Can I expect to have a normal stool?

mickjcat · Post by **mickjcat** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 4:18 pm

First of all, I am so grateful to have 2-3 morning stools. I am still on a very restrictive quasi SCD, Paleo diet. Working in one food at a time . I have a lot of roast chicken, squash, rice and bananas, and an occasional new potato. Taking it slow.......
So here is the question, should I expect that my stool look like normal....or because of this way of eating it will look different. I am still about 5-6 on the Bristol Stool chart.
Do you folks have Normans? When you aren't flaring of course....

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 9:27 pm

Hi Mickey,

It took me many months before I had 1 norman a day. For months I had maybe 4 or 5 smallerish kind of things. I'm clueless as to whether it was due to the disease or our food.

Your food choices look stellar by the way. Brandy.

Post by **tex** » Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:23 pm

Hi Mickey,

Of course various foods in the diet affect stool consistency and texture, but on a reasonably balanced diet, Normans should be the rule (after sufficient healing takes place).

Tex

mickjcat · Post by **mickjcat** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 7:41 am

Thanks Brandy & Tex,

I thank you both! I am so glad to have this "barometer" of such sound advice and information from everyone on this site. I can tell you, I was floundering around with the advice of my GI doc and family doc.

I will continue on my add in of foods, and be the tortoise.

Mim18 · Post by **Mim18** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:34 am

Hi Mickey,

I'm glad you asked this question, as I am in about the same place as you (mostly 5-6, on rare occasions better), and I have been wondering if I can ever expect normal given my condition. I guess the whole healing process can take a very long time. And I like your description of your diet "quasi SCD, Paleo diet", because that is about what I am doing. The occasional slip in following the diet almost guarantees a 6. I should know better by now.

Good luck in healing!

Marion

mickjcat · Post by **mickjcat** » Sun Aug 12, 2012 8:42 am

Hi Marion,

I know what you mean about slipping, or in my case, trying a new food and my gut does not want to accept it yet. I tried red tomato pureed that I made from my organically grown tomatoes on 8-2, no go, acid back up in throat and mild blow out. Yesterday, I tried again with my yellow tomatoes, pureed, same result. By the way, I had a tablespoon of them each time.....
I truly hope to have them again....but I ought to know they are a ways off from trying to fit them into my diet.

I am so glad to have what I can have right now though, I ought not complain. Next add in is asparagus...