{"id":31721,"date":"2024-10-14T17:11:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/?p=31721"},"modified":"2024-10-14T17:11:08","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T22:11:08","slug":"medical-stuff-you-really-want-to-ask-about-but-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wholehealthchicago.com\/blog\/2024\/10\/14\/medical-stuff-you-really-want-to-ask-about-but-dont","title":{"rendered":"MEDICAL STUFF YOU REALLY WANT TO ASK ABOUT, BUT DON\u2019T."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Two or more women chatting together have no problems discussing when the topic comes to menstrual cycles, labor, delivery, a new gynecologist. Men, who visit doctors less often anyway, gab on about wrenched back muscles from a golf swing and a \u2018great\u2019 personal trainer. They\u2019ll lower their voices an octave or two if the topic is \u2018urinary\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At least three or four times a year, someone, regardless of gender, will begin a sentence with, \u201cI\u2019m kind of embarrassed to be talking about this\u2026.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I give a look of encouragement. \u201cGo on,\u201d I say, helpfully, I hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI\u2019ve seen several other doctors about it, including gastroenterologists. No one has any answers. They shrug and tell me to live with it. I\u2019ve had this for years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(pause)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt seems to take forever<\/em><\/strong> to get myself clean after a bowel movement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201dYeah. Pretty common problem,\u201d I answer.\u201d There\u2019s even a term for it. \u2018Fecal smearing\u2019 and a Diagnostic Code out of the massive ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases 10th<\/sup> Edition). The code is R 15.1. The ICD-10 is so massively detailed there are codes for \u2018burns due to water skis catching fire\u2019 and \u2018stabbed while crocheting.\u2019 But back to your wiping issue.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are several steps you can take, starting immediately:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Start doing anal Kegel exercises, 10-20 contractions of the muscles around your anus. Contract>hold>release. Once or twice a day, every day.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Although it is highly unlikely you have a disease of any sort, you may have a low level of inflammation (parasite, candida, dysbiosis) or an issue with digesting certain foods, like fats. Call and schedule an appointment with any WholeHealth Chicago practitioner<\/a> to review your eating habits and order a Comprehensive Stool Digestive Analysis (CDSA) test which check for Parasites and Candida.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. After you\u2019ve submitted your stool specimen to the lab, you\u2019ll begin the fairly simple Gut Restoration Protocol, using three natural products for intestinal hyperpermeability (\u201cleaky gut\u201d), pre\/pro\/postbiotics for your microbiome. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    I am currently recommending Xymogen GlutAloeMine<\/a>, one scoop daily; Xymogen ProBioMaxDF<\/a>, one pack daily; SunFiber<\/a>, one pack daily. Other WHC practitioners<\/a> may have their own personal favorites<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. When you\u2019re CDSA results are back from the lab, you may get some insights into the root cause of the \u201csmearing\u201d, e.g., maldigestion, parasites.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Seriously consider investing in a toilet bidet. Bypass the emotional agony of comparison shopping, the New York Times recommends the TOTO Model CJ-5, which you can get at Home Depot<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      To my surprise, Amazon actually had a used one for sale. Someone must be desperate to be buying a used toilet seat. Even more desperate to sell one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      I was recently in Japan, and every hotel I stayed at had this TOTO-C5, so I was inaugurated to its use. Well, \u201csomewhat inaugurated\u201d as all the instructions were in Japanese, and the tiny drawings below each button were \u201csomewhat helpful\u201d differentiating \u201cgentle spray\u201d from what I assume could be called \u201cfirehose spray\u201d and \u201cgentle warm drying waft\u201d from \u201canal scorcher\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      For those ICD-10 R15.1 victims\u00a0out there who are also skeptical of anything new, especially when it\u2019s electric, I did a paper check on myself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Spotless!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Be well,
      David Edelberg, M<\/em>D<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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