You guys are right-- our bodies are different and we all need to pay attention and find what works best -- being coffee or medamucil or other methods that may help---I have an able bodied son that must take nexium?the purple pill i think it is...everyday or he has serious stomach problems, but with that he is fine--To sum it up----find what methods or products work best for your body an routines. Dan H.*
________________________________ From: Joan Anglin <[email protected]> To: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Cc: [email protected] Sent: Sun, October 7, 2012 10:43:23 PM Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Bp? At Santa Clara they worked with us as much as possible to follow whatever routine we had had before. I wasn’t an everyday girl, smiling, so we settled on every third day. After I got home every third day was a pain in the you know what because I could never schedule anything very far ahead. We then changed to three days and four days. This worked for years and until I began to have problems with one, a twisted intestine, and two, bloating, gas and diarrhea. A couple of years ago my gastroenterologist put me in on regular dosages of Metamucil, Align and a laxative. It took a couple of weeks but I finally stabilized and I now do a bowel program every morning (being sure to drink a cup of coffee at least 30 minutes earlier, or tea or hot chocolate works also,) and once in awhile it will be 20 minutes, but usually less than 15 minutes. I haven’t had a bowel accident in bed or up in the wheelchair for 18 months. Ask me if I am now a believer in everyday!!! >>However, each person is unique, and you’ll just have to experiment and find >>what >>works for your lifestyle. My mother suffered from constipation as long as I >>can >>remember, and she had a stroke when she was 78 and was definitely a problem >>for >>us. She had multiple blockages over the years, and she finally died from a >>blockage when she was 91. The doctors thought that she was too frail to >>survive >>the operation. So I have been cautious and have definitely been aware of >>problems that can arise. >>On a lighter note, the first day I was home from Santa Clara rehab that we >>had >>to do a bowel care was one I will never forget. My 15 year old daughter and >>my >>husband had trained at Santa Clara and were confident we have everything >>under >>control. We didn’t count on my body adjusting very slowly to a new routine. >>Sea level to 5500 feet, totally different diet, less structured routine etc >>etc >>and so forth. After quite awhile of no results we were all frustrated. The >>radio was playing in the background, country music, and suddenly Hank >>Williams >>Sr. song begins to play “please release me let me go” and we all collapsed >>in >>laughter. So whenever we are having a bad BP day, somebody will start to >>sing >>and that will definitely light up the mood. It does get better, we just have >>to >>remember that it was probably worse at one time or another. >>Joan C4
