If you get "colon cancel", does it mean you can't shit at all? (see para 2)

There is nothing like a good poop to start your day. You feel light on your feet and ready to face the world

Typo fixed.

I had King Scat read a couple of the horror stories on the site about people that strain to go and end up with hemorrhoids.

He has since started drinking copious amounts of water and using Benefiber because, as he puts it, "I don't want to have to sit on a donut at work."

Whatever. At least I don't have to wait 20 minutes to use the crapper anymore.

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What do you mean you didn't see it? It was right next to the toilet!

I guess I can understand taking extra fiber if you have hard poop; that makes sense. But I'd recommend trying fresh vegetables, first.

I've never had trouble pooping, at all. I must eat enough green leafies to keep things moving.

Metamucil Rules! Costco always has the industrial sized bottles at a deep discount.
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Deja Poo - Because this shit's so strange, it couldn't ever have happened before.

When my sis and I were kids, mom told both of us repeatedly not to strain and not to push. She told us that would cause lots of problems later in life. Even now at almost 30 I still remember her advice and always allow my poo to come out at its own speed. That sometimes means a false start and I pull my pants back up having accomplished nothing except sitting on the toilet for five minutes. At other times it will stop half way and that can easily mean a ten or fifteen minute session with an enormous poo just sticking out several inches. I must say I really do enjoy the sensations of sitting there with my hole stretched wide open and I have learned to take some appropriate reading matter with me to the restroom in case this happens. Either way, there is never any pushing or straining.

It has NEVER occurred to me to ask GoGirlie about her bowels. Once she was potty trained, THAT WAS IT!

VERY occasionally SHE'S said, "Mom, my poop was hard." My response is always, "How much water have you drank in the last 24 hours?"

Every time, it's because she's eaten crappy (usually at a friend's house), and not drank enough water. I tell her to pound water for the rest of the day, eat a cup of yogurt and a big handful of raw veggies, and she's fine.

Next time, GGG, tell her to go get it so you can take a look, offer to rub Vick's on her butt, and ask if she needs a mustard plaster.

Thats what my mom always did/does.

It's not the straining or time spent on the pot that gives you colon cancer. It's the reason you're straining that can cause colon cancer.

Bilgepump, did you ever get the Vick's on the rear? That's all menthol--doesn't it make your ass burn?

Go through the archives and read the horror story that was up for poop report of the year in 2006 Turdle. I'm cringing at the very reminder.

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What do you mean you didn't see it? It was right next to the toilet!

I, too, find that veggies and whole grain bread help me avoid needing a diet suppliment; and staying away from processed flour is one of the best things to do for your colon.

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Whole grain bread? Wheat in general appears to be shitty for your health. Veggies are the way to go.

Wheat may be bad for someone's health who has a gluten allergy, but whole wheat, wheat germ, and wheat berries are wonderful sources of protein and fiber for others. If you read the blood type diet, it's suggested that it goes further, to one's heritage, but I'm not sure how I feel about that yet.

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.....hugging bunnies since 1969
www.daphneszoo.com

TD, getting the old starfish smeared in vicks, has a strange yet comforting effect on ones bladder, unless of course you have a fissure, in which case E.R. beckons.
All this reterick of branded soloutions is detracting from the most obvious, and tasty soloution..... Mechanically recovered then compacted, lambs meat. Sliced thinly into strips, and served up as a makeshift kebab, smothered in chilli sauce. Yeeeha!! Ride that potty cowboy!

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like a constipated accountant- I worked it out with a pencil.

Fortunately, I have not yet had to resort to Metamucil or any other stool aid for my pooping. I do drink lots of water (64 oz or more a day), and I do eat high-fiber cereals at least two or three times a week. This combo not only gives me easy poops from once to three times a day, it has so far prevented a recurrence of kidney stones. Actually, right now I think I need to defecate . . .

Just got back from the toilet immediately after my previous post. My b.m. reminded me of another excellent stool-starter: Barley soup. It has lots of veggies in it, including corn, tomatoes, celery, and the kidney beans whose skins reappeared identifiably in my turds just now. But the primary ingredient is barley, which just keeps on absorbing water and thus supplies nice bulk for a large and satisfying poop. This particular batch of soup lasted us for three or four meals over 8 or 10 days; we would dip some into a soup bowl, notice that it was excessively thick, add water, nuke it, and eat it. It is fairly highly spiced, a sort of veggie chili (I am not a vegetarian; our real chili has meat). The added water would be mostly absorbed by the barley in the nuking process. It is tasty, filling, satisfying, and (for me at least) the precursor of a good poop.

Today's feast yields tomorrow's feces!

Metamucil transforms my colon into the long tubular balloons twisted up into party hats at a kiddy birthday party. It worsens my constipation and makes the gas get stuck. Very painful. I get hot, sweaty, nauseated and fainty if I eat half of a large whole grain muffin from a cafe. Metamucil is not for everyone.

I tried using Metamucil recently in conjunction with eating high fiber cereals like shredded wheat and raisin bran, but not because I am constipated. Turns out, having more ruffage helps with loose stool as well. Most of my crap, while still solid, would come out easily enough, but in small pieces and would tend to be really soft and would streak the bowl now and then. Even though they came out easily, I would wait around a while because it would seem like I didn't completely empty.

Apparently, having too loose of a stool can contribute to hemorrhoids as well, so I tried the Muce and bam! much more normal shits. Soft, really long pieces about 1.5 inches in diameter. Love the muce, great stuff and no synthetic crap.

No probem with roids since I started using soap and water after each BM. Had a roid attack while I was in the service. The Doc had me bend over so he could take a look. He said I had a roid at 2
O'Clock. I said, "no, I pretty much have it all day doc."

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Eat chilies and feel the burn!!