Frustrations with doctors and diagnosis

Hi larougefille.
Yes, many women do have these experiences with medical professionals when it comes to prolapse, so don't lose heart if their diagnosis is not the same as your observation and gut instincts. Just keep up the good work you are on. As always, wish you the very best!!

if the doctors frustrate you when it comes to your prolapse, why not just stop asking for their opinions? You are learning what you need to know to manage your prolapse, and they've helped you rule out other things, so feel free to move on. Clearly your 'celes are on the mild side, so just keep them that way with WW work and don't worry about what the doctors say, one way or another.

Curious about the hard BMs, as I've read Fiber Menace and his dietary recommendations are supposed to result in the soft unformed type of stools. Hope you can find a good balance there. - Surviving

I have to say, i did read some excerpts from this Fiber Menace, and I did want to ask you about this primal-ish diet you are thinking of going on. That isn't like the paleo diet, is it? I think you really have to be careful about drastic dietary changes of any kind. There are so many different books out there to read, and each one claims to be better than the rest, and each one contradicts the last one. Read from many sources and take the information that you may need from it, but I wouldn't take the whole thing hook, line, and sinker as complete truths. Just like all of us, everyone has an opinion when it comes to diet.
Slower changes to your diet, figure out what your body tolerates. It is so varied for everyone. For instance, I can't eat a lot of bread. I love it, I even try to eat sprouted and sourdough, but it makes no difference, too much bread binds me up. My hubby can it it all day long. On the other hand, I love lentils and bulgur. I get great wonderful and smooth bowel movements when I eat them, but my hubby gets bloody stool if he eats too many. So it can be a challenge cooking in my household.
What I am trying to say is that fiber may be a menace for some, but not all of us are built the same with the same genetics, culture, backgrounds. There is so much more to this. I found that just cutting out the sugar and processed foods was the biggest and best thing I did for my body. The rest is nit picking once those are gone.
And, if you are taking anti anxiety medication on a daily basis which does slow down the bowels, it may not matter what kind of diet you are on. I know when I was on them, and then weaning off for days at a time, my bowels did change dramatically. Just something more to think about.

I also wanted to talk about the probiotics. I know some of you swear by them, but I was listening to National Public Radio the other day, and they had this doctor on that was addressing probiotics. He was saying that in his research that he didn't really see any significant changes in people that were taking them, but it is not going to hurt you too take them. You just may not be getting the full affect you are looking for. Personally, I find that fermented foods have those enzymes readily available.
I have also heard of people that do have drastically low bacteria in the gut getting fecal transplants from someone with healthy bacteria. I know, gross, but very interesting!

Well, it certainly sounds like you are doing your research!! Good for you!! Having a healthy gut can go a long way in helping us have healthy bowel movements, and help to put less stress on our prolapse.