I just can't poo and my DR was of no help

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  • thatshistorical
    thatshistorical Posts: 93 Member
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    Try eating a more fatty meal (healthy fats--avocado and olive oils) once or twice a week. Cut out some wheat and dairy. Try fish oil capsules too. They work wonders.

    Last advice (might be TMI, but we are talking about poop here...)--get a squatty potty or a stool to rest your feet on in front of the toilet. It helps me A LOT. We aren't really meant to poop like we are seated in a chair. Prudish Victorians made us do that. Our muscles work better to evacuate the premises if our knees are slightly higher than our hips.

    This is one reason why there are so many colon issues in our country and a lot less in 3rd world countries where they poop in a floor toilet/hole.
  • Aemely
    Aemely Posts: 694 Member
    edited January 2015
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    CJisinShape wrote: »
    I didn't see veggies prominently in your rundown of your diet. And no green tea.

    I agree that it would be wise to see a specialist... As for dietary solutions, I don't know about green tea, but it couldn't hurt!

    I agree that veggies seem to be lacking. Find whatever green veggie you like and have a bowl of veggies w/ your dinner (broccoli, brussel sprouts, green beans, spinach, etc.). That might help and certainly couldn't hurt. :smile: I also eat a couple prunes a day (because they are yummy) and put Benefiber in my coffee every morning. Espresso seems to really move things along quickly! Ha-ha.

    "Eat more fiber" is a little more complicated than it sounds b/c there are several kinds. Here's a decent overview of all the kinds of fibers. Note that not all are laxative in nature and some actually might slow down the works. Psyllium = Metamucil. Wheat dextrin = Benefiber. Cellulose = Veggies.

    Once you find your secret to success, keep doing it. :disagree:

    Edit to add relevant mildly offensive parody video:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQTW7Pd1vqc
  • CanadaEh1
    CanadaEh1 Posts: 31 Member
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    Prunes are helpful and recently my mum started chemo and she ran into a problem and Senakot S was recommended. She's using both prunes and the Senakot S and she's regular now. Hope you are feeling better soon :)
  • kbmnurse
    kbmnurse Posts: 2,484 Member
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    Good God, give it a rest. Drink some warm prune juice. Is nothing sacred? :s
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,112 Member
    edited January 2015
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    So you poop twice a week which your doctor told you is within the acceptable range of normal but you feel like you want to poop once a day and have decided to add it to the list of things wrong with you. Sound to me like you already have enough of a challenge to overcome without adding more *kitten* to your list.
  • bainsworth1a
    bainsworth1a Posts: 313 Member
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    fiber is usually the culprit, you can try taking a pro-biotic or metamucil something like that. when I was pregnant I had a problem and my ob-gyn told me to eat pears not prunes and not juice. fresh pears are the best but canned work too.
    they worked for me
  • pita7317
    pita7317 Posts: 1,437 Member
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    Try elimination. For a couple weeks, no gluten.
    If no difference, go no dairy for a couple weeks.
    Or neither for two weeks.
    Five years ago I went gluten free completely for 5 weeks.
    Lost 10 lbs and can't even begin to describe how much better I felt including bathroom issues. I have found now that I can tolerate a very small amount of gluten with no problems but a little too much and that terrible bloating feeling returns.
    If you find that gluten is a problem for you read Wheat Belly by William Davis, MD
    Good luck. Hope you feel better soon.
  • Lisa__Michelle
    Lisa__Michelle Posts: 845 Member
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    I suggest upping your fat intake temporarily and seeing if that helps. You may want to take your doctor's advice and go see a gastroenterologist. They would know what they are talking about if your PCP doesn't.
  • PaytraB
    PaytraB Posts: 2,360 Member
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    Lisa__Michelle wrote: »
    I suggest upping your fat intake temporarily and seeing if that helps. You may want to take your doctor's advice and go see a gastroenterologist. They would know what they are talking about if your PCP doesn't.

    This. If you've cut back too much on fats, you won't be able to go. Add some fat to your diet and see it that helps.
  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    Some options:
    Prunes -- because they have sorbitol
    http://www.nutraingredients-usa.com/Research/Prunes-beat-psyllium-for-constipation-relief-RCT-data
    Various forms of magnesium -- because it is a stool softener -- start with a low dose of magnesium oxide and work up to a higher dose
    More olive oil -- a tad of oil here and there is not enough -- take two table spoons a day until things are working.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    I didn't read your whole post sorry. Way too long. However I have been having this issue as well the last few weeks. I've been eating prunes (like 5 or 6 of them) every evening after work (they're gross AF but I got over it) and then I also take a probiotic. I also started eating much healthier. Ive ditched junk food and sweets almost entirely and ive been eating a lot more fruits/veggies. I've been pooping fairly regularly the last week or so. ALMOST going every day. I want to be going every day though. I'm experimenting with my diet and currently (as of 2 days ago) I'm cutting out dairy to see if that helps. But really, eating cleanish and prunes do help quite a lot.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,967 Member
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    I have no interest in going to the dr. I'm afraid they would just give me a laxative and call it a day.
  • NJGamerChick
    NJGamerChick Posts: 467 Member
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    I love prunes, especially stewed in a sugar syrup. Yum! (I've loved this since I was a toddler. I was a peculiar child.) Despite this, I had issues until I went gluten-free on my own volition. Only a month ago did I get confirmation that given prior history, I most likely have an issue with wheat or gluten which isn't really worth subjecting me to pain for months to test. My point is that if you're truly having issues going, it's your diet, or you have a hernia (which my mom actually had an issue with). Both would be resolved by going to a gastroenterologist worth his salt.
  • dakotababy
    dakotababy Posts: 2,404 Member
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    I had a similar, but worse problem than yours. Was becoming common to go once every 2 weeks! (My normal, was about once every 2nd day). I had no pain, discomfort or bloating. It was like I just did not need to go. I was starting to wonder wtf was happening to all the food I was eating!

    I went to the dr - all my tests came back normal. He suggested Fiber. Yeah well..fiber pills did almost nothing. What I did find was that on days that I ate 30g+ of almonds...everything ran smoothly.

    So my solution - Almonds. Every. Day. 20g or more.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    I'm doubled up in pain if I go longer than 2 days, I also vomit profusely until I'm able to go!
    Magnesium helps alot, but this fibre blend I buy from my health shop is brilliant! Now I go twice a day, which was unheard of before, even with laxatives.
    Its called fibre cleanse:


    Psyllium husk
    Carob powder
    Linseed meal
    Oat meal
    Slippery elm powder

    It tastes like chocolate and works 100%. Your health food store should have something similar
  • Chieflrg
    Chieflrg Posts: 9,097 Member
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    Coffee.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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    I'm not a big veggie fan. This is what I do with broccoli.
    Chop up some garlic, add it along with some oil in a freezer bag, add however many broccoli florets as you want, and shake to coat. Arrange broccoli on baking tray and bake for 20ish minutes until crunchy. I eat them like chips, so yummy
  • rcottonrph1
    rcottonrph1 Posts: 60
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    See a naturopath. They are very into digestion and "normal" poop.
  • TheBeachgod
    TheBeachgod Posts: 825 Member
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    Magnesium Citrate
    or
    Sugar free gummy bears amazon.com/Haribo-Sugar-Free-Gummy-Bears/dp/B008JELLCA
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    OP, use your hand, pull it out.

    Yolo.

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