http://www.democraticunderground.com/11429296Oh my.
Now, we all know when a primitive says "I have a friend" or "I have a brother [or sister]," with some sort of peculiar problem, it's really the primitive; this is one of their oldest and stalest tricks.
leftyladyfrommo (6,706 posts) Fri Aug 2, 2013, 11:16 AM
Help. Problem with fecal incontinence and collapse
I have a friend who is just having a terrible time. Only happens every so often. But this is a typical scenario.
She is 68.
Yesterday she went to the grocery store - one of the big ones where she had to walk quite a ways to get around the store. And she had to walk a ways to get to the store from the parking lot.
She said she was fine. And then she just collapsed and lost all control of her bowels. This episode was worse than previous ones in that it took her longer to kind of come around. The store called for an ambulance and she was transported to Emergency Room. They check for bladder infection and did blood work and then sent her home.
This has happened to her several times. Sometimes she just loses control of her bowels and has to turn around and go home to get cleaned up. But other times she just kind of collapses. Usually she can make it to a bench or chair. And sometimes she just lays down there until she can make it back to her car.
Her sister also has episodes of fecal incontinence.
Has anyone heard of this problem? Any clues? Since she comes back out of it pretty quickly the doctors just get her back on her feet and send her home. But this is starting to seriously affect her life. She is getting afraid to leave the house except for very small excursions.
The primitives are blaming things such as neurological disorders and heart problems, but I suspect the problem's more basic than that.
<<<suggests the primitive add fiber and roughage to her diet.
