poop--that's right. i said it.

i know that i need to be vigilant about my daily fiber and water intake to keep myself regular, but do any of you have any tips for producing a bm? i know this is a less-than-savory post, but i'm backed up and feeling awful.

thanks for humoring!

*hug*

Fri. Jan 11, 2:47pm

when that happens to me, and no amount of fiber helps i take MOM. i take about 4 milk of magnesia tablets with a big glass of water before bed, and lo and behold, i'm ready to "go" in the morning with no pain or cramps.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 3:09 PM

go for a walk

Friday, January 11, 2008, 3:27 PM

really? i actually need to do cardio today, but put it off cuz it just sounded like the last thing this stopped up body needs, but there i go being counter-intuitive.

thanks!

Friday, January 11, 2008, 3:33 PM

3:27 here

oh yeah get your body moving!!! get it haha

Friday, January 11, 2008, 3:39 PM

hahaha!! i love me some poop puns. thanks!

Friday, January 11, 2008, 3:53 PM

Drink warm water (or tea), put a heating pad on your low back, and massage your abdomen in a clockwise motion. And as someone above said, absolutely take a walk.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:03 PM

Beans beans and more beans

Have some beans. In the last few days I had black beans and chick peas. I'm regular as ever. A purely enjoyable experience!

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:06 PM

Green tea helps me out a lot!

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:07 PM

Dried fruit, in particular prunes, apricots, and raisins are also excellent aids in this situation. I eat 2-4 prunes or apricots, or a couple of handfuls of raisins at night and relief arrives in the morning.

Also, make sure you're drinking enough. If you are dehydrated, your body tries to hang on to water in all ways, including wringing out the last drops from your poop. Providing enough water is like greasing the whole system.

I've also heard that apple juice works wonders but haven't tried it myself.

Good luck!

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:11 PM

For some people, walking isn't enough. I need to jog - but for less than 5 minutes. And to put it in the nicest terms possible, the experience is more comfortable and productive than usual.

An awful lot of people I know call coffee "poop juice" because its effect is so immediate for them.

My mother has a strange trigger: shopping for greeting cards. So think if there is an odd task that seems to have that effect on you and do it.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:18 PM

I remember a thread about this before and it took some searching but I found it
Under the heading
Food recommendation to um...get things moving
There was some good ideas in there.
I just went into the community and typed under the search button, constipation. It will give you a list and this is one under that list.
Hope you get some relief soon.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:19 PM

okay, i don't know if i know you, 4:11, but i know someone who's told me that same thing!!

~OP

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:26 PM

Coffee helps me when I have this problem.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:26 PM

OP again ...

about the greeting cards, i mean.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 4:27 PM

try taking an EFA supplement. The fatty acids might be just the lube you need. Otherwise start doing some more cardio, take some extra fiber or do what I do, smoke. :-P No, don't smoke, but nothing is better at keeping you regular.

Friday, January 11, 2008, 9:05 PM

have some papaya and nuts. eat this with lunch and dinner to help keep you regular.

Saturday, January 12, 2008, 5:42 PM

Dairy. Frozen yogurt, or something with alot of butter.Only kidding.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 2:32 AM

Poop!

It has been suggested to use MOM (aka Milk of Magnesia) which is great and will get you started. After that try Aloe Vera capsules. You can get them in the supplement section at wally-world. (Walmart) they work great in keeping things moving.

Monday, January 14, 2008, 10:07 AM

what is it about shopping for greeting cards??

Friday, June 06, 2008, 3:19 PM

There must be something in the air around greeting cards, because I swear as soon as I get into a Rite Aid, or place like that I always have to go! I wonder if its the same thing at the Hallmark store?

Friday, June 06, 2008, 4:30 PM

Aloe vera capsules- the leaf is too strong a laxative, take only one and you'll be cured. For milder cases take the inner leaf's gel in capsule form (or drink it) but then you'll need to take a few and I always add a flax seed oil capsule to that. good luck!

Friday, June 06, 2008, 5:06 PM

Metamuscil does wonders!

Friday, June 06, 2008, 7:04 PM

Coffee....

works wonders. I have a cup in the morning and it gets things moving every time. Italians, with their stomach stopping pasta and other delicacies, have the right idea. After a meal, drink a strong espresso and go for a walk. Works every time!

Saturday, June 07, 2008, 1:00 AM

good solution for summer

...papaya seeds.
you only need to eat a couple (you can put them in a smoothie if you don't like the texture)
they contain tons of pectin, a natural laxative

Saturday, June 07, 2008, 1:53 AM

Okay...so nobody yell at me, but on the show House on Fox he once prescribed cigarettes to a guy who was constipated. Of course his character is a jerk and it is a TV show and they are cigarettes and if you do already smoke they're obviously not helping and if you don't smoke you'd be crazy to have one just so you could poop....so this is pretty much just an aside.

Saturday, June 07, 2008, 4:02 AM

ask dr oz

no seriously try super dieters tea but be close to a restroom if you have eaten anything not good for you you may experience intense cramping when it "kicks in". Yogi Tea smooth move is a wonder tea as far as i'm concerned that works in about a day after 3-5 cups. Good luck.

Sunday, June 08, 2008, 12:26 AM

I didn't read the above comments but what I do is drink a large glass of prune juice with a tiny squirt of lemon juice in it. This works for me EVERY time!

Sunday, June 08, 2008, 1:14 PM

I must say, I totally get the Greeting Card thing. That is soo funny.

As for smoking, I used to and yeah, it does keep you regular but talk about the cure being worse than the disease:-)

Sunday, June 08, 2008, 2:54 PM

I know this is going to sound strange, but try jumping ona trampoline. Every time I used ours I had to go so badly!

Monday, June 09, 2008, 9:06 AM

A tablespoon of ground flax seed a day will really help. It helps because it's fiber and also because it makes it more comfortable when you have success - if you know what I mean. You can sprinkle it on your cereal every morning, or on your ice cream at night. It's delicious and full of Omega 3's

Monday, June 09, 2008, 11:08 AM

I love this thread! pretty entertaining for a monday morning. When I am feeling a bit "backed-up" I eat 2-3 prunes before bed and drink a glass of water. by morning I am usually ready to go!!! I try and get a good amount of fiber a day and drink plenty of fluids, but at times it can be hard. I also find that when I take my flax seed oil capsuls on a regualr basis I am also pretty regular. don't know if that's just a coincidence?

Monday, June 09, 2008, 11:38 AM

Weekends are always "difficult" for me. I love monday's because I let go of everything I was holding in over the weekend!

Monday, June 09, 2008, 11:46 AM

Had to laugh at the "greeting card" post. Same thing happens to me while looking in library aisles. It is just like clockwork. Could not believe that others have the same experience. At least I am not alone. Still are there any physiologist out there that can tell us why?

Monday, June 09, 2008, 1:15 PM

oh yea! libraries too. So what do these places have in common: Greenting card store, pharmacy, library. hmmm...

Monday, June 09, 2008, 1:24 PM

Here is a link to a whole lot of people reporting the same reaction to bookstore, libraries, and lots of theories....as one poster said, "I can't take you kids anywhere, can I? You'd better not make me stop this car..."

Great fun reading.

Link

Monday, June 09, 2008, 3:52 PM

11:46,
Oh you made me laugh!

Monday, June 09, 2008, 7:13 PM

the idea that you squat and stand a lot is probably it. next time i am stopped up i am going to try that.
squat. stand. squat. stand. squat. stand. poop.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008, 12:03 AM

plum smart juice!!! i have the most sensitive stomach ever and it takes alot for me to have a bm. it's horrible but this seems to work really really well and is gentle and tastes great! i sound like a commercial, but it really works!

Wednesday, June 11, 2008, 7:43 PM

Stewed apple are great with your cereal in the mornings...also Kiwifruit - 2 of those a day and you'll be in business!

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 5:27 AM

Im glad this thread was posted! the things is I used to be as "regular" as a clock but latetly besides fibre rich food I have been eating (allbran cereal and fruit) and the fibre supplements I have been taking, and going to the gym, and drinking coffee. I am still...backed up...so whats THATall about

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 7:02 AM

that link above is a riot

I have a friend who can't go to Office Max or Staples without desperately searching for the bathroom. That link above is a riot.

I don't tend to poop in public but occasionally a good bookstore has caught me by surprise.

Thursday, June 12, 2008, 8:55 AM

7:02 I feel your pain, I have been drinking lots of water and eating fibre rich food, and drinking coffee but I cant seem to "go" as much as I used to I know this is a weird post but why would it suddanly just stop? What else can I do? I dont want to become dependant on laxatives

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 12:11 AM

I think I figured out a couple of years ago what the whole "greeting card/library thing" is related to. For me it's actually shopping, usually in a pharmacy or something similar. You are usually RELAXED! Seriously! I notice that all the time, when I can't go and then I go shopping all of a sudden I have to go!
Now though all of the suggestions you made above don't do squat for me for whatever reason. Cardio? OMG, like I don't do enough of that every day and it does NOT work for me! Coffee does not work for me either all the time! Nor does my fiber intake,,,,ugh....guess I'll have to keep shopping!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 3:01 PM

How odd, I am the 3:11 poster and sound just like you 12:11, drink a lot of water, exercise, etc and still can't get it all moving right lately. Don't know what is up with that!!!

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 3:43 PM

Epsom Salts

I'm telling you, this has likely saved my colon on several occasions. I like that it works naturally, too. If you mix up about a tablespoon in a glass of water and drink it, you'll have success some random number of hours later, but you won't have any cramping. it's just a softener, not a stimulant.

A few words of warning, however. I get different results each time I use it. Sometimes it just barely makes it possible to go, other times, I'm really thankful that I'm not too far from a toilet. Of course, I never measure it either. lol It also tastes pretty bad, but the results are totally worth it.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 7:10 PM

I gotta say, I've never had such experiences with greeting cards, however libraries, book stores, hippy stores that sell incense and such, and occasionally thrift stores do it for me. It's so weird that it happens and I think even weirder that I'm apparently not the only one. I wonder if I could get a grant to study this...

Tuesday, June 17, 2008, 7:14 PM

I dont really have any suggestions for you bc i have this problem myself and yet to figure it out but i totally feel your pain. I have always been a very irregular person but the older i get the worse it gets and its horrible so thanks to all for the suggestions bc im to the point where i will try almost anything.

Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 1:25 PM

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