WOW!! Thanks for all the replies...I've reached out on other forums before, but no one ever response...
You all are so just like me. You are also so correct in saying that no one understands what this is like unless they've been through it...I've only shared this with a few folks, but when I do try to vent, they look at me as though I'm making an mountain out of an ant hill !!!
As far as what I use for BM help, it's more like what I don't use....I use fiber tabs, powered fiber, mirlax, eat tons of veggies, I think...I've just recently figured out maybe what is contributing to my BM problems. Crestor. I was recently diagnosed with hypothyroid, I had read that, that can cause constipation, so I thought, great maybe that has been the problem this whole time. So I started the thyroid medicine about 4 weeks ago, at the same time I ran out of my Crestor (for cholesterol), I got really busy and failed to have it refilled, so the past 4 weeks I've gone like clock work, soft stool, and I didn't even have to use any extra fiber mixtures. Now last Friday I finally got my Crestor filled, then guess what happened? Yep you guessed, didn't have a BM for 2 days and then......had 2 days of " hard drops", then finally broke down and took some mirlax, and finally went yesterday morning!!! So I think its the Crestor to blame, I've been taking it about a year and a half, and that's when all this started....So today I see the CRS for my follow up, I'll let you know what happens. I also see my GP tomorrow for a follow up on the thyroid, and I'm going to talk to him about the Crestor!
Thanks again so much, I feel better just know I have folks to talk to about this!!!
Reno