Need help sorting out bowels with Rectocel..please.

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i have let this go on for a long time. After I had has an operation to correct a rectal prolapse 18 months later I thought it was back. I turned out that was ok,but I have a slight vaginal prolapse and a Rectocel now. Obviously I'm not looking for more surgery. I also got diagnosed with fibromyalgia and have just not been up to " sorting myself out" ,but would like to start trying now.
Sorry to talk bowels..but I've been constipated for years and have just got used to it. I don't know if anyone else has this problem with Rectocel,but after the Dr gave me laxatives and I didn't get to the loo in time they scare me! Every time I try anything to make me go I end up feeling worse,bloating,wind and worse still leakage. It's horrible and I find it far worse than constipation.
But I know I need to tackle it. I think my system just doesn't work properly. I'm sensitive to various foods. Don't know where to start,but I need to start somewhere. Bit of a mess really! Any advice appreciated. Thank you.

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Hi Millicent,
It's hard to say how much the surgery you had will affect your success with the posture work or your rectocele, but it is certainly well worth a try. I have found that with the whole woman work and positive dietary changes, I have overcome my years of constipation. Dietary choices are really a personal journey that we must all take on our own with much study and very simply paying attention to how certain foods can affect your system in general.
With that said, it is always a good idea to get the refined foods and sugars out of your diet, these can be very highly inflamatory and binding. It probably also wouldn't hurt to add some fermented foods into your diet.
Best wishes to you.

Hi Millicent,

Just curious. You mention that you were diagnosed as having Fibromyalgia. I don't have it myself but know people who do. They have told me there's no specific test for it, so was wondering how the docs diagnosed you? Did you get a specific test for it (if there is one)?

i have neglected lots of things ,as I suppose I didn't feel capable of tackling them. In fact I have only just rediscovered this site. I will read through the site and hopefully it will get me started.
Thank you again.

hi, there is no blood tests etc for Fibromyalgia. I had it a long time before being diagnosed. There are consultants who specialise in Fibromyalgia and I paid privately to see one. The test they use is one for trigger points. If you test positive( ie jump a foot in the air when they are pressed) for a certain number they will say you have it. Also they ask various questions.it doesn't make much difference ,but it helps to have a label.