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Old 05-02-2011, 04:56 PM #11
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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.
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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...
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Okay, I was constipated for 6 months, trying various fiber supplements, diet, etc. I just figured it was MS.

Then, on the way home from Hawaii, the opposite began, and I've been having that problem for over a week now.

Question: Does MS also cause diarrhea? Like this long?
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!!
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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.
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