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I understand how you feel cuz I am IBS-C also. The more stressed we are about emptying our bowels the worse it is, so now what I do is not worry so much about it and when I need to I take milk of magnesia once a week or whenver I have problems. Also its really important to drink ALOT of water for us. Unfortunately I dont and I really shoud try to drink more. Also do you take Heathers fiber? I do well with it. Good Luck and dont forget we are here for each other.
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should be addressed to you GP or GI doctor if you are really worried.
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I drink plenty of water,a whole cofee pot worth of strong cammomile,or fennel,sometimes pepermint.I also drink water,rice milk..I go alot..if I don't I feel really uncomfortable..I go to the bathroom everyday.Sometimes I can't go at all without my finger,other times a lot comes out but some is stuck or I just need to use my finger as a guide and push.
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Also has anyone read my Feeling Trapped post? I was really in tears and am still worried about it..
What does your doctor say about all this?
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this is really not something I can address for you.
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I know how you feel,I have found taking supplements of fish oil (omega 3,6 & 9) makes my colon slippery, if I'm really C I take 2 pills 2 to 3 X a day and stay on this till I have a smooth BM. Get the burpless ones, (from a good health food store) I also take 2 to 4 Twin Lab Magnesium Caps 400mg at bedtime to help have a BM the following morning. Since every IBS patients are different try smaller amounts of the mag caps first, for several days to see which works best for you. Good luck, and try talking to your Mom when your symptom free and explain how painful this is. Or better yet sit her down in front of this web page so she can read how difficult IBS can be for us.
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ok,I understand..but I was just wondering heather,have you ever heard of people losing control of their spincter muscles when often,the only way to go to the bathroom,is using a finger?
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ok..I really don't know how I can be constipated when I go to the bathroom alot everyday..but when I go to bed after work..the next morning a little stool from the day before is always stuck in me. I don't understand why I have so much stool everyday! I don't worry..I relax at my computer desk and and drink teas and such all day before work. What worried me was my mom saying eventually I will lose control of my sphincter muscles and have to wear an adult diaper cuz stool will just fall out. Even though I can go a big stool almost always several tims a day I have to use my finger or some of it isn't coming out. If I don't use my finger..it just stays stuck and I get a pain in my side..So I can't be having problems at work! I got to use my finger.
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but as I said, this is really not something to be asking me as I simply don't have any basis for answering you. A good GI doc would be able to give you a qualified answer.
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thank you for responding!Well I'll try to find a really good gi doctor that I can email..Did you read this post of mine in this thread?
"ok..I really don't know how I can be constipated when I go to the bathroom alot everyday..but when I go to bed after work..the next morning a little stool from the day before is always stuck in me. I don't understand why I have so much stool everyday! I don't worry..I relax at my computer desk and and drink teas and such all day before work. What worried me was my mom saying eventually I will lose control of my sphincter muscles and have to wear an adult diaper cuz stool will just fall out. Even though I can go a big stool almost always several tims a day I have to use my finger or some of it isn't coming out. If I don't use my finger..it just stays stuck and I get a pain in my side..So I can't be having problems at work! I got to use my finger."
Heather would you happen to know of anyone with ibs,who must use the bathroom alot everyday or they feel horrible? It's not constipation like hard..its mostly a little small to medium large round ones,mostly long good thickness stools..and alot of things getting stuck too..Sometimes even 1 to a couple minutes of leaving the bathroom I'm in there again..I feel I'm finishing the rest of the previous stool.
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