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Why doesn't he wipe his butt?????
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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 497286" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him splash...</p><p></p><p>But a bidet can be worth considering. At least worth perhaps talking about how different people around the world handle (sorry) this problem differently. The time control thing, bidets, wiping/not wiping but showering immediately... the target is the same.</p><p></p><p>I have a book written by a well-known Aussie herbalist in which she insists that the only healthy option is 3 BMs a day, one after each meal. Because if we eat, our bodies have to excrete similarly. It's an interesting point but medically we excrete a lot less than we ingest, simply because the aim of eating is to provide fuel for your body and what is left to excrete should be somewhat less in volume. However, one would expect a herbalist to be eating a healthy, high-fibre diet and so perhaps in her case the "after every meal" routine was her normal. Whatever is your routine is normal. I remember being concerned when I was on my extreme weight reduction diet (under medical supervision) and found I had a major change in my routine, purely because I was eating so little (even though it was high-fibre) that I simply had too little to excrete. When you're eating as if you've already had gastric bypass, what is left after your body takes its nourishment leaves very little to get rid of.</p><p></p><p>Increasing fibre content of his diet will do several things - it will increase GI tract motility (which increases its muscle tone - a good thing) and also increase quantity and frequency. Again a good thing because each time he gets to practice how to clean up. Also the higher fibre content means what he passes will be easier to clean up. In a lot of cases where fibre has been increased, the need to wipe can be greatly reduced (but of course it's always wise to make sure). At the risk of seeming gross, extra fibre changes the texture from heavy sticky clay to good quality commercial play-doh.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes the poo problem is dealt with (either by the individual or the family member supervising) by trying to reduce the need to deal with it too often. But this can make it a lot more difficult to manage. </p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 497286, member: 1991"] You can lead a horse to water but you cannot make him splash... But a bidet can be worth considering. At least worth perhaps talking about how different people around the world handle (sorry) this problem differently. The time control thing, bidets, wiping/not wiping but showering immediately... the target is the same. I have a book written by a well-known Aussie herbalist in which she insists that the only healthy option is 3 BMs a day, one after each meal. Because if we eat, our bodies have to excrete similarly. It's an interesting point but medically we excrete a lot less than we ingest, simply because the aim of eating is to provide fuel for your body and what is left to excrete should be somewhat less in volume. However, one would expect a herbalist to be eating a healthy, high-fibre diet and so perhaps in her case the "after every meal" routine was her normal. Whatever is your routine is normal. I remember being concerned when I was on my extreme weight reduction diet (under medical supervision) and found I had a major change in my routine, purely because I was eating so little (even though it was high-fibre) that I simply had too little to excrete. When you're eating as if you've already had gastric bypass, what is left after your body takes its nourishment leaves very little to get rid of. Increasing fibre content of his diet will do several things - it will increase GI tract motility (which increases its muscle tone - a good thing) and also increase quantity and frequency. Again a good thing because each time he gets to practice how to clean up. Also the higher fibre content means what he passes will be easier to clean up. In a lot of cases where fibre has been increased, the need to wipe can be greatly reduced (but of course it's always wise to make sure). At the risk of seeming gross, extra fibre changes the texture from heavy sticky clay to good quality commercial play-doh. Sometimes the poo problem is dealt with (either by the individual or the family member supervising) by trying to reduce the need to deal with it too often. But this can make it a lot more difficult to manage. Marg [/QUOTE]
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