Had a good day,

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby georgina » Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:31 am

Hawkeye
Sounds like you are doing very well in recovery with lots of good days and ocasionally a off day.Congrats! Hope to read a success story posted by you ,soon.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Fri Dec 14, 2018 9:07 pm

Well so far so good!! only issue I have currently is constipation for 2 or 3 days...dunno
why, but suspect because I eat terribly....had one greasy movement few days back...
I hesitate to use some thing to cause a B.M.....so we will see, anyway no big D lately...don

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby beth22 » Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:02 am

You could try to add some foods with more fiber. Vegetables and/or fruit or if those don't agree, try a bran cereal like Raisin Bran or Total. I drink guava juice when I get C. Before c diff it was prune juice, but that would be too strong now. C can cause discomfort and cramping sometimes, so best to try and be more regular.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby roy » Sat Dec 15, 2018 3:39 am

Also drink a lot more water.
Try to get an extra 8 cups a day.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:33 am

Well hell the honeymoon's over I guess....after 2 1/2 days of constipation I just now
had the Big "D" come back...major liquid and then other Loose stuff...dang it all,
I sure pray this don't mean that c diff is active again, guess we will see how this
weekend goes, and if necessary get back to gut doc next week.....later.....don....

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby Ril » Sat Dec 15, 2018 7:24 pm

Don’t jump the gun. Unless you have several episodes, 3 or more, of watery d for about 3 days it is a GI upset or IBS.
Eat bland for the next few days and stay away from heavy fiber and see what happens.
Constipation alternating with some d can be a form of IBS.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Sat Dec 15, 2018 8:50 pm

Thanks Ril, but can u tell this ole man what "heavy fiber" is ????
don

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby Ril » Sat Dec 15, 2018 10:13 pm

Raw vegetables, salad, and also bran, prunes, etc.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby georgina » Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:16 am

Also : cabbage , peas , beans

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Mon Dec 17, 2018 10:36 am

Well still wondering about this, this a.m. had good solidy b.m. about 630 am, now
at 830 am, had almost total watery "D", so dunno if I should wait longer before
calling doc or what?!?! don

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby beth22 » Mon Dec 17, 2018 5:56 pm

It may be IBS, but I would probably let the doctor know.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Mon Dec 17, 2018 6:23 pm

So what can be done if it is IBS?? thanks

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby beth22 » Tue Dec 18, 2018 1:55 am

There are medications to control symptoms. Also, diet.

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby hawkeye » Fri Dec 28, 2018 4:56 pm

Hi all folks!!! Came to report that I've had many great days without any "D" !!!!
In fact, last time I had "D" was back on the 17th....have doc app't on 28th of Jan
just to check in, so far so good....hope everyone has a decent new years....don

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Re: Had a good day,

Postby Ajs » Fri Dec 28, 2018 5:01 pm

It’s always good to hear from you Don! Glad you’re improving...


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