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Workman did a giant poo in my downstairs toilet and it won't go.

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Poodlelove · 22/09/2025 19:25

Today I had 2 men working in my garden , they were recommended to me by a colleague.4 hours work.
After a couple of hours one of them asked to use the toilet , he took off his shoes and was quick and didn't think any more of it.
An hour later the younger fella knocks on the door and I am on a work call , he points to the direction of the toilet and I just nod.

Ten minutes later he is still in there , I had to make another call so didn't think any more of it and then they had finished.

Anyway I had to dash out so got ready and needed a quick wee ( wee is only allowed in my downstairs loo ) and there is such a big poo in the toilet that it is actually out of the water AND it won't flush.

What on earth am I supposed to do ?

My Mum said stand on a chair and pour boiling water from a height 🤢 That doesn't work.
My husband isn't home until 9pm tonight , he is going to have to deal with it , but he said he wants his dinner first.
I could not poo in someone else's house.
Surely he could have held it in or scooped it out himself , or actually told me.
I have found an old ice cream container and some marigolds and as soon as hubby has eaten he can scoop it out.

OP posts:
ThanksBridesmaidLikeTheBeard · 22/09/2025 21:52

MartinAynuss · 22/09/2025 19:28

"there is such a big poo in the toilet that it is actually out of the water AND it won't flush."

OMG that is good luck! It's called an Excalibur. Just grip it by the handle and pull, but beware only the true king can remove this or maybe Dynorod

Can't stop laughing at this 😂😂😂

This has been the best thread in ages.

AnneOnAMoose · 22/09/2025 21:53

CaptainMyCaptain · 22/09/2025 20:16

Walk through the house with it in his hands?

As long as he dries it on the towel first - OP won't want him dripping water through the house.

ThanksBridesmaidLikeTheBeard · 22/09/2025 21:56

IneedtheeohIneedtheeeveryhourIneedthee · 22/09/2025 21:51

I remember this happening at a restaurant I worked at. A customer did such a massive poo that it was still there the following day and we had to seal that toilet off until one of the chef's girlfriends (who worked in a nursing home and was very used to bodily fluids) came in and helped us sort it. Lovely.

I can just imagine the disappointment at seeing it still sitting there the following day 🤣

jakscrakers · 22/09/2025 21:56

squirt fairy liquid or whatever dishwashing soap you have, leave a few minutes try the boiled water react together then flush

alikelylass · 22/09/2025 22:00

AnneOnAMoose · 22/09/2025 21:53

As long as he dries it on the towel first - OP won't want him dripping water through the house.

😂😂

IneedtheeohIneedtheeeveryhourIneedthee · 22/09/2025 22:01

ThanksBridesmaidLikeTheBeard · 22/09/2025 21:56

I can just imagine the disappointment at seeing it still sitting there the following day 🤣

yup. Winking and poking its tongue out going nah nah na naaa naaaa 😂💩

Jujujudo · 22/09/2025 22:05

@Elbowpatch ”for extra drama”! I can’t stop laughing!!!!!!!

NotMeNoNo · 22/09/2025 22:09

You need to flush and at the same time give it a firm push with the loo brush to help it over the back of the u bend.

IdaGlossop · 22/09/2025 22:10

Why does your DH have to deal with the giant turd? Steel yourself! Here's another way. Wrap a freezer bag round tyhe loo brush and squash it into a few smaller pieces. Then wrap a second freezer bag onto the loo bush, remove both of them and put them in the outside bin.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 22/09/2025 22:11

I find just a lot of water - and I mean buckets of it - does the job when my DS (a child!) does poos of this nature.

Mylittlepea · 22/09/2025 22:11

You need a shit knife…..slice in half. Job done😂

k1233 · 22/09/2025 22:12

Fill a bucket with water. Pour quickly from a height. Repeat if first bucket doesn't fully get rid of it. Very easy to do.

Zanzara · 22/09/2025 22:16

What is wrong with people? A bit of self control and a flush at half time would have worked wonders.

BabyJaneHudsonII · 22/09/2025 22:18

This thread needs pics.

Franjipanl8r · 22/09/2025 22:24

I need a diagram.

kurotora · 22/09/2025 22:37

I’m reminded of the time we came back from a few days away and found the cat sitter (not our usual one!) had left a big turd in the toilet. Not a toilet clogging leviathan but still pretty big. I flushed it but then realised…there was no toilet paper in there.

Did she just not wipe? Did she use our shower and towels? Did she wipe and shove the dirty paper in her handbag?

It is a mystery :iiam:

EmiliaBassano · 22/09/2025 22:39

kurotora · 22/09/2025 22:37

I’m reminded of the time we came back from a few days away and found the cat sitter (not our usual one!) had left a big turd in the toilet. Not a toilet clogging leviathan but still pretty big. I flushed it but then realised…there was no toilet paper in there.

Did she just not wipe? Did she use our shower and towels? Did she wipe and shove the dirty paper in her handbag?

It is a mystery :iiam:

Are you sure it wasn't the contents of the cat litter box?

Rainallnight · 22/09/2025 22:42

OP why on Earth did you leave this for your husband?

I would be deeply unimpressed if DP had been in the house with a giant turd all day and saved it for me to deal with.

Momtotwokids · 22/09/2025 22:45

My husband has this problem due to medicine. If you have wooden skewers you or your husband can break it up and have the poop flush. So sorry.

ladyofshertonabbas · 22/09/2025 22:50

Soda crystals- they. Real down organic matter quickly. And maybe hot water, feel sick now. Good much.

FlyMeSomewhere · 22/09/2025 22:50

My partner in his young adulthood did a huge unflushable turd whilst visiting family up in Scotland. He had to be ingenious and pull a taxi card from his wallet to cut it up.
Hence forth a big poo became known as a "Taxi Card Poo"

JudgeJ · 22/09/2025 22:52

LBFseBrom · 22/09/2025 21:04

Have you never done a poo that wouldn't flush without a bit of encouragement? I have.

Like you, I wouldn't want to do one in someone else's house but this was a workman, there for a while, and when you've got to go, you've got to go. He probably just pressed the flush and went out of the loo, not looking back.

Such things happen. Your husband will manage.

Strange how topics like this see years of female equality fly out of the window, suddenly the little woman can't deal with a nasty problem and needs a Man! (My late MIL would always say that word with a capital letter.)

Blondeshavemorefun · 22/09/2025 22:54

So what happened @Poodlelove

and do you love poodles or poo 😂😂

JudgeJ · 22/09/2025 22:54

Mylittlepea · 22/09/2025 22:11

You need a shit knife…..slice in half. Job done😂

Or a mashie, a type of golf club.

TicTac80 · 22/09/2025 22:54

I have a teenage son (who produces insanely massive unflushable turds). We have just one WC in the house (not great). Things that work:
-flush as you shit (I realise it is too late for this life hack!)
-pour bucket of water in to bog whilst you flush
-fairy liquid/bleach
-plunger (but be careful of splash back)

I didn't know soda crystals help! Wow, you learn something new every day! I'll pass that hack on to my son.

Good luck OP...

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