people on the myspace health forum have told me im going to die due to a bowel burstage..

i am also male if that helps?

i tried rectal didnt like it, the oral lime flavored oral saline worked great i really really wend but what i began to notice is that unless the stool was runny like the oral saline made it i would have problems trying to expel it after constantly searching this great resource we call Google ive come to find that there are muscles in your rectum that must contract in regular motion while my symptoms show they might not be do to the nerves in my colon/rectum maybe not picking up when to contract from the brain do to damage by straining, or my muscles could be getting the signals but might just be weak do to longer use than recommended stool softener but how can stool softener really damage u it doest have any stimulants.. i just come from Walgreen's and bought 2 bottles of prune juice, 1 large Gatorade, and 2 bottles of the lemon oral saline lax.. ive drunk 2 glasses of prune juice and im just hopfully waiting for it to do its magic if that doesn't work i might try the oral saline which helped at the er but im scared it might not be good for me to do that since your not supposed to take it for more than once a week and i took one Thursday..

I honestly think you need to see a gastroenterologist and find out what exactly is going on with your contraction problems and such...this just doesn't sound right and by continuing on the way you are, you could be causing more damage to yourself and causing new problems as well...the reason it's not safe to take the phospho soda frequntly/regularly is because it can cause ulcers in the intestinal lining which can open up a whole new can of worms for you...get you doc to set you up with a specialist (gastroenterologist) aka GI as soon as possible.

Good luck :)

Just tell him you'd like to be referred to a good "gastro" or "GI"...he'll know what you mean, especially if you tell him about your troubles, heck, he may even send you to see a colon and rectom specialist first...I'm sure at some point you'll be seeing both specialists...I have.

Good luck and let us know how it goes :)

My story is complicated...I have crohns disease as well as IBS and lactose intolerance, same crap, different pile LOL!

One of my sisters has IBS only and my mom has ulcerative colitis (another form of IBD which consitis of either crohns or ulcerative colitis).

so with having CD and IBS I know that fibre is very important to have in the system to help keep things moving regularly...I also know that it's important to remove bad things from the diet like sugar, processed foods, fast foods, artificial sweetners, especially sugar alcohols, they can really do a number on IBS..."diet" anything should be avoided because of the artificial sweetners used in those products and that includes food and beverages...avoiding pop (soda) is especially important because of it's high sugar content or in the case of "diet pop" high artificial sweetner content.

I eat only fresh homemade meals, because I take a fibre supplement as recommended by my GI to help both my CD and my IBS I am now able to tolerate fibreous foods with no problems (gas and bloating).

I drink only water and chamomile tea, and on occassion 100% natural fruit juices. I avoid anything with preservatives/additives as this can be bad for both IBD and IBS...MSGs are killer for most. Caffeine is another culprit for IBS and IBD so I avoid it as well.

For my lactose intolerance I use Lactaid tabs but because of the good probiotic I take (primadophilus reuteri made by natures way) it is helpful for those who are lactose intolerant and from my experiance with it this is true.

Basically a good fibre supplement and probiotics daily are 2 very beneficial ways of helping IBS (and IBD).

:)

and do you have difficulty expelling stool even if its soft? i fell as though my gut isnt moving it along i can feel it still mushing around everwaiting to get a urge then only expelling alittle of what i feel i should be letting loose.

Oh my i never really thought of this but it hit me now, before i got really sick i remember getting a steak at dennys 1 night and i asked for it well done, but when i got the steak at home at the bottom of the container was this dark juice/fluid coming out of the steak meaning it wasnt well done could i have been blindsided by food poisoning? ecoli?

I think what the people on your MySpace are worried about is that prolonged constipation--meaning that you don't expel any stool or not nearly as much as you need to--can cause serious problems, including bowel ruptures (although I think you have to be WAY backed up for that to happen in most cases). I think they are just trying to stress to you the importance of keeping your stools moving and of seeing a doctor to find out why they're not moving normally on their own. You may have some sort of blockage that's keeping everything except the most liquid stools from coming through. You may have a muscle problem, which may be helped by a drug called Zelnorm. Until you see your doctor, though, do everything in your power to keep your stools moving.

Oh and id like to thank everyone on this fantastic site, i wouldn't know what to do with out it. I found it with google, i hope the founder gets more traffic and ad revenue so more people can be helped like me..

I just went thanks to 20 oz of prune juice and 60 oz of water.. i let loose a bucket load of stool.
im going out with my bro to get a whopper.. dont ask i need the calories i havent eaten.

I noticed that leaning back while sitting on the toilet can help. Also, I actually heard about rocking back and forth from a doctor.

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I feel so so so bad..
Please god help me!! i promise to never do it again!!!
i need to lose some weight im about 200 right now if not more..
theres also a mucus in my stool or a mucus y texture..