RE: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-28 Thread wim from holland
Go for Lactulose. One thing, it will make you more gazzy, but it will make the bowl softer and easy to come out. Good feabers and frute will help also, but I use it already for more then 10 years and it really does the job. Wim from Holland Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2009 07:15:31 -0500 From:

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...and thank you all

2009-12-24 Thread Kevin Wolfthal
Dear Patti and everyone, I want to thank you all for your kind replies. A lot of my bathroom issues are stress related, besides tm and the stress it causes. I am trying to get a handle on the stress..easier said than done. I greatly appreciate all of your suggestions. Wishing everyone Happy

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-24 Thread Akua
Try prunes vs juice or raisins. Try apple juice. I can't do caffeine anymore, but coffee used to help. I am a nonmeateater--- mostly veg, always whole grain, but as i am paralyzed and in a wheelchair, everything is slower than ever. I am also lactose intolerant. So my go to solution is Osoy-- a

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-24 Thread bobby jim
: [TMIC] OT: sorry... Try prunes vs juice or raisins. Try apple juice. I can't do caffeine anymore, but coffee used to help. I am a nonmeateater--- mostly veg, always whole grain, but as i am paralyzed and in a wheelchair, everything is slower than ever. I am also lactose intolerant. So my go

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread ACAROE
I have had good success with Activia yogurt. I also take acidopholus tablets. It might help. Godd luck and Happy Holidays. Rosalie

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread Laura Beaudin
Hi Kevin, You are certainly not a bother! I do believe that this is why this list exists! To answer these types of questions and be a support to one another. I highly suggest you ask you doctor write a script to see a rehab nurse who can help you develop a bowel management routine. Not very

RE: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread Patricia Cooley
Kevin: I went through the same thing when I first came home from the hospital. I don't know if it was a result of some of my meds, but I have found that if I take a daily acidophilus tablet each morning I am O.K. I am also the type of person that when I become stressed out about anything, it

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread Janice Nichols
, 2009 12:38 PM To: 'Kevin Wolfthal' wolft...@optonline.net; tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] OT: sorry... Kevin: I went through the same thing when I first came home from the hospital. I don't know if it was a result of some of my meds, but I have found that if I take a daily acidophilus

Re: [TMIC] OT: sorry...

2009-12-23 Thread Mindy King
...@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] OT: sorry... Kevin: I went through the same thing when I first came home from the hospital. I don't know if it was a result of some of my meds, but I have found that if I take a daily acidophilus tablet each morning I am O.K. I am also the type of person