Re: [QUAD-L] Never Ending Bowel Program

[Oconnelldb]

I'm with you on this part..."This is probably the single most frustrating and uncomfortable aspect of life in a chair, "  I use a quart or two of water in a fountain about every 4 or 5 days.  I xfr to the jon, insert tube, fill the attached legbag and hang it on a hook.  Works in about 5 minutes and is complete in about 20.  I've had a problem with this (dismounting b/4 all water was expelled) only about twice in the past 8 years.  Everything used to go by gravity alone before that but I never knew when the urge would hit.  I attempted to go every morning but still sometimes got caught off guard out somewhere where you never know what accommodations you'll have to deal with - and I work better at this nekked in my own pottyroom on my own time. Dave    www.daveoconnell.com   C3, inc, 1967         In a message dated 4/9/2006 3:38:22 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hello and welcome! If, as you say "she's tearing me up"  then that could be part of the problem.  Perhaps the stool isn't coming down because you have bleeding tissue inside your rectum.  For me the less stim the better, but I'm also able to bear down by breathing hard too. This is probably the single most frustrating and uncomfortable aspect of life in a chair, at least it is for me. Peace, River O.K. Guys,   This is my first real post. My bowel program used to take about an hour with dig-stim every 5 min. I've since then had to change attendants and sometimes now it lasts up to three hours now! My procedure is as follows:   (Metamucil every morning/night, stool softner morning/night, 4 senekot evening before program   1. Magic Bullet in bed and stretch/wait 10 min.2. Hot Water to drink 3. transfer to shower chair over commode 4. attendant dig-stim. every 5 min till done (sometimes 3 hours) 5. Few accidents, but she's rippin me up!   What can I do to speed up process? Changes I can make? Things to try? Any suggestions would help tremendously....   Steve   =