Colitis Symptoms And Movement
Now, I hope that you are getting a comfortable and full nights sleep. If not then read on…
We all know that colitis has a few choice symptoms that it creates in varying degrees of severity.
But what is the most difficult to deal with and how do you reduce its impact?
Mine was the knowledge of knowing that any major movement (and this could be only standing up) would require a visit to the toilet. In order to counteract this, I planned how I could reduce movement to a bear minimum, I planned what would be eaten and when, I planned how I would even sit or what position I would lay down.
One thing I did achieve was the abililty to still sleep most of the night even during the peak of a relapse. I would only need to go to the toilet once during the night. I managed this because I ensured that I slept on my back and did not move from this position. I proved that if I did move onto my side, this would antagonise the bowel and I would be sitting on the toilet within a few minutes.
It did take some training on how to remain on my back all night. But it helped so much in attaining as much sleep as posssible which is so welcome when you have a relapse.
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