In a nutshell my bowels are crap!(hehe get it)
About every two years my mid-section decides to have a life of it's own and puts me through hell. And every two years each doctor goes through the same test and conversations with me regarding a possible 'illness'. Blood work to rule of something I can't pronounce, anti-acids are like candy 'no Rx' for me, drinking chalk and getting x-rays, colonoscopies, and many hypothetical conversations always lead to well . . . nothing! Four years ago they found endometriosis which we believe was effecting my bowels and digestive track - don't ask me how but when thy removed it my symptoms were gone and I lost 15 pounds.
Now fast forward to about 3 months ago. (Warning: Blunt Dirty Language) One night after a good size meal and some bloating I starting pooping and farting blood. Yeah I said it! Seriously i thought my monthly gift form mother nature got confused and switched holes. So the next few days i pooped in test-tubs and lived in the bathroom. The question of the day in our house was "Hi honey I’m home - how's your poop today?" So romantic! The doctors ruled out parasites but couldn't do much else without consulting with a GI specialist, which of course couldn't be for another 3 weeks. Luckily I stopped bleeding but still THATS NOT NORMAL. Quickly after meeting Dr. Muscle Seventy-Something With A Slur Specialist i get the much anticipated colonoscopy (which I must stop the story to Thank the most amazing male nurse I’ve ever had, I have forgot his name but he was really appreciated). A week later the results come back and are completely normal so we tried some small bowel x-rays after drinking
As all of this is going on I decide to make a change in my diet because I know at this point it’s nothing life-threatening and more than likely it’s something I have control over. I didn’t take a big change but I took baby steps. A week before my colonoscopy I cut out 90% of my dairy intake and had oatmeal every morning. My GI doctor wanted me to cut out all dairy but that's just ridiculous! I lost 6 pounds and 2 pant sizes! Really! I watch my portion control and ate small things throughout the day and i always have something for breakfast, which is something I never did before. This last Monday was my last visit to Dr. GI and basically he thinks I’m lactose intolerant. I think it's a little extreme but i will maintain to keep my intake down to a minimum. He also thinks the bleeding was caused by my inners working too hard because my body was aggravated from the dairy, basically i ripped a new one! Of course those are not his words - Dr. GI uses words like anus (which he must have said at least 28 times during the appointment). I can't take anyone seriously when they use the word 'anus'. Who says that? What happened to words like 'poop' and 'butt'?
Anyways! As i continue the non-dairy and oatmeal routine i am also taking the Dr. orders and starting Kellogg's All-Brand Buds. He wanted me to start them a month ago but i couldn't get myself to eat cardboard just yet. If it wasn't for his lovely nurse that told Kara and I all the success stories she had in counted with patients and her own husband i wouldn’t have gave it a second thought (not to mention Kara was going to do it with me). Today was my second day of having 1/3 cup of Brand Buds in the morning and i can honestly say they don't taste like cardboard - with some vanilla soy they are just right for a morning ‘pick me up’. My only side effect is some 'eh bloated' feelings around noon while the fiber does it's job. I'll be taking Brand Buds for ten days and I think i will finish this challenge with success - i have nothing to loose!
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