Retraining the bowel

There have been a lot of articles written lately about constipation and Parkinson’s and here is yet one more.  As Parkinson’s sufferers we are always on the lookout for breaking news and treatment on how to deal and live with the disease. Constipation is a huge problem for Parkinson’s patients and taking calcium pills as part of your daily medication can make matters worse.  Calcium protects the bones in your body, yes, and we all need calcium, but the price you pay for strong bones can be a hard and taxing one.  This writer found out the painful way after she became impacted and the doctor had to manually use his hand. Drinking lots of water is imperative for a spongy stool. Have lots of fiber.

Here is what happened. The doctor inserted a fleet enema. Minutes later the bowel started to heave and growl, and cramped to the point where you just had to let everything go. You spent some minutes on the toilet and then feeling mighty relieved, washed your hands and returned to your job. You might return to the toilet two or three times before you are done. That is the first part.

 

How to retrain your bowel

Set aside the few items you are going to need and commit yourself to the task or it will all be for nothing. Start the day with a hot porridge breakfast and a cup of caffeinated coffee. Don’t eat too much. Swallow a full tablespoon of laxative. After the enema does its job have a snack of dates or nuts and drink lots of water. The idea is to clear the channel and have a bowel movement every day. Please note that once you do this you will have to do it every day – so be careful with treatment.

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The scourge of constipation

Yes, you read right, the scourge. You can never let your constipation get out of hand. Water, exercise and more water is what you need to move your bowels along, and that is not all. You cannot let those muscles in your bowel get stagnant by having too many fall-backs on supplements and enemas; you want to exert your own efforts to move matters along. Hydrotherapy is great and relaxing and helps with getting rid of toxins, but too much hydrotherapy is not good either. It makes you lazy and the bowel sluggish and all too soon you are struggling with constipation again. What the bowel needs is exercise – and lots of water.   

Treatment for sluggishness

Some people have side-effects from too many colonic cleanses which can perforate the bowel and also facilitate in making you lazy to push. Other people can have multiple cleanses a week without problem or stubborn side effects.  Seriously, the best thing to do with a sluggish bowel is to get it working in peak order again. How? Let’s say you are on the toilet and giving a push. Don’t give one push only and expect miracles to happen. Relax into your seat and take a slow and deep breath. Don’t think negative thoughts. Think that you are going to do it. Push moderately and relax again. Do it a total of three times and then make an all-out effort. If nothing happens, drink another glass of water, walk up and down for five minutes, and try again. 

Enemas and devices

Fleet enemas should not even be on the market. If you know what solutions go into your body you will stay well away from toilet devices. One cannot use an enema twice in close succession. And what if it does not work the first time? Going the natural way for some people might be a little harder but it is best for your bowel in the long run. If you have a sluggish bowel, put some time aside every day for the toilet and take your time.

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Keeping positive even though you know life sucks

Suffering from anxiety and depression is no laughing matter and if you are bipolar and have already experienced it first-hand you know that it will take hard work to manage it to the point where you feel like a whole human being again. Depression can’t kill you. It can only do so if you let it. People who think that depression is just something you can get over like that, have no idea what the sufferer goes through and what will it takes to remain strong. 

Tips on how to stay positive

Having first-hand experience of anxiety and depression this writer knows what it feels like to allow a bout of depression to get out of hand. You lose all faith in your abilities, you think the worst, you don’t believe that things will ever get better – but they do and you get through it. Here are some tips on how to become and stay positive.

·         Treat your body to the best you can possibly give by having a weekly massage and feeling the warmth and heat of other hands on your skin. Do this in conjunction with aromatherapy or meditation. The idea is to remain calm.

·         Go outside and spend half an hour with your dog. You don’t know what a good thing you are doing. Dogs love to be walked or fetch rolled-up newspapers down the drive and a fit and happy dog makes for a lovable canine. Keep his blankets and towels fresh. Always make sure his bowls are filled with clean water. 

·         Drink four to six glasses of water and cut out caffeine and fizzy drinks. Have lots of color in your vegetables by eating green, red and yellow peppers as well as fruit and nuts. Opt for foods rich in B12 and Omega-3 vitamins. These foods would include nuts, soybeans, salmon, tuna and mackerel.

·         Ease off on espressos, cappuccinos, lattes, chocolate and caffeine and don’t eat the whole chocolate bar in one shot. Keep it in the fridge and have a row at a time.

·         Work with music if you can. It lifts you up and changes your thinking. Keep your body active as much as you can.

·         Playing a sport once or twice a week will change your attitude and demeanor.

·         Join a community or a support group or a book club where the works of different writers are explored. You not only have fun, you learn something new. Never think of yourself as old.

·         Make a new friend at 65 or 70 and visit each other and watch movies you have selected to watch and review.

·         If you have high anxiety and need to be treated, speak to a specialist first before taking anything. Do not take medication that has not been prescribed for you. When it comes to pills speak to a doctor first.

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