May 28, 2014
It's been about a month and half since The Bowel Movement From Hell which apparently started my AF. Since then I've changed my diet considerably...eliminated red meat, added more whole grains and lots and lots of fruits and veggies, and greatly increased my water intake. I also started taking Metamucil 3xs a day and was also taking Colace.
Things improved to the point two weeks ago of where at least my BMs weren't killing me anymore, so I dropped the Colace. I experienced no problems and things continued to improve. I cut back the Metamucil to twice a day last week because I was having too many BMs, and that seemed to work out fine too.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I was sooooooooooooo happy and thankful because I was actually able to enjoy the weekend and go places with my boyfriend instead of having to spend half the day laying on my side. I really couldn't believe it! I could actually go for a long car ride and not be shifting in my seat and thinking about the pain in my a** the whole time. It was like a miracle.
:groan:
THEN...I think because I indulged over the weekend (beer, hotdogs and such), I had a BM this morning where I had to strain just a little bit and the pain (and a little blood) came back. BUT, that was at 7 this morning and it's now 10 AM and it's subsiding and I can sit at my desk and not want to scream and cry like I did previously. So at least I'm not back to square one. I'm going to go with Metamucil 3 xs a day again for a couple of days at least and seriously watch what I'm eating, etc. Valuable lesson learned!