Serious Question About Pooping

[MrO]

Qadgop-

Hear hear! Well said, Doc.

Bob Scene-

Well, uh, that was also well said, in its own way; it had a certain earthiness in its tone, putting the reader at ease. Still, if you want to work this into a first-date conversation, you might want to, uh, sort of reconceive your ethos, so to speak.

Please forgive me. I’m a university writing instructor, and criticizing writing styles is second nature to me, especially when the topic is so fascinating.

[MrO]

jarbabyj-

A sea pickle?? Beautiful imagery.

[whiterabbit]

A related question for the women –

Do any of you find that your hormonal cycles seem to mess with your pooping habits? About a week before my period, I get diarrhea for two or three days. I up my water intake but nothing seems to help it, so I just live with it until it goes away. I never heard of it, but it seems logical, somehow. Hormones are…weirdly powerful.

[smaft]

*Originally posted by jarbabyj *
we could just say ‘hangin’ a monkey tail’, ‘drownin’ a rat’ or ‘launching a sea pickle’

Dropping the kids off at the pool…

[handy]

There was a guy on Survivor who didn’t poop for two weeks (Dirk?).

If you don’t poop & the doctor wants you to, then he can do a manual decompactation, in which case he takes the poop out with his hands.

[Qadgop_the_Mercotan]

*Originally posted by handy *
**There was a guy on Survivor who didn’t poop for two weeks (Dirk?).

If you don’t poop & the doctor wants you to, then he can do a manual decompactation, in which case he takes the poop out with his hands. **

Handy, I’ve gotta want the guy to poop real bad to order a manual disimpaction, & even then I’ll order the nurse to do it most times. But if the stool ain’t in the rectal vault, but stuck up higher, neither of us will reach that far for it.

[fnord1966]

/Ants singing on a turd floating in the toilet
If the log rolls over we will die we will die, If the log rolls over we wil die we will die

/Ants singing on a turd floating in the toilet

[Chickenhead]

there is a French expression that translates as “parachuting a Senegalese”

[bunnymom]

whiterabbit - Me too. Since I started menstruating at age 11, I have regularly had very soft stool to diarrhea about three days before my period. Its actually the only indicator of my period that I can rely on.

Hey, Qadgop - Any proffesional opinion about this? I always blamed it on the uterine cramps stimulating my intestines. It would be interesting to know the real reason.

3Bunny

[elfkin477]

*Originally posted by whiterabbit *
**A related question for the women –

Do any of you find that your hormonal cycles seem to mess with your pooping habits? About a week before my period, I get diarrhea for two or three days. I up my water intake but nothing seems to help it, so I just live with it until it goes away. I never heard of it, but it seems logical, somehow. Hormones are…weirdly powerful.
**

Yup, and appearently it’s pretty common. I really wanted to know why about 1/2 of my periods involved diarrhea(every month for that) * and* nausea, so I was happy(?) I found the answer in Our Bodies Ourselves last year.

" A particular constellation of symptoms, including cramping and often nausea and diarrhea, may be caused by an excess of a certain type of prostaglandin found in the uterus and perhaps ‘leaking’ into the intestines. (one form of prostaglandins, which are substances found throughout the body, causes contractions of the uterine and intestinal muscles.)"

How lovely. I now have a perscription for muscle relaxers for the worse months, so I won’t have this happen again.

[douglips]

*Originally posted by Blueberry Buckle *
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*Originally posted by wishbone *
**I heard that the little girl from Poltergeist died because she had some kind of condition which made it impossible for her to poop. Could be a rumor. **

She died from TSS (Toxic Shock Syndrome). **

Questions like this are not that hard to find the answer to.

From the IMDB entry for Heather O’Rourke:

During the filming of Poltergeist III, Heather suffered flu-like
symptoms. She was taken to see a specialist, but still no one caught
the intestnal blockage that would eventually claim her life.

                    On the night of January 30, 1988 she woke up and crawled into bed
                    with her parents (Globe Magazine, Feb. 16, 1988) complaining that
                    she didn't feel well. She got up the next day, trying to eat some toast,
                    saying that she was going to school. She then fainted, her fingers
                    turning blue. She was flown to the Emergency Room, but it was too
                    late. Heather died on the operating table at 2:43 P.M. on Monday,
                    Feb. 1, 1988. 

[bunnymom]

elfkin -

Thanks for the answer! Holy cow, you are fast!

[Blueberry_Buckle]

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Questions like this are not that hard to find the answer to.
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Douglips, my most humble apologies. Guess one shouldn’t always listen to their mama’s haha. Thank you for the link.

[choosybeggar]

*Originally posted by handy *
**There was a guy on Survivor who didn’t poop for two weeks (Dirk?).

If you don’t poop & the doctor wants you to, then he can do a manual decompactation, in which case he takes the poop out with his hands. **

[nitpick] It’s a manual disimpaction[/nitpick]

More precisely (and from personal experience) the med student takes the poop out with his/her hands. And such patients get many enemas and laxatives before the final option is contemplated.

[LorieSmurf]

The med student?? Usually it’s the nurse who has to work on getting the poop out, whether it’s an enema, suppository, or manual disimpaction. You think a doctor or med student would “sully” his or her hands with such a task? Nah!! Well, maybe a med student if a doctor is really pissed off at them and wants to teach 'em a lesson.
Super"yes I AM a nurse, thank you" Lorie

[whiterabbit]

*Originally posted by elfkin477 *
*Yup, and appearently it’s pretty common. I really wanted to know why about 1/2 of my periods involved diarrhea(every month for that) * and nausea, so I was happy(?) I found the answer in Our Bodies Ourselves last year.

" A particular constellation of symptoms, including cramping and often nausea and diarrhea, may be caused by an excess of a certain type of prostaglandin found in the uterus and perhaps ‘leaking’ into the intestines. (one form of prostaglandins, which are substances found throughout the body, causes contractions of the uterine and intestinal muscles.)" **

Great, it’s not just me. I KNEW the two were related because the timing is just too perfect each month. I feel much better now. At least I don’t get nausea!

[choosybeggar]

*Originally posted by SuperLorie *
**The med student?? Usually it’s the nurse who has to work on getting the poop out, whether it’s an enema, suppository, or manual disimpaction. You think a doctor or med student would “sully” his or her hands with such a task? Nah!! Well, maybe a med student if a doctor is really pissed off at them and wants to teach 'em a lesson.
Super"yes I AM a nurse, thank you" Lorie **

Definitely true that nurses get more than their fair share. Hats off to all of them.

[CrankyAsAnOldMan]

Not only do I get the fun of the runs a few days before, after it comes I get constipated. Nothing like trying to cram a tampon up yourself when you’re already feeling full from a nearby orifice…

Cranky notes people shuddering, making faces, poising their fingertips over the keys T, M, and I…

I also want to say that I believe some quadraplegics need to have regular manual disinpactions, too. Part of their regular care.

[Bad_News_Baboon]

one of the funniest things I ever heard was a San Francisco dj. He had to go to the bathroom so bad, he said he was “crowning”!

[GuanoLad]

I crap once every ten days.

I know you all wanted to know that.