Reply to "difficulty with bowel movements"

Jan DollarModerator, RN, retired

I would not consider it a decrease in output. It all comes out, but for me it is combined with frequency and urgency. I run in to bathroom urgently expecting a huge movement, but it is just a little bit and it seems like a door slams shut. Frustrating to be sure, as I feel boated and the gas just swirls round and round. I wind up needing five trips for what one would take care of when I am feeling well.

I am currently experimenting with enteric coated peppermint oil, which claimed to have the effect of a smooth muscle relaxant and gas preventative. It has been less than a week and I do notice a significant improvement in my "churning gut" and gas symptoms. We'll see how long it holds out. The fact that it is helping tells me that I may well have an IBS/SIBO component going on, and not just pouchitis.

Jan

2/6/1612:24 PM

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