Something is just not right.I finish my course of xifaxan tomorrow and do feel a tad better.BUT my stools are pencil thin and after goign to the bathroom i looked and i was like WTF is that?!Looked like a worm or something...so i dug it out and it wasnt a worm but a hard piece of stool...very compact.I have been having these kind of stools for a very long time now alternating with diarehea.I am obviously having motility problems and something really wrong is going on..some sort of blockage maybe in the small intestine?Doc found nothing in colonoscopy so its got to be in the small bowel.Im so nervous i hope i dont have a tumor or somethign like that.I have a feeling after my capsule study i will be in surgey getting some of my intestine removed...
Like loose stools, stool that is pencil thin can be caused by a condition known in traditional Chinese medicine as spleen qi deficiency.
Other symptoms of spleen qi deficiency are: easy bruising, mental fogginess, bloating, gas, loose stools, fatigue, poor appetite, loose stools with little odor, symptoms that worsen with stress, undigested food in the stools, and difficulty ending the bowel movement. Spleen qi deficiency can be brought on by stress and overwork.
Eating certain foods in excess is thought to worsen spleen qi deficiency. Offending foods include fried or greasy foods, dairy, raw fruits and vegetables, and cold drinks, all believed to cause "cold" and "dampness" in the body. Dietary treatment of spleen qi deficiency involves eating warm, cooked foods. Ginger tea and cinnamon tea are also warming.
Pencil thin stool can also be caused by a bowel obstruction. Benign rectal polyps, prostate enlargement, colon or prostate cancer are some of the conditions that can cause obstruction."
For motility, I'm a big fan of Stomach Complex by Dr. Bob (QNL). Its main ingredient is grade 10 Indian noni, but there are some other synergists in there. What you have to do is empty two capsules into a mug (don't leave the capsules intact) and pour boiling water over them. Cover and let steep 10 minutes. Drink before a meal or between meals.
Listen, calm down. You anxiety isn't helping you at all. I have had pencil stools, black stools, green stool, pale stools, constipation, diarrhea, sandy stools, etc , and I am still alive. People with gut dysbiosis , candida, bacterial overgrowth, etc, can have all that without any other serious complication. Whatever you have, it will come to the light soon or later. Think positive. You and your Drs will find the problem.
Jorge.
Thanks Jorge.I sure hope this capsule reveals what is wrong with me.I really think that damn c section i had in March is why i am where i am today.I still have no gained any weight either.Candida alone doesnt cause weight loss-so i know its something else.Last day of xifaxan is tomorrow and mt stools are still the same.You think maybe i just need to give it time for the meds to leave my body?I dont have as much undigested food in my stool as i had before...but they still smell foul,yellow color.So frusterating.
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