I have pretty much the same thing going on with bowels and bladder.
No urinary incontinance but fecal soiling. I am 40 and wearing diapers
alot. In bed alot.I went to the doc on Fri. And he thinks I am having
a psych problem. Ha. A long story for another day. I believe it is
endo and adhesions causing my problem .But damn those diapers are
expensive.
I have been going through this for awhile. I believe I have partial
obstructions. I don't drink or eat if I have to go some where. Sometime
if I have to go to something for my daughter I have an enema the night
before to clean me out. Sometime the fecal matter is right in my rectum
and I can't even get the tip in...next step, a gentle( certain
misnomer)laxitive.
I am sorry I have not much help to offer but I do use some of the tricks
Jo Elsick wrote on the board once. Massage of your bowels , squatting
to bring on urge,write to her or go throught the archives by author to
find this helpful info. Of course Helen is always right there for us
with information.
When I have pain in my bladder I know it's time to try to pee. I have
to push like having a baby, i even use my lamaze breating. Can't let
the urine back up.
P.S. I went to school with a Cindy Shruhan. Are you from MA.?
I am praying for you.
Love, Dawn Rose
>At Sun, 22 Sep 2002, cindy shruhan wrote:
>>Cindy,
>I have irritable bowel syndrome and the bm's you are describing about
>being thin is what I have experienced. Look up irritable bowel syndrome
>on line and see if it sounds familiar. Good luck and hope this helps.
>
>Lynn
>
>>HI, ITS CINDY SHRUHAN, AND I NEED TO BRING THIS PROBLEM I'M HAVING TO
>>THE BOARD, PLEASE TELL ME WHY MY BM'S ARE NOT NORMAL, THEY COME OUT SO
>>MISFORMED, I TALKED TO TINA ON THIS, AND SHE DID GIVE ME SOME INFO, BUT
>>I HAVE LOOKED FOR OTHER MEMBERS WITH THIS PROBLEM, IM NOT FINDING
>>ANYONE...SO I THINK WE NEED TO BRING THIS QUESTION, AS UGLY AS IT
>>IS...MY BM'S COME OUT BENT, KINKED, FOLDED OVER, WEIRD SHAPES, ALSO VERY
>>SKINNY ONES..WHY IS THIS NOT IN ANY INFO THAT IM LOOKING INTO, IF IT IS
>>I CAN'T FIND IT...PLEASE, GIVE ME HELP ON THIS, I'M GETTING SCARED, I
>>KNOW THIS TOPIC IS NOT ONE THAT WE WISH TO BRING UP, BUT THIS IS MY
>>PROBLEM, AND I NEED HELP, AND ADVISE...THIS SCARES ME ALSO, I DO NOT
>>HAVE ANY SENSATIONS AT ALL, WHEN IT COMES TO HAVING A BM, I CANT PUSH,
>>IT DOES NO GOOD, I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY BM'S, IM BEDRIDDEN, SO THANK
>>GOD I CAN JUST RUN TO THE BATHROOM, BUT IM NOT MAKING IT, IM SOILING
>>MYSELF ALOT, NOW USING SOMETHING TO STOP IT FROM LEAKING
>>EVERYWHERE...ALSO I DONT HAVE ANY SENSATION TO URINATE, I KNOW I NEED TO
>>GO, AND I DO, BUT I DONT FEEL THE URGE...AGAIN I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER MY
>>BM'S, I CANT LEAVE MY HOUSE, I GOT CAUGHT IN ALBERTSON'S MARKET, AND I
>>HAD NO IDEA THAT IT WAS LEAKING DOWN MY LEG, UNTIL THAT WARM FEELING HIT
>>MY LEG, I MADE IT TO THE CAR, AND CRYED SO HARD, I DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO,
>>WHO TO TURN TO, EXCEPT ALL MY FAMILY AT IAS...IF ANYONE HAS MORE INFO ON
>>THIS REALLY BAD PROBLEM, DEAR GOD TELL ME.....I REFUSE TO GO ANYWHERE,
>>THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE IN MY PHD'S OFFICE ALSO, PLUS VOMITING...ANOTHER
>>QUESTION, WHY IS THERE NO INFO ON THIS MISFORMED BM'S...I KNOW I CANT BE
>>THE ONLY ONE OUT THERE WITH THIS....THIS IS A DAILY THING, AT LEAST 4
>>BM'S A DAY, ALL DIAREEHEA, EXCUSE MY SPELLING PLEASE...AND I CANT
>>CONTROL ANY OF THEM...HOW I THANK ALL OF YOU FOR BEING THERE FOR ME, I
>>KNOW SOMEONE WILL HELP ME, THANK GOD YOUR ALL OUT THERE FOR US....AGAIN,
>>CAN WE BRING THIS PROBLEM TO THE ATTENTION OF THE BOARD, AS THERE IS NO
>>INFO NOW..OR IS THERE, IF SO I CANT FIND IT....WAITING IN TEARS....LOVE
>>YOU ALL..BIG HUGS, AND KISSES...GOD BLESS YOU ALL....LOVE, AND FRIEND
>>CINDY SHRUHAN
>
>--
>A new friend
>