I care for my husbands 98 yr old grandmother she has Alz, diabetes, bp problems, thyroid, just no name a few. The problem is that this poor woman has been pooping her brains out! Every time she eats she has to go and not just once! And she goes even in between eating! And when she goes you hear her moan and I ask her if she is in pain and she has said yes! The stool is most of the time like water with stuff in it and the smell is just deadly. Sometimes its a little thicker and looks pussy! And the color goes from a real dark green to a muddy green. I have told her daughter about this for some time and her daughter has DPOA. She has mentioned this to her doctor and he just seems to blow it off. I told them I think she needs a scoop to see what's going on! And he seems to think that that is a hard procedure to put her through! I understand that if they were to find something like cancer or something to the likes they really couldn't do anything about it but I think it would be good to know one way or another! At least this way if they find nothing maybe its the meds they have her on! I think this poor woman is suffering and they just don't care! She has lost weight and we have tried putting more fiber into her diet to see if that would help but she still going like she has been. He has her on meds for the diarrhea but it don't seem to really help. It might slow it down a little but the poor thing goes at least 5 times or more everyday! And at night she seems to leek this watery stool. Should I insist that they do this scoop or is this more cruel to do the scoop? And I'm afraid of her dehydrating because she's not a big drinker! She 's like a horse you can lead them to water but you can't make them drink! I'll take any and all advice!! thanks!
my dad had bacteria in his stool and it stunk so bad . dr said to call the family in cuz it was so bad that it got into his blood ssytem , but he bounce back and is alot better now .
it bothers u so much and it hurts her too , change diffrent dr or take her to ER . if u go to ER , PLACE HER STOOL SAMPLES IN SANDWHICH BAG SO THEY CAN TEST IT WHILE URE WAITIN IN THE ER .
better safe than sorry .
i hope and pray that she gets better cuz sounds like to me shes crappin herself to death . something is very wrong here .
husband needs to put his feet down and do some growling with his sister . get her fired if she doesnt try to get her better .
quack dr is noooo good ! poor old woman is suffering , plz just call 911 and have her ship to hospital asap . she is living in ur home and if something bad was to happen youre in deep trouble cuz ure the caregiver ! i wouldnt play with the fire ! i be callin 911 and get her to hospital . hell with dpoa ! they have no idea ! my bro is poa and sis is medical wise , but they leave it up to me cuz dad is with me and they trust my better judgemental , i dont want to get in trouble and i make sure dad is well taken care of . no guilt ..
Way to go!
DEBB:
There has to be something up there, otherwise the body wouldn't be trying to flush it out so quickly. I'm not a doctor, but the only thing that comes to mind is a chronic viral infection.
Also, remember that doctors are like lawyers: they can be fired. In the meantime, take her somewhere else before she wastes away ... and get a copy of all mer medical papers from that quack.
Good luck my friend.
-- ED
This a common issue but it can have a simple fix in many cases.
I have also seen Vaalia yoghurt used for baterial type diarrhea. It has Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG or LGG® is a strain of L. rhamnosus in it that seems to kill off nasty bateria.
If you can get it, it can't hurt.
Good luck.
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