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- Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:12 pm
- Forum: bowel problems
- Topic: Loose Stools
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3004
Re: Loose Stools
The official view would be get this checked out by your doctor, but the reality is that we all have loose stools from time to time. What I would do would be to try to work out whether any particular change in diet or eating or drinking too much or any stressful circumstance, like working too hard or...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 8:04 pm
- Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Topic: IBS and Diet
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2325
Re: IBS and Diet
I'm not sure that new drugs will necessarily work. Weight gain, IBS and being stressed are all signs of the physiological systems of youyr body being dysregulated and out of control. I would try to find ways of getting of trying to bring the emotions under control using mindfulness techniques, which...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 7:53 pm
- Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Topic: IBS and pain
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2826
Re: IBS and pain
IBS is an unexplained illness; there is no obvious cause or specific treatment, though it may be instigated by gastroenteritis or a traumatic experience or the combination of infection and stress. For some people it may be regarded as the visceral expression of what happens, but of course there may ...
- Wed Jul 08, 2015 6:26 pm
- Forum: irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
- Topic: Use of FODMAP diet for IBS
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2774
Re: Use of FODMAP diet for IBS
The research indicates that eliminating FODMAPs helps up to 70% of people with IBS, but it also depletes the bacteria in your colon. This is why the proponents of this diet say that it is not a diet for life and you should reintroduce some of the foods you have eliminated under the guidance of a die...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:11 pm
- Forum: bowel problems
- Topic: My daughter suffers from encopresis
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3465
Re: My daughter suffers from encopresis
Please see the answer to the same question posted in the 'General' section.
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 1:02 pm
- Forum: digestive problems
- Topic: Constipation
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2914
Re: Constipation
Yes, the underactive thyroid will certain make your bowel sluggish, but the spinal stenosis could well make it very difficult to evacuate the rectum. The fruit and veg and the movicol will certainly help but I would recommend your doctor sends you to a specialist centre that can assess your anorecta...
- Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:59 pm
- Forum: digestive problems
- Topic: flatulence
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2588
Re: flatulence
None of the medication you are on, the beta blocker, calcium channel stabiliser and the statin have flatulence listed as a side effect although bisoprolol and Lipitor can occasionally cause diarrhoea, which might suggest an acceleration of small bowel transit and therefore increased delivery of ferm...
- Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:40 pm
- Forum: bowel problems
- Topic: Rectal irrigation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2509
Re: Rectal irrigation
Please see responses to your questions below. Hi, I've posted these questions previously but inadvertently deleted them. I'm desperate for some answers. I have a connective tissue disorder, am middle-aged and have had four surgeries for different pelvic floor prolapses, including a rectopexy for int...
- Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:29 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: After taking antibiotics
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2002
Re: After taking antibiotics
There may of course be a stress component in this but repeated course of broad spectrum antibiotics can alter the beneficial bacteria in your gut and cause what is known as dysbiosis. I wonder if you have considered probiotics. One new product is called Symprove and the evidence to its efficacy look...
- Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:22 pm
- Forum: general
- Topic: Encopresis
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2926
Re: Encopresis
Encopresis is a difficult problem to deal with. Has your daughter always had it or has it come on recently? Is there any reason for it? Has she been upset about anything? There could be several possible causes; some physiological, and some psychological reated to retention of stool. It is difficult ...