by Deleted User 3641 » 26 Jul 2014, 18:30
It has been over a week and I have been struggling when I swung from constipation to diarrhea and then hard stool today. I don't know if Motrin, Kefir, or bread caused it, but I have been brought to tears several times along with my wife watching me go through this. I simplified my diet to what I thought would work:
before breakfast - psyllium husk (3/4 teaspoon) first thing followed by fresh lemon juice.
breakfast- after about 15 minutes oatmeal with papaya and blueberries. 6oz of weak black tea and 10 ounces hot water with grated ginger.
snack: more papaya and berries
lunch: lentils and/or eggplant (indian style with ginger, garlic, turmeric, onions and tomatoes pureed).
snack: more fruit...afraid to eat apples or pears...they seemed fine before but my wound is very raw after 6 bouts of diarrhea in a day.
dinner - similar food as lunch
i am cutting out bread, rice, potatoes...
my very last BM was hard followed by a long softer BM... may be getting softer. not sure.
my water intake has increased and i am increasing colace to 400mg spread throughout the day. walking upright puts a lot of pressure on the wound since today's BM. I feel emptier, but I just want to avoid the shards of glass feeling again. feels like it's starting all over again. What seemed to help was drinking hot ginger water and massaging the anal area externally and a little internally with extra virgin coconut oil. i felt the muscle relax and relief almost immediately. gas passed soon afterwards. i wear depends now just as a precaution from botox and so i can liberally apply coconut oil without fear of it seeping through my clothing.
please let me know if i am on the right track here. i am very sensitive to miralax but will replace psyllium with it in small doses if it means less pain.
thanks