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Been irrigating since Tuesday, yes 5 days.
Day 1 had bedtime liquid late return, day 2 had late afternoon liquid late return. Neither more than a cup or so. Thursday a little liquid output during the day.
Then came Friay, glorious Friday. Great irrigation session, no cramping, no spills, no code brown, and output free the whole day/night. So today was so optomistic. Had return but not as much asI thought I should. My WOCN said not to over irrigate so I didn't want to instill any more water. Do about 750 then 15-20 minutes later another 500. Did my routine, then walked the dogs on the beach. Wearing a closed end pouch. Fillied it 1/4 full with liquid output. Emptied it trying to save the bag. Then filled it 1/4 full again so changed to a drainable. Mid afternoon had more liquid output. Past 3-4 hours have been good.

I have done 3 significant things since Tuesday. 1. Started irrigating 2. Started clean eating adding many more raw fruits/vegetables 3. Up my exercise routine to pre diagnosis (including spin, boot camp, hikes, walks) 4. stopped eating after 7pm

Too many changes to oquick?

Any suggestion would be appreciated or normal for a newbie ?

I love having a dry bag everyday!

Thanks again,

Sue

Sue,

It can take a number of weeks for the colon to reach an equilibrium response to irrigation. During that time keep the number of changes in the irrigation routine to a minimum. Regarding raw friuts and veggies, they have considerable roughage which can stimulate bowel movements so use in moderation. Also note that that ones diet is not a cause of CRC nor is eating special diets preventative in recurrence. Eat healthy just as you would if not previously diagnosed with CRC.

Good Luck,

Mark

My oncologist said that there is extremely strong evidence that red meats are a contributing factor in CRC.
Aside from that, I would expect that healthy eating would be better for all kinds of health issues.