What's could be affecting my changing "bowel habits"?

[netsavy006]

Thursday was my last 3.75mg of Remeron. After that I've not taken it because my old pdoc advised me that when I had no more Remeron to discontinue so that's what I've done. So Friday last week was the first day I went without Remeron. Since at least Saturday, I've been going to the bathroom at least 3 or 4 times a day. Starting yesterday, not only have I been going more frequently, but now there is a more foul odor too.

What could be causing a change in my "habits"?

Is it the discontinuation of the Remeron?

I went from 30 - 15 - 7.5 - 3.75 so I'm not sure.

All my other meds are at the same daily dosages as they are in my sig file, and have been that way for at least 3 - 4 weeks now.

Thanks for helping me try to solve it.

Oh and my fiber intake has not changed recently.

Thanks,

Andy.

[bpladybug]

Andy, seriously you need a hobby, a new and fresh interest like sports, or reading, or gardening, or anything else but obsessing about your health.

[nibblerd]

It's only been one fucking day! There's no reason to jump to conclusions after one day of smelly feces. Consider how many receptors are in your GI tract. I bet that Remeron binds to a number of them, slowing down peristalsis. When you get off the drug, your large intestine resumes a fully operational state. Go outside and burn off your energy, stop worrying about shit..

Edited October 5, 2010 by nibblerd

[SashaSue]

Seriously, Andy, you felt the need to ask this question? Really? Didn't you see your GP today? If there's really and truly some great mystery going on for you here, she would be the appropriate person to ask about it.

This is so ridiculous, I just... I can't find the words.

Edited October 5, 2010 by SashaSue

[december_brigette]

since you didnt ask your gp today...

maybe wait it out and if still a problem ask the pdoc on 10/19.

also, the colace could be catching up with you. i cant imagine one can take that stuff forever. maybe look at your diet.

here is some info on colace: http://www.drugs.com/pdr/colace.html

db

Edited October 5, 2010 by december_brigette

[Ophelia]

your signature.

- Andy -

Dx: Asperger's + Schizoaffective Disorder - Bipolar Type + Seasonal Allergies

Rx: Lithium 900mg + Ativan 4mg + Topamax 150mg + Clozaril 100mg + Colace 200mg + Centrum + Vitamin C + Fish Oil

[netsavy006]

Seriously, Andy, you felt the need to ask this question? Really? Didn't you see your GP today? If there's really and truly some great mystery going on for you here, she would be the appropriate person to ask about it.

This is so ridiculous, I just... I can't find the words.

She did ask me if I had any questions and I forgot to mention it. I didn't think of it when I was there.

[netsavy006]

your signature.

- Andy -

Dx: Asperger's + Schizoaffective Disorder - Bipolar Type + Seasonal Allergies

Rx: Lithium 900mg + Ativan 4mg + Topamax 150mg + Clozaril 100mg + Colace 200mg + Centrum + Vitamin C + Fish Oil

I am aware that I take Colace 200mg HS, every night. I've been doing that for almost a year now without problem.

[SashaSue]

But maybe now that you're having this problem, it would be a good plan to stop the Colace for a while. Do you somehow not get that?

[december_brigette]

is my link invisible?

[mudpuppy]

Remeron is known for causing constipation. That, and dry mouth, are the two biggest side effects [unless you consider drowsiness... but I like combining two meds into one, lol.]

[netsavy006]

Mom and I have figured out where the smell might be coming from. We think it might be from the new Fish Oil I started taking last week. I'm not going as frequently as I did the past few days. I'm sure you don't want to hear more about this issue and I understand that so I'll just leave it at that.

Just wanted to update you on what I figured out.

[mudpuppy]

Did you just start taking fish oil, or switch types?

If it's causing that kind of odor, it's probably gone rancid.

[tryp]

You should pop open one of the capsules and make sure it's okay inside.

[Velvet Elvis]

I've been going through a bottle of Pepto a week for two months. Anyone want more details?

[netsavy006]

Did you just start taking fish oil, or switch types?

If it's causing that kind of odor, it's probably gone rancid.

I've switched types.

[nibblerd]

I've been going through a bottle of Pepto a week for two months. Anyone want more details?

Watch out, that stuff can cause your tongue to grow a black fur! My grandfather (Alzheimer's ) took pepto too often and had that problem.

[SashaSue]

I've been going through a bottle of Pepto a week for two months. Anyone want more details?

Watch out, that stuff can cause your tongue to grow a black fur! My grandfather (Alzheimer's ) took pepto too often and had that problem.

What on earth can you possibly be talking about?

[SashaSue]

Mom and I have figured out where the smell might be coming from. We think it might be from the new Fish Oil I started taking last week. I'm not going as frequently as I did the past few days. I'm sure you don't want to hear more about this issue and I understand that so I'll just leave it at that.

Just wanted to update you on what I figured out.

Am I understanding correctly that you and your mother have actually had discussions as to the source of your unusual fecal aroma? Seriously? Did you have her smell it, too?

You need to get out of that apartment.

You're making this way more complicated than it needs to be. Your stomach's probably weird because of stopping the remeron. While it's being weird, you should probably stop the colace.

[Indigo 'n dye]

Watch out, that stuff can cause your tongue to grow a black fur! My grandfather (Alzheimer's ) took pepto too often and had that problem.

Fur? Really? The bismuth in Pepto Bismol, can react with saliva and gastrointestinal enzymes and cause a black tongue, but fur...

Pepto Bidmol Faq

I noticed that Pepto-Bismol sometimes darkens the tongue/stool. Why does this happen and how long does it last?

The active ingredient in Pepto-Bismol contains bismuth. When a small amount of bismuth combines with trace amounts of sulfur in your saliva and gastrointestinal tract, a black-colored substance (bismuth sulfide) is formed. This discoloration is temporary and harmless. It can last several days after you stop taking Pepto-Bismol. Individual bowel habits, your age (the intestinal tract slows down with age), and the amount of the product taken all help to determine how long Pepto-Bismol is in your system.

edited for formatting

Edited October 7, 2010 by Indigo 'n dye

[jarn]

I've been going through a bottle of Pepto a week for two months. Anyone want more details?

YES.

....waits expectantly....

[netsavy006]

Am I understanding correctly that you and your mother have actually had discussions as to the source of your unusual fecal aroma? Seriously? Did you have her smell it, too?

I didn't make mom smell it. I just told her about it.

[december_brigette]

VE: I dont know how you can swig that stuff. My stomach flip-flops just thinking about it. But I literally feel your pain.

ive had some very interesting poo issues of my own.

db

[The Emperor]

I can't poop without reading. Non-fiction, of course, fiction constipates me.

[Kseudonym]

If you're hungry for more, I could give you guys a blow-by-blow account of my gastroentritis! Anybody?

[Guest Recluse]

<insert long diatribe about the explosion resulting from eating a

half dozen bran muffins and drinking a pot of hot black coffee here>

Edited October 7, 2010 by Recluse

[nibblerd]

Oh my god, you have no idea. I eat indian food *every day*. Recently, my grandma found flour with bran in it. No wonder I've lost 15lbs in a month, I've only been eating curry and vegetables!

Oh, and I have pictures from my colonoscopy!

Edited October 7, 2010 by nibblerd

[Cuttlefish]

When I am not loyal to my Seroquel for a while, I sometimes get up from the toilet to realize that I really didn't have to poop, but instead I really had to do a number 1 from my number 2. Other times I get up and question if I really did poop or if I actually just threw up the long way. This week I had a scare where I didn't know if the white fluffy thing at the bottom was a piece of gum that someone had spit in there, or if I actually pooped out part of my pancreas. I decided to live dangerously and not tell anyone about it.

Edited October 7, 2010 by Cuttlefish

[Guest Recluse]

Oh, and I have pictures from my colonoscopy!

ORLY? To borrow an internet colloquialism, "PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN."

[nibblerd]

Actually, I don't have them. My crazy mom does. She reminds me of it every time I call, so I stopped doing that

[The Emperor]

When I am not loyal to my Seroquel for a while, I sometimes get up from the toilet to realize that I really didn't have to poop, but instead I really had to do a number 1 from my number 2. Other times I get up and question if I really did poop or if I actually just threw up the long way. This week I had a scare where I didn't know if the white fluffy thing at the bottom was a piece of gum that someone had spit in there, or if I actually pooped out part of my pancreas. I decided to live dangerously and not tell anyone about it.

laughed my ass off at this one.

[Ophelia]

Oh, and I have pictures from my colonoscopy!

Why did you need a colonoscopy at 20 years old?

[...and why am I now thinking that I am going to regret that I even asked that question...?]

[Maddy]

stop worrying about shit..

Am I the only person that noticed this little gem?

heh

BTW, I can vouch for the black furry tongue that VE mentioned from chugging Pepto for extended periods of time.

[Indigo 'n dye]

I didn't make mom smell it. I just told her about it.

I had an especially close and confidential relationship with my mother, however I simply cannot imagine having her accompany me to physician appointments, as you have detailed elsewhere, nor speaking with her about my bowel movements...but, then I seems to remember you, your mother, and your brother discussing hæmmorhoids in much finer detail than most families would engage in.

Strange days indeed, strange days indeed.

... most peculiar mama

Thank you John Lennon, thank you.

[AnneMarie]

stop worrying about shit..

Am I the only person that noticed this little gem?

heh

LOL, so it seems.

[nibblerd]

Oh, and I have pictures from my colonoscopy!

Why did you need a colonoscopy at 20 years old?

[...and why am I now thinking that I am going to regret that I even asked that question...?]

I didn't pay my medical bills on time!

Actually, it was during the investigation into my depression when I was 13 (lol, i know, rite). They gave me a general anesthetic, but I woke up as they were snaring a polyp! *cringe*

Am I the only person that noticed this little gem?

heh

Why thank you! It was off the top of my head

[confused]

Actually, I don't have them. My crazy mom does. She reminds me of it every time I call, so I stopped doing that

LOL. My mother-in-law wants to know every detail of our lives and has asked about that sort of thing, mostly are my kids regular, before.

[Guest Recluse]

Actually, I don't have them. My crazy mom does. She reminds me of it every time I call, so I stopped doing that

LOL. My mother-in-law wants to know every detail of our lives and has asked about that sort of thing, mostly are my kids regular, before.

OH GOD...no seriously...GOD WHY GOD? My MiL asks about mai husbando's 'digestive health'....

[Guest Vapourware]

I'm quick with mine. In the toilet, do my business, and out. Don't really understand people who take forever

[Guest Recluse]

I'm quick with mine. In the toilet, do my business, and out. Don't really understand people who take forever

Obviously, you've never been schooled in the proper technique of Zen Toilet Meditation.

I'm sure there are several Masters making an appearance in this thread as we speak.

[december_brigette]

Here we go:

It used to take me FOREVER...a lot of coaxing it out, literally.

lately, i gotta run to the toilet or else get an explosion in my panties. thats quite disgusting and i do have to throw them away. who would wash that?

db

[nibblerd]

Here we go:

It used to take me FOREVER...a lot of coaxing it out, literally.

lately, i gotta run to the toilet or else get an explosion in my panties. thats quite disgusting and i do have to throw them away. who would wash that?

db

Have you tried Chipotlaway?

[Guest Recluse]

"BILLY MAYS HERE, FOR CHIPOTLAWAY!"

[mudpuppy]

When I was in Basic Training, they fed us so much fiber, I nearly shit myself to death.

I'd be enjoying my weekly 5 minute phone call home, and suddenly experience the intense need to take a shit.

"Umm, I gotta go."

And then dash up three flights of stairs to the latrine.

Only to find it completely devoid of TP.

Ah... those were the days.

[The Emperor]

I can't poop in public, or at a friends house. I have to be home.

[nibblerd]

I can't poop in public, or at a friends house. I have to be home.

I can only poop in your home too!

Edit: Mods should move this thread and rename it "Shittiest Thread of the Year"

Edited October 8, 2010 by nibblerd

[ChemistryExperiment]

I can't poop in public, or at a friends house. I have to be home.

I can only poop in your home too!

Edit: Mods should move this thread and rename it "Shittiest Thread of the Year"

Or "This thread is full of crap"

[mudpuppy]

I just had a bowel movement.

It was pebbly. Like a series of chocolate covered coffee beans.

No tangible odor, however.

What does it mean?

WHAT DOES IT MEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN?!?!?!?!?!?

Edited October 8, 2010 by mudpuppy

[nibblerd]

I just had a bowel movement.

It was pebbly. Like a series of chocolate covered coffee beans.

No tangible odor, however.

What does it mean?

WHAT DOES IT MEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAANNNNNNNNN?!?!?!?!?!?

Can you tell me what type of poop it was? There are six!

[mudpuppy]

Type I.

Definitely Type I.

It has full-blown mania.

[nibblerd]

Type I.

Definitely Type I.

It has full-blown mania.

A turd with psychotic features. What! Are we talking about Tom Cruise?

[Velvet Elvis]

[Kseudonym]

I had an especially close and confidential relationship with my mother, however I simply cannot imagine having her accompany me to physician appointments, as you have detailed elsewhere, nor speaking with her about my bowel movements...but, then I seems to remember you, your mother, and your brother discussing hæmmorhoids in much finer detail than most families would engage in.

I consider my mum to be, if not normal, at least not highly bizzare, but if I'm ill back at her house and I do the tactful thing of implying exactly what kind of ill I am without going into details (usually 'Stomach ache.' 'Is it your period?' 'No.') she will press me for details about exactly what it looks like.

I guess part of this is that she kind of still thinks I'm about twelve, part of it is my recent stomach flu, and part of it is that she's a physio who thinks that makes her a medical person so will ask in a 'diagnose-y' kind of way.

Or she's just more nuts than I suspected. This is a distinct possibility.

[Guest Recluse]

'Is it your period?' 'No.'

Yours and mine both. With mine it was always, 'On your period?' - 'No.' - 'Are you pregnant?' - 'Jesus, Mother.'

[nibblerd]

Everyone in my house pooped this morning except me. Even the dog.

I'm sad.

Obviously you haven't been paying extreme attention to this thread, in which mudpuppy explains what effect eating a shitload (lol) of fibre does to his system. Take two and call me in the morning!

[The Emperor]

Everyone in my house pooped this morning except me. Even the dog.

I'm sad.

I haven't pooped yet either. Once I do, I'll exaine the consistency, whether or not it bothered my hemmorhoid, the smell, and the size and I'll get back to you.

[Guest dianthus]

I am currently sitting on the toilet. Just letting you all know.

[The Emperor]

I just got done on the toilet. I wish I could take my laptop with me. Well, the longest piece was quite close to being a foot long (all in one piece, nice) barely bothered my hemmorhoid, and the smell was rancid and sour. Should I be worried? Heh.

[nibblerd]

I just got done on the toilet. I wish I could take my laptop with me. Well, the longest piece was quite close to being a foot long (all in one piece, nice) barely bothered my hemmorhoid, and the smell was rancid and sour. Should I be worried? Heh.

I stopped bringing my laptop to the washroom because I'm afraid it will explode one of these days, what with the dangerous gas buildup and allllll..

[Guest Recluse]

Poo'd today. Short and sweet, a #1 on the Bristol chart.

Been forgetting to eat, so there wasn't much there.

Also, I could never bring my laptop into the washroom.

That's valuable daydreaming/making toilet paper necklace time.

[seamonkey]

I pooped twice today. It was nothing to write home about but my 22lb pug/dauchsand mix apparently has gas bad enough to clear the room and he's going to want to sleep in the bed with me tonight

[rowen]

The Diaper Report:

Kidlet had two bowel movements today. They were a bit softer than an adult's stool, and they were green due to me giving her toddler formula (her diet is shitty, as she's a picky eater). The stools smelled rank, and I think she was offended that I gagged. I use cloth diapers, and they were especially sticky. For the second time in kidlet's life, I did the swish in the toilet thing. I don't have a diaper sprayer. Anyway, the stickiness left her with a rash. The rash wasn't too bad, but it had the little red bumps. I put on some Balmex diaper ointment, along with a microfiber cloth diaper, before I put her to bed.

[bpladybug]

omg I can't believe what I am reading. I stopped reading this thread after the first 5 posts.

my my my wow

[MiaB]

I think it's probable that Andy, who actually started this thread, has no idea why it's been taken so far.

[december_brigette]

rowen & other mothers:

IDK about y'all...but i monitor my kid's poop way too seriously. probably because she doesnt do it at a certain time - just whenever. so, sometimes all day im wondering when is she gonna do a bm.

oddly, this worry has no effect on my own poops. thank god.

db

[Maddy]

[bpladybug]

Our dog Arrow was ill in a gastro way for several weeks.

He is better now thanks to a suggestion from Mud about his diet.

Gotta confess, we have regular conversations about the state of Arrow's poop.

And the kid who helps walk him has to report in about this matter.

Edited October 9, 2010 by bpladybug

[Kseudonym]

'Is it your period?' 'No.'

Yours and mine both. With mine it was always, 'On your period?' - 'No.' - 'Are you pregnant?' - 'Jesus, Mother.'

Mine thinks that if I don't specifically tell her about it, I didn't have sex.

Back ON topic, any UK Crazyboarders out there familiar with Gillian McKeith (or, to give her her full medical title, Gillian McKeith)? That freak would love this thread.

For non-Brits, McKeith prances around in a white coat examining people's poop on national television and tells them that if you don't buy her expensive and bizzarely named food supplements, your poo will be WRONG.

You might even suffer from 'FOUL-SMELLING STOOLS'!

And we can't have that.

[ChemistryExperiment]

My Best Friend's first boyfriend had a poop fettish.

She found a hunk with a bite taken out.

And he'd put it in the freezer. This is because if you freeze shit, it kills the bacteria and then you can consume it.

I learned this Friday.

I thought about this thread.

That is all.

[The Emperor]

Starting a couple days ago, I was having really bad stabbing abdominal pain, to the point that it was waking me up at night. It was very uncomfortable, to say the least. I was glad I had a doc appointment yesterday because I was ready to go to the ER if it go much worse. On describing my horrible, painful symptoms to my doc, she told me I had to take a shit (paraphrasing, obviously). So I have some good thick juice and a tub of Miralax now. I will report back.

UPDATE:

I just drank a large glass of mango puree sludge with a generous shot of Miralax.

Wow, I hope you take that shit!

On the topic, my SO says his stomach never hurts when he has to take a shit. Mine does. Just thought I'd throw that int here.

[Guest Recluse]

I fasted for two days and passed a marble...I had marbles like this when I was like, three.

I've been carrying around a green cats-eye marble in my gut for 26 years....fuck, man.

[PS. To clarify, I didn't go hunting for it, I was just sitting there and heard a little 'CLINK']

Edited October 15, 2010 by Recluse

[nibblerd]

I've had some interesting GI distress lately. I think the addition of Tegretol to my Lithium had a very interesting effect on the amount of milk and protein I'm now consuming, which has always had a pungent fecal odour on its own.. but this is just horrible.

The more you know!

[Guest Recluse]

I've had some interesting GI distress lately. I think the addition of Tegretol to my Lithium had a very interesting effect on the amount of milk and protein I'm now consuming, which has always had a pungent fecal odour on its own.. but this is just horrible.

The more you know!

Casein, whey, and egg white protein powders make you smell especially bad. I use rice and soy proteins mostly and they work okay.

[Velvet Elvis]

Our dog Arrow was ill in a gastro way for several weeks.

He is better now thanks to a suggestion from Mud about his diet.

Gotta confess, we have regular conversations about the state of Arrow's poop.

And the kid who helps walk him has to report in about this matter.

You have a dog named Arrow? I love you Oblio.

[ChemistryExperiment]

I fasted for two days and passed a marble...I had marbles like this when I was like, three.

I've been carrying around a green cats-eye marble in my gut for 26 years....fuck, man.

[PS. To clarify, I didn't go hunting for it, I was just sitting there and heard a little 'CLINK']

Can wee see a picture of this magestic Ass Marble?

[The Emperor]

I'm afraid of sharting today.

[Guest Recluse]

I fasted for two days and passed a marble...I had marbles like this when I was like, three.

I've been carrying around a green cats-eye marble in my gut for 26 years....fuck, man.

[PS. To clarify, I didn't go hunting for it, I was just sitting there and heard a little 'CLINK']

Can wee see a picture of this majestic Ass Marble?

If I can ever remember to buy batteries for the camera, of course you may.

[tazlina]

I fasted for two days and passed a marble...I had marbles like this when I was like, three.

I've been carrying around a green cats-eye marble in my gut for 26 years....fuck, man.

[PS. To clarify, I didn't go hunting for it, I was just sitting there and heard a little 'CLINK']

It's too bad you're not in a drug trial. That would be awesome on a PI sheet!

SIDE EFFECTS: may cause marbles in feces.

[nibblerd]

I fasted for two days and passed a marble...I had marbles like this when I was like, three.

I've been carrying around a green cats-eye marble in my gut for 26 years....fuck, man.

[PS. To clarify, I didn't go hunting for it, I was just sitting there and heard a little 'CLINK']

Can wee see a picture of this majestic Ass Marble?

If I can ever remember to buy batteries for the camera, of course you may.

Cover it with some brownie mix for awesome effect.

[december_brigette]

my kid did 2 huge poops today...both looked like brownie mix. thanks, nibblerd, for that image!!

recluse - do you have a camera cell phone?

I havent pooped today.

db

[nibblerd]

not a problem, db.

When I moved into my grandparents' house, she was using white all-purpose flour for roti, so I switched it with bran flour and now my system moves faster methinks.. At least, I can't tell whether it's lithium/tegretol-induced diarrhea or the bran.

Edited October 16, 2010 by nibblerd

[ChemistryExperiment]

Totally appropriate youtube video for this thread.

[seamonkey]

Ever since I started clonidine, it's been an every other day thing, which is annoying because it usually happened 1 hour into my morning coffee!

[Guest Recluse]

Though my diet hasn't changed much, I've been uncomfortably constipated for the last three or four days.

There's a dull ache in my lower bowel, like I've got a brick dragging around in my guts.

So far I've taken a few things to try and de-brick myself, but nothing's working.

When I do finally poo, I'm going to lose weight. It will be amazingly funny.

I'll be sure to report. Because you all NEED to know.

[mika]

hummous! eat lots of hummous!

[Guest]

Gawd, I revived this thread in chat, blame me!

(I poop flowers and rainbows)

[Guest Recluse]

Gawd, I revived this thread in chat, blame me!

(I poop flowers and rainbows)

Eh, don't blame yourself...someone would have, if it hadn't been you.

Also...rainbows? That must sting like a motherfucker.

What have I told you about those Unicorn steaks?

Stay away from that shit. Next you'll be farting glitter.

[december_brigette]

since this thread Ive actually been fairly regular.

recluse - try senna. that stuff will make you have a "shit baby" at 4am. you'll lose a good 5-6 pounds.

good luck,

db

[Guest Recluse]

recluse - try senna. that stuff will make you have a "shit baby" at 4am. you'll lose a good 5-6 pounds.

Now that sounds like a party worth having.

Back under 200 lbs, here I come!

[nibblerd]

I wasn't pooping well for the past week but it seems (*crosses fingers*) that things are now moving along quite "swimmingly". Haha. All thanks to dried apricots, figs, and shitloads of fibre. Pardon all of the puns, please.

Edit: You're welcome for resurrecting such a GLORIOUS thread!

Edited December 1, 2010 by nibblerd

[dedoubt]

I was pretty happy to have found CB, but having read this thread, I now love all of you.

Thank you.

I've been thinking about poop a lot lately. Both of my cats and I are constipated, and I'm trying to find clever ways to get us to poop. Dogs will poop if they eat pumpkin, but I doubt my cats would eat it. One of them is even scared of bananas! As for myself, I thought all the citalopram pooping I was doing for weeks would never end, but alas... It might be because I'm getting manicky and not eating, of course.

Maybe I should give the cats enemas.

PS- I just realized that I actually read every post. Hmmm...

[LynnK]

Maybe I should give the cats enemas.

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that.

--Lynn, eating Fiber One and drinking coffee laced with Miralax, thanks very much Pristiq....

[dedoubt]

Maybe I should give the cats enemas.

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that.

--Lynn, eating Fiber One and drinking coffee laced with Miralax, thanks very much Pristiq....

I fed them pumpkin (mixed with wet food). At least one of them pooped. The other one is such an asshole, he prolly pooped in a closet somewhere. The fiber capsules I've been living on seem to finally be working. Sort of. Maybe I should eat cat food mixed with pumpkin...

[nibblerd]

Maybe I should give the cats enemas.

I would love to be a fly on the wall for that.

--Lynn, eating Fiber One and drinking coffee laced with Miralax, thanks very much Pristiq....

I fed them pumpkin (mixed with wet food). At least one of them pooped. The other one is such an asshole, he prolly pooped in a closet somewhere. The fiber capsules I've been living on seem to finally be working. Sort of. Maybe I should eat cat food mixed with pumpkin...

Or just pumpkin pie. Ever since I had a slice of that, I've been pretty regular

[dedoubt]

Or just pumpkin pie. Ever since I had a slice of that, I've been pretty regular

Dude. I DID say recently that I wanted to live on nothing but pumpkin pie. I AM about to go to the store. I now know what I will eat for dinner. Thank you.

[nibblerd]

Or just pumpkin pie. Ever since I had a slice of that, I've been pretty regular

Dude. I DID say recently that I wanted to live on nothing but pumpkin pie. I AM about to go to the store. I now know what I will eat for dinner. Thank you.

You're welcome! It's the YUMMIEST laxative! Just make sure it's got REAL pumpkin in it

Edited December 2, 2010 by nibblerd

[RoseDropper]

I too read this whole thread. I am experiencing severe abdominal pain from laughing so hard.

My faeces stinks too, I mean I'm not royalty. My urine stinks, too. Constipation is never a problem with me, I'm just a 'regular' guy. I find walking an hour a day helps.

Thanks for the laughs everyone!

[dedoubt]

No laughing matter, no more, no how. The store was OUT OF PUMPKIN PIE. WTF?????????? I thought Congress passed a law decreeing that pumpkin pie be stocked at all times between October and January?

I'm so sad. I don't want to eat lately, so when I actually want something in my mouth, I get almost happy. I almost bought a Jell-o no bake pumpkin "style" pie, I was so desparate. Yech.

Now I have to eat some of the cat food mixed with pumpkin, because no way am I baking a pie tonight. Ooh, wait, catfoodpumpkin pie?

[seamonkey]

Actually, I'm a pet food rep on the weekend. Canned pumpkin works if you CAN'T poop or if you CAN'T STOP POOPING! I recommend plain canned pumpkin to a lot of people at the stores I'm at.

And seriously, why is it if a medication is known to cause constipation, I can't stop pooping? I'm looking at you clonidine

[dedoubt]

Actually, I'm a pet food rep on the weekend. Canned pumpkin works if you CAN'T poop or if you CAN'T STOP POOPING! I recommend plain canned pumpkin to a lot of people at the stores I'm at.

And seriously, why is it if a medication is known to cause constipation, I can't stop pooping? I'm looking at you clonidine

Yah, what's the deal with pumpkin? It makes me kind of suspicious-- pumpkin, you're telling me you work either way? Are you from another planet, planting your alien seed pods in our bellies?

I don't believe anything doctors tell me about what meds "might" do to me anymore. My butt never agrees with them.