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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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  • Yeah, I am gluten and wheat free and try to avoid dairy as well. I never drink fruit juice, just plain H2O and I am also familiar with common food triggers including FODMAP (heard of it?).

    As mentioned in my post, I have tried natural things but they tend to stop working after a while. I've not tried psyllium husk but I read it can block you up, so I've given it a wide berth like I have stimulant laxatives; which can pack up your bowel with chronic usage. 

    So are you saying you also had a poo phobia? 

  • in reply to Zarabee

    i guess psyllium can block you up. too much of anything can be negative. like, you can drown in too much water. there is a world of difference between a stimulant laxative and psyllium. psyllium is basically indigestible fiber, which is what you should be eating every single day for proper health. a stimulant laxative - i guess some folk accomplish that by downing a gallon of espresso. just not good 4 you.

    yes, i had a poo phobia... i guess. it's about sensitivities, which include sensitivities about what is going on inside you.

  • in reply to raspberrypie

    not familiar with fodmap.  i used to think i was lactose intolerant. i have a variety of chronic pain issues. at this point, i simply try to eat a healthy diet, i limit my sugars, etc, as much as i can... i'm an adherent of the gut bacteria stuff -- which is, i guess in my simplistic terms, if you eat tons of refined carbs, it is reflected in your gut bacteria. you'll be fostering gut bacteria that like what comes from a diet of mainy refined carbs. if you eat a good diet, you'll be fostering gut bacteria that come from that diet, and hopefully that will mitigate food cravings and intolerances.

    that's worked for me, actually. pretty basic stuff. probiotics, prebiotics (psyllium is one). healthy gut bacteria. and various doctor work ups - rheumatology, etc. i don'[t consult dieticians. my friend's father's wife was a dietician. she fed him big macs. that's enough dietician for me.

  • in reply to Zarabee

    didn't mean to imply you were taking anything daily ---- altho i read your post a few times, i only retain so much. 

    so, in answer to your post - i feel i totally relate to your problem. i assume others would also.. actually, on the right side of this, where they post related (thoroughly oudated) posts, i see all these "bowel movements" etc.... 

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  • in reply to Zarabee

    didn't mean to imply you were taking anything daily ---- altho i read your post a few times, i only retain so much. 

    so, in answer to your post - i feel i totally relate to your problem. i assume others would also.. actually, on the right side of this, where they post related (thoroughly oudated) posts, i see all these "bowel movements" etc.... 

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