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Little Balls For Bowel Movement


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adambryant Explorer

Hi, sorry about the horrible topic but I've just been concerned with a lot of things recently. I have been gluten-free for about a week and a half, and a lot of my symtoms have decreased, no bad flatuence, not so bad bloating etc. When I wasn't gluten-free I had VERY bad bowel movements (sometimes not even 1 a week!) Now I'm on it they're a LOT more regular, bit a lot of it is hard little marble types but loads of them! I've searched it on the internet and some sites said it can be a sign of your colon/intestines clearing after bad constipation (as its been there a while and its turned hard and into balls). Can this be true?


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GottaSki Mentor

Yes, small hard balls is typical with constipation. You have improved iin one week, so I'd expect you to continue improving.

For now drink as much water as possible.

adambryant Explorer

Cheers:)

shadowicewolf Proficient

Ugh, yes, that has to do with "c', no fun no fun.

adambryant Explorer

Can it be the clearing of colon+intestines? What I've read about suggests it could be(especially as gluten damages intestines)

shadowicewolf Proficient

no, that is a "C" trait. What happens is the colon continues to absorb the water in it changing it from the normal type poo to small little balls. So basically it dehydrates it.

frieze Community Regular

try to increase your vegetable intake. and water.


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adambryant Explorer

Ok thanks, atleast its better than not even 1 a week before going gluten free!

GFinDC Veteran

The colon absorbs water from the "stuff" as it sits . So the longer it sits the more water is absorbed. And eventually you get "poo-crete". Don't worry too much about it, just get plenty of water and keep far away from gluten. Dairy may be a problem right now too. Anything that irritates your gut can cause it to move slowly and cause C.

adambryant Explorer

Ahh I see, thanks a lot.

nvsmom Community Regular

"poo-crete"

:lol: LOL :D Poo-crete...snort. LOL

We call them rabbit pellets in my house. :P

GFinDC Veteran

Eww, glad I am not a rabbit then! :) Deer make similar pebbles and so do moose. I hope Adam isn't turning into a moose... :)

Framefunnyfarm Newbie

The colon absorbs water from the "stuff" as it sits . So the longer it sits the more water is absorbed. And eventually you get "poo-crete". Don't worry too much about it, just get plenty of water and keep far away from gluten. Dairy may be a problem right now too. Anything that irritates your gut can cause it to move slowly and cause C.

I agree completely!!

adambryant Explorer

Hahaha! I hope I'm not turning into a moose either!!!!

Darn210 Enthusiast

We call them rabbit pellets in my house. :P

Yep . . . we had rabbit pellets here as well . . . and no rabbit in sight.

The GI actually put my daughter on Miralax for awhile to get things moving but it sounds like you're making pretty good progress without that kind of "help".

mushroom Proficient

I refer to them as bunny scat. I once knew a "head of household" who decreed that two sheets of tp was the maximum allowed. I said I bet he shat bunny scat. Never heard of the big D!!

Darn210 Enthusiast

I said I bet he shat bunny scat.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

nvsmom Community Regular
:lol: :lol:
adambryant Explorer

Yeah things seem to be improving! (Fingers crossed!!)

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