Helping to poop yes real issue

Psyllium Husk. Flaxseeds.

OP, I had the same symptoms for a long time! After a lifetime of very regular BMs between 6 and 6:30am, every day, no matter what, my regularity changed after I gained weight and kept it on. Turned into taking a really long time on the toilet because I never felt done and having to go 3 times in the morning instead of once. So my morning routine has turned into a 2-hour ordeal (including showering/dressing) because I'm spending at least 45 - 60 mins on the toilet each day.

I recently had my first colonoscopy and in preparation for it, I ate only "no-residue" food for the week prior. So contrary to everything I've ever heard about healthy bowels, I avoided fiber and roughage. I ate things like white bread, eggs, roasted carrots, lean chicken (no skin), etc. That week was wonderful because I felt like I was finally getting everything out. Then came the pre-colonoscopy prep, which gets absolutely everything out.

I feel as if I had a complete re-set after my colonoscopy. I've worked back up to getting a healthy amount of fiber, through non-starchy vegetables mostly, and I don't have that same feeling anymore.

oh, the other thing that changed is that the doctor told me to do Kegel exercises to strengthen my pelvic floor muscles. Said that may help me move things more completely without straining.

Good luck. That feeling is not nice.

Exercise. Ten minutes into the treadmill and I'm in poop heaven...

If you are getting sufficient fiber, fat, water, and exercise, try powdered vitamin C to bowel tolerance.

You've reached bowel tolerance once you get a little gassy and then have a good poop. You've surpassed bowel tolerance if you have a very loose poop.

Chewbac7777 wrote: »

Im not constipoopted just not getting full bowel movements. Im taken metemucil no help.im trying acv to see if that helps.

That feeling of not expelling all the feces, or having small/narrow fecal output, is a form of constipation.

How much fat are you eating (not necessarily by drinking oil or something, just overall from your diet)?

Fieber supplements will make the situation worse, *if* you're already getting enough fiber, but not enough water, fats, or something like that. I had some of the same symptoms you're describing.

My doctor initially put me on fiber supplements, when I was already getting enough fiber. That was bad.

In my particular, individual case, what was insufficient was water - I was drinking hardly any water, and not getting enough from other foods or drinks. At the time, I was getting enough fats in my diet. Nowadays, with calorie restrictions (not wildly overeating like I used to ), insufficient fat is more likely to be a risk point for me, for having those symptoms return.

Try Smooth Move Tea! That works 4 me when i need it occasionally!

The notion that people need a "colon cleanse" is a fallacy. Your colon is as clean as it's supposed to be. These cleanse and detox things are called 'alternative medicine' because 'quackery' is too harsh. If you feel like you're not fully evacuated after a BM then try boosting your fiber and ABSOLUTELY drink more water. Water basically lubricates the pipes and keeps everything moving.

Another tool (if you have a taste for them) are prunes/dried plums. Either a glass of prune juice or a couple prunes/dried plums each day and that should keep everything copasetic. (just don't overdo it. Prunes and Prune Juice are natural laxatives and things could get .. explosive .. with too much)

Coffee and fish oil get me moving. I wonder what bulletproof coffee does?

Drink more fluids or try a stool softener.