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How long is ok to go without a bowel movement?

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Hexeex · 09/10/2023 07:26

TMI sorry but I got a dodgy stomach last Tuesday, the day before going on holiday. It lasted for 24 hours. The last time I went to the toilet was last Wednesday so 5 days ago.

For the first few days I didn't think anything of it because I thought I've probably cleared two or three days worth in one day anyway. However we are in Italy and for the past 5 days I've been eating pizza and pasta and none of it has come out! I had movicol with me but only 4 sachets and that hasn't done anything.

I'm not in pain but I do feel like I need the toilet. It just won't come out. The feeling is horrible of constantly needing the toilet and not being able to do anything. Should I take something or could it wait until Thursday when I'm home? I don't want it to start hurting as we are staying with my partner's family tomorrow in Naples who I have never met before and I really don't want to have belly ache all day. Not sure what to do

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KnittedCardi · 09/10/2023 12:54

Also an aside, and slightly off topic, but fresh Italian pasta is high fibre.... not crap.... just saying.

clipclop5 · 09/10/2023 14:09

Sodium docusate/DulcoEase - absolute lifesaver and doesn’t cause stomach cramps or that horrible urgency so you’ll still be ok to sightsee etc. Wish I’d discovered it sooner

Justwrong68 · 10/10/2023 14:11

Megifer · 09/10/2023 12:20

An alternative is coffee and a cig first thing in the morning 🤣. I rarely smoke nowadays but if I'm a little bit blocked ill ask the neighbour for a fag and make myself a coffee, stuff happens within 2 sips and before ive even stubbed the cig out 😬

This is why I think it's 80% in the mind! The coffee and cig excite you. For me it's browsing eBay

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