Greg, If you are *sweating buckets* because of being *backed up* I would suggest going to see a knowledgeable Physical Medicine and Rehab doc for advice and a check-up and options. Just my opinion.
On Jan 11, 2011, at 10:54 AM, Danny Hearn wrote: > Greg--how often do you have bowel routine?? in my early stages as a quad, > myself and some others had those problems when they had us trying every day > or every other day------the nurses in st. louis told us that many quads have > better resullts going every 3 days or so--the doctors here agreed,.......so > we started doing bowel routine twice a week--worked out great for us !!! been > on this schedule over 13 years now-- spinal docs told us that going every 3 > days or so will not cause any problems ( some think that a person must go > every day ) but this is not true,,, a quads body function slows down for many > people---some may need to go more often but many do not. I'm not sure if this > is related to your problem but just a suggestion..... good luck----- Danny > H. here in snow covered st. louis, missouri area. > > From: "wheelch...@aol.com" <wheelch...@aol.com> > To: g...@eskimo.com; quad-list@eskimo.com > Sent: Mon, January 10, 2011 6:55:46 PM > Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Unidentified subject! > > It is all about diet and if you keep changing your diet, you might continue > to experience issues. Have you considered performing a good clean, using > Easy Go to clean out the upper bowel. This way you can begin to train your > bowel to go each day or night at the same time... usually after a meal. Make > sure that your Primary Doctor is aware of your issue as something like this > is so important and a lazy bowel could happen. > > Best Wishes > > In a message dated 1/10/2011 6:51:29 P.M. Central Standard Time, > g...@eskimo.com writes: > I'm having such problems with my “bowel routine” > It use to take 45 minutes using the Enemeez, but they started to not work > as well. Now I'm using the Magic Bullets, but they too are now not working as > well. Not only is it taking 2 plus hours, I'm sweating buckets. Not to be too > graphic, but I start to go ok then things slow down. I can't do this myself, > but my helper says she can feel stuff there, it just will not drop down. Then > after numerous tries it might come down or it might go back up. I've tried > using a second one and it works sometimes. The biggest problem is… hours > after I get in my chair it sometimes then comes down and out. I've tried > changing my diet, taking different softener type things. It's not that it > gets too firm it just is slow. > Anyone have this issue that found something that can help things move > along? > Thanks
