Losing bowels....

[qannie47]

Calling all doctors. My ds has done really well and glad to report that immediate response with abx cut short flare and minimized it. However....yesterday and today he lost small amounts of bowel. What is disturbing is that I fully expected it to be loose. It was not. It was solid. When he eliminated the rest, it was a quite a bit. So I wonder if he is not receiving signals...of course I wonder about the whole O bands ms thing. Which I will eventually get a second opinion so I can stop obsessing.

 

Meanwhile, can anybody guess what else could be causing this? He is in a mild flare, I would rate it a 1 out of 10. Tonight he is a bit more jumpy though.

[JoyBop]

I would try to treat for constipation first. That can cause accidents because everything can get backed up. Although it usually causes more diarrhea, you can have a condition called mega colon when it gets stretched out from the pipes being built up.

 

If not, I would ask if he is having any OCD or anxiety over toilet issues. Its possible with pandas.

 

But my last bit of advice, is that when I googled MS and children that that did pop up as a symptom. Given the positive o bands and other suspicions you have had I would t wait for any more signs. Hopefully it's not that and you can rule it out but there's a little too much coincidence going on for my taste.

 

I think this is what swedo meant by pandas plus. These other autoimmune disorders that can exist with pandas.

Edited January 26, 2014 by joybop

[qannie47]

I do plan on finding out what those O bands can mean more definitively....for now, I think I may have stumbled on the issue. When I spoke to my ds and asked him questions like are you going every day? He said that he has been holding it in at school because he gets in trouble for taking to long in the bathroom. My ds had made poor choices in the past with goofing around when given a bathroom pass, so I can see the time restraint. However, when in a flare, I had forgotten that he becomes very obsessed on if he has wiped himself enough. At home, he will spend more time after a bowel movement, use a half roll of toiled paper, has flooded his share of toilets, and often wants me to check him to make sure he is completely clean. So I think, by holding it too long, some was dropping out....which explains the larger amounts when he did finally eliminate. I emailed his teacher and explained the issue and put in a request for more bathroom time. If the problem resolves itself, I will have my answer.

[JoyBop]

Well that's a relief!! Yes, holding it can can definitely cause all kinds if pooping issues!