How to Manage MS-Related Bowel Dysfunction

Hey Steve, <shush> don't tell anyone. 

I think I've had some of those "phantom bowel movements" as well.  Strange when you're sure of something which happened, but then it didn't.    Then, when the real thing is about to happen and you're not yet close enough to the necessary facilities, but you can't really stop what's happening...... that's always fun.

Then, I completely left out the lovely task of manually removing fecal matter which won't exit on its own due to lack of muscular strength or coordination.  Hasn't happened to me, but a friend had to use a finger to perform that particular function.  Not so fun stuff.

Steve, I really appreciate you joining in the conversation and sharing the "tactile hallucinations."  Maybe we can get some group hallucinations going here sometime in the future. 

Manual matter removal.  MMR for us in the know.  I think that was the most other-worldly conversation we had with his neurologist.

"I sit and sit and sit, and nothing happens."

"Have you tried using your finger to get the ball rolling?"

It was about that time that he referred all the symptom issues to BR's GP.

Oh my goodness, so this really happens to other people, I am not alone!!!!!!!  Thank the Good Lord, ET we are not alone anymore  only mine happens with unirnation!  If I peed everytime I thought I had to pee, I might as well take a sleeping bag in the bathroom!  Thank God for Poise Pads, I think I own stock in the company and nobody knows it but me!  I thought for sure when I had the baby making parts removed I was finished with pads and all of the pad type cousins, boy was I wrong!  But I thank God for the cousin pads so such is life!

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