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Large poo stuck in waste pipe

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Strawberrydelight78 · 01/01/2026 13:45

My lovely son has done the biggest poo known to man this morning in our only toilet.πŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆπŸ™ˆIt has flushed but is stuck in the waste pipe. I’ve done everything suggested online put washing up liquid down poured a bucket of water down and bicarb and distilled vinegar and plunged with the toilet brush. But the water is still coming up quite high when flushed. I am trying to clear it before anyone else needs to use it. He has autism and is totally unaware of the drama he’s caused. Any suggestions of anything else I could try please? And Happy New Year.

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FruityFrog · 01/01/2026 13:48

Coat hanger to chop it up? Hot water?

lemonraspberry · 01/01/2026 13:50

Try and use cling film by creating an airtight seal, flushing to make it balloon up, and then pushing down on the film to create pressure that forces the blockage through, acting like a makeshift plunger. You cover the bowl with 2-3 layers, ensure it's airtight, flush, and when the film bulges, firmly press down to clear the blockage (even try closing the lid). Good luck!!

TeaBiscuitsNaptime · 01/01/2026 13:51

Put a bin bag over your mop and use it as a plunger. Works wonders. Use some kind of tie/elastic bands/sellotape to secure bin bag around mop pole

HollyhockDays · 01/01/2026 13:52

Boiling water. Keep going with the buckets. If you can see it chop it up. Or put your hand it to break it up.

AnnaMagnani · 01/01/2026 13:54

Boiling water. If you can reach it, sacrifice a kitchen knife and stab it into smaller bits.

fluffiphlox · 01/01/2026 13:55

How old is he? I’d get the blighter to sort it himself. If he’s got a bum hole big enough to produce an enormous turd surely he’s a teenager?
Otherwise wire coat hanger.

TaffetaPhrases · 01/01/2026 13:56

two buckets of water one after the other thrown violently down the bog will clear it. You have to be forceful.

Philandbill · 01/01/2026 13:57

You may need a drain snake (Google this perhaps). Not sure where you would get one new today... Might you have friends / family/ neighbours who could lend one?

Mrsclausemunchingonamincepie · 01/01/2026 13:58

Use a mop as a plunger.. Guaranteed to work..
'owner' of 8 ds's....

Philandbill · 01/01/2026 14:00

fluffiphlox · 01/01/2026 13:55

How old is he? I’d get the blighter to sort it himself. If he’s got a bum hole big enough to produce an enormous turd surely he’s a teenager?
Otherwise wire coat hanger.

Nope. Having worked with small children with additional needs I can say with certainty they were able to hold on on internally to an incredible amount of poo. (And it was surely very uncomfortable for them 😞)

LonginesPrime · 01/01/2026 14:00

This might not help now unless you can get to a hardware store, but a cooper plunger (the flat disc one) works well for this.

It functions in a similar way to the bin bag idea, by sealing the pipe and using hydraulic pressure to shift the blockage (i.e. block the air and water in the pipe, then push and pull the plunger/brush with bag to force the blockage out of position).

Oldandgreyer · 01/01/2026 14:00

2l pop bottle. Cut end off. Hold by top end (with top on) and use as plunger. Don't go mad with it!
Throw bottle away in bin after wrapping in a plastic bag.

Myfridgeiscool · 01/01/2026 14:01

a lot of thick bleach, let it sit for a while, then plunger. we get this problem a lot in our house, sigh

Hohofortherobbers · 01/01/2026 14:06

We had a waste build up beyond the u bend until one last poo sealed the deal.
Nothing worked, had to get a plumber out with a drilling attachment

BlackAmericanoNoSugar · 01/01/2026 14:08

I did this once to our downstairs loo (fortunately not our only loo). We tried all sorts of things and had got to the stage where we were going to wall over the door to the loo and just pretend that it didn't exist. Wink DH bought some really strong chemical drain stuff and put it down and left it, and it eventually cleared. That was a very last resort though.

There were questions at the time about what on earth I'd been eating etc, but it felt like a perfectly normal poo when I did it, I hadn't been eating anything weird and it hadn't been any longer than normal since my previous poo. I think it just wedged weirdly.

Strawberrydelight78 · 01/01/2026 14:12

Philandbill · 01/01/2026 14:00

Nope. Having worked with small children with additional needs I can say with certainty they were able to hold on on internally to an incredible amount of poo. (And it was surely very uncomfortable for them 😞)

This is exactly what he does when he’s staying with me. He goes every day when he’s at his supported housing home.

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GingerPubes · 01/01/2026 14:13

This is the type of thread I joined Mumsnet for!

When this occasionally happened whilst growing up, My Mum would firstly use bleach then attack the massive poo with a good hard flush followed by a full bucket of hot water. The tidal wave of water created who be enough to dislodge the offending turd....or flood a small Pacific island! Mums eh? What would we do without them???

soupyspoon · 01/01/2026 14:17

fluffiphlox · 01/01/2026 13:55

How old is he? I’d get the blighter to sort it himself. If he’s got a bum hole big enough to produce an enormous turd surely he’s a teenager?
Otherwise wire coat hanger.

He didnt do it on purpose, its not a blame situation. Plumbing systems are not always cut out to cope with our waste

Yes OP you need a plunger type motion, whether with an actual plunger or a mop equivalent.

Iloveeverycat · 01/01/2026 14:17

Use a 2litre plastic bottle cut the bottom off use like a plunger works every time for us.

Strawberrydelight78 · 01/01/2026 14:18

Thanks for all the suggestions. I’ve been pouring lots of buckets of water down to try and break it up. We’ve used for number ones and put loo roll in the bin to prevent further back up. The water is slowly going down when flushed so slowly getting there. Honestly I have never seen a poo like it, it was literally stood up in the toilet and so fat. DS is 24 over 6ft and slim but has an enormous appetite.

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Daisymay8 · 01/01/2026 14:20

Put on a rubber glove and shove it through the bend. They stick because they are hard so this should work -then scrub your gloved hand clean

MaidOfSteel · 01/01/2026 14:21

You need a drain auger. I’m not sure if any shops are open today, but our Tesco sells them, on that β€˜useful items’ type shelf. I’ll post a pic of what you’re looking for.

Large poo stuck in waste pipe
landslide51 · 01/01/2026 14:22

I'm an expert OP! We use a stick with a bit of bend to it, you need to put the stick in but then try to pull the blockage back rather than try to push it on IME.

Poppingby · 01/01/2026 14:23

I can't help I'm afraid but I'm envious of how nice your ds's innards must've felt after dropping that.

Politicians247UnderwearExtinguishingService · 01/01/2026 14:27

Honestly I have never seen a poo like it, it was literally stood up in the toilet and so fat.

Wow, did he have to stand up off of it?!

Sounds like you could have tried charming it out, if you had a flute available Grin