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quick! i need a poo!

40 replies

belcantavinissima · 24/03/2008 16:27

urgent constipation remedies please that will work quickly - my tummy is hurting and i really really need a big poo . have tried warm water, dried apricots and mixed seeds. none of them have made me poo!

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NoBunny · 24/03/2008 16:28

I've found sennakot works overnight.

Twiglett · 24/03/2008 16:29

fybogel

schneebly · 24/03/2008 16:30

have a curry

schneebly · 24/03/2008 16:30

but no rice

belcantavinissima · 24/03/2008 16:33

run out of sena kot. i had some last night and still nothing this morning

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brimfull · 24/03/2008 16:34

caffeine

and a sit on the loo to let gravity gradually do it's job

BexieID · 24/03/2008 16:53

Senakot/Fybogel are crap [no pun intended]

Eat a load of sugar free sweets!

Massage your tummy.

LynetteScavo · 24/03/2008 17:02

Sit and push.

Wisteria · 24/03/2008 17:05

lots of caffeine

belcantavinissima · 24/03/2008 17:27

lol at sit and push and gravity

i have tried that- dont want to give myself nasty piles though. just had some ww nopoint soup with loads of cabbage in it- hoping thatll do the trick!

only have decaf coffee in the house

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QuintessentiallyAnEmptyCave · 24/03/2008 17:28

Do you have prunes? Allbran? Liqourice?

iMum · 24/03/2008 17:29

polos in vast quantities

themoon66 · 24/03/2008 17:29

Vegetable curry.

BroccoliSpears · 24/03/2008 17:36

A warm bath?

pigsinmud · 24/03/2008 18:16

Fast walk and then cup of hot water with lemon.

schneebly · 24/03/2008 18:18

beans?

WanderingTrollegg · 24/03/2008 18:25

You may have overdone the fibre - in v large amounts it can cause constipation.

Lots of water.

Taweret · 24/03/2008 18:26

Strong coffee

horsish · 24/03/2008 18:32

Ex lax chocolate laxative works a treat

Katie3677 · 24/03/2008 18:58

Apple juice always works for me

belcantavinissima · 24/03/2008 20:55

bloodyn ora- i have put on 4.5lbs this week at my ww weigh in tonight- most def as a result of not being able to have a poo

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norkmaiden · 24/03/2008 20:59

exercise! jump around for a bit? ummm, going on all fours and waggling bum around in circles has worked for me in the past - ?

slim22 · 24/03/2008 20:59

stewed okra curry
prune juice / stewed prunes
lots of warm water/ herbal teas (peppermint/fennel)

Sit on toilet and massage your tummy

slim22 · 24/03/2008 21:00

yes exercise!
walk/run and abs

BettySpaghetti · 24/03/2008 21:02

coffee and a cigarette on waking

(used to work for me in my smoking days)

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