I've found I have been heaps better since I've been drinking 3-4 litres a day (this sounds like a lot, but goes quickly if you sip all day), and doing at least a little exercise most days. Enough to make me sweat.
I HATE metamucil because of the bloating it causes me. Have you tried normacol?
Something I had found really helpful was a big strong cup of coffee first thing in the morning. I think because it's a stimulant it gets the muscles moving....
I don't know what my triggers are. Seems like even when I'm behaving I'll have really bad days.
I was on prepulsid for a while which was wonderful and seemed to help a lot, until they discovered it causes heart attack!!! Doh!
I have an appt with a bowel specialist this morning. I can't wait to see her.
I was thinking about when was the last time i went to loo and i can't remember! I was thinking at least last week sometime, i guess.
Normacol, never heard of it. I shall ask about it as well as the strong cup of coffee. Anything to get me regular but drinking 3-4 litres of water per day...i'd be struggling there!
Went to the specialist who says its normal for women our age (i'm 31) to get chronic constipation, Plus having 2 c/s's didn't help either as the incisions can tighten the bowels at that particular spot making it harder for the stools to move through. Great!
She wants me to have an u/s as well as xray to determine how much poop (TMI) i have in there which i'll be having done today and then gave me some picoprep solution to empty me out fully over the weekend. Honestly can't wait. I am so full of sh*t (no pun intended )
She is also getting me to have some bloods done to fully determine if i am lactose intolerant and suspects that i might be coeliac too. She gave me some IBS Support tablets which controls IBS and helps with regularity. May be give this a go?
TD- I just had a colonoscopy and had to drink Picoprep... make sure you have the softest toilet paper possible!! Baby wipes are also great for your bottom when drinking that stuff!
My doctor thinks I have IBS as well. It started years ago with severe stomach cramps and chronic heartburn. I also had hot flashes, nausea, dizzy spells and frequent trips to the loo. They did blood work, an U/S, a barium swallow, and they put a camera down my throat to look at my stomach, but they couldn't find anything. They were going to do a colonoscopy when my symptoms finally went away. The reason they went away though was I took a course in food allergies and intolerance and did a food diary to find my triggers (sugar and caffeine). When I gave up the triggers I got better.
Since having a baby though my symptoms have returned. I get really bad bloating and gas and still get some stomach cramps and heartburn. I take prescription antacids which help with the cramps and heartburn, but nothing seems to help with the bloating and gas, and I can't seem to pinpoint any other triggers. My naturalpath looked at my food diary and asked me to give up a bunch of things (like bananas) but my symptoms persist.
I'm interested in the IBS support tablets, I saw some at he health food store and was wondering if they would help or not.
I've been told that our bodies can change dramatically after childbirth. That is how i developed lactose intoleranceness.
The colerectal surgeon recommended the IBS Support so they must be worth it. I've only taken one capsule so i really can't comment on the effectiveness as yet. May be just give it a go.
I hope they don't find sugar as a trigger for me as i love sugar but then end up with thrush!
Right now, my tummy is soooo big but i am sooo hungry as i need to fast for this abdominal u/s and xray this afternoon.
I find nothing helps with the gas and bloating. It is only relieved overnight, when the gas magically disappears. I just wish i could let go of the gas sometimes through great big f*rts
I have IBS too, and I'm always clogged.
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