FMT next week! Need advice
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You won't get back to normal bowel habbits even if the FMT was successful , you will still have symptoms for awhile ,untill the gut accomodates with the new bacteria.If you have strong colon spasm ask your doctor if you can take some antispasmodics , and also try some chamomille and peppermit tea 1-2 cups / day , might help.
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Re: FMT next week! Need advice
I'm already taking antispasmodics. :( Whenever I have a motion of peristalsis -like after I eat a meal- when the wave hits my colon, it's amplified.
I am eating some fiber (2-3 Benefiber pills a day, 1 serve of oatmeal, and about a cup of cauliflower), but that's what you're supposed to eat post FMT to help the bacteria seed.
I am eating some fiber (2-3 Benefiber pills a day, 1 serve of oatmeal, and about a cup of cauliflower), but that's what you're supposed to eat post FMT to help the bacteria seed.
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As far as i know , you should try to eat as normal as you can but within reason (no alcohol , no sugary treats or too much fiber , no dairy if you are lactose intolerant etc) , start bland and gradually add some new foods back in. Be carefull with fiber , it might not sit well with you , might give you looser stools, i cannot tolerate oatmeal but i can eat rice or corn flakes with no problem. You are right about fiber helping the new bacteria grow, fiber is good but if it iritates your gut , forget it.
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Well the one solid BM I had was after a day full of fiber. But all the D was also the same day. So I'm just not sure what to think.
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You could try a day without the fiber pills and see what happens. One fiber pill would send me running to the toilet, and this was before c diff. I think it is better to try and get the fiber from food. Some posters have had luck with the natural fiber - acacia, that you can find at health food stores.
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I didn't have fiber pills yesterday, and still had D the rest of yesterday and today.
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I'm really sorry to hear that. I had a GI tell me that fiber is good for people with D and C. It will give me gas if I overdo it, which can be embarrassing and scary until I remember I took a couple Metamucil tablets. I hope tomorrow is a better day for you.
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So far the day 4 has been better for me, despite an incredible amount of stress. I really loaded up on the fiber pills yesterday, so maybe that's helping. I had one really big BM in the middle of the night that was a mixture of fluffy-solid and super loose, but my gut has actually been pretty quiet today, and it's 3pm.
Fingers crosssssed.
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