Helping to poop yes real issue

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  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    mishkaenglish wrote: »
    deviette wrote: »
    Also, something that's not been previously mentioned: Instead of sitting on the toilet, and try squatting over it. Some swear by this.

    Good point! We have the Poop Stool lol, it's a stool placed in front of the loo to place your feet in when you're doing your business, so it simulates the squat position

    Yep! I have the squatty potty, it really does make a difference.
  • grinning_chick
    grinning_chick Posts: 765 Member
    edited June 2018
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    lorrpb wrote: »
    You rarely get it all out at once. You colon is about 5 ft long. No one poops that much at once.

    Big difference between the entire large intestine - aka, colon - and just the rectum. Huge. No one gets "...it all out at once." because it is not physiologically meant to all be evacuated at once.

    What is in your colon (ascending, transverse, and descending + sigmoid) is not ready to be evacuated from your body under normal conditions. It is "pre-poop" if you will, becoming more and more like "poop" as it goes from one section to the next, closer and closer to entering the rectum. Only what final waste is in your rectum is ready to be evacuated when you have a bowel movement.

    A good, easily digested (pun intended :)) overview: http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-type/colorectal/colorectal-cancer/the-colon-and-rectum/?region=on
  • MichelleWithMoxie
    MichelleWithMoxie Posts: 1,818 Member
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    Lots of water
  • mktom29
    mktom29 Posts: 57 Member
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    I've had struggles with this for a while, including a colonoscopy... but the best combo is miralax and yoga.
  • lorib642
    lorib642 Posts: 1,942 Member
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    A warm bath with epsom salts?

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