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Sunday, October, 12, 2008

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Art Lewis
06/18/08
Art Lewis
Category:Inflammatory Bowel Diet

I have to wipe a lot after bowel movement--sometimes using a 1/4 role of toilet tissue

After a bowel movement I have to wipe a lot sometimes using 1/4 role of toilet tissue--this is everytime. If my stool is hard only wiping not as much, but still using a lot of toilet paper. I have had three colonscopy in the last ten years and they can not find anything wrong. I had surgery on my rectum for a cyst maybe 25 years ago and every since I have had problems, but it has gotten worst in the last ten years.

 

Please Help--my doctor does not know what is wrong.

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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer
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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer is Glad to be here!
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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Art, I'm not quite sure what having to "wipe a lot" means to you.

 

I'm guessing thatwhat you mean is, when you have have loose stools, you feel like you are finished with the bowel movement, but when you wipe yourself, even though you thought you were done, there's still more stool to go?

 

The end of your question was cut off, so I don't know what else you intended to say. So, if you still have concerns, please write again.

 

Hope

 

 

Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer
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Hope Trachtenberg-Fifer is Glad to be here!
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Sunday, September 07, 2008

Art, I'm not quite sure what having to "wipe a lot" means to you.

 

I'm guessing thatwhat you mean is, when you have have loose stools, you feel like you are finished with the bowel movement, but when you wipe yourself, even though you thought you were done, there's still more stool to go?

 

The end of your question was cut off, so I don't know what else you intended to say. So, if you still have concerns, please write again.

 

Hope

 

 

Valerie Neumanski
Monday, September 22, 2008

No offense, Art. But first consider how often you are wiping.  Is it during the whole process or are you waiting till the end.  If you wait till the end, you can conserve toilet paper.  The next question I have is what type of TP do you buy.  If you buy those cheap brands, they just don't go far.  Any good dump with the cheap brands will quickly use up a roll of TP.

 

 

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