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Bowel or fecal incontinence and how to manage it
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) | Last Active: Mar 7 4:59pm | Replies (259)Comment receiving replies
@donnagail
Oh my goodness!! That is a definite nightmare. I am now considering tests for gluten and dairy allergies or intolerance. When I recently developed an ulcers in my stomach and esophagus, my doctor said I can only drink decaffeinated coffee. In order to try to temper the pain, I added half-and-half to my coffee. This seemed to really exacerbate my symptoms so I am now breaking it black. It hasn’t gone away, but it does seem to have limited it a little bit. We shall see! You have really been through it haven’t you?
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@myladybug52 We love our coffee for sure. It is one of the few troublesome things I have not eliminated but limit. I switched to black also but there are “milk” alternatives to dairy. Oat milk works great and does not separate. I either warm it up and use in the coffee or keep the coffee black and sip the warmed oat milk separately. This has not produced undesirable symptoms for me (Reflux, IBS) but we are all different. Maybe trying this might add some joy to your day.
@myladybug52 don't know if it will help you, but I found some low acid coffee that is pretty good and it seemed to help. hate decaf.
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@myladybug52 Yes, the past year has been a wild ride. It started in March last year when I was in Europe and Morrocco for 3 months. 2 weeks in, the diarrhea started and didn't stop. 70% of every day was spend looking for restrooms, hoping to find one, that there was no line, didn't require a euro that I didn't have on me, or I found them closed. I lived in fear everyday. Had about 15 episodes in public. After getting hime, I had 3 back to back UTI's that resulted in C-diff for 2 months! It been a total nightmare.