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Lka58
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Posted 7/28/2021 9:35 AM (GMT -8)
I rarely post but often read and thankful for lots of good information people share here.

Overall I am doing good atm. I have 3-4 bm a day. I wish it was 1 or 2 as I always feel a little nervous to see what comes out. And feel relieved by noon when I am done with pooping for the day. But it seems normal for me as my father and younger daughter (with no IBD) show the same pattern of emptying bowels. So I am not concerned about frequency. It’s about consistency.

I go thru stages when my first bm is hard pieces (constipation on Bristol scale). The 2 and 3 usually formed and normal. And the last would typically be soft and more like a pile.

My question is how to make the stool uniform. I am experimenting with more fiber, water, tried kiwi and prunes but can’t figure this out.
Currently I take 3x800mg tablets of Asacol a day. And 1 packet of Visbiome probiotic (450 bil) at night sprinkled over some unsweetened applesauce.
Should I change my probiotic to a different one? What would be a good one to switch?

Hopefully your suggestions could help me figure this out.
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quincy
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Posted 7/30/2021 7:57 AM (GMT -8)
Seems the consistency could be from either food and time of day you eat them and/or how often you're eating.

Can you clarify that?
When was your last c-scope, and what were the results?

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iPoop
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Posted 8/1/2021 1:01 PM (GMT -8)
I'd increase your fiber intake naturally and/or add a supplement like metamucil.
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Lka58
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Posted 8/4/2021 9:34 AM (GMT -8)
Thank you for your replies.

I will pay more attention to food choices and timing. Also type of fiber I am taking. See what happens.
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sin
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Posted 8/4/2021 11:03 PM (GMT -8)
Everything is perfectly fine. Longer it stays at lower part of bowel it becomes hard. Because stool turn well formed longer it stays at lower part and BM's that follows and be at bottom for less time so it is not as formed as the first one because most of it is still up in colon waiting to reach at bottom. Different processes happens at different parts of bowels.
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