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Bowel incontinence

Posted by Sarah @emyliander, Jun 11, 2019

I am 73 yr old femal with diagnosed Celiac, Microscopic Colitis and IBS. i don’t have diarrhea, BM’s are either soft formed or constipated small hard stool, but either way I can be incontenant of small amount of stool. I wear a pad in close knit underwear with legs, so nothing can escape. Any advice from people with same problem would be comforting and useful. I would like to know how you handled it on social occasions.
Thank you, Emyliander

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JK | @contentandwell | Apr 25, 2021
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@catstx

I’ve had IBS-D for many years. By trying various remedies, I’ve hit upon what I think is the cause, though sometimes I have a blowout that dispels my theory. Anyway, milk and milk products seem to be to cause my diarrhea. But I continued to wander. What, besides lactose, does milk contain that could cause diarrhea? Thank you

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@catstx I'm coming in late here, but if you have diarrhea after consuming milk products why would you think it is something more than lactose intolerance? I went through that and as with most lactose-intolerant people I was able to eat aged cheeses and some yogurt. For some reason, my lactose intolerance, which was actually triggered by medication, seems to have subsided. I don't eat a lot of heavy milk products like cream and ice cream but I eat goat cheese again and occasionally cream cheese on a bagel. I drink lactose-free milk, Fairlife, which really is good tasting, better than Lactaid milk, and it has more protein and calcium which is important to me because I have osteoporosis. I was tested for celiac and I did not have it which I tried to tell the NP because I have never had a reaction to wheat products.
JK

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catstx | @catstx | Apr 26, 2021
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@contentandwell

@catstx I'm coming in late here, but if you have diarrhea after consuming milk products why would you think it is something more than lactose intolerance? I went through that and as with most lactose-intolerant people I was able to eat aged cheeses and some yogurt. For some reason, my lactose intolerance, which was actually triggered by medication, seems to have subsided. I don't eat a lot of heavy milk products like cream and ice cream but I eat goat cheese again and occasionally cream cheese on a bagel. I drink lactose-free milk, Fairlife, which really is good tasting, better than Lactaid milk, and it has more protein and calcium which is important to me because I have osteoporosis. I was tested for celiac and I did not have it which I tried to tell the NP because I have never had a reaction to wheat products.
JK

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Thanks. I can drink lactose free milk and most LF milk products. The reason I’m asking about other potential triggers is that I occasionally get diarrhea with even breathing in milk. I’m going to get tested for celiac

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JK | @contentandwell | Apr 26, 2021
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@catstx

Thanks. I can drink lactose free milk and most LF milk products. The reason I’m asking about other potential triggers is that I occasionally get diarrhea with even breathing in milk. I’m going to get tested for celiac

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@catstx Celiac of course is a wheat sensitivity. Do you find that eating wheat products causes you problems too?
I hope your gastroenterologist is able to help you.
JK

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maisy3 | @maisy3 | Jul 4, 2021

I am desperate so I will try to get an appt. with family dr. I find they are not very helpful with most things so I just try to treat myself. With this bowel incontinence I must find something that will help me but not be harmful or interact with my meds that I take for psoriatic arthritis. I just turned 86 and am feeling it now.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 5, 2021
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@maisy3

I am desperate so I will try to get an appt. with family dr. I find they are not very helpful with most things so I just try to treat myself. With this bowel incontinence I must find something that will help me but not be harmful or interact with my meds that I take for psoriatic arthritis. I just turned 86 and am feeling it now.

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Hi Maisy, welcome. I can imagine that bowel incontinence is distressing. Do you know what the underlying cause is?

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maisy3 | @maisy3 | Jul 6, 2021

I don't know what you mean to add text to my reply. Please explain.

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Colleen Young, Connect Director | @colleenyoung | Jul 6, 2021
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@maisy3

I don't know what you mean to add text to my reply. Please explain.

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Hi Maisy, Do you know what the underlying cause is of your bowel incontinence?

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | Jul 6, 2021
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@maisy3

I am desperate so I will try to get an appt. with family dr. I find they are not very helpful with most things so I just try to treat myself. With this bowel incontinence I must find something that will help me but not be harmful or interact with my meds that I take for psoriatic arthritis. I just turned 86 and am feeling it now.

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Hello @maisy3,

I read your post about bowel incontinence. When you see your doctor or talk with him/her you might consider asking for a referral to a pelvic floor therapist. They are very good at treating both urine and bowel incontinence.

Did your symptoms of incontinence begin after starting a new medication?

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maisy3 | @maisy3 | Jul 6, 2021
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@hopeful33250

Hello @maisy3,

I read your post about bowel incontinence. When you see your doctor or talk with him/her you might consider asking for a referral to a pelvic floor therapist. They are very good at treating both urine and bowel incontinence.

Did your symptoms of incontinence begin after starting a new medication?

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Thanks I will remember to ask about that

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Amanda Burnett | @amandaa | Jul 7, 2021
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@maisy3

I don't know what you mean to add text to my reply. Please explain.

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Hi @maisy3, who is your response directed at? Who asked you for more text?

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