We managed to find a handicapped bathroom. I had a wash cloth, soap, and another pair of Depends tucked into his back wheelchair . But it was awful. It was all over, even on his back. I had to throw out his outer shorts, t shirt, and socks. It took so long to clean him up, including the bathroom. I gagged several times. This happened last time at the airport just as we were about to enter the plane. (had to miss our flight.) Our son tells me to not leave the house until he has a bowel movement. But he never knows when this is going to happen. This has happened so many times and I just cannot deal with it anymore. Now I have decided to not leave the house with him anymore. He will be homebound. But I have to go shopping so many times, when I come back, he lost it and oh what a mess. He cannot walk to the bathroom. I really do not think anyone is in the terrible situation I am. I know I am sorry for him but at this point, I am more sorry for me. Am I selfish and self absorbed at this point?
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I hope you find some solutions. God Bless.
When did this start? How often does it happen?
Have you talked to his doc? Is there a medication change? Diet change?
I like someone's idea about it perhaps being a food problem. There is such a thing as an elimination diet where you get down to real basics for a month and then carefully and slowly add foods back in, with time between to see if there is any reaction to the food.
A supplement we use to help keep you regular is organic psyllium husk.
Also second the idea of a probiotic.
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My mom had explosive diarrhea from her mid-30's on.
This was my line in the sand, I was not going to change diapers, I would not have been able to handle that.
I did discover something that helped, nearly eliminated the explosions. I added a probiotic, Walgreens Super Probiotic, to mom medication regimen with approval from her doctor. It worked wonders! Sometimes it worked too well.
Mom had chronic diarrhea for much of her life, did not need to push, it was literally a faucet with no off when she had to go. I had to take her to the ER a few times because she would become "constipated", I think she did not understand or brain received the signal to push. Consistency certainly was not constipation causing.
Check with doc on trying a probiotic.
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