal symptoms; pain,...
Hi all, it's now a matter of weeks (approximately 3!) before I attempt a five to seven day fecal transplant routine! I thought I would post my plan here as I begin to order supplies and see how...
Hi all, still counting down until the end of the school year when I will do my HPI (a little more than 2 months, fingers crossed!). When my intestinal problems started (IBS they say) almost exactly 2...
Hi all, countdown is on for me to try this! Looks like late June/early July when I'm home from school. I'm also interested in answers to the questions above, but I wanted to ask specifically about...
Hey all, so my IBS manifests itself as gas, gurgling, hemorrhoids, loose stools of all shapes, sizes, colors and smells, incomplete evacuation and a couple of other symptoms off and on. Now the loose...
I sometimes get these when I'm working out or playing sports, it literally feels like there's a stick up my butt. I mean it's so realistic I thought I must have had a hard stool be right on the edge...
What foods are good for probiotic bacteria? The beneficial flora supposedly help us break down some of the foods we eat. Which foods are good for them and which ones are bad? I.e do they eat sugars...
Hey folks thanks for the understanding replies. My life is at this in between point where I go out with my friends and I ave a good time until that dreadful feeling of hunger comes along. I know...
I have a problem. IBS interferes with my life; I feel bad, and I can't stop thinking about it. I spend all my time reading about ways to try to feel better, different treatments etc. I feel like I...
Hey all, so my tentative plan is to do a 5 day run over winter break in December, but I had another plan to do a 2 week "elemental diet" going off of a liquid diet recommended to me by a GI I saw....
Thanks, I guess I'll have to pick up a cheap blender for this one. I wonder a lot about the viability of the bacteria; what foods are best to eat in order to support the flora right away? Or would it...
Hi all, quick question about the process- if you do this for 5 days in a row, how do you blend the stool? I'm a little weirded out by washing a foul blender in my house (though then again I am...
Hey everybody, I don't want to sound needy (which I am) but I am living rather vicariously through the brave folks around here. Any updates? I'm anxiously looking forward to trying this, hopefully as...
Hmm, I guess I'm a little confused. I'm not quite sure why you keep saying IBS is separate from other things, say food sensitivities, allergies or intolerances (all different things, but what I mean...
Oh no...I did already have a colonoscopy with fine results, no signs of inflammation or anything else, I hope it stays that way! I also agree with that point about variety, it seems like all the...
Hi there, I think we may be mis-communicating a bit; I have IBS. I got the diagnosis, the doc said that's what it was, so that's sorted out. My search is for what causes my IBS, because I didn't have...
Hi there, the way I understand it IBS just means you have a set of symptoms (in my case loose stools, gas, bloating, incomplete evacuation, abnormal stools, occasional cramping) and they can't figure...
I was diagnosed with IBS this summer by this blood test (I think it's called prometheus?) but I have had a full work up all come back clean, including colonoscopy, endoscopy and ultrasound, as well...
It's called Ultimate Colon Cleanse, and that is another thing to think about, the dependency; recently I had a doctor tell me that the bowel is rather like a balloon, and when you take fiber...
Hi there, I don't remember the exact lab (all my medical files are at my parent's house) but I'll find out and get back here! I've tried hypnotherapy, where I had an appointment, then the doc made a...
I'm curious, I don't believe the stuff about built up fecal matter, but I'm also not sure I believe all the "dangerous" labels being thrown around. I feel like some of the products containing...
Hi folks, I'm new here but I've had IBS for around 14 months or so now. Brief history, stool test for parasites came back negative, colonoscopy and endoscopy were both clean, negative for celiac,...
Well, I suppose I am at a bit of a party school (UC Santa Cruz.) But the drinking here isn't really unique, it's pretty similar at most schools on a similar level (and some schools you'd be surprised...
Hi subdued, a very good point. I only meant to say that I'm not in a position to be partying all weekend after a week of classes, leaving me with some boring Fridays while many students are out...
Hi there and thanks for the welcome! I have taken probiotics for a while now with no improvement unfortunately. A yogurt enema, now I hadn't considered that at all. My concern about that is the lack...
Hi folks, this is my first post here so feel free to correct any mistakes I make. My name is Jesse, I don't have UC, just a case of IBS according to the docs. I've had all sorts of tests run and they...