Parkinson's: POOP!
Can I talk about constipation on the internet? I asked my husband. Since this is a major problem with Parkinson's and moi, he said “Yes.”
In a special report on Parkinson's, from the Mayo Clinic, there is an interesting chart that says that a Parkinson patient can start having trouble with constipation over 35 years before motor problems might appear. Well shit! Sorry couldn't resist.
The whole chart was kind of spooky because many of the advance symptoms I have dealt with for years, things like anemia, anxiety, subjective memory loss.
Was it perimenopause, menopause, aging,
just-because-whatever, or Parkinson's?
TMI to follow- you have had advance warning!
For years, my family has been poking fun at me because I love potty humor. At the dinner table-no less- the 3 boys (my husband is included in the 3 boys designation) would look at me and all say together “Flush” and I would invariably break down in snorts of laughter.
For a while I was eating Millet Bread and feeling like that helped. But then I wasn't able to get it in town anymore. Lately, I discovered “Calm.” It's a magnesium supplement powder that makes up into a drink. It's called “Calm” -it doesn't make me feel calm but it does help me keep constipation away.
I've asked my doctor ….and my cardiologist... and my
pharmacist... and my neurologist... and my movement disorder specialist if it
was OK to take and they all said yes. And I almost believe them. But I do keep wondering when and if the magic
will stop.
May the force be with you,
Nancy and the Snark
Something that worked for Zach when he was still in diapers was applesauce. Or apples, now that he's out of diapers and has his full set of teeth. Not sure why they help move things along, so to speak, but it worked for him. And since we were greatly involved in his digestive process at the time, we sure were grateful for apples too!
ReplyDeleteOh, Nancy, I love this post! I once wrote some outhouse limericks for my father's birthday (he also loved potty humor, especially outhouse humor), and as soon as I can locate them I will send them to you. All I can remember at present is that there was a "girl from the city" who was "sitting pretty." Love, love, love this blog and you! You always touch a nerve, open my heart, and/or tickle a fancy. Ditto for Corrine's footnotes. Thank you both for sharing your unique selves.
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy 😘
DeleteHello my potty-mouthed friend, it all comes out in the enD. But in between are places unseen where what we eat shiFts to what's left behind, and I hope you don't mind my potty punning mind. BTW: Millet bread and bagels are available at the health food store in town -- a discovery on my own GF path. My sister joked about me eating bird food -- Much love and thank you for sharing.
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