Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Drastic measure to resolve IBS-C

I confess to all of you that I have tried the following in ancient days to get things moving again during a challenging IBS-C period:

1. I gently stuck a broom handle up my posterior and moved it from side to side (inside my posterior) and up/down like a bathroom plunger. This worked to get the motility going again, although people wondered why I kept a broom next to the toilet. In a public place, I would always carry a non ripe banana. Be sure to dispose of the banana thoroughly afterwards so a street person isn't tempted to eat it!

2. I would rock from side to side while driving my car, although this made me look as if I was trying to push the car forward with my body (like Fred Flintstone making his car go with foot power).

3. I would watch really scary movies alone and convince myself that I lived on Elm Street and Freddy was behind my chair, trying to invoke the fight or flight reflex action in the intestines.

4. I would force myself to listen to rap music (or) Laurence Welk on PBS stations (this only worked on Saturday night).

5. I would drink half a can of undilated chocolate syryp (like the kind they make to pour over ice cream). This worked but I also ended up with zits.

6. I would make a date with someone who absolutely intimidated or terrified me. In seconds, all that frozen equipment inside would screech into action and I'd be dumping tons (flight or flight again).

The above is meant in humor since this is such a humorless subject, but I am confessing I have done all the above at some point or other, and I have survived to tell the tale.

Silly me, now I just take huge amounts of fiber supplements and seem to be able to go just about once per day.

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