Need a good toilet session!

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  • Packerjohn
    Packerjohn Posts: 4,855 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    I find a six twelve pack of your favorite beer will often create the desired effect.

    Yep, add some Taco Bell to that and no issues.

    White Castle

    True that.
  • duhmolish
    duhmolish Posts: 2 Member
    Sucks to be you. Iv gone 3 times before work before. I work at 7 am. Lol. If you dont drink coffee.. Start
  • Achaila
    Achaila Posts: 264 Member
    htimpaired wrote: »
    Exercise helps me sometimes. Running, especially.


    This.
  • pdxwine
    pdxwine Posts: 389 Member
    Fiber can be our friend, or our foe. Too much fiber can slow down the colon. Adding a bit of fat can help.
  • Slimdownmb
    Slimdownmb Posts: 130 Member
    Thanks for all the responses!
    I have coffee every morning - loads of fruit and veg and plenty of water!
    I'm not bloated or uncomfortable ... i just feel like i should be going more than i do - i used to go at least once a day.. now its like 3 times a week (max 4)...
    Not painful or difficult when i do have a bm.

    So glad to know its not just me tho - haha thanks again everyone!! xx
  • NicolCook
    NicolCook Posts: 489 Member
    I have had issues for years. Regardless of diet. The thing that I have found to work (doctor recommended as well) is Probiotics.
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    Fiber One brownies are pretty tasty.

    So are black beans, navy beans, great northern beans, pinto beans, red beans, chili beans...

    Assorted other vegetables could help as well. Just not celery. Celery is gross.

    Also, black coffee (taken orally).

    Lol taken orally! That you have to even go there is so sad to the state of having to describe how to do things!
  • angelexperiment
    angelexperiment Posts: 1,917 Member
    They say a orange or tangerine a day can help this problem. Stool softener, flax meal and sweet potato smoothie (steam the potatoes so they are soft) with turmeric and I add greens with a half a banana and it. Works!
  • smcrimmon84
    smcrimmon84 Posts: 135 Member
    I find that whenever I am eating well, I have constipation/BM issues. It seems backwards to me but it must just be how my body reacts/works!

    I drink lots of water (over a gallon a day) but it is true that I don't like/eat many fiber-rich foods. I take a fiber supplement daily and then take a stool softener every 4 or so days just to prevent the constipation from getting really bad. I so wish I liked coffee - lol!
  • MisterZ33
    MisterZ33 Posts: 567 Member
    srecupid wrote: »
    MisterZ33 wrote: »
    srecupid wrote: »
    MisterZ33 wrote: »
    I had similar issues...

    Ask your doctor about Psyllium Husk. It is a natural fibre and has many great attributes. for example, if you're constipated, add a tbsp. of the husk in a glass of non acidic juice and chug it down. ingesting it this way will help break up the binding in your intestines.

    If you are having loose movements, take the husk with yogurt as it helps create bulk down there.

    you will feel relieved, trust me.

    I usually buy this product from an indian or Pakistani grocery store...Telephone Brand Asabgul ki Bhosle (psyllium husk). I'm not sure if it is available anywhere else. It is similar to Metamucil but I find it works much better.

    Try it for a few days and you will be thanking me.

    Good luck!

    Really? I almost bought some the other day but, didn't because it said it had about 1g of fiber which is next to nothing

    No, my friend. 1 tbsp. had 4g of fibre. but what it does is it forms like a gel like substance in your intestines so that movements are more smoother and easier - less struggle to poop. I was told by my doctor not the exceed 2 table spoons a day. it could also have negative effects if too much is consumed.

    I should also at that the Psyillum Husk has best results if you drink water throughout the day and avoid carbonated beverages.

    Really? Because according to this http://www.amazon.com/Bulksupplements-Pure-Psyllium-Powder-grams/dp/B0100QRYFM/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1452207199&sr=1-1-spons&keywords=Psyllium+Husk&psc=1it only has 1.1g per tablespoon which is a big difference. I could get that pretty dang easily. Am I just looking at wrong thing?

    http://www.amazon.ca/Telephone-Sat-isabgol-psyllium-200-Gram-Boxes/dp/B003OVHHDA

    This is the brand you want. im not kidding you, it works like magic. take it in the evening and by morning you will have a good movement. it make take a couple of days to kick in. let me know who it goes (just no details of what it looked like, lol)
  • hamlet1222
    hamlet1222 Posts: 459 Member
    Kitty_Nikki wrote: »
    I have to agree with everyone that said coffee. I have a giant black coffee every morning and I swear it works in like 30 minutes.

    It's normal to feel the need 30 minutes to an hour after waking up, whatever you drink or eat, it's more likely your body clock than the coffee.

    All Bran does the trick for me, there's no getting away from eating fibre I'm afraid.
  • ARGriffy
    ARGriffy Posts: 1,002 Member
    juggernaut1974 wrote: »
    I find a six twelve pack of your favorite beer will often create the desired effect.

    I know this is a terrible plan but darn it's true! For realsies though I recommend pukka "cleanse" teabags, don't worry its not a faddy diet thing just a supermarket herbal tea :) helps me
  • ecdce
    ecdce Posts: 129 Member
    pdxwine wrote: »
    Fiber can be our friend, or our foe. Too much fiber can slow down the colon. Adding a bit of fat can help.

    There are different type of fiber and they must all be consumed in balance. Too much of one type of fiber will cause diarrhea. Too much of another will contribute to constipation. All fiber is good, and it's all our friend, but you have to understand that not all fiber is the same.
  • William4MVP
    William4MVP Posts: 166 Member
    great thread. 10/10 material right here
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited January 2016
    Slimdownmb wrote: »
    Thanks for all the responses!
    I have coffee every morning - loads of fruit and veg and plenty of water!
    I'm not bloated or uncomfortable ... i just feel like i should be going more than i do - i used to go at least once a day.. now its like 3 times a week (max 4)...
    Not painful or difficult when i do have a bm.

    So glad to know its not just me tho - haha thanks again everyone!! xx

    In this case you don't need to worry. When you are on a diet, especially a low calorie diet, the amount of food you are eating is not enough to create the bulk of refuse needed to trigger the urge to visit the toilet on a daily basis. If you really want to go every day, increase your calories and/or eat back the calories you get from exercise.
  • worddigger
    worddigger Posts: 79 Member
    Probiotics definitely help me!
  • WendyLaubach
    WendyLaubach Posts: 518 Member
    Some fruits, such as apples, have a lot of pectin. That's "pect" as in "Kaopectate." It develops best if you cut the apples and let them turn a bit brown. It does tend to stop diarrhea, which is not to say that it will constipate you if you aren't suffering from diarrhea.--For me, the key to regularity is lots of fiber, especially beans and high fiber cereal like GrapeNuts, but there are also lots of fiber supplements, like chia seeds or Metamucil. People laugh about Metamucil, but that stuff works. Anyway, Google "fiber" and you'll get lots of charts detailing the highest-fiber foods.
  • Asianbutterflies
    Asianbutterflies Posts: 62 Member
    benefiber or Metamucil will work
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    I definitely have a ton of bathroom issues, I have IBS and dealing with yo-yoing symptoms is just the worst part of my life. I go back and forth between infrequent and too frequent movements. I think I would honestly have to eliminate all foods to pin point causes so I don't really bother like some do. I did some reading and decided to try Kefir, and lately when I remember to have some daily I have been having the best bodily function. I still have occasional issues especially if I don't remember the probiotic Kefir. No other probiotic supplements I have tried did anything.

    Oh and it's not like it MAKES you go, it just gives your body more good digestion bacteria to help out.
  • MondayJune22nd2015
    MondayJune22nd2015 Posts: 876 Member
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Slimdownmb wrote: »
    Thanks for all the responses!
    I have coffee every morning - loads of fruit and veg and plenty of water!
    I'm not bloated or uncomfortable ... i just feel like i should be going more than i do - i used to go at least once a day.. now its like 3 times a week (max 4)...
    Not painful or difficult when i do have a bm.

    So glad to know its not just me tho - haha thanks again everyone!! xx

    In this case you don't need to worry. When you are on a diet, especially a low calorie diet, the amount of food you are eating is not enough to create the bulk of refuse needed to trigger the urge to visit the toilet on a daily basis. If you really want to go every day, increase your calories and/or eat back the calories you get from exercise.

    @amusedmonkey I agree, which is why I am convinced that the OP; has an eating disorder. I believe that she isn't losing, like she planned and/or hoped & is desperate because of her previous thread, about her overaggressive weight loss goals:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10308778/1-stone-to-loose-by-feb-the-1st/p1

    I also notice that despite the title of this thread, she indicates that she just "wants" to go #2 everyday; not that she has any issues with constipation.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    Carlos_421 wrote: »
    krithsai wrote: »
    Take a fiber supplement, drink LOTS of water and eat your vegetables. Avoid rice, white bread, apples and unripe bananas.

    Why avoid apples? If I eat a whole apple, I assure you, a BM will happen whether I like it or not.

    Definitely same here! Apples are my go to when the LOs haven't done their BMs for two days.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    Packerjohn wrote: »
    chandanista wrote: »
    I always know I'm overeating because #2 will happen every day. I'm personally pretty happy having it happen 2-3 times a week. I do drink coffee and take a daily fiber supplement, to make sure I'm not constipated, but as my GP told me when I mentioned it to him "Less garbage in, less garbage out. "

    I eat what most people would consider a clean diet plenty of fiber and water. Have a sit down 2-3 times a day.

    There is much variation in "normal" toilet habits.

    Yes indeed, tons of variation. But for a person to see a change in their own restroom
    cerise_noir wrote: »
    I vote for exercise, water, insoluble fiber and fats, as well as a magnesium supplement before bed.
    starwhisperer6 wrote: »
    My sister and her husband make their own probiotic. It is a weird looking mushroom jelly thing floating in a huge jug. I had this problem a few months ago and she brought over two cups of it and we drank it like a shot. OMG she should sell that stuff! By the next morning I felt like a new human. Of course the hallucinations were a added bonus ;)

    Kombucha. It's tasty. :)

    I think you either love kombucha or hate it, I've not met someone in the middle. Oh boy I can't stand the stuff.
  • brb_2013
    brb_2013 Posts: 1,197 Member
    I saw someone suggest a ton of flax. Please don't! Too much at once will cause discomfort. If you try it, start with one teaspoon, not three.
  • cookielover_96
    cookielover_96 Posts: 177 Member
    As a person with slow metabolism, and get easily bloated...too much protein can cause constipation. Eating yogurt daily helps so much! Even if it's just a 1/4cup. Make sure to consume it early in the day. Fiber helps too, look for natural whole grain breads.
  • Slimdownmb
    Slimdownmb Posts: 130 Member
    MondayJune22nd2015 wrote: »
    amusedmonkey wrote: »
    Slimdownmb wrote: »
    Thanks for all the responses!
    I have coffee every morning - loads of fruit and veg and plenty of water!
    I'm not bloated or uncomfortable ... i just feel like i should be going more than i do - i used to go at least once a day.. now its like 3 times a week (max 4)...
    Not painful or difficult when i do have a bm.

    So glad to know its not just me tho - haha thanks again everyone!! xx

    In this case you don't need to worry. When you are on a diet, especially a low calorie diet, the amount of food you are eating is not enough to create the bulk of refuse needed to trigger the urge to visit the toilet on a daily basis. If you really want to go every day, increase your calories and/or eat back the calories you get from exercise.

    @amusedmonkey I agree, which is why I am convinced that the OP; has an eating disorder. I believe that she isn't losing, like she planned and/or hoped & is desperate because of her previous thread, about her overaggressive weight loss goals:

    http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10308778/1-stone-to-loose-by-feb-the-1st/p1

    I also notice that despite the title of this thread, she indicates that she just "wants" to go #2 everyday; not that she has any issues with constipation.

    EATING DISORDER?

    Sorry but are your kidding me! Such a *kitten* thing to say?
    Its not nothing to do with my last post? My WHOLE life I've had a BM nearly everyday, it just seems wierd to me when i eat clean i only go a couple times a week. I was only curious as to what other people think... or experience.

    You may reply and say how you wasn't being rude, and you was only concerned, which if i'm honest is BS.
    I read it rude and i don't really appreciate you judging me based on the topics i post about on the discussion board.
  • Sued0nim
    Sued0nim Posts: 17,456 Member
    To be honest if you have less food in your digestive tract you have less reason to need to defecate so it's quite understandable that the frequency would lessen. So long as you're not struggling or worried I wouldn't bother about it

    But I would hit fats minimums for my bodyweight , eat raspberries for fibre cos delicious, exercise and make sure I'm drinking adequately
  • CasperNaegle
    CasperNaegle Posts: 936 Member
    Between coffee and pre-workout.. things keep moving fine for me :)
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 28,052 Member
    @Slimdownmb how many calories are you netting per day?
  • Slimdownmb
    Slimdownmb Posts: 130 Member
    rabbitjb wrote: »
    To be honest if you have less food in your digestive tract you have less reason to need to defecate so it's quite understandable that the frequency would lessen. So long as you're not struggling or worried I wouldn't bother about it

    But I would hit fats minimums for my bodyweight , eat raspberries for fibre cos delicious, exercise and make sure I'm drinking adequately

    I never thought of it like that - Im increasing my exercise and water intake this week so we will see - It doesnt bother me at all - Im not uncomfortable, ive just never been so little before, so i was worried that something is wrong...
  • Slimdownmb
    Slimdownmb Posts: 130 Member
    kshama2001 wrote: »
    @Slimdownmb how many calories are you netting per day?

    Somewhere between 1200-1500

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