My mum is 70. She has always suffered with her bowels. IBS kind of symptoms. For years was either constipated or the runs. She's also had a fear of not being close to toilet because of this. She has had multiple colonoscopies but nothing showed up but her diet is shit and always has been.
She doesn't cook so lives off cafe food, takeaways unless myself of brother cooking for her. She has never been into cooking and can't put a meal together if you know what I mean.
Anyway lately she has been completely incontinant. She is less mobile, takes a while to get to loo then ends up shitting herself. She nearly just accepts it and cleans herself up and goes about her day.
I offered to help her (for the millionth time) with diet and organising herself. And she has finally accepted. I said to just try it for a month and keep a diary and we can see exactly what's happening.
Any advice on meal ideas, foods to avoid. She is a fussy eater, doesn't eat any veg at all but does enjoy some of them