Rocco, do you know how to search old posts on this site? There’s lots of wisdom on sleeping through the night. Do a search for “peanut butter” and you’ll find a lot of them. If you can’t figure out how to do a search, just ask.

Hernia surgery is an operation directly on the wall of the abdomen. While there are a variety of techniques, all of them will have to repair the abdominal wall, whereas the less invasive surgeries are mostly about getting *past* the abdominal wall with as little cutting as possible. You can ask a couple of surgeons whether they’d be willing to remove some adhesions during the hernia surgery, but it’s no better than about 50/50 that it will help you.

If you use your toilet seat covers every time, that’s only three times per day. Are all the rest of your bathroom visits at work?

Thank you Scott,

I talked to my GI Doctor yesterday and he did say that they can remove some existing adhesions so I will ask the surgeon when I see her on March 12th.  It is really Insightly and uncomfortable.  It is worth looking into.

The toilet seat cover I use is every time I go to the bathroom.  My problem is that in order for me to pass gas, I have to bend over otherwise it  sit in my abdomen.  Consequently, in passing gas, some stool comes out with it.  So I can never pass gas laying down, sitting down, standing up, walking, etc.  I have to do my business in the rest room.  Worse, I have to always clean my bathroom so some of my stool in on the toilet seat covers and even on the wall behind it so I put paper towels back there.  That is why I go thru many seat covers.

I have not done a search on peanut butter, not sure how to do it but will give it a try.

Thank you for your help.

Rocco

Rocco, lots of us find it too risky to pass gas unless we are on the toilet, though I think soiling the wall, etc. is a much less common problem. Are you using a bowel slower like Lomotil or Imodium? These could potentially make it harder for you to pass gas, and thus in some cases could lead to more bathroom visits. There are also ways to reduce gas a bit, including dietary changes and Beano.

In my browser the Search button for this site is a little magnifying glass next to the “Donations” tab.

Hi Scott, Yes I am on the generic brand for Lotomotil and I take 2 tablet 2 x a day.  When it is really bad, I have had to take 3 sometimes 4 in all at once.  My doctor does not know that.  I used to be on 1 tablet once a day.

I did find the peanut butter and so I will incorporate that in my diet.  I used to have peanut butter every now and then so I will have it now every night.  I used to take beano and I never should have stopped that.  I only have gas when I have to use the bathroom.

I will look into the search button next to the Donations Tab and if I have trouble I will write again.

Thank you.

Rocco

I don't see the magnifying glass next to your browser.  I entered search member and entered Scott F but I did not see a magnifying glass next to your name and could not find the Donations Tab.

“My browser” is just the particular browser I am using to access this discussion board. Since you are probably using a different one, it’s possible that the search button looks a little different. AT the top of this window I see a series of tabs/words that start with “HOME,” “FORUMS,” “MEMBERS,” ... “SHOP,” “DONATIONS,” and then the little search/magnifying glass icon. That’s the search button. “Search Member” is a different thing.

I found it.  Now I got it.  When I hit the magnifying glass, it expects me to search.  Search what?

I suggested searching for “peanut butter” because that’s one of the common suggestions for helping to sleep through the night. That search will also find posts with other suggestions for sleeping through the night.

Oh OK.  Yes I did find peanut butter.  Thank you.

Good Morning Scott,  Is it OK if I ask Jan Dollar to look at these posts.  She might have more info.

Thank you.  Rocco

Rocco, these posts are public. You are free to share them in whatever way works for you.

Hi, Rocco. I'm sorry you've been having problems for such a long time. Regarding the position you need to be in to allow gas to come out, have you heard of a squatty potty?  If not, Google "squatty potty" on the internet and consider if this position might help you. You can also just use a small step-stool (from the Dollar Store?) if you just want to try it before spending more than a few dollars for a trial run.