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Adult chronic bowel issues from withholding stool as a child

Zarabee

Hi guys, I just wanted to post about this because it's something I feel very isolated about due to a lack of support groups on fb or elsewhere dealing with such issues. I also wanted to know if anyone else deals with them, as I know I'm not the only one even if it bl**dy feels that way sometimes lol

So did anyone else withhold their stools as a child, due to being afraid of pooping? I suddenly stopped being afraid at around age 8 and my withholding ended then, but the years of stool holding have left me with chronic bowel issues. These issues are mainly chronic constipation and 'slowness', for which I have to take laxatives for (x2 Movicol every 2 weeks or so) and have done for years now. I have tried eating prunes and smoothies, which worked for a while but then stopped and I had to go back on the Movicol. I am also hoping to get to a dr at some point, to have an x ray done in order to see if I have a redundant colon or megacolon which is causing the slowness etc (which can be common with my history). 

Can anyone else relate to my story? 

~Z

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  • i can, absolutely. 

    it's been a lifelong issue, and was a huge problem growing up. now i always do my best to watch my diet, i take psyllium daily (1 tablespoon), i force myself to eat my veggies (i don't eat enough probably). if i'm at someone's house, i can't just go... it's like everything inside just gets stoppered up. once i get home, i can. it's a problem.

    i believe it's tied to my food preferences (i mitigate that by keeping tabs of what i eat, so i eat a sort of balanced diet), sensitivities (negative to bathrooms, smells, etc), and body sensitivities. these are senses of what's going on inside you. i think i have every sensitivity in the book, some hypo, but most hyper.

    i would suggest you carefully look at your diet, reduce or eliminate refined carbs and sugar (of course), eat fiber... drink water...i never drink fruit juice (colored sugar water, literally)  i don't think doctors should be relied on. i do whatever i can to try to have a reasonable diet. that's how i handle it, mainly. 

    i also intermittent fast, and eat fermented food. you want a healthy biome in your gut. that means you should consume non-digestible fiber daily. such as psyllium, among other things.

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  • i can, absolutely. 

    it's been a lifelong issue, and was a huge problem growing up. now i always do my best to watch my diet, i take psyllium daily (1 tablespoon), i force myself to eat my veggies (i don't eat enough probably). if i'm at someone's house, i can't just go... it's like everything inside just gets stoppered up. once i get home, i can. it's a problem.

    i believe it's tied to my food preferences (i mitigate that by keeping tabs of what i eat, so i eat a sort of balanced diet), sensitivities (negative to bathrooms, smells, etc), and body sensitivities. these are senses of what's going on inside you. i think i have every sensitivity in the book, some hypo, but most hyper.

    i would suggest you carefully look at your diet, reduce or eliminate refined carbs and sugar (of course), eat fiber... drink water...i never drink fruit juice (colored sugar water, literally)  i don't think doctors should be relied on. i do whatever i can to try to have a reasonable diet. that's how i handle it, mainly. 

    i also intermittent fast, and eat fermented food. you want a healthy biome in your gut. that means you should consume non-digestible fiber daily. such as psyllium, among other things.

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