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What consitutes a normal BM? I just passed 2 formed pieces about 2 inches long each. I am taking 1/2 Imodium am and pm. I could never pose this question to anyone but you all.
Pat
Did I just have my first Norman?!?!?
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Pat,
Ta Daaaaa! This is wonderful news.
Definitely a Norman! Anything formed, no matter how long, is a Norman in my book. Your patience and determination are beginning to pay off. Imodium really helps, doesn't it? That was my experience too. And the MRT/Leap program must be helping to calm your gut down. WAHOO!
Hugs,
Polly
Ta Daaaaa! This is wonderful news.
Definitely a Norman! Anything formed, no matter how long, is a Norman in my book. Your patience and determination are beginning to pay off. Imodium really helps, doesn't it? That was my experience too. And the MRT/Leap program must be helping to calm your gut down. WAHOO!Hugs,
Polly
Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused.
Thanks, Polly!
Yes, I attribute my success to MRT and Enterolab. It took both! Of course I thank Mary Beth profusely for introducing us to MRT and for being my dietician ( I live in Texas where she lives and is licensed) and helping and supporting me. I feel like I just won an Oscar! Thank you Polly, Tex, Gloria, and on and on. I stiil have a lot of testing of the "greens" from the MRT, but now I know this is going to work!!!!!
Pat
Yes, I attribute my success to MRT and Enterolab. It took both! Of course I thank Mary Beth profusely for introducing us to MRT and for being my dietician ( I live in Texas where she lives and is licensed) and helping and supporting me. I feel like I just won an Oscar! Thank you Polly, Tex, Gloria, and on and on. I stiil have a lot of testing of the "greens" from the MRT, but now I know this is going to work!!!!!
Pat
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congratulations!
it is also great news for yourself, what ever you are doing is working and there is proven benefit for the changes you made
Love a good poo story in the morning! (and yep this is definately the place that normans are celebrated)
when norman first started appearing for me i used to do a happy dance and sing 'i pooed like a normal person' a non MC person in my life was horrified at the concept that i would sing about poop!
i tried to explain that i had worked VERY hard to attain that result and nothing was going to stop me from celebrating!
it is also great news for yourself, what ever you are doing is working and there is proven benefit for the changes you made
Love a good poo story in the morning! (and yep this is definately the place that normans are celebrated)
when norman first started appearing for me i used to do a happy dance and sing 'i pooed like a normal person' a non MC person in my life was horrified at the concept that i would sing about poop!
i tried to explain that i had worked VERY hard to attain that result and nothing was going to stop me from celebrating!
Gabes Ryan
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
"Anything that contradicts experience and logic should be abandoned"
Dalai Lama
Wonderful news, Pat! Congratulations! You should start seeing even bigger Normans as time progresses.
Gloria
Yep, it took both for me, too. Plus a lot of detective work along the way. If we can do it, anyone can!Pat wrote:I attribute my success to MRT and Enterolab. It took both!
Gloria
You never know what you can do until you have to do it.
YEAH Pat - can't tell you how happy I am to hear that norman paid you a visit!!!!! For me, it happened on Christmas day (after close to 11 years), and I was on cloud 9 the entire day - nothing could get me down from there . Since then, norman has not been a frequent visitor, but knowing that he is "out there" is good enough at this point in my healing process.
Congratulations and lots of luck moving forward with your "greens"!!!!!
Love,
Kari
. Since then, norman has not been a frequent visitor, but knowing that he is "out there" is good enough at this point in my healing process. Congratulations and lots of luck moving forward with your "greens"!!!!!
Love,
Kari
Wow Pat - I just saw your post . . . .soooooo happy for you 
Clearly your GI tract is calming down. You still have alot of testing to do and I encourage you to move forward, slowly of course. I have a feeling this is going to work too!!
Mary Beth
Clearly your GI tract is calming down. You still have alot of testing to do and I encourage you to move forward, slowly of course. I have a feeling this is going to work too!!
Mary Beth
"If you believe it will work out, you'll see opportunities. If you believe it won't you will see obstacles." - Dr. Wayne Dyer
Of course, we sing about poo
DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor and don't play one on TV.
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
LDN July 18, 2014
Joan
Wow! Twin Normans. It doesn't get much better than that for a first time event.
Congratulations!
Yep, where else could you celebrate such a jubilant experience, with so many supporters who are just as thrilled as you are?
Tex
Congratulations!
Yep, where else could you celebrate such a jubilant experience, with so many supporters who are just as thrilled as you are?
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
