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Living with Parkinson's Disease - Meet others & come say hi
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@kshansen
This is the first time I’ve read anything posted on this site.
I was just diagnosed with Parkinson’s in December of last year, so it’s only we’ve been a few months. I’m finding navigating this disease is not for the fan of heart.
I’ve already experienced a change in my bowel habits. I used to be very regular every morning on the dot. Nowadays, I can go several days without having a BM and I go from being constipated to loose stools. We’re trying different approaches to the changing bowel habits. At first, I thought it was my body getting used to the medication. But I don’t know now I have so many questions. Thank you for this encouraging post. At least I know I’m not alone.
MaryAnn
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@madavidson13 Hello Mary Ann, and welcome to the PD support group on Mayo Connect. I'm glad that you found this forum. It will provide you with encouragement and support. Diagnoses like PD tend to take us by surprise, even if we have had symptoms for a while.
Share as you would like, a little about the symptoms you experienced which led to the PD diagnosis. Have you had these symptoms for a long time? Which are the most troublesome for you?
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@madavidson13
Wish I knew any info, but I'm just trying to get used to the new things myself!
Right now I'm not any medication other than a probiotic that my wife thinks is a good idea, not sure where she came up with that.
The variabilty is one of the worst problems for me too!