# Can't Poop GRAPHIC (but no dirty words) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998 "2017-04-07T17:46:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/21 "2017-04-09T02:03:04Z")
Think this thread might make it into my “Quasi’s Greatest Hits” after I die? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/22 "2017-04-09T02:07:20Z")
Manual evacuation is also a possible option. Not a very appealing option, granted, but something to consider. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/23 "2017-04-09T03:52:54Z")
This thread is beginning to sound like I may be renting a backhoe pretty soon. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2017, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/24 "2017-04-09T22:45:16Z")
So… My Daily Poop Report: That Citrate stuff didn’t seem to work (we bought two bottles - one is left); today -Sunday - we bought some suppositories and a small Fleet’s enema. The Suppositories: Just used one and had a kind of “slurry” stool. You couldn’t really call it of a “custard thickness”), but almost. That was 20 minutes ago and it was a medium amount, I AM getting enough fiber, as I eat those Nature Valley bars 2-3 times a day… The Fleet’s: Haven’t tried it yet. Possibility: Thinking of calling my GI lab at the VA Hospital and suggesting a “trial run” with the colonoscopy prep they sent me (you take 4 Dulcos, and then mix that powder in with the water in that jug and drink it over two days) ----- sort of a “dry run” (get it?) and have them send me another one before the 21st. So that’s it for today, folks. 🙂 Quasi PS: Just a thought: what if I’ve expelled it already and just haven’t gotten used to that feeling of being able to breathe out of either end? ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/25 "2017-04-10T02:54:35Z")
the powder you mix with water is Miralax or the generic equivalent, polyethylene glycol. you can buy it at any drugstore or discount store for a few bucks. Go for it, Quasi! ---
**Author:** ![Arrendajo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arrendajo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrendajo)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/26 "2017-04-10T03:19:07Z")
Are you **sure** you have something parked in the tollway? 'Cause I’m not. You might have the sensation without the obstruction. ---
**Author:** ![scootergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e99b99/32.png) [@scootergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scootergirl)\ **Post date:** [April 10, 2017, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/27 "2017-04-10T04:16:44Z")
Good god, **Quasi** , just give yourself an enema already. Use warm water, put some lube on the tip and squirt it up there. Then lie down on your left side for about 30 seconds and head to the toilet. Good luck! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/28 "2017-04-11T01:02:33Z")
Yeah, guys — I’m wondering that myself; maybe it’s all psychological now, that feeling. **Scootergirl** , thank you as well. I’ve already read up on how to give myself a high colonic. Sorry about gettin’ on y’all’s nerves, but all things considered, I couldn’t talk about this to people in my real-time life. I’ll check in again after the 21st. Maybe my GI guy will be heard to say, “this is the cleanest asshole I’ve ever seen!” I appreciate y’all so much more than I can ever…express. Quasimodem ---
**Author:** ![purplehearingaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@purplehearingaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/purplehearingaid)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/29 "2017-04-11T01:12:08Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YbYWhdLO43Q/maxresdefault.jpg "This Unicorn Changed the Way I Poop - #SquattyPotty") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbYWhdLO43Q) Try the Squatty Potty ! I know someone that brought one and it worked for them ! Do you drink enough water ? ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 1:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/30 "2017-04-11T01:13:52Z")
Ask about Linzess. It’s the most powerful laxative that exists. It’s the only one that works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/31 "2017-04-11T19:51:39Z")
Yeah, I saw that Squatty Potty commercial from the link above. WOuldn’t one of those cheap 4 legged plastic step thingies (about 8" high) work just as well? Why pay Amazon $25.00?Yes, I drink so much water my pee looks like there’s hardly any yellow in it. But I’m really thinking this may now be psychological and it’s already gone. Thanks, Q ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/32 "2017-04-11T20:04:39Z")
> [@Cub\_Mistress](#): > > the powder you mix with water is Miralax or the generic equivalent, polyethylene glycol. you can buy it at any drugstore or discount store for a few bucks. > > Go for it, Quasi! Just don’t get the Propylene glycol. That’s antifreeze. It’ll clear you out, but only because you can’t hold it in when you’re dead! ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/33 "2017-04-11T20:08:26Z")
**Poly** not _Propy_. Got it, thanks, **Doctor Jackson**! ---
**Author:** ![sweat209](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@sweat209](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sweat209)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/34 "2017-04-11T21:03:13Z")
> [@Quasimodem](#): > > Well, I _can_ but it feels like something’s still up in there and I have a colonoscopy coming up on 4.21. Because I _am_ passing stools, I haven’t given it much thought, but now I’m afraid there may be an impaction up in there. > > I have the prep stuff I’m supposed to drink over two days and the GI lab guy at the VA says not to worry: the 4 Dulcolax will move the stool. > > To help things along, I’ve been hydrating and drinking warm broth and warm other soups I also use a stool softener a day… > > When I first entered the medical field, I was what one called an “Orderly” (I got into cardiopulmonary care when that field opened up). Then I was a respiratory therapist. > > But as an orderly, guess what part of my job was? Rrrright: breaking up impactions. You _really_ have to love your job to do those. > > I’m worried that this Colo-Prep stuff might not work and they won’t get a clear picture. > THEN what??? > > I have googled and read and googled and read some more and then I found out it could be a cancerous pancreas, and that scared me a little. My wife had a stroke a year ago, and I watch her like a hawk with neuro-checks helping her with her meds and B/P and the whole gamut. I can’t take the time out to die. We’re all each other has. > > Any suggestions? Please don’t recommend a Shop-Vac (although I have given that some thought). By the way, I’m 67 now, demented somewhat. Having trouble with that four hour test. > > So what do y’all think? Should I be worried? > > Thanks for any suggestions! > > Q sorry I don’t understand your post. Not everyone goes poo every day or two. The healthcare recommendations guidelines is healthy person should have at least three bowel movements in week. That means if you have less than three in week it could be problem and thus you should see doctor. Some people go every day and some people go every two days. People that exercise and have right diet will go more than people that don’t exercise and have mad diet. Are you scared you not going enough in week? Also you never said how much you eat or what you eat in day. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2017, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/35 "2017-04-11T21:20:00Z")
I have problems like this all the time and have for years. When my husband has to go, he goes to the bathroom, closes the door, and in about five minutes is done and washing his hands. He has no clue about the suffering some of us go through. My Gastro put me on something called Colace to use with Mirilax. He said to try once a day but move to twice a day if I need it. I can’t eat solid food, so I have the liquid, and it has to be the worst tasting stuff in the world. But it seems to work, thank goodness. ---
**Author:** ![Quasimodem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e274bd/32.png) [@Quasimodem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quasimodem)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2017, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998/36 "2017-04-27T08:57:56Z")
I got 'er done. I’ll write a bit more about this later (some very interesting stuff), but for right now, they cut off 2 polyps and sent them to be biopsied… Be back soon. Q [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cant-poop-graphic-but-no-dirty-words/783998.md?page=1)