Pain and bleeding

The pain and bleeding can be very hard to deal with sometimes. I just want to feel normal. I'm trying to follow the doctor's advice and eat a diet with no foods that are harder to digest. The only thing I haven't been following is taking two teaspoons of metamucil a day on days I go on due to the side effects. I do take two teaspoons on days where I'm in all day. I go out Fridays to the mall and a movie. Fridays are really the only time I get out for something other than doing errands. I'm going to get a heating pad which should help with the pain. Also the doctor said the diet and metamucil would help too. Some days are better than others.