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Constipation - It's all about the poop
Instead of "pillow talk," in my world it's more like "poop talk". This morning I had just made my oblilgatory two bag lunches for my daughters and sent one daughter off to high school and I had a few minutes before taking my other daughter to junior high. So, I did what any other computer dependent professional does, I checked my email.
One of them was from a writer who interviews me often and this morning she had an interesting question for me:
What are some of the symptoms of a lack of fiber? Constipation...and?
To which I quickly responded:
That's the only 'symptom' I can think of. Your poop won't have as much buoyancy if you aren't eating enough fiber too (literally your poop will tend to sink in the toilet) and your movements might be more painful or difficult to pass. The fiber holds onto some water as it forms into stools and this makes your stools softer and easier to eliminate.
Before I had a chance to step away from my computer I got her response:
Thanks for the quick reply about poop, I appreciate it very much Elaine!
I wrote back:
I can talk about poop before my morning coffee--I'm a health professional (LOL).
To help us all get that wonderful fiber, here a some tips I put together in Why You Need More Fiber -- and 6 Easy Ways to Get It.
~Elaine
Related Topics: 6 Foods and Tips for More Fiber, FDA OKs Drug to Treat Constipation
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One of them was from a writer who interviews me often and this morning she had an interesting question for me:
What are some of the symptoms of a lack of fiber? Constipation...and?
To which I quickly responded:
That's the only 'symptom' I can think of. Your poop won't have as much buoyancy if you aren't eating enough fiber too (literally your poop will tend to sink in the toilet) and your movements might be more painful or difficult to pass. The fiber holds onto some water as it forms into stools and this makes your stools softer and easier to eliminate.
Before I had a chance to step away from my computer I got her response:
Thanks for the quick reply about poop, I appreciate it very much Elaine!
I wrote back:
I can talk about poop before my morning coffee--I'm a health professional (LOL).
To help us all get that wonderful fiber, here a some tips I put together in Why You Need More Fiber -- and 6 Easy Ways to Get It.
~Elaine
Related Topics: 6 Foods and Tips for More Fiber, FDA OKs Drug to Treat Constipation
Technorati Tags: fiber, constipation
193 Comments:
I understand this completely. I used to have the same buyoncy problem stated above, as far as sinking goes. Once the problem was amended, I had numerous "floaters". I stopped almost all of my fiber consumption to keep it at the proper semi-floating level, but still, like life-vests, they float. How can this whole submarine game be avoided in the bathroom?
Also, an occaisional pea is swallowed during a meal. During times of sinkage, the undigested peas float. Why?
I know I need more fiber. I have tried Benefiber, which I had no trouble using because it disolved easily in beverages or I could mix it in my oatmeal. The problem is that it made the already problem of flatulence (gas) a LOT worse. Any ideas? My husband uses and swears by Metamucil but he also has terrible gas. We find this very embarrasing! We take a product used by ostomy patients which helps a little to disguise the odor (It's called Devrom). My stools are so large and they sink, causing plumbing problems! We just bought a toilet with an extra wide hole in the toilet bowl to avoid this problem. HELP! This isn't a pleasant topic but I am glad that constipation is being addressed.
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My daughter goes through constipation and diareah cycles. She doesn't have a Bowel movement for about a month and when she does it is so compacted and big that it plugs the toilet. She has been this way for the majority of her life. She is currently 11. Before the big poop she has leakage that usually ends up in her underpants and she doesn't seem to have any sensations that tell her she has to go.
I have taken her to doctors and they don't know but this problem is not ok. Can you help me stop mopping up after flooded toilets every month and washing out poopie panties.
I know this might be a strange question, (or is it?)but after my dumpster leaves my body, i dont care if it floats or sinks. Why would a person prefer a floater?
Can anyone tell me why a 1,2, and 3 year old will have green poop when they haven't eaten anything green...thanks
Green Poop symptom - I get this every time I drink purple or blue coolade, lucky charms if there is blue dye or purple dye, blue or purple frosting, blue or purple candy.
2ndly: Most recently, if I am on a detox diet, and it is clearing out my liver.
Thirdly: Really hot foods will tend to put me into detox and I will have green stool.
I was a nurses aide where someone had purple stool... plus diahrea that was very serious SEE YOUR DOCTOR about hepatitis or other liver problems.
Overly Large Stools/Constipation/leakage:
My son was molested when he was around 6 , he then demonstrated that he did not want to poop and when he did, he would even have some initial bleeding, he then went through huge poops the diameter of the huge large candles. He would leak into his underwear and this went on for years.
Solving the problem:
1. Drink 2 cups WARM water every morning.
2. One cup at every meal.
3. Full cans of corn at a time first thing in the morning-season it to the childs liking. Alternate with fresh carrots with a dip like ranch dressing to keep it palatable. After a while she will get tired of the regiman so keep getting it diversified. The corn was the most effective for my son.
4.Stay away from breads - eggs - peanut butter - and lots of meat - all these will constipate-
5.Explore fruits, vegetable recipes
6. If she loves cereal, let her eat this as a dry snack and try to limit it to a cup in the afternoons while she is watching tv or doing homework.
If she is lactose intolerant, use this to her advantage and have her drink a cup in the evenings with chocolate or strawberry quick mix to keep it palatable. It will help her keep the stool loose.
7.Keep the meats for noon time. It appears to be a lifelong problem that she will need to keep in control of, once the colon appears to have overly stretched it is prone to doing the same thing.
8. Whether she needs to use the bathroom or not encourage her to go with a warm glass of water. It is important to keep her regulated because she will gain weight after a while of this, and the colon could be more susceptible to disease and cancer. If she begins to gain weight she could start going on weird diets when it is just the need to get the feces out of her system. She should be pooping every day one to two times.
I did get my son to poop more regularly but it is important to impress upon your child to learn to SELF- REGULATE so that she is not always dependant on you to do it for her.
Talk to the school teacher and mention the problem so that the teacher is aware that she will need to use the restroom when she gets the urge to go... talk to the principle and let him know how important that she goes to the bathroom when she gets the urge. They will need to understand the reason. Otherwise if she is forced to hold her poop it will further constipate her. Make sure she is able to carry a drink bottle in the classroom. Our school is required to do so for the health of the child. Investigate your school policies and the state health policies for your school district.
I grew up with spina bifita and always had to deal with the same problem of contipation but not over large poops, but now I have colon problems as a result of not having had adequate nutritional care as a child.
Take care.
My husband has been having access leakage throught the day. Is this something to worry about or is it common for men who GO alot?
What if you're an adult and your poop is green and you haven't eaten anything green?
I have IBS and I cannot go unless I take Mirlax everynight before bed. I have been using this for over a year now. If I skip a night then the bloating, and pain comes back. My doctor knows I'm still taking this but I afraid my body will become depended on it. But I also don't want to stop cause the pain is really bad.
HELP
I will go days without going. I eat a lot of fresh fruits and raw veggies. What am I doing wrong? Can't eat corn: allergic.
my son is 19 years old and goes to college, he plays sports and is on the college baseball team. He is a catcher and has to squat hundreds of times a day. He told me that he has been going #2 about 6 times a day or more; please help worried dad
i;m 16 and i had green direahish poop whats up with that?
I am also a 56 year old adult and this last year my stool has been army green and I cant get any answers. I have always been regular and suddenly the color changed. I do not consume many green vegetables and my eating habits have not changed. I dont know if I should be concerned or not. I have asked several doctors and they just blow me off.
To anonymous directly above me:
I did a search on WebMD for "green stool" and the results indicate that it can be caused by vitamin supplements and certain medications. You might try that search and see if any of the medications or supplements are ones you take.
To anonymous at 6:39pm with diarrhea,
Here's an explanation of diarrhea and why your stool color can change.
thank goodness i read that there is such a syndrome as green poop syndrome. i have been freaking out for the last 2 weeks because my poop has been bright green but i havent been eating anything green! and my poop is still hard and not like diarrhea at all. and it's because i've been drinking all this purple gatorage lately! how funny is that?
i am eating lots of fiber, i still dont get why i am constipated and its green !
My daughter is 11 and about 85-90% of the time she has poop(well it looks like she has tried to hold it or she went to the restroom and didn't wipe her butt) in her panties, when she takes a shower at night she and I see it in there, I ask her about it and all she says is that she don't know how it gets there.She says she is not holding it and when she hast to go she goes. Can someone help me help her to stop it. she don't like to stay away from home because of it and if she dose stay somewere she takes about 3 or 4 pair's of panties with her. Do any one have any answers..I'm tired of cleaning out panties (she is potty trained). I have tried taking stuff from her but that don't do any good.. Please help us..
I need some help here, I am having constant diarrhea. Every morning I usually go to the bathroom at least 3 times(this is all in a hour in a half) All of my morning bathroom visits is nothing but diarrhea. Today my stool was black, yesterday it was green! Sometimes it has an unusual smell (smells like metal). Sometimes the smell is so bad (I know it's not supposed to smell like bed of roses!) the gag reflexes kick in. I haven't had a normal poop in over ten years. Can someone please tell me something.
I still don't understand, does anyone know if you are healthy whether your poop should sink or float? I know I have good fiber intake, but still my poop sinks no matter what? Can this be fixed or is it good?
my daughter is two years old and for the last week her poop has been bright green and in abundance. It has ne smell and can almost fill her diaper completely two to three times a day. I was wondering if this is something i should be concerned with or if it normal?
i find it very interesting how much people are concerned, and from a person who's had issues all their lives, i'll hopefully help!
i have severe IBS - Irritable Bowel Sydnrome. I've been to see many specialists and have the following pieces of advise:
- check you diet. Poop changes color and consistancy with what you eat, when you eat it, what part of the "cycle" you are in (for women), etc. I can only eat salads for lunch and the two before i ovulate. weird, huh? if i don't follow my body's "rules" - i pay for it!
- food journals always helped me throughout the years (and yes, recording bowel movements) to discuss with your doctor. i felt crazy - but you learn alot!
- stress and it's play on your BMs - main cause for my IBS and for the change in diahrrea and constipation (seen alot in sports athletes
IBS is something that probably won't be cured with my body, but it is manageable. you just have to find what works and what doesn't, and while I sometimes have to cut beer out of my Friday nights and eat yogurt alot (hate the taste, love the benefits)- that's what works and makes me feel "normal".
Everytime I have a bowel movement I bleed into the toilet, and onto the toilet paper. But nothing shows up on my underwear, and I don't strain when i have a bowel movement. What is this?
Regarding gas wtih fiber supplements: I will admit that I am a fairly gassy individual, but have had GREAT success with a product from Standard Process; I believe it is called SP FIber. It does not make you gassy, bloated, constipated, have diarrea, none of the bad things. It regulates your ourput and puts you on a wonderful schedule. Even when I am not taking it, my body is now conditioned to go without the fibers help. This is only available through health professionals. Get it- it is great!
I am athlete, I drink alot of water and eat alot of food. I always poop at least 3 times a day. Is that bad?
hi..I need some advice. My 10 year old daughter typically has small-medium round stools..almost every day. My other kids seem to have more regular kinds of stools. We focus on high fiber, and place a fiber food additive at her doctor's suggestion. Yet, I was just wondering if other parents have a similar situation. I can say that my daughter seems to worry...and takes everything in. I often wonder if it is because my job has taken me many places and, with that, several moves. I hope not.
Thanks for your advice.
I was under the impression that poop would sink the more protein you ate. Does anyone know the cause of green poop if you don't remember eating anything green? What makes it change color from brown to green? Does it mean something is wrong?
To all asking about green poop:
Here's the answer to why it's green and what it means.
my wife has been having problems going the past couple days. she feels the need to go, but she just can't, she will have a little dhiarhea but nothing else. she feels incredibly bloated and it seems to be hurting her. she is talking bloating pills not sure what but it doesnt seem to help. if anyone knows please help.
Am I the only weird one..I dont poop but once in a great while. and sometimes i get so sick i swear i vomit poop bile..yuck i mean projectile for about an hour..and so much darn pain...any one out there with help
anonymous above,
There's no real substitute for an in-person examination by a qualified health professional to diagnose and treat your condition, but you're welcome to try posting your question on our Digestive Disorders message boards to see if others have had similar experiences.
In response to anonymous at 12:44 pm...
Atheletes as a whole tend to defecate more than the average human being. As a dancer, I expell my waste at least two or three times a day. This is caused by a combination of extra movement from our bodies, which can speed the movement of digestion in the intestines, diets containing more calories to replace the ones burnt off, amd a constant necessity of the body's hydration, taking more water from your stools. It's not anything to be worried about. I hope this helps.
In response to 1257 Anonymous.
I too had severe pain, had upper and lower exams, found no answers. I was told it could be Celiac disease. I went on that crazy diet for months with no improvement. I suffered for 2 1/2 years. I finally blocked off completely. I vomited one whole month. If I ate anything, 3 days later it came back up, undigested. Finally the emesis smelled like stool. After another test, this time barium swallow, they found I had a mechanical blockage in my ileum, the lower part of the small intestine. The blockage resolved with hospitalization and an NG tube. At that point, no one wanted to do surgery because "the problem was resolved." I forced the issue and insisted on surgery. They removed approximately 4 inches of my ileum. I had coencentric bands and at one point the opening was approximately one fourth an inch. I had many more compromised areas, but the surgeon thought I could be managed medically. Less than 10 days later, I obstructed again. Same horrible pain and vomiting. I was taken back to surgery, and this time 24 inches of small intestine were removed. I had a fold with a 90 degree angle that was obstructed. It was such a blessing to be able to eat again. I have had a few problems since and there are a few foods I cannot eat, but after the severe pain I endured for over 2 years, this is a breeze. I don't absorb iron, so I have to have blood and iron transfusions approx every 3 months. I looked at this site because I was having bile green stools and was concerned. When I read your note, I was greatly concerned for you. Feel free to contact me.
Everytime i go to the bathroom the is blood ib my waste and it really hurts when i'm taking the poop out.
my son has for the last few years had adnormaly large poops,about the size of my forearm. he always clogs the toilets unless he has a public restroom with lots of pressure in the plumbing. He goes about everyday,sometimes once every other day. Why is it consistantly so very very large????
ok i wasn't feeling good today, and then pooped green poop. the weird thing was that i didn't eat anything green or with any color dyes in it. what happened and do i need to go see a doctor?
what causes you poop to be green?
To all of you asking about the color of your stool, why it might be green, what it all means, please click here for an explanation. You can also find answers here.
If you still have questions, I'd suggest visiting our Digestive Disorders message boards and posting your question there.
Thank you.
My 3 year old has not pooped in 3 weeks she still between potty and diaper she will not poop in potty when is time to get DR opinion
I have a 2yr. old that has had problems since birth with bowels. DR now says bowels may be stretched. Son put on fiber and fruit diet, no change. He can go weeks without bowels or passing gas unless meds. are used. I am lost and don't know what to do? any advice
my stool is black and i have been costipated can some one tell me if this is serious
Hi, for a few years every month or two(for a week) I have bleed when I pooed, at first I could just see it on the toilet paper more recently I have seen it in the toilet almost like it's my period. When it first started it didn't hurt but now sometimes I can't get comfortable until a day or two after laying or sitting down. It's not aids, I have not had sex. I don't know what else it could be. I don't really want to go to the doctors for some reason I don't really want someone to stick something up my butt. Can anyone help? Please hurry.
I'm 49. I have been having black stool for about a week now. I wonder why?
I'v has black stool for the last week. Can anyone tell me why they think.
Katie, I have had bad constipation
really bad for the past couple of
years, and have been to the doctor over and over. But for the last two to three weeks, my poop has been black and green and I have
to use stool softeners and a laxative the doctor prescribes which makes everything like diaherra but I also have extreme gas and pain in the colon area. I had a colonoscopy and edg about 2 yrs. ago. I don't know about this
green and black, should I have another colonoscopy? If anyone has any ideas. please help.
I am 19 years old, male. Sometimes when I go #2 I bleed. It is not usually a huge problem bleeding, just noticed it. No pains at all, and I did once notice this a long time ago when I was about 11 years old, but It seemed to have gone away. But in the last couple of months this has come back. I am slightly worried. I have no allergies that I know of, no illnesses. Im healthy.. I am not homosexual nor have ever tried Anything what so ever in my rear end.
I don't have any disease's. I am slightly over weight but not gigantic by any means. 6'0 220lb.
Some advice? Or diagnosis? Should I be worried?
I have a problem with bowel movements in a public restroom, At home I am fine everyday sometimes twice a day but when I am at work sometimes a month at a time all they have is public restrooms while I amout so then I won't go for about a week or a little over a week at a time. I tried laxatives and that still won't work, and when i do go it starts out big and thenturns into diareaha. aay ideas?
jimbo i knowed a lil blood in my poop should i get it checked out
To all asking about their specific conditions:
Our health professionals cannot offer you a diagnosis. Only your own health professional can do that after an in-person examination. You're welcome to post your questions on our Digestive Disorders message boards for other members to give feedback.
I am 25 year old woman and I would like to know why my poop is green. I started drinking Tea (not green tea :) And taking vitamins could this be the cause. it has happened a few times now. please let me know what you think!
a friend of mine has pain at her anus and also the sensation that she has to hve a bowel movement. she has chronic diahrrea too. has anybody ever heard of that?
My friend says she has been having black poop when she goes what does that mean?
I have custody of a 2 year old who doesnt want to poop and when he does go it is very large. We give him mineral oil and miralax to hel[ and it does but there are times when he wont go for a couple of days and we have to help him. this is called fecal hoarding and he came to us from a bad sitiuation with my son. Does any one have any suggestions or comments about this , he is on a good diet of foods and has been with us 6 months and is much better, but once in a while it reoccurs.
The size of his poop concerns us for a 2 year old and having to give him laxative type stufff does that have to go forever. The doctor suggest getting his colon and intestines xrayed bout that would be so traumatizing to him. Can you help
I had really bad IBS with diahria
I was to professionals and couldn't get it under control. I read a small thing on cranberry grape juice in a Self magazine. 3 ounces of the juice every morning.
Well for me no diahria..for my sister who is constipated she is now regular. It took 9mos of taking but I am normal now. I have passed this tip to others and they are thrilled at how this works. Some how the anti oxidents in the juice makes us all better. I hope this helps some of you as it has me. Sue
I'm a 25 year old male and was on Skelaxon for a pulled muscle in my back. I have stopped taking it because I have been feeling better and since I have stopped, I have had headaches, a little dizziness, my stomache is bubbling and when I try to go to the bathroom it doesn't really come out. I wiped the today and it was black. I generally eat the recommended amount of fiber everyday and keep myself well hydrated. What is wrong with me?
is it possible to have green stool from eating pickles or kiwi?
my 7 year old son also has poop in his underwear almost daily for about 2 weeks a month, related to constipation I believe. sometimes i will find him in the shower in the middle of the day washing up- or hiding his underwear in various potted plants around the house- does constipation result in leakage before the elemination??? HELP!
In response to the bleeding when going #2, I too had this problem. I went to a doctor and finally had a colonoscopy. They discovered hemorrhoids, which caused the bright red bleeding. They did say that if my stools were black, that it indicated bleeding in the upper digestive tract, like the stomach, and that I should consult a doctor.
i have a problem with my bile movement. before surgery i was going and it would be smotth but when i would have my men/cycle it seem to get conserpated and could not go.after a day then my system would come back to normal.just a few weeks ago 7weeks i had surgery after the surgery the systoms seems to be the same my doctor give me some reglan to help move the bile down out of the large intestine and i take three stool softer every day the stool softer work but my bile is coming out in peices and not hold and sometime i have to make my self go please tell me what i need to do to get my biles back to moving like they should
how can i stopo my stomach from bubbling constantly. when i take tests and its really silent my stomach acts up and starts to make wierd noises. it is so embarassing. So i constantly ask to use the restroom, so i can avoid it. But how can I STOP it?
I have a stool that I can't pass...it i right at the opening but I can't push it out. It is making me sick to my stomach. How can I get rid of it???
Please help!
I am 21 yrs. old and when I was younger, I used to have a little trouble with constipation. Occasionally the poop would be so big it would tear the skin and there would be a little blood. During college I never had that problem.. I was regular. I suppose I have the school dietician and regular excercise to thank for that. Now that I am out of school, I have recently been passing poop so large I feel light-headed after I'm done.. last time this happened it was my first movement in 3 days, the poop was long and large in circumference, when I wiped there wasn't just a little blood, it was all blood.. even a few clots.. healthy people don't poop like this. My husband gets mad at me for clogging the toilet.. but it's the enormous size of my poop! Too big for the pipes. I will be drinking more water, eating more fiber and exercising more often and hopefully I'll be able to poop like a normal human being.
Last night I got very sick to my stomach and felt like I was going to throw up..instead i got diarrhea. And its been going on ever since. The stomach pain is still there, and still no throw up, but now the diarrhea is black. Can anyone help with this?
anonymous above,
Here's information about diarrhea that might help you. Please take note of the information about black stools and pain -- you should contact your health provider and get an appointment for a diagnosis and treatment plan.
I hope you feel better soon!
I've been reading over a lot of posts, and noticed some have said they have had blood in their stools. If you have any blood, you NEED so see a doctor. This is a very big warning sign for colon cancer!! My grandfather had colon cancer and he ignored the blood because he thought it was hemorrhoids. So PLEASE see your doctor if you notice any blood at all!
Does anyone have an explanation for why the diameter of a bowel movement would suddenly have a markedly smaller diamter?
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My son's bowel movement has a distict moth ball smell? Any suggestions on a cause or cure?
Hello. I am 16, and im currently in somewhat of a worry. I am currently suffering from states of light headedness and bleeding every time I have to poop, and im wondering if those two are related. I have moved recently and there has been a slight change in diet, but im wondering what that case might be.
My 19 month old daughter has been passing gas for past 4 days. She has had yellow watery poop and she has pooped already 6x today. I have cut off all juice and giving her water and pedialyte. She has been poopin like this the past 3 days.
So I have been having diareah for the past 4 to 5 days. My stomach was hurting and i had alot of gas. My diareah was normal i just thought it was something that i was eating but now 4 days later my diareah has turned black.. can someone please let me know if this is normal?
asking about the poop ....when i go its in the am alot , ery skinny and intact but skinny , cramps and the feeling of i have to go now , i am stressed alot does that have anything to do with that? i eat crazy and all the time so food should bot be a problem , should i get more fiber in my system , not sure if i taake any in now at all
I'm just curious what it might mean if it hurts to poop. Everytime I go I feel like it is tearing and I do bleed. It is usually a brighter red color. I thought it was the size of my stool at first, but they are not big at all. Is it a diet thing? Stress? Or something more serious? Any help would be awesome.
thanks.
I have been having weird movements from time to time but now it won't go away. I take pain meds(methadone 5x10mg and loratabs 3x10mg a day) and thought this was causing it so i lowered my intake and still it stays the same. I can only go every three days and when i do, it feels like it is ripping my o-ring out. It comes out hard dry big clumps that usually have blood on them. Sometimes i actually have to use my finger to pull them out since they will not come out right. I find it easier to squirt about 20mg of water up there before i go to help with the movement. This is very embarassing. I am a very healthy eater and prefer good home cooked meals over fast food. I don't eat sweets, i don't drink, i only take my pain meds cause if not i can not move thanks to my back injury. I have been taking the meds for over 2years and only recently in the past 5months has this started. Any help would be awesome.
i'm a 35 yr old male that has fallen into a cycle of consipation followed by diarreah. i'm looking for any suggestions on how i might get this under control. i'm a chef so this irregularity is seriuosly hindering my ablity to do my job. my wife tries to feed me a/d pills but unless my diarreah cycle is off the chart i try to suffer through b/c the pills will double my constipation cycle. does anyone have any reasonable suggestions?
i have a 21 month old daughter and shesnever been constipated before. shes not crying or anyhting but i know she hasnt pooped in 5 days, how long should i wait before i giver her baby lax? weve bedn gving her prunes the last 2 days and she eats atleasr a banana a day. what else can we do to help her poop?
my 2 1/2 y.o. son had vomiting yesterday now today he has literally neon green very soft stools, sometimes diarrhea. Whats going on...why neon green???
what does it mean if you have black stools? I have IBS, anemia, and am gluten sensitive (so I stay away from it)
My 11 year old son has always been extremely regular. For the past two weeks however, things have changed. He began having diarreah, and messing his pants at times, then it has now switched to hardened stool, not exactly constipation, however he is having terrible back pain at the time of trying to go to the bathroom. Any suggestions?
I guess I have a unique problem. Sometimes during intercourse, at the time of orgasm, (usually), I defecate. This has never happened to me before, and although I was able to conceal it on a couple of occasions, I don't think I was very successful the last time it happened. This is extremely embarrassing, it makes me afraid to orgasm. I don't want to pursue relationships because of it.
My grandpa has such a hard time pooping, and when he does, they are pencil thin, and he bleeds, we have tried so many things, and nothing seems to work, the meds from the dr doesn't work either. What can he eat/do to help it?
I poop regularly once a day, but once in a blue moon i will not go for a couple days just because of lack of urge. After I will have constipation so horrible. Why does this nightmare happen?
My son has the same problem with large bm and leakage... our peditrician gave us the clinical name (which i have forgot). he suggested fiber, a regular potty time (ie as soon as he is home from school, right after dinner, etc) & as far as not knowing the leakage happened, its true. they patients do not feel the urge as the rest of us do.
I've had a lifetime of hassles with not going, so I've looked into it a lot, and talked with many Dr.s. here's what I've learned:
1) Dark Green Poop can mean Blood in your stool, and you should see a DR. ASAP. Mine had me come in the same day, and sent me for the Colonoscopy ASAP. Not something to fool around with. (Stool will be hard to clean up, and nearly black, with a dark green tinge.) I know nothing about bright green stools, never had them.
2) As to children with messy pants, I had a problem with my son coming home from school with dirty pants after years of no accidents. When I looked into it, the School had taken the doors off the stalls, and he'd decided he'd rather sit in it, than go in public. Talk to the school, find another option for the poor kids - if that is their problem. (Also, check for iron in their vitamins, and stop feeding Bananas and Cheese, as all cause constipation.)
3) Fiber causes gas. Doesn't matter if you get it in food, or supplements - it causes gas. Go to the bathroom more often, if you can, because gas builds up when you hold it - and no one else wants to know about it.
4) Iron supplements cause constipation. Took me years of suffering to discover this. Iron is in Multivitamins, and in iron supplements, so if you take vitamins, read the label. Switch to vitamins without Iron, if you have a problem.
5) It's my understanding that "floaters" are the result of eating too much fat, so I would tend to think sinkers would be the preferred state of BM's.
6) Coffee can help you go. Hot liquids are good, but there's something in the coffee that actually works as a diuretic. Relax over a hot cup of coffee, with no outside pressure, and you will go easier.
7) Fiber pills work well for me, and I don't have to gag down the powdery gunk in my drink. I also use a "Stool Softener" every day, to help me go easier.
8) I don't let it go anymore. I used to go for weeks on end without going, and there would be massive bleeding and pain when I did go. Now I go every day, and if I miss a day, I take a laxative that night, or use a disposable Enema the next day. I no longer let it go for days on end, because I was straining so hard, I was bursting blood vessels in my face. (I looked like I had tiny freckles all over my face.)
9) If you bleed when you go, it could be Hemorrhoids. I've had them all my life, and it comes from straining too hard. This can also be a cause of messy pants, for those who are not meticulous in cleanup. I keep some wet wipes near the toilet, so I can clean up better, when needed. They can be found in the Baby aisle, and in the TP aisle. DON't use Cleaning supply wipes. Your bum won't like you. Use the ones with lotion, so you don't hurt your bum any more. Bleeding can also be from Polyps, or cancer in your colon, so go to the Dr, and find out which you have. NOT something to ignore.
OK hope that helps.
This is for the mom who said she has a daughter who has both diareah and constipation. I had the same problem as a child. I would go for a month without having a bowl movement and then I would go through a few weeks of having diareah non stop. There would be days that I could not stop it from coming out, which resulted in accidents. Its not that she doesn't have any sensations that tell her she has to go. It's just that she is not able to stop it. I was in and out of doctors offices and hospitals but nobody could seem to know what my problem was. I continued to have this problem until I was 14. I got very sick and was losing weight. My mother took me to the university hospital and demanded that someone tell us what the problem was. We were told that had we let the problem go for too much longer I would have died. If someone is not having a bowel movement for over a month could cause them to get toxic poison in their bodies. We found out that I had a bowel impactment that was causing all of this. It took over a week in the hospital and being pumped full of laxatives before I passed the softball shaped bowel movement. The doctors were amazed of how big it was and frankly so was I. After that I underwent a series of tests that were all negative. They could not find a cause to this. I was treated with laxatives the first year to make sure that another impactment did not arrive. I have been normal ever since. I recommend that you take her to a hospital for an x-ray of her tummy. This sounds just all too familiar. Good luck.
I am currently on methadone maitinence. As you know opioids block you up tremedously. I am alwways bloated tired and out of energy. I take depakote which put on 60 lbs. Also have IBS. Usually eat 2 big bowls of high fiber cereal. Sandwich at lunch. But do eat alot of cannoli and ice cream too. Usually I will go once a day (very firm stool). I'll get to a point where I'll be sick just from eating a small sandwhich. Very bloated, and sometimes nauseous at nite. This happened last week after a small lunch and desert at night. On sat. I ate taco bell. I felt hungry. I took my previcid. and went to sleep. (I sleep very weird 4pm till 8 pm). Up and down tired. Later when I got up my stomach hurt bad. All of a sudden I started throwing like I never had in my life. It was the scariest thing Ive ever been through. And I used to drink hard, Ive menigitis. Nothing topped this. I couldn't stop it. Nothing was coming up but bile. finally I mananed to sleep. Now as you can imagine Im scared to even eat. My doctor said it was the taco bell but I was feeling ill 2 days before. I went to the bathroom today but its like it doesnt matter. Now I started mixing in metamucil again w/ the fiber one. I've had problems before. Senna has never worked. Sorbitol irritates my stomach. And sometimes when I take the real strong lemon drink or a fleet I still will go only once. Please help me .....whats going on? If I did a cleanse would it get through the methadone? Now to eat toast and feel like I had Thanksgiving dinner! sincerely, bryan f., Pittsburgh,PA
I am 12 weeks pregnant and have been very constipated, the last time I went # 2 it was very painful because it was so big and I bled a little... Any advice?
My 6 year old son has had green poop for a month or more now the strange thing is that when its in the toilet the bowel movement leaks like a green dye out of it, he doesn't eat or drink anything green. Anyone else ever see this before
For all of you with IBS, I thought I'd share this. I, too, was diagnosed with IBS at the age of eleven. I am now in my forties and never really experienced any relief. Until recently I read something about Celiac's Disease and decided to ask my doctor. Celiac's is an allergy to gluton (wheat, rye, barley, and malt). It's also found in LOTS of other things. I was tested and guess what? I don't have IBS after all, I have Celiac's Disease. I've changed my diet, and for the first time in YEARS I don't have DAILY stomach problems. So be careful of just accepting the IBS diagnosis. Lots of people are misdiagnosed.
Okay so happens if your poop is green and you haven't eaten anything green and also you've been getting body rashes?
Okay so im 13 years old. I have no clue what to do, but sometimes i dont wanna go out anywhere its because i always have to go poop. And if i dont go within a certain amount of time it starts to hurt in my abdomain. im kinda scared and dont know what to do. im a dancer so i dont know if that has anything for me going so much! i go at least 6 to 7 times a day. Anybody with any advice>
I am a 19 year old male, I have diarrea at least once or twice a week, since I was 17, I have it depending on what foods I eat. I have tried the yougurts and everything but I still cant seem to be regular. Most of the time it burns when I go especially if I eat cheese. I am just concerned if this is normal for my age, or is there something else wrong with me? Is there anything I can do at home? (besides otc diarrea medicine)
Please help concerned teen.
I have been to the doctor already and she is sending me to an intestinal specialist. But I have had really soft stool since may - not usually diarrhea. I go to the bathroom about 5 to 6 times, only in the morning. most of the time in the afternoon i have no bowel movements. I am trying apple cider vinegar currently, seems to help just a little. What could this possibly be?? Please help!!
I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GO SINCE ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO I HAVE IBS HOWEVER HAVE BEEN ON PRESCIPTION MIRLAX AND AMITIZA AND NOTHING AFTER 8 DAYS WHEN I DO GO IT IS A SMALL AMOUNT AND VERY THIN. CALLED MY DOC SHE SAID USE A FLEET ENEMA AND A SUPPOSITORY AND IF NO RESULTS GO TO ER AS YOU MIGHT HAVE BOWEL OBSTRUCTION WENT TO ER SPENT 11 HOURS AND TWO ENEMAS LATER (FLEET AND SOAP SUDS ENEMA) AND HARDLY ANY THING. HAD AN XRAY AND CT NOTHING NOW I AM GOING FOR A COLONOSCOPY IN TWO WEEKS. IT IS FRUSTRATING THAT NO ONE CAN TELL MY WHY I CANNOT GO! I AM BEGINING TO LOOSE FAITH IN DOCTORS. NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY I CAN'T POOP FRUSTRATED IN ALBUQUERQUE
I am trying to find info for my spouse. He has had hard painful and sometimes bloody bowel movements for about 4 monthes now. He in the past has had diverticulitis and has spoken to his doctor about the problem. They did a colonoscopy to look for polypse and a lower gi and some other kind of scan. They tried antibiotics, stool softners, fiber, diet change etc.......... to no avail. They think the blood is from fischers (no doubt from the hard stool) but have not found a cause or cure for changing the bowel movement. Help
Okay, here's my issue. I have a very irregular digestive system. Normally, I would go about once every three days. But ever since I've started eating Fiberone bars, I've been going regularly. But recently(well, this has been going on for a while) I go poop and it's bloody. And I mean, REALLY bloody. The water turns red and everything. My mom is going to make an appointment tomorrow, since I feel it is getting worse. But I thought I should consult this first before I do anything rash. I've considered that it might be that the lining is being torn, but it seems like there's to much blood for that. Do you think so? Please reply soon.
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EASY HELP FOR CONSTIPATION and small hard round stools
At least this is what works for me, 95% of the time. I use a pure POWDERED form of MAGNESIUM CITRATE (450 mg) and mix a TEASPOON in a glass of juice (I find it most pleasant with grape juice but also use orange or other fruit, it really doesn't affect the results. Depending on your particular physiology, you may find you can use more or less. If it's too much your stools will become too loose, although I've never had diarrhea. Your body will let you know how much is the best amount. Within a few days or less you should see results. I tend to be constipated, so this is really a great solution for me, it's pure, and relatively inexpensive ($10.99 for an 8 ounce jar). Let me reiterate that I use ONLY the magnesium POWDER, not any pills. Let me also emphasize that I'm only telling you what works for me. It's up to you if you wish to try it or not. I've never had any side effects.
my 7 month old has balled up stool...almost like rabbits but not hard. She has been eating jarred fruits and veggies for a/b a month but is just now having these type of BM...what does it mean?
I have noticed green poop from my kids when they drink anything purple or blue. The dyes from that and in fruit snacks will cause the green. For constipation, I recently tried 1 quart of warm water with 2 teaspoons of (uniodized) sea salt. I added a squirt of lemon juice for taste. You should drink first thing in early A.M. before any food. Drink as much as you can very quickly. Results in 15-20 minutes without crampping. Stay close to bathroom. Good Luck! Young people age 13 or younger need to tell your parents of these problems. Please get help from them.
Hello... I am a 22 year old female and for the past few months i have had major bathroom issues. I think i would say i have IBS. I am just concerned with the fourl smelling gas and bowl movements... is this normal? it is embarrassing. The gas is usually more at night...no matter what i eat throughout the day. Should i be concerned? Sometimes i feel like there might even be an odor constantly...but i think that is just me being self-conscious about the gas smell...
HELP!
To Mommy1977 and the dirty panties. Try having wet wipes at the toilet for your daughter to wipe herself after she goes poop. There are some flushable ones just for this purpose.
For regularity problems. I use a product called "stomach comfort" from Nature's Sunshine. www.naturessunshine.com I chew 2 tablets at least once a day sometimes more. This really helps keep me regular and pass easy stools. Children can also take it safely. It's not medicine.
I have what I like to call "dirty burps" they smell and taste like poo, literaly and vomited what looked like poo earlier today. Any ideas?
For the parent with the 11 year old daughter who has the compacted stages etc...obviously make sure she is getting enough fiber and drinking enough water. If this is something you've already been doing you may want to ask your doctor about something called sensory integration disorder. My cousin has it and she had the worst time potty training. She was compacted for months at a time..same thing she couldn't tell when she had to go.
Ask yourself if your daughter seems to have any other tendencies like touching things excessivly or excessive need of attention. Lacking social skills, poor eyesight, etc...these are other side effects of SID. I could be way off the mark but it might be worth checking out! It's a newer diagnosis so don't feel bad if you've never heard of it!
For the parent who has the daughter that has the issues with getting compacted...
I am sure you have tried to enforce hydration and fiber in your daughter's diet. If not try that first.
You may want to ask your doctor about something called Sensory Integration Disorder. My cousin has it and she is 5. She had a horrible time potty training, she could not tell when she had to poop and she would get compacted. I would encourage you to at least check out the Disorder and see if any other symptoms it has go along with your daughters tendencies. It is in the family of Autisim, but don't freak out, many children with SID are very functional!
Good luck!
Ever since I had my daughter last year I have pain and bleeding everytime I go number two.The bleeding is comming from stretching not from the inside. This never happened to me before I had her so I dont believe it is my diet. Any ideas???
sometimes when i go it bleeds ALOT sometimes not at all and sometimes just a little just started doin it recently im 14 and dont have a clue what it is read some of the other posts some sayin colon cancer some saying hemeroids any idea what it could be and also when it does bleed it usually does it a few times in a row i go 1 a day usually sometimes 1 every 2 days,
im a 26 year old male, and every other time i go #2 i have blood on the toilet paper .. sometimes i see blood in the poo and sometimes i've seen blood floating in the water .. as a matter of fact i just went to the bathroom and wiped nothing but blood .. what the hell is goin on .. i've had an upper endoscopy, colonoscopy , and an ultra sound of my stomach , and the doctors said they couldnt find anything wrong .. i dont know what to do ..
In response to My daughter goes through constipation and diareah cycles.
I went throught that too, and it was horrible!!! they told me it was Hirschsprung's (HURSH-sprungz) disease... What helps is when she gets "cleaned" out to stay on a well balanced diet to keep it flowing regular... Dont feel like you have to marry fiber she can still spurlge but carefully. I still have some issues but I go regular more often than not. My husband calls them ANACONDAS! that we end up SNAKING later.
Well Hello There.
I'm Like another People in The Page. Well I Guess It's a Float & Sometime's it Sink's.But I Had This Kind of Problem Little It Sometime's Soft & Sometime's it's Hard to Travel Just an Half Hour. I Stop Traveling My Car or Truck. Well it's Seem's to Be Wrost When I Eat. So I Don't Only When I'm at Home. Well I Just wanted to ask if It's Just Me. Well I wanted to Let you all Know I Wear Nothing But a Depond's. I Sometime's Feel Like a New Born Baby. I wonder if anyone Else Feel's like This.
Please Help Me!
im a female and i bleed after i poop...wat up with that?
I think I must be the only person who has my problem after reading all these questions.
I have soft, mushy like stools, I 'go' every morning and sometimes 2 and 3 times....but the problem with soft mushy stools is it takes me about 20 to 30 minutes each time to go. I'm not constipated as I can 'go' and its starts out fine...but then everytime I think I'm done and I wipe it causes more to come out. I could buy stock in toliet tissue and be rich for what I have to use each day. And this also causes terrible and painful hemerroids as well...and then alot of leaking through the day until the hemorrioids shrink back. If I use a hemorroid product it seems to cause more bleeding? I've had several tests done but no answers? I just wish I knew how to make my stool more bulk and firm...anyone have any answers?
Ok I'm am very uncomfotable with the "poop talk" so I never bring it up my my doctor but can someone please tell me some reasons why I would have blood clots when I go #2? thank you.
anonymoud- can someone help me? i have been constipated for 6wks, i have been eating a lot of fiber, took laxatives and nothing. i then drank magnesium stuff and finally dirrahea for 6 hours, and then nothing again, plus bad upper stomach pains, cant eat or drink, and i feel dizzy alot. what is wrong with me?
i have a serious problem, and i can't figure out what to do about it. i will get random bouts of constipation and won't be able to go for about a week, and then when i do go it's neon green. i swear i could pull out a blacklight and it would glow. i have tried changing my diet but i can't seem to figure out what's causing the green...please help me!!!
i am a pain management patient and i know that it can cause alot of constipation but i feel as if htere is a grapfruit in my side and miralax, dulcalax, enemas nothing works. i spend my entire day trying to go and wondering if i will. i have no insureance so whtat do i do. i need help now before i have to have emergency surgery. i can feel it in my body that something is very serious. help!!!!!!!!!
I have random pain attacks in my abdomen followed by multiple bowel movements. I had an ovarian cyst removed, which we though were the cause of the pain; however, I had another attack just today and my poop was really really green. I know that is gross but I am trying to look for answers as to why this may have happened and if I should get this checked out. I did not have anything green to eat that was abnormal for me, i had a little bit of lettuce on a hoagie but the green poo i saw has never happened before when i ate lettuce. i also have had halapinio peppers last night but only 3 of them..could they really cause my to have my poop be green?
What causes Green poop?
reading one of the annonymus above, my stomach makes noises too i am being home tutored due to the noises my stomach makes because i cant bare the embarasment my stomach makes in school, its gotten really bad but i dont know what to do. Now college i need to start looking at I NEED HELP!
help me get rid of my stomach noises please someone!
I have a problem.
I poop several times a day, but every time I go, it is only a little bit. Thus, causing me to go quite a lot. However, when I go, I feel like I only have that little bit to poop out. Once I flush and return to my normal tasks will I then realize that I need to use the bathroom. Can someone please help me?
Hi, can anyone tell me, why poop would go from dark brown, to a very light brown within a day. Is there something wrong? Thanks!
And how do I find out where to read the answers, Iam new to this Thanks
My daughter is 14 months old and has had a terrible smelly #2. I've read that it can be a symptom of CF. Does anyone know of another reason?
i am 17 and once i finish a poop on the frist wipe there has been a little blood for the past couple of months it is a little and only on the first wipe when i wipe the second time it is normal. it is not a wet or leak it is just when i wipe
What does it mean when your poop floats?
I am on pain management for another condition, which leaves me very constipated. I am usually able to go once a day, but my poop is very large and causes some amount of strain to eliminate. The problem is, from this straining, I get the most severe headache. The headache feels like the back of my head might blow off. The pain and pressure is unbearable. Why am I getting these headaches?
When i go to the bathroom my poop is green or dark green pls tell me why
I'm 18 years old and i have a case of Diarrhea.and when i went #2..it came out black...why is that?..can any body help im freaked out...
I have a 6 year old son and my problem with him is that he does not like to go to the bathroom. He will pee yes but number 2 no, he holds it like 3 days at a time and when he does go man it is one big clump. Well today I see blood not in the stool but when i wiped his bottom. Now I am concerned, could this be that he was so constipated and that he sat on the toilet for about an hour that he may have torn something because it was hard and he said it hurt to come out. Please help me I am scared that it may be something serious.
I finda have a strange problem... I feel like I have to poop with having intercourse with my boyfriend and I have to stop because it feels like I cant hold it anymore. We have tried different positions and going slow and fast but it doesnt matter... What is going on and what can I do to help stop this?
Hello.
Is it odd that I'm 16 & have pooped green twice?
my husband just joined the military and is in bootcamp in one of his letters he sent me he says that he has pooped only 2 times in 17 days! he doesnt know why? could it be the food he is eating there? he says it tastes like plastic. could it be the 8 shots he recieved in 2 days?? im very worried cause that doesnt seem right at all, someone please help!
i understand all that fiber stuff. but when i use the bathroom blood comes out with the poop. is that something to be worried about or what? if anyone has any idea let me know yeah??
To the mother with the 11 year old with constipation - there is a rare condition where the nerve endings in your bowels do not work properly and therefore don't tell a person when they have to "go". This is generally a condition that a person is born with and is caught in childhood, however, I was 30 before I went to a doctor who suggested this might be the problem. They can test to see if this is the issue through a colonoscopy. It may not be the problem, but is certainly worth a try!
TO_ "I'm 49. I have been having black stool for about a week now. I wonder why?"
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Anonymous said...
"I'v has black stool for the last week. Can anyone tell me why they think."
In my experiance balck and or tar like stools usually mean blood. I would go to the dr to get it checked. Blood can mean nothing but it could also be life threatening.
My daughter is about 2 1/2 months old and she can go about 3 or 4 days without pooping. At first i thought it was constipation but when she goes it is runny and its a lot. And when she goes she screams and it seems like she is in pain when she finally does poop. She is bottle fed but i still dont think she should poop almost every 4 days. My mother put a vasaline thermomether in her butt but this has been going on for her whole life and i am conserned that it is going to damage her anal. What should i do?? i am very conserned for the health of my daughter
my little sister has had poop problems since she was born and she is now 7 and hasn't been able to poop for at least 5 days. What should i do???
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I'm 18 years old. For the past couple of months, when i go to the bathroom, my poop is so huge that i can't get it out. sometimes its larger than a large handled hairbrush or the handle of a controler. it hurts terribly, almost to the point where it makes me want to throw up, and there is often blood. what can i do to help stop this?
For the past few hours I have been feeling very odd. In the last hour I have pooped four times. Not diaherra either...I don't know what it is. Here is another problem...I don't have a stomach ache...But right above my neck I believe it is glands it feels odd..The feeling before I vomit is what it feels like and when I burp...The same feeling happens...I don't believe I am getting the Stomach Flu...But this is bothering me...
My One year old cries really hard when he poops but his stool is soft or hard he has been doing this for three months and is getting worse. He curls up in a ball when he poops, his butt isnt red or sore just when he pushes he cries.
well i am 14 and i feel the ned to poop but sometimes i just cant and its hard to go. Is there any food that i should be eating to be regular again?
I'm a 14 year old girl and it's always been kind of hard for me to poop. It's been getting really bad lately, and every time I see blood even when it doesn't hurt as bad. I'm really starting to get nervous. I've been trying to eat more apples and vegetables, but now it just takes me LONGER to go to the bathroom and I most of the time just sit there. Any suggestions? Are these symptoms of something bad? :/
I am 11 weeks pregnant and I noticed my poop is greenish, what does it mean?
my son has been pooping in his pants for about two months but it is not all of the time. he tells me when he does that he diddnt know he had to go.I have no clue as what to do about it.
Help me! For about a year now, I have had irregular bowel movements. Sometimes I would have to take a laxative and then everything would be fine. But over the last month, I have been having trouble. I started not going for a few days at a time and as of right now...I haven't had a bowel movement in like a week! I tried taking exlax, an enema, a suppository, salt water cleanse, and magnesium citrate but nothing! Online clear liquid is coming out. What is going on? I feel huge!
my daughter has problems pooping,she is 2 going on 3 in about a month.we try to keep her on a minimum diet as what the doctor told us because she is having trouble pooping.she strains to hold it in and if she lets it out ,only some of it comes out.then when we have to change her diaper for it its like its some is still in her colon like she didnt go all the way u know.but the other day my mother noticed a small bump around her anal cavity.so i was wondering if that was a hemroid or something else i should be worried about.....please emalil me back at gabrielgambale@yahoo.com
I am a 60 year old female. I have had constipation problems for about 10 yrs now. I am taking the calcium supplements required for women and they cause constipation. I was told to take iron and that has always caused constipation. If I eat fiber bars, cereal etc. they cause a terrible gas problem. I also get constipated from cheese, ice cream and any bread or rolls. The only thing that helps are stool softeners. I am wondering if taking them a few times a week would harm me in any way?
I have a 16 year old son and since he was born he has had a poop problem.His was also so big it plugged up the toilet. We did everything. He took Miralax for years. He also had the problem a lot of you are talking about big poop and as we thought diarrhea, but when visiting a gastrologist we learned differently. We were told that the poop that he went was not all of it. And that there was more and the liquid poop was the leaking out around it. So when he was little I would give him enenmas, when it got so bad his stomach would bloat. We continued with the Miralax until recently. I hurt my back and finally decided to go and see an chiropractor. In the midst of conversation with him, he mentioned helping kids with ADHD. So the next visit, I asked him about my son and his poop problem. My son also was very depressed and his personality changed drastically.
He said that he would take x-rays and see if he could help him.After the x-rays were read. He said that there was a 96% chance he could help him.When he showed us the x-rays, he was full of poop. He said that it was his vagus nerve and once his adjusted it, he would see a big different in his bowel movement. In less than 24 hours, he went to the bathroom at least 8 times. His personality went back to the happy-go-lucky kid, I remembered. I can't say enough about our chiropractor. But, I'm glad he likes talk a lot and dedicated to his profession. Hope
this helps in some way.
What does it mean if my stool smells like metal?
Since I could ever remember I have had large poops, and now that I am 18 I've had enough of this embarassment, I need help.
When I was younger I would hold it until at the most 3 days. But recently I thought of maybe the reason my poop was so large was because I held it so long, the reason was that I didn't go everday. So, for the past few month or so after christmas I had decided to try to everyday, and it worked beautifully, no big poops, not once, and I could flush it without asking my mom, like a little kid, to come and see if it was alright to flush. But ever since I got sick with the flu in february, I had stopped drinking Kool-aid which is mostly made of water and sugar, but I have now been drinking only soda, and I never really get any veggies, even though i am one of those abnormal kids who love veggies and fruits. But ever since I stopped drinking the kool aid, Ive been on and off with constipation, and now my poop is back to being so large, it's not hard unless I hold it, but it's been pretty soft, but I am so afraid to go that I usually don't go. But I was wondering if drinking the kool-aid again would fix my problem for good, because I dont think I could go on living like this, it's too embarassing. I had another personal problem that I just got over with recently, I don't want another one, I just want to be normal. Please help me!
...Oh! And if you have any other suggestions/things to do to make it normal again, please please please, let me know! Thank you so much.
This is for the parents with children having leakage in their underwear.
My son had the same problem for a long time. When he went to the bathroom they would be huge, and for the longest time we thought he was just a very stubborn kid who hated to eat everything because he would hardly eat his food. For the leakage we thought he just wasn't wiping.
One day I got called into the school because he had the problem happen at school. When we went to see his doctor she had know idea what was wrong either until she did x-rays and found that there was a blockage, and it was causing him to be backed up into his stomach. This is why he was leaking, not eating, etc. They put him on a powder medication that had to be mixed in his drink, and a horrible tasting liquid that he had to drink.
I am pretty sure if your dooks are green, it's nothing to worry too much about unless it is recurring. Every now and then isn't so bad, your body is probably de-toxing. Are you taking multi-vitamins? Because I just started taking a different multi-vitamin and two days in a row my dooks were jolly green giants.
For all those young kids and teens with major poop problems, I have gone thru this with my daughter years ago. She went to so many doctors and had so many tests, and meds that just made her leak. She even one time had to grab my leg to give and extra push. I swear it ws the size of a coffee cup.
Here was the result which wnet over looked by 5 docs.
Throyd problem. Have a blood test done for their PSH and T4. The throyd controls this problem. After taking throyd medicine she started being normal. If now after 10 years, if stress comes on or something major in your life changes, and the symtoms come up again, have your levels checked. They my be out of wack.
Hope this helps and solves your kids problems. I know what you are going thru. If you need more help email me at execfolder1@yahoo.com
i have been expericing green poop for about 5 days. this has never happened before and im a little worried if you could shed some light on this situation i would be very apprecitaive. thank you.
i am 19 years old and got my wisdom teeth taken out when i was 17. the medicine that they put me on for my pain, constipated me and now two years later i am still constipated. i go #2 maybe 2 times a week, but it is not a healthy one. i feel bloated and just not right. before my wisdom teeth i would go #2 twice a day everyday and they were very healthy. i have tried everything from detox treatments to colon cleanse to i don't even know. so please someone help me! i want to be regular again!!
please help me!!
On Mar 10, 2007, an anonymous poster mentioned a problem with an 11 year old not pooping for a month. Several others have mentioned this problem, but there seems to be no solutions or even helpful insights. Can anyone offer anything of use on this issue?
I have had stomach problems for many years. I am diabetic and was on metforman for a year, I had to stop taking it because the side effects were terrible. It cause diaherra daily, sometimes 6 times a day. Now I am having problems again, no diahrerra, but 5 or 6 bowl movements in the morning and they are strange looking, sorta like skin off a peanut is floating on the toilet water...what is this?
As far as stomach noises and bubbling, I have found that taking stuff like beano and Gas-X helps a lot. I take both and they have helped me a lot. Also, watch your diet and drink a lot of water. Take note of what your body cannot tolerate, i.e. dairy products, fatty foods. Don't eat too late, eat smaller meals, eat slow. try to relax, anxiety makes it worse. I know this just treats the symptoms, i have yet to discover how to stop it for good. Hope it helps.
I sometimes have horrendous constipation and with that my gas is super smelly! Whew! When it happens, I increase my intake of veggies (such as carrots) and fruits (figs, prunes, apples) and I'm back in business. Also, I found an internal deodorant called Devrom chewable tablets which is amazing at getting rid of my smelly farts!
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i have real bad cramps and pain in the lower back and stomach. when going to the bathroom my poop comes out one of three ways liquidy, pasty(it just mounds up), or it looks like funnel cake(in shape). at the end it starts to burn and i have to push hard to get the rest out and that can take up to 30 mins. if i leave the bathroom still feeling like i have to go then i end up going to the bathroom over and over intill i am done which can take 10-15 times at the bathroom. i have not had a hard poop in about one year thank-you
My daughter is 22 yrs old and has always(since a baby) had very large bowel movements. She always has to cut them up in the toilet so they will flush down. She is over weight and it tired most of the time. I think she isn't digesting food properly. I haven't gotten any good answers from her doctors. There is very little information about excessively large bowel movements. Can you give us some direction on where to get answers to these symptoms?
i took a couple asprins yesterday for a head acke and i had a really bad stomach pain all day assuming from the asprin now today i was like constipated and had black poop i get heartburn often and have chest pains almost everyday ive had a chest x ray of my lungs and a stress test done and both came back good any sugestions
Im an adult male and have a fisher. when my bowls leak it irratates the fisher and I know I need to go to the bath room and wipe.
Is it just constipation that causes this or is there a more serious problem
Ok this morning I had diarrhea which was green then i had standard hard stool which was also green i know i havent had anthing blue, purple, green, hot nor am I on detox so what else could it be. Please some one help me thank you
i have had this poblem for about 2years on and off now.. every month or every other month i will have this horrible pain in my lower part of my stomach and will come and go fo about four days. And in thoose two weeks befoe and during my stool is very black. I feel like the pain does not go away unless i down some pepto and try to releave myself by trying to pass stool. i cant take this please help? any advise?
Yesterday my poop was black but everyone sense has been kind of normal looking. Should i be worried?
Just a little advice to everyone asking about green stool. Myself, my husband and my son have all been having bright green stools for several days now. I couldn't figure out why and was beginning to get a little worried. I searched through many sites including here for answers but the majority of people kept talking about food dye. The thing is..none of the 3 of us eat the same things! I finally pinpointed it to a box of cookies we had all been eating from with 4th of July sprinkles! How strange something so simple as a small amount of blue sprinkles could cause the drastic change in color!
If you are experiencing the same problem of green stools, think back to EVERYTHING you have injested down to the last "sprinkle" on top. Maybe keep a food diary. This is what I would also suggest to the worried father who says his son goes 6 times a day. If he has recently upped his fiber intake...maybe without even realizing it (check the food labels of new food introduced into the diet) his body may be trying to get used to the extra fiber...or he just eats too much fiber and his body is dumping the waste frequently to keep up. Sounds like he is very active and it is highly likely he is eating alot to keep up his active lifestyle. A food diary for a week or two might help pinpoint the exact problem. Also, have him bring the diary when he goes to speak to a physician..(which he should probably do to be sure.) Hope this helps and best wishes!
To Anonymous 3 posts above that says:> every month or every other month i will have this horrible pain in my lower part of my stomach.............
About 6 years ago I had a similar problem. The pain was a stabbing pain in my lower abdomen that was sometimes so bad it would bring me to the floor curled over in a ball. I finally ended up in the ER one day because the pain had become so unbearable. Turns out, it was acid reflux. I didnt believe the doc at first because I always understood acid reflux to be more of a heartburn not a stabbing pain. She put me on a regular dosing of Zantac at the time and the pain disappeared. Over the years it has returned plenty but MOST of the time the pain is more like I have acid indigestion. I have learned to control it for the most part with stress management and watching what I eat (tomato products will set it off) but I have not had the same debilitating pain since the problem was identified. I would suggest maybe speaking to your doc about this being a possibility of the source of your pain. Good Luck!
I haven't had a bowel movement in 7 months, without the help of a laxative.i even had surgery to fix the problem. the doctors told me ill be fine after the surgery which was 3 months ago.I still can't go. I'm starting to feel hopeless can anyone help me.
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i got a question i notic for about almost 2weeks useing the rest room it came out green but why is that when it start it was patch not it solid green
i am a 43 year old female unable to poop due to total blockage..
back in april, i thought i was getting a hemrroid... since about june, my ability to poop has dimished to absolutely nil... i am now completely blocked by what looks like a pinkish white tumor inside my rectum, (thank goodness for digital cameras with timers) that when i strain trying to poop, looks like it could just pop out... i know i need to go to the doctor, but truthfully, i don't know what kind of doctor to go to... could you please tell me what kind of doctor i need..
I would like to comment on the post from May 30, 2009 the person who took aspirin, then had black poop, and has heartburn. This sounds like what my father had a couple of years ago. It is called Barrettes Esophagus. The acid reflux erodes the esophagus above the stomach and causes bleeding. The blood can go through the digestive system and come out as black poop. Aspirin thins the blood, and if you have a leak like an ulcer or erosion of the esophagus the bleeding might get worse. My father had an episode where he vomited blood. That sent him to the hospital. He had surgery to remove a section of his esophagus. That is a surgery which is hard to recover from. His digestion was messed up for a long time. Have your doctor check your esophagus.
anonymous2 says that im 38 and im not constipated and i have yellow poop,but it looks like it's going away.this is my second time eating fruits and vegtables.my question is why is my poop yellow?
ive been having a problem with bumps all over my body. a couple of years ago i had one of the bumps coultoured,i was told it was e.coli.i also have leakage from my behind.ive taken bleach bath,i use antibacterial soap,i also boil my wash cloths. nothing seams to help,has anyone ever experianced this.
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So is poop supposed to float or sink? I have kind of nuggety poop a lot. What does that mean?
Today I had a "movement" as you call it and my poop was very dark black in color. What does that mean?
To the last anonymous commenter asking about a very black stool, unless you can recall eating or drinking something which could explain it, please seek medical attention right away. A black stool can mean bleeding.
I am very careful about what I eat, no aftificial colors or preservitives, I don't take supplements or any medications and yet for the last week every bm I have had has been green and varries in consistancy. What is going on?
im a 20 year old gay male with a small internal anal hemroid. I went to my docter and asked of anel sex is ok and she said if the irratation and inflamation goes down then i could. so my question is, is this true? id apreciate the help
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Hi after reading all the comments i also wanted to ask if its possible that something could tear while i am going number 2.. Everytime i go i have problems and it hurts and i bleed. could it be the fiber thing and constipation? sometimes i go just fine without the pain. pls help
when i go to the bathroom
when i think i'm done i go
back again... i mean all day
someone told me that's a body cleansing, if that's the case
man, i joke with my girlfriend
i won't go for a month
I am a 27 year old that poops once a week if I'm lucky. I have tried everything from Miralax to prescription drugs from the doctor's office. What can I do to become more regular?
I have a three year old that will go poop in his underwear but just enough to leave a mark on it. Then we will have to wipe his bottom and get new clothes for him to wear. He will usually do this three to four times a day, everyday for about a week then he has a huge "blow out". He just tells us that he can't go in the toilet but now he won't even go in his underwear all the way. Is there anything at all that I can do? I have even tried changing his diet to more fruits and vegetables to help bring the urge on more. But, he is still at it. Help.
My son is 12 years old and as suffered from anal leakage all his life. He pooped his pants til the age of 9 and now when he goes his poop is very very large. The leakage happens more when he is running or playing. He is a Tae Kwon do star and is embarased when it happens in class. Some time he has to wear an adult dipaper for class.Please help not even doctors know what is happening to my son.
I eat a TON of fiber, and I'm on weight watchers, so I eat healthy foods now... but my poop still sinks, I'm confused!
I AM A 27YR OLD FEMALE AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CONSTIPATION FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. I'M BI-POLAR AND HAVE BEEN ON VARIOUS MEDS DURING THE VARIOUS STRUGGLES WITH THIS TERRIBLE PROBLEM. I'M CURRENTLY ON 100MG SEROQUEL, 300 TOPAMAX, AND 3MG XANAX DAILY FOR MEDS. THIS IS SIMILAR TO WHAT I'VE BEEN ON FOR THE LENGHTH OF TIME THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN. IT COMES AND GOES. IT HAS RECENTLY GOTTEN BAD OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS FOR SOME REASON AND IF I GO 2 OR 3 DAYS BETWEEN A B.M. (SORRY FOR BEING CRUDE) I BLEED ENOUGH TO APPEAR AS IF I'M ON A MENSTRUAL CYCLE BUT AM NOT. I SEE TINY RED MUCUS LIKE SPOTS AND SOMETIMES EXPERIENCE HEMORRHOIDS WHEN NOT CONSTIPATED? THE PAIN IS COMPAIBLE TO CHILD BIRTH AND I GET TERRIBLE HEAD ACHES? ANY IDEAS? IS THIS NORMAL?
To the parents of the children with leakage. My brother had the same problme growing up and things got very bad for him before a doctor finally diagnosed him with endcompresis (sorry about the spelling). Basically he would get so backed up that the bile and digestive fluids would escape around the stoll. She put him on a very high fiber diet all the time to get him self cleaned out and then had to conintue to take the large amounts of fiber. Apprently this condition can be very dangeours as it can cause your colon to rupture. Good luck!! I hope no child has to endure what my brother had to endrue.
this question may have been answered but what causes green stool this has has just started happening please if anyone knows please share I haven't ate anything green and I just started taken fiberchoice chewables. thanks
I am a 37 yr old healthy male, I have been "regular" for as long as I can remember, single daily bowel movement, always early morning. Stool has almost always been pretty solid, very clean. For the last couple of months, my schedule is still the same, but the stool is very soft (not diarrhea like), and very messy and I have no idea why. After searching WebMD, I am thinking that my diet may have improved (I have increased fiber intake), and therefore the stool has softened? From a sanitary standpoint, I sure do miss the cleaner movements. Should I be concerned or is my prognosis correct???
I am a 21 year old male. I use to get a diarrhea a good bit growing up and the last 5 months or so I was having it all the time like 4 or 5 times a week sometimes everyday for a week then it all of a sudden just stopped and for about 3 months I had perfect poop but now my poop is still good but when I'm done I wipe and it takes forever to get clean and then if I move around or do any physical activity I seem to leak and have to wipe again. I read somewhere that this can be caused by red meat, fatty food and dairy. I don't know what to believe though.I saw one poster say his brother got it because he was backed up and mucus and stuff would leak around the stool but I don't get backed up.I don't know what to think. Any advice would be good. Also, sometimes there would be mucus in my poop.
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