Constipated? What works best for you?

I don’t like oral laxatives either. When I was confined to a spica body cast I took large doses of milk of magnesia. This because I couldn’t face my mom looking me in the eye giving me enemas. I tried it a couple of times and was too embarrassed to continue. Perhaps if I’d been able to get them in a different position it might have been different. With the MOM the results were unpredictable and usually in the middle of the night. Because I was in the cast I couldn’t wipe myself either and my mom had to. No fun. Now when I’m constipated I take a three quart SSE or whatever I can get in. I take them in Sims position or on my back. They’re so predictable and enjoyable too. Give me enemas anytime. I wouldn’t want to be married again but I certainly enjoyed the enemas my ex wife gave me.

I drink one 6 oz glass of prune juice every morning when I get up, and then have a cup of Herbal tea w/honey.

My wife has chronic constipation issues and drinks prune juice every morning as well. It seems to help, but occasionally she uses miralax.

I don't have issues very often, but tomato juice goes through me like drain! If I get bound up, I just chug down a couple of Bloody Mary's.

Having said that, enemas for me are strictly for erotic enjoyment. Do I need one? Nope! But do I want one? You bet!

Pretty much ditto that - enjoyment and relaxation!

The best thing is to not let it go ll the way to constipation.

The medical definition is 2 bowel movements or fewer over the past 5 days.

If it's been 2 full days and I have not had one, I intervene. Usually I start off when I wake up in the morning with a bisacodyl mini enema. 10 minutes later a 3-qt Epsom Salt and Soapsuds enema retained 15 minutes, then 3-qt soapsuds retained 15 minutes each till a clear return.

An alternative is a bottle of Magnesium Citrate about 7PM the night before and then around 10 PM a heavy dose of oral bisacodyl.

The medical definition is 2 bowel movements or fewer over the past 5 days.

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Rome changed that. Much more extensive criteria, and the frequency is fewer than 3 per week, so 2.5-3 days between movements. They even have an interactive "calculator" - https://www.mdcalc.com/rome-iv-diagnostic-criteria-constipation

FWIW the answer for me is often "yes," and for me at least I agree with you that it is much easier to hit it earlier than wait for things to get really backed up.

For me, a capful of Miralax in 8oz of water at bedtime keeps things moving right along. However since I have rather bad eating habits, too much junk food sometimes, my other choice is ExLax taken a bedtime.

I've found that the most natural remedy is to use your own fingers to pull out the stool. Holding two fingers in your urine stream provides a ready lubricant.

Yikes. I don't really like to play in poo although there is nothing better than getting a nozzle in a willing bottom. I rarely get constipated but 1 or 2 magnesium tablets works overnight. I hate enemas!

Due to meds i take and constipation being a symptom of having parkinsons, i do sometimes get very bunged up, i take a pill from the dr thats supposed to sort it..........it doesnt.........i also have prunes and their juice with my breakfast porridge, and some of the foods i eat helps, but not all.

Sometimes i get so bunged up there isnt room to insert the enema hose, as the outlet eye is on the side, ive found that pushing in a lump of saddle soap does the trick, it softens the poop and at around an hour later it forces an easy expulsion of all thats in me....when i do this i wear a diaper and plastic pants as the soap causes me to fart a lot at first, but as time goes on, the farts become a squirt of liquid, so far i can last an hour and 15 minutes before i fill my diaper pretty uncontrollably.

This is a mixture of need and pleasure and i cant wait to do it again,been a few months since i did it, maybe my partner caz will help ?

An enema a day keeps the doctor, nurse or mother-in-law away! OH! What an odor! OOPS! I forgot, that's Methane and politically incorrect. I don't get constipated because I follow this simple rule. A nice warm gallon enema or two possibly with a couple shots of vodka in the bag, on a cold night relaxes the tensions of the day, and what is insomnia?

I also have my closed tube colon irrigator, the Toxign B, to take care any problems that the regular daily routine enema doesn't. Sometimes, when I am the only one home, I can stay on the machine until I get water logged because a hydrotherapy feels so good! With twenty gallons of water, the water temp at 108 F and the colon pressure at 1.0 to 1.5 PSI, I loose the fecal matter and my cares at the same time. An internal bath of this kind can take over two hours and raises the spirits to new highs.

Generally, if I do not have a BM after two days, the third day I use 2 bisacodyl suppositories with a suppository inserter making sure they are on the rectal wall. I hold them until the urge to go is very strong. Then I review the results. Depending on this and how I feel after going, I decide whether or not to take enema. If I take an enema, it is two quarts of hot soapy water with some glycerin added with the douche nozzle. After that evacuation, I do a rinse enema, two quarts with warm water and baking soda.

As I have gotten older, I find depending on well I stay hydrated and how much fiber I get in my diet drives how regular I am. I use suppositories a few times a month and not every time I take them I feel the need for an enema.