Bowel Issues - No Result - Quadriplegic & Paraplegic Spinal Cord Injuries

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#1 Bevan-L

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Posted 12 May 2009 - 10:27 PM

Lately i've had some issues with my bowel program. i do my bowel program daily, dont use any ememas or anything just digital stim.
I ate some food on friday night which didnt agree with my stomach and as a result an hour or too later it emptied out my whole stomach/bowel etc.

anyways 4 nights later and i still havent had any results, theres nothing there as far as i can feel....

what should i do? i dont take any meds for it like softners etc

#2 pikey

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 03:23 PM

If you have continued eating normally since your big clear out something will happen soon. I go every three days unless I have eaten something that does not agree with me.

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#3 StillFingers

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 04:01 PM

How has your liquids intake been and have you been eating regular meals? I usually do my bowel care twice a week and have gone 4 days with the stool staying high. When this happens I do two things just before starting my B/C...

1. An hour or two before eat half a cup of blueberries or blackberries...these fruits seem to get my system moving quick, idk why.
2. Just before drink a cup or two of warm herbal tea, green seems to work well.

If the above two fail to get things moving, then I put a warm water bottle on my tummy/intestinal area and drink more warm tea.

Good luck, drink lots of water, eventually things should move...if not go see your doctor.

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#4 ButterflyInAmbr

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 04:02 PM

The same thing happened to me, once. Unfortunately I had already gone to sleep by the time my belly reacted, and I didn't figure it out til morning... :cheers:

But I had trouble doing bowel program for a few days afterward, too. I don't usually do anything but dig stim, either, but in this case I just took a dose of Miralax and the next day things were working fine.

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Posted 13 May 2009 - 04:08 PM

I do a daily program aswell, and have gone a a few days with no result aswell due to an upsert stomach!! I dont use any meds or anything just my finger lol! I usually would then take a couple of senna tablets the night before and then I would check to see if there is anything and if not then I would personally use suppositories to get my bowels on the move again. and then normally after eating and drinking normally it will return to normal. But its always a worry when you have no result just incase they decide to move when your out and about! Hope it sorts out soon!

This post has been edited by Doodle-86: 13 May 2009 - 04:09 PM

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