i was just going to say the same thing til i got to B 2 Y's response.

i would make sure you check with your dr. and if you can pick up a small plastic container get a stool sample and take it to your dr. keep it in a bag in the refrig with the date.

you might be able to get one from a pharmacy or a free standing labwork place.

Seems to have returned to some sense of normalcy while I was away in AZ...we'll see if this stays. If not, then I think it might be the stress of family at home here...
Thanks for all of the advice...

Hey there Debbie!

When I was first diagnosed I experienced the bladder dysfunction on multiple occasions, especially in a flare.

In my last flare (3/2011), out of nowhere, I had to go to the bathroom and didn't have enough time to get there. It was so fast and abrupt. I hadn't had a tummy ache or anything it just came. It wasn't diarrhea, more on the loose side, but there was no control in keeping it in. I called the neuro and they said that was most definitely bowl dysfunction. You might have had an area worked on that has affected those muscles. :( ms is really mean and lame. I did ACTHAR gel for that flare. Steroids are never fun. Still to this day have sensory issues in my hands (can't feel them and they seem very stiff), but I have luckily not experienced anymore bowl dysfunction.

I hope things get better for!! :hug:

I have Ulcerative Colitis (which caused my b12 and nerve damage etc but whatever blah blah) and any abnormal persisting bowel issues need to be checked.

I don't have MS and just stopped by to read but I do have intestinal damage from UC and am very familiar with loose bowels either intermittent or persistant. Since UC has no cure I still deal with it but the point is if this persists get it checked.

Just because you have MS doesn't mean you cannot develop another disease like I have or something else. be wary and pay attention to your bowels they tell you lots.