Poop Poop Poop!!!

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  • BobbyClerici
    BobbyClerici Posts: 813 Member
    Get to your doc if this happens again; don't just wait it out for 20 days - WOW!

    Constipation can be caused by a variety of diseases and medical conditions, as well as prescription drugs, over-the-counter medications, and dietary supplements. Make sure to alert your doc to any changes in your health and any medications or dietary supplements that you may be taking.

    20 days is too long; glad it all worked out...lol
  • Rocking_Robin
    Rocking_Robin Posts: 238 Member
    20 days and only one poop....I agree with some of the other people .......call the doctor, that is NOT good!! Colace, Miralax and if you dont call the doctor, I myself would use a suposittory or an emena...Good Luck!!!
  • alofay
    alofay Posts: 127 Member
    20 days is EXTREME! Three or four days would be somewhat acceptable but anything after that I would tell my patients to start looking into mechanical obstructions or a paralytic ileus caused by low potassium levels. I'm shocked that you are not more symptomatic...
  • mary_kate23
    mary_kate23 Posts: 156
    doctor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,321 Member
    Are you drinking lots of water?
    I drink atleat 8 glasses a day.

    Drink more. At least 12 glasses. And see your doctor.
  • alofay
    alofay Posts: 127 Member
    BTW one of the most common misconceptions is to take large amounts of fiber after you are constipated... Fiber forms bulk in the bowel so that peristalsis (your GI tracks natural "milking" motion) can more easily move the stool through the intestinal track. If you are already experiencing constipation the worst thing you can do is add more bulk. Fiber is prophylactic, not a solution. Once your constipation is resolved then look into a more high fiber diet for long term purposes and hopefully this won't happen again...
  • firefly171717
    firefly171717 Posts: 226 Member
    SEE A DOCTOR
  • Articeluvsmemphis
    Articeluvsmemphis Posts: 1,987 Member
    smooth moves, organic tea laxative. it's not a real laxative as it is a tea, but it works like a laxative to relax your bowels. it's cheap and you can buy it from a whole foods/trader Joe I suppose, but I got mines from walgreens
  • beckyinma
    beckyinma Posts: 1,433 Member
    A cup of coffee and a bowl of Chocolate Cheerios ALWAYS does it for me, plus sitting in a certain position in my office chair after eating said breakfast assists.. Not sure why, but something about the posture... Damn Chair!

    Anyway, I'm glad to hear you went, I get concerned if I don't go for ONE day, I can't imagine the discomfort with 20 days. And yes, gallbladder surgery is supposed to have the opposite effect.. (spoken from unfortunate experience)


    ;)
  • CharityPearce
    CharityPearce Posts: 215
    Ok, this issue runs in my family so I can so relate. I rarely go more than a couple of times a week if I don't do something to force the issue and I thought that was normal until I got married and my hubbby goes like a couple of times a day... I thought "gross, why does he poop so much?" Who knew that was what most people did. I have found a tea that works wonders for me. I drink it a couple of days a week. It's called Laci Le Beau Super Dieter's Tea...Cleanse. I would always recommend checking with your doc to be sure there's nothing seriously wrong, and ask him if he thinks this is ok for you. I find it at Walmart if you want to try it out. Good luck!
  • NeonNikki
    NeonNikki Posts: 87 Member
    Has anyone Mentioned smooth move tea. I get constipated before that time of the month-so I drink it maybe once or twice month and it works like a charm:)!
  • karinaes
    karinaes Posts: 570 Member
    Are you drinking lots of water?
    I drink atleat 8 glasses a day.
    drink more..
    also, go see a doctor.
  • quigonnjae
    quigonnjae Posts: 399
    I can sympathize... I have a very finicky lower GI .. Go to the local health store and see if they carry Dr Shulze's Intestinal one...
    https://www.herbdoc.com/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

    Take a couple and dont go far from the toilet LOL
  • MsTanya77
    MsTanya77 Posts: 357 Member
    You definetly need to see a doctor because if you are not having bowel movements then toxins are backing up into your system. Try a colon cleanser. GNC has one called The Cleaner and its only about $12.00. You take it for 7 days and cleans you out of all toxins and waste. You can also drink Magesium Citrate which you can get at the grocery store for $2.00. It does the same thing pretty much. You definetly need to make sure you are not dealing w/ constipation or bowel dysfunction issues, as I am sure your body is producing feces and your body is just not expelling it normally. Your problem is definetly not normal. Also make sure you are drinking ALOT of water as well, so you don't dehydrate, if you do the cleansers...........
  • MsTanya77
    MsTanya77 Posts: 357 Member
    Ok, this issue runs in my family so I can so relate. I rarely go more than a couple of times a week if I don't do something to force the issue and I thought that was normal until I got married and my hubbby goes like a couple of times a day... I thought "gross, why does he poop so much?" Who knew that was what most people did. I have found a tea that works wonders for me. I drink it a couple of days a week. It's called Laci Le Beau Super Dieter's Tea...Cleanse. I would always recommend checking with your doc to be sure there's nothing seriously wrong, and ask him if he thinks this is ok for you. I find it at Walmart if you want to try it out. Good luck!

    The Dieter's tea also works beautifully as well!
  • mleoni092708
    mleoni092708 Posts: 629 Member
    Call your doctor for sure. And milk of magnesia is good and works fairly quickly and won't make you sick.
  • JuliesJourney
    JuliesJourney Posts: 58 Member
    I do much better in this area when I take a magnesium supplement, I take it at night with my calcium. It helps me sleep better too.
  • dan323
    dan323 Posts: 271 Member
    This will sound crazy ,but when I have an issue with having a BM I go to Starbucks and get Venti Mocha coffee. LOL. It works every time. I think it's something with the caffeine and chocolate. But it works. Lots of calories but I defiantly .
  • Najay
    Najay Posts: 273 Member
    Try drinking more than 8 glasses of water and exercise. I know you don't want to use laxatives but you may have too. Try a Ducolax or Correctal. They help me when I get that way. If that doesn't work may be time to see a doctor.
  • FairuzyAmanuzy
    FairuzyAmanuzy Posts: 221 Member
    Celestial Seasonings laxatea. DO IT
  • LauraRose03
    LauraRose03 Posts: 140
    One time I ate a whole box of prunes, not thinking that anything bad would happen... let me tell you, those prunes really cleared me out. (also they were delicious. Had to stop buying them because I'd eat too many and then get an upset stomach.)

    I agree, see a doctor. I've never gone so long, and after a certain point it is extremely harmful.

    I agree! Prunes will clear you out and they are delicious! I had to stop eating them, too, because of the upset stomach. But, man, they're good!
  • TubbsMcGee
    TubbsMcGee Posts: 1,058 Member
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  • vjrose
    vjrose Posts: 809 Member
    I was struggling with this a bit and just saw my doctor, she said more water, she has me on at least 30 g fiber daily but when I added exercise I wasn't upping my water. I use smooth move tea occassionally too if I know I goofed up and slowed things up. Stool softeners are an excellent way to deal also and as a previous poster said, does not create bowel dependence, doctor told me I could take them pretty much anytime it was needed.
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