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<\/a><\/p>\nTo discuss all of this, we’re going to have to back track about 13 years ago to the days where I was 170lbs heavier than I am now AND to the days in my life that I try very hard to forget.\u00a0 I was so sick during those horrible years and they’re coming back to bite me… literally in the butt.<\/p>\n
I had a doctor in Colorado who was less than compassionate and put me on so many medications (when we moved to Mississippi, I was on 13 different meds and on Oxygen 24\/7) that more meds were needed to counteract the side affects of the meds I was on.\u00a0 It was a nasty spiral of medication.\u00a0 ALL of the meds, aside from the side affect of weight gain also had the side affect of constipation.\u00a0 I’m guessing you may already have a good idea where this blog is going to go?<\/p>\n Add 170 extra pounds and extreme constipation over quite a few years…<\/p>\n Having a bowel movement was next to impossible.<\/p>\n So….<\/p>\n About 8 years ago, I noticed that, even though I had dropped the weight, I still had constipation as my constant #BFF.\u00a0 I couldn’t shake it!<\/p>\n I added things like Metamucil and lots of fiber and water to my daily regime.<\/p>\n Didn’t help one bit.<\/p>\n Out of desperation, I added a laxative before a race to clean out the pipes, so to speak.<\/p>\n Seeing as I was training on the country roads in Mississippi, if I had any potty problems during a run, I could visit a bush without any problems.\u00a0 During the winter time, I came home with just one glove on many runs because, well, running jiggles your innards!\u00a0 That was a blessing and a curse.\u00a0 I bought a lot of gloves!<\/p>\n About this time I chatted with my doctor about noticing a prolapse developing.\u00a0 He blew me off.\u00a0 That made me mad!\u00a0 It was an embarrassing and humiliating thing for me to mention.\u00a0 I mean, seriously!\u00a0 Who discusses things like that!?!<\/p>\n Finally, after 2 years complaining to him about it, he had his nurse check and low and behold, I was right!\u00a0 He put me on a medication (Linzess) to help using the bathroom easier.\u00a0 I ditched the laxatives immediately.\u00a0 They were ineffective by this time anyway.<\/p>\n The past 4~ish years I’ve been taking the Linzess.\u00a0 At first I only had to take it every 2 days?\u00a0 Now, I need it every day AND some days it works and some days it doesn’t.<\/p>\n Why is it hit and miss now?\u00a0 Because the prolapse has become severe, that’s why.<\/p>\n For the past year, my life has revolved around my training, taking the meds and hopefully pooping.\u00a0 EVERYTHING has been timed around those meds.\u00a0 It’s ridiculous!!!<\/p>\n Let’s discuss exactly what a prolapse is for those who might not know?\u00a0 \u00a0Tell you what, I’ll post a generic pic and the link to an article instead of getting technical with you.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.fascrs.org\/patients\/disease-condition\/rectal-prolapse-expanded-version<\/p>\n I have a complete prolapse:\u00a0 “Complete prolapse. Part of the wall of the rectum slides down and sticks out from the anus. At first, this may occur only during a bowel movement. In later stages, the prolapse may happen when the person stands or walks. Or it may stay outside the body all the time.”<\/p>\n It is to the point now where it is interfering with my running.\u00a0 I can no longer run hard without my insides coming out.\u00a0 TOLD you this was gross!\u00a0 Those parts of our body were not meant to be on the outside and when running 12+ hours like I did at Tunnel Hill with it doing what it does and rubbing against my running tights for a long time, it gets grumpy and bleeds and then gets even more grumpy.<\/p>\n Time to get this thing fixed!<\/p>\n That’s what we’re going to do this coming April and I’m soooo excited about getting it fixed!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/77295638_2563085740478213_760052887467327488_n.jpg\")
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