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I learned from a peeing-and-pooping physical therapist what a proper poop is supposed to feel like. Yes, Virginia, there really is a peeing-and-pooping physical therapist, also known as a pelvic floor physical therapist, but I kinda like the term "peeing-and-pooping physical therapist" or PPPT.
After a bunch of mostly spine surgeries and lots of narcotics for pain relief before and after the surgeries, I had completely ruined my bladder by straining so hard to pee and poop. The narcotics bind you up tight. All the elasticity in the bladder was gone because of all my straining and pushing.
So I went to the PPPT to learn how to properly pee and poop because, apparently as a youngster, I never got the memo. She explained that there shouldn't be any pushing hard to pee or poop. That is, gravity and opening the “valve" that holds back the pee should pretty much take care of everything. In the case of peeing, the elasticity of the bladder should squeeze out the pee with a little help from gravity.
With all my bladder elasticity gone, I can pee best if I wait until my bladder is completely full or nearly so. Then when I internally open the urethral valve by relaxing, the pressure in the overly-distended bladder starts the flow, with some help from gravity.
Pooping is similar to peeing, according to the PPPT. Gravity and a release of the anus should take care of it without a lot of pushing.
The PPPT showed me a chart with the seven kinds of poop from runny diarrhea to rock-hard constipation. Yes, that's a real chart and officially, it's called the Bristol Stool Chart, but Poop Chart just sounds better, and it would even be better if it came as a scratch-n-sniff chart and with sound effects. Okay, maybe not better, but definitely more unique.
You can read an article and see the Poop Chart by clicking on this URL:
https://www.goodrx.com/well-being/gut-health/bristol-stool-chart
My PPPT lady said the proper poop is right in between those two extremes of runny diarrhea to rock-hard constipation, and should be like the consistency of toothpaste, but without the minty freshness, unless you have a special kind of magical unicorn poop or something like that. I’m guessing a real princess’s poop might be minty fresh or at least tooty-fruity, no pun intended on any tooting. Maybe @Bad_Princess can answer that question. Is a princess's poop minty fresh or tooty-fruity, being a princess and all? 😄 😄 😄 Or do you know if magical unicorns have minty-fresh or tooty-fruity poop?
So, according to the PPPT, a proper poop should just slide right on out all on its own or at least without much effort or straining. And she said not to try to poop before it is time to poop. That is, wait until the poop is ready to vacate the rectum on its own. Some people think they need to poop twice a day or maybe first thing in the morning so they push and strain to poop at what they think is the proper time.
To summarize what I learned from the PPPT: Practice patience to properly poop. (Nice alliteration, no?)
Having said all that, and to finally answer the question posed at the top of this thread, Yes, I find it very satisfying to have a proper poop. When I wait until I feel a fulness in my rectum, I go and sit on the toilet. Then I relax and without really any pushing, the poop just slips on out on its own and it feels great.
Now, mind you, most of the time, my pooping doesn’t go down like that. Most often, I sit down to pee. Yes, I sit to pee. It’s easier than trying to stand and aim and keep the splatter entirely in the bowl. And sitting makes it easier to relax all the muscles in the pelvic region which makes it easier for me to pee. Standing requires more muscle use and with tense muscles, it's hard to relax and release the pee. So, yes, I generally sit to pee.
So, while sitting to pee, I quite often can feel that a little something is in my rectum so I push and push until I poop it out. Technically, I should wait until it’s time to poop, that is, when the rectum is full and the poop is ready to slide out like toothpaste, on its own, without effort.
So it doesn’t happen very often, but a proper poop is ever so nice, thanks to my personal peeing-and-pooping physical therapist, my PPPPT.
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