What helps you poop

What do y’all do to help yourself poop.

I have the feeling and the urge to go but I can’t!

Any advice will be helpful!

A diet rich in coffee and legumes. Bonus points: legumes are extremely good for one's health, better for the environment, and one of the few things whose price hasn't really gone up in recent times.

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You asked! 😜

Chronic constipation is tough to deal with but I'm sure you'll get lots of advice here on zity. I'll tell you what I told my patients. In the short run, up to a week or two, you can't do any better than an enema. In the longer run, adding a daily supplement like Miralax to your daily regimen plus maybe a couple of senna tablets might be helpful, but don't expect any results inside of 2 or 3 weeks. Good luck. Have you been diagnosed with Irritable Bowel Syndrome?

@Luvbottomtemps I've been through this many times, it's horrible. Have you tried to stimulate by making movements with a thermometer? Simulating anal sex with a vibrator can also help.

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Insert a biggish (relative to your max size you can fit in your butt) buttplug, and go do something around your house for 10 - 15 minutes. You should get a strong urge, go sit on the toilet, remove the plug and get some relief as everything stored up there follows, as the plug opened the passage. Voila!

What do y’all do to help yourself poop.

I have the feeling and the urge to go but I can’t!

Any advice will be helpful!

A good enema will solve your problems.

@Anne20 yes I have tried the thermometer trick and it didn’t work this time! 😔

@Luvbottomtemps You must have been constipated for a few days. You can try anal sex, when you ejaculate inside the intestine works right after, but know that it can be uncomfortable because of constipation. Suppositories and enemas always work!

Sorry to hear you are having to deal with this right now but I have a few tips that should hopefully help 😃

first we have to consider the severity of the potential impaction. less serious incidences can be addressed more effectively with oral laxatives whether it be osmotic stool softeners (like magnesium citrate) or mineral oil or perhaps glycerin suppositories.

more serious episode of constipation would be more effectively treated with enemas. Then again, a lower volume fleet enema from the drugstore is not as effective as a high volume bag of castille soap enema for example

how long has it been since you had a bowel movement?

another thing to consider is the important role of physical movement and mobility in helping bowel movements. if you have been a little too sedentary maybe go for a walk, do some squats and lunges and that should help move things along. your position when attempting to move your bowels is also important. when you sit on the toilet try to lean forward and go on the tip of your toas to lift your knees higher. This helps relax your puborectalis muscle and lets you go without straining too much.

also keep in mind that hydration is really important, if you are already constipated it is unlikely that drinking more water will solve the issue but important to keep in mind. have you been drinking enough water lately? what color is your urine? ideally it should be very pale under most circumstances(unless if you ate beats or took vitamin B or something)

lastly as another member suggested, gently massaging and stretching the anal sphincter to allow passage of stool can help you prevent straining. doesn't matter if you use a medical anal dilator or a buttplug or had someone perform a digital rectal massage.

depending on how stubborn the constipation is, any of these tips could help you, but ideally you combine these solutions for effective treatment. For example first take an enema, then wear a plug to temporarily dilate your anus slightly as you gently move around and stretch. with that approach you are going to feel the urge to poop in no time 😃

good luck!

My wife and I recently began eating 3 prunes each day, we prefer those treated with a probiotic. Not our favorite dried fruit treat, but very, very effective to avoid bouts of constipation.

@Luvbottomtemps There are more than a few creative ways to help make yourself poop. There is direct rectal stimulation, a well lubricated finger often works well if stool is firm and dry. Be sure to try to coat the rectal wall and anus well to help facilitate passage of the stool. This works nearly as well as a small mineral oil enema, also a "lubricant laxative," but without as much risk for residual oil leakage after stool has passed. The presence of the finger while also pushing on the stool will often stimulate the feeling for the need to have a bowel movement, thus making having one easier to achieve. Direct rectal stimulus works sometimes when the person who is constipated doesn't wish to waste time and effort on prepping for and preparing an enema.

A less invasive method that works for me sometimes and others I know here is to just log onto Zity and hopefully find a buddy online, whom I can discuss my current constipation issue with. It's interesting how sometimes chatting with a like minded friend about their bm experience of the day can help stir feelings for a bowel movement myself.

And of course, if nothing else gets things moving your best bet is an enema. Even if you only have time for a small disposable one. Either with or without help, you need to go to the bathroom when you need to go to the bathroom. Putting it off will usually only make it worse, and your stools will be even harder to pass when you eventually do pass them. Especially with a large volume enema if you can't control evacuation.

Best of luck to you for your constipation problems, you're in sympathetic company here.

A girlfriend told me some moms use a qtip to help young children. I tried it and it worked for me once but not another time.

Exercise regularly - real exercise that makes you perspire and unable to hold a conversation - and drink coffee regularly as well. It works for me, anyway.

A 'Nice' warm water enema - With about 1500ml of warm water and a tablespoon (or so...) of non iodized salt or better yet sea salt...Retain and relax until the 'urge' hits...

The other thing I do to stay 'regular' is take castor oil softgels - one or two helps keep things 'moving' - As I take Tramadol at a minimal dose for my chronic back disk 'issues' and it is very constipating...

As noted coffee also helps and tastes good too:-)!

Que Sera, Sera...

@Anne20 told @Luvbottomtemps :

You must have been constipated for a few days. You can try anal sex, when you ejaculate inside the intestine works right after, but know that it can be uncomfortable because of constipation. Suppositories and enemas always work!

I don't know... I can't imagine having anal sex if I'd been "constipated for a few days." My stools would be huge and anal sex would surely be very uncomfortable. An enema or suppository as was also suggested might be better choices. I'd wait for anal sex until after the constipation problem was solved, especially if it's a major constipation problem.

Seek advice from your local real doctor!!!

Seek advice from your local real doctor!!!

That’s the best advice I’ve seen here! If you have chronic constipation issues, explain your issues with your (real) doctor ask how to avoid it, and how to relieve it safely when it happens!

Quick relief from constipation i sort mine by inserting a piece of saddle soap, ..............

I add two tablespoons of flax seed meal on top of my bowel of cereal in the morning. It usually keeps me pretty regular, but when it doesn't my wife insists it's enema time.

Proper exercise at the gym has been the only thing I've found to keep me properly regular.

Drink lots of water.

Sometime all it takes is some Vaseline and a rectal thermometer.

Prune Juice. I drink two big glasses of it. I know it's horrible. But it works in 30 minutes to 2 hours. It was recommended by a real Doctor in the hospital when they couldn't get be to poop with laxatives for 4 days! Trust me, it is not as fun as some of these other suggestions but it works.

Now when you don't want to poop; just sit down with your favorite toy and some lube to enjoy yourself. Seem to make me poop every time!

Coffee and when that fails an enema or suppository.

Coffee and when that fails an enema or suppository.

@ava77 Welcome !

Didn't realize this thread would be of such interest (and maybe use) to me...thanks, peope!

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A helpful bumpersticker suggested,

"Start a movement--eat a prune!"