Hello. I'm new to the site. I'm wondering if anyone else has the same problems as me. I'm 3 months post takedown, and I'm having about 20 bowel movements a day. Sometimes its 30 or more. I haven't been able to sleep because I have to get up so often. Is this normal? My doctor says it isn't. The prescriptions don't seem to help. I'm watching my diet, and I'm not eating anything that should be causing this frequency.
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Do the prescriptions you are taking include anti-spasmodics, and are you taking anti-diarrheals as well?
I'm only taking anti-diarrheals. I'm not familiar with anit-spasmodics.
Anti-spasmodics are a class of drugs designed to slow down excessive motility of the bowels - examples are bentyl, levsin, and donnatal. They are taken 45 minutes before meals so that your bowels do not have excessive motility. It stops them from churning constantly. Frequently people throw anti-diarrheals at this problem with bad results. If you find you go a lot right after eating it could be a motility issue. I had this problem for about a year after takedown and then it chilled out.
Thanks! I'll ask my doctor about that ASAP. Although I do tend to go all the time, it's definitely worse after meals. But we're you ever going as frequently as me?
Lucy,
I was going pretty frequently when I had the motility issue post takedown but it was mainly after eating meals and I don't think it was quite 30 times a day. The bathroom trips came in explosive bursts after eating meals.
I was going pretty frequently when I had the motility issue post takedown but it was mainly after eating meals and I don't think it was quite 30 times a day. The bathroom trips came in explosive bursts after eating meals.