maybe it was a pinworm nest or something... little hairs sticking out of it... I have no idea really just pretty gross stuff. I have been feeling that lump in my stomach for the past several months. Didn't hurt or anything, I don't think there is another but who knows...

I wouldn't dare write my dad a letter telling him what to do... just knowing the crummy (don't tell me what to do no matter what) attitude of an ex-alcoholic... well I wouldn't... good luck with that.

Mom's example and the sheer disgust of seeing the toilet bowl will probably have the biggest effect on him. She is probably very tired of the itching and burning. Trying to get someone started with this stuff is real hard, I know. But all it takes is one time and then they'll keep going on their own probably.

I feel fine after the flushes, just takes a couple days for the bm's to get back to normal here. I slept almost all day yesterday afterward, haven't slept all day like that in months. I needed it. The sheer relief of seeing that thing in the toilet...it does tell me I had better at least do one more flush and see what floats up though.

Doesn't it make you really angry, that doctors don't tell people about this stuff? i find it really difficult to imagine that they really do not know about it. A friend of mine was telling me the other day.. he went to the dr for a physical and the dr sticks his finger in the guy's behind. That is a colon check by medical standards. Aside from being outright disgusting it's plain outright deceitful. But it reminds me of why I haven't been to a dr for a physical in decades. Useless myriads of poking and prodding.

I think you can take the probiotics while taking the antibiotics. It's probably a good idea too, replenish good bacteria daily while killing off bad stuff. Just don't take them together. Why would they give someone antibiotics after having pnemonia anyway? Pnemonia is a virus isn't it? A friend of mine died of viral pnemonia, in his bloodstream.. he got it from a doctor. just out of curioisity, did your mom or dad get a flu shot recently?