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Bowel or fecal incontinence and how to manage it

Digestive Health | Last Active: Oct 4 7:14pm | Replies (207)

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Thanks for everyone's input regarding fecal incontinence. My constipation has returned with a vengeance since I stopped the Miralax for a few days. I will call my doctor tomorrow because I have either one extreme or the other and I cringe when I have to pass gas because I never know if it's just gas or stool. Metamucil alone does not help the situation, even if I add a "Phillips" magnesium capsule at night.

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This is definitely a “low tech” suggestion but my recent bout with constipation has been resolved (even if only temporarily) by prunes! I remember as a child many years ago laughing at my mother with her prunes. Well, they helped me! A bit tricky to find the right “dosage” but sure better than the commercial laxatives, fiber, etc etc.