Bowel changes after treatment.

I’m 13 weeks out today and I still don’t trust a fart. I’m also still going 3-4 times a day but it’s rarely hugely urgent although I do know that if I eat breakfast I’ll want to go pretty soon after so I just adjust when or whether I eat depending on what I’m doing. I don’t get pain - just the normal ‘I need to go’ feeling. 
Can you tie it in to eating anything specific? If you can work out the cause then maybe you can adjust accordingly. Unfortunately though, there’s a new normal for us all that we have to get used to. xx

Hi Michelle F6eb802 Im coming up 15 months post and occassionally have a sudden onset of pain prior to having a poo. I still get urgency and still have accidents and like Crystaltipps73f2a8 says i never trust a fart. X

Hi Michelle,

It is still quite early days. The damage done to our insides is massive and it can take a while to heal. 

There are a couple of things you could try. I remember someone here saying they'd been told they could take diarrhoea control tablets if they needed to go out and wanted a bit of reassurance, so you could perhaps try that. You can also get a card - I think from Macmillan - called 'Got to go' or something like that which you can show to have access to toilets if you need it, especially if there are no public loos around.

You might also want to look at what you are eating, some veg can be tricky for people with our condition, and there is a way of eating called Low FODMAP, which was designed for people with IBS and might be helpful for you.

I am sure you will get through this soon as your body repairs itself, but maybe you can make it a bit more tolerable. Good luck. xx