Re: [QUAD-L] bowel program

[greg]

I started doing my B-routine 3x a week, but years ago went to 2x a week, Mon. morning and Thur. night. I had fewer accidents doing that. I used Enameez (sp?) and then switched to Magic Bullets. But about a year ago I just “bagged it.” Got a colostomy. Life is so much easier now. But after my surgery the surgeon said my intestines were really weird. Not only all scrambled up, but like fused together. He had to cut them apart and it took twice as long as it was supposed to. He could not tell if I was born that way, or if B-routine for 30 years caused it, or it got messed up in my car accident. Never mentioned if it was longer. Greg > When do you do your bowel program?  I mean time of day.  How often? > What things do you use to help move your bowels like senecot, > miralax, metamucil?  Any simple things like all bran cereals or > activia yogurt. I ask because I recently had to have abdominal > surgery because of an ileus and have to radically rethink how I > manage my bowels.  I had heard that quads can develop a mega-colon > because of reduced motility in the bowels.  A normal person's colon > is 6 feet long.  Mine is 12.  Here's the thing - nobody seems to > know if that's abnormal.  I guess the number of 30 year quads that > have had abdominal surgery is small.  Anyway I used to do my bowel > program Monday,Wednesday Friday.  I was taking metamucil twice a > day and on bowel program days I took a magic cleanse and 2 senecot. > I ate bran cereals and activia yogurt every day too. What do you > do? > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus > software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus