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How To Bring Down Bowel Movement Frequency?

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Posted on Wed, 2 Apr 2014
Question: Hello Doctor,My wife suffers from IBD uc?chrons.Though the doctors are sure it is chrohns.She has been in and out of the hospital since 6 weeks getting relapses.She was administered remicade dose after which she got very weak etc and had to be re admitted due to low wbc and hemoglobin which might have been due to remicade or azoran.Now all hers levels are good and she has been discharged yesterday,She is still a liitle weak and her stool frquency is still 5.What should be done to get the stool frquency down.She is on vegaz 1 tablet. VSL 1 tablet x3,omnacortil 10mg 1 tab
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Answered by Dr. Dr. Klerida Shehu (41 hours later)
Brief Answer: Kindly provide the requested data... Detailed Answer: Hi, I have gone through the medical history of your wife and am sorry for the situation she is in. Before running into final conclusions, I gently ask to have the reports of your last colonoscopy together with reports of blood work. Thank you. With regards to passing the stool 5 times/day, I'd like to have more info : - is the stool mixed with blood ? - is it black or normal color? - does she pass the motion during night? - does she have pain while passing the motion? It is true that passing the motion 5 times daily is still a high frequency. I suggest to discuss with her doctor to add spasmodic drugs to get the stool frequency down. However, I remind to you to look at her other symptoms first: if she is having also pain and/or blood while passing the motion, spasmodic drugs should not be used. I also suggest to discuss with her doctor about re-starting immune-therapy she had at the beginning. Diet is also important. Please bare in mind that foods high in lactose can increase bowel movements, so, I advise not to use such foods for a while until improvement. Hope it was of help! Dr.Klerida Feel free to ask me other questions you might have regarding your wife! I'd be happy to assist her further!
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How To Bring Down Bowel Movement Frequency?

Brief Answer: Kindly provide the requested data... Detailed Answer: Hi, I have gone through the medical history of your wife and am sorry for the situation she is in. Before running into final conclusions, I gently ask to have the reports of your last colonoscopy together with reports of blood work. Thank you. With regards to passing the stool 5 times/day, I'd like to have more info : - is the stool mixed with blood ? - is it black or normal color? - does she pass the motion during night? - does she have pain while passing the motion? It is true that passing the motion 5 times daily is still a high frequency. I suggest to discuss with her doctor to add spasmodic drugs to get the stool frequency down. However, I remind to you to look at her other symptoms first: if she is having also pain and/or blood while passing the motion, spasmodic drugs should not be used. I also suggest to discuss with her doctor about re-starting immune-therapy she had at the beginning. Diet is also important. Please bare in mind that foods high in lactose can increase bowel movements, so, I advise not to use such foods for a while until improvement. Hope it was of help! Dr.Klerida Feel free to ask me other questions you might have regarding your wife! I'd be happy to assist her further!