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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
Steve is alive but hardly well.
I've been suffering for six years now from chronic diarrhea which I wouldn't have mentioned but it has gotten steadily worse until now I have no control over it and almost no feeling at all.
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When I was 31 I had to have a large section of bowel removed owing to undiagnosed Crohns, and since then diarrhea has been a permanent issue owing to the shortness of the remaining bowel, with absorption of food and drying out of stools greatly reduced
My specialist prescribed something called Cholestyramine to combat the diarrhea. It's NOT a drug but a resin powder (in sachets) which sequesters the bile salts in the large bowel, thus preventing the runny motions. I learned that this powder is also prescribed to patients with high cholesterol and liver disorders, neither of which I suffer from
I can hardly believe that your medics haven't considered this as a treatment yet but I mention it just in case, as this seems to be the most urgent issue for you at present. It would be great if this was all you needed and I think it's certainly worth mentioning it to them
In the meantime I'll keep my fingers crossed for you, mate
