just wondering . is this blood suppose to be darker or brighter ?
This I mean when going to the toilet to empty your bowels .

I have to have a colonoscopy in a week. My doctor said to purchase a bowel cleanser from my local drugstore. Can anyone recommend a good colon cleanser that will empty my bowels? What have you taken prior to having a colonoscopy?

I have been feeling very sluggish lately and have bowel movements once every two days. One of my friends suggested to cleanse my bowels but I am unsure how. How do I cleanse it naturally and keep healthy?

1.) Instead of having to pay to get multiple colonics, in most places can i just get one Giant All/ Completely cleansing colonic?

2.) Do i have to get completely naked for the procedure…or just expose my backside?

3.) Do I tip the Person who performs the procedure?

4.) Can i drink alcohol a day after the procedure or is that a bad thing to do?

5.) Should i fast and move my bowels prior to the colonic…how many hrs. before the procedure do you recommend?

So for the past four days, I’ve been peeing like crazy and having to ‘go to the bathroom’ (# 2) maybe 2 or 3 times a day, and they’re large amounts of hard bowels that take a while to come out. But a few weeks before I started having to go to the bathroom/pee right after eating, which I haven’t done since I was little (usually it takes a few hours for me to go)…?

What’s going on?!
*Mature answers, please.

Thanks for helping!

We have a female horse who is about 21-25 years old. Thursday we realized that she was sick, and called the vet who said she had the flu. We gave her medicine as instructed (banamine) and walked her that night, but she was no better on Friday. We took her to the vet Friday afternoon, and the vet determined she had colic instead of the flu. He gave her oil to help her bowels move, but still even by today (Monday) nothing has changed. He has told us that she will either use the bathroom, or something inside her will rupture. He has taken X-rays and said that she is blocked up beyond her colon so doing an enema on her won’t help anything. Her intestines are NOT twisted, and the vet is unable to determine why nothing is passing through. Does anyone know ANYTHING we can do to help relieve her or fix this problem without putting her to sleep. It seems that there has to be another way of cleaning out her system than just using oil as a laxative. PLEASE HELP!
The vet who cares for her treats ONLY large animals like horses. She has been in his care since Friday in a barn where he treats his patients. He put her on IV for the first time this morning, but gave her water with her oil prior to today. Also, our horse exhibits NO pain. She isn’t pawing, biting, or anything like that. She just stands around with her head dropped. She won’t eat or drink. Does this not sound like colic?
I realize I’ve asked this question ONE other time. I’m trying to find out as much information as possible to help my horse. Please try to show a little compassion.

Because according to my bible. All Paul did was quote scriptures from different part of the bible and said a lot of things and just gave Jesus the credit. Paul never claims that Jesus taught him.

Last week I was in my car trying to rush home so I could take a piss. I had to go real bad. When I was done, I looked up to the sky and say, Thank you Lord for allowing me to get home in time to take this piss. Do you think Jesus will allow me to add it to the bible since I did give him credit for it?

Gino 1:1 and as I was taken a number one, the Lord came upon me and cleanse me of my situation. No longer will I have to rush to take a piss because the Lord will give me the strength to hold it. Lord thank you for not allowing me to piss my pants, and for those who do not have the will to hold their piss, pray and God will bless you for he will never leave you nor forsake you, especially during bowels problems.

So tell me, how is my true story any different from Paul’s letters? Since there is no evidence proven that Paul was taught by Jesus.

I used to just have normal bowel movements…usually daily.Then ,in the last 4 months……..I push and push and very small bowels(the size of cat poop or less came out.)Now,I can only have a bowel movement with a laxative.But,I haven’t waited more than 3 days to do so

okay, i want to lose weight and i would also like to get rid of all that nasty waste in my bowels..i am going to do regular exercise and watch my calorie intake, but once every week, i would like to do an all "fruits and veggie day" i would just eat all the fruits and veggies i want, and then the next 6 days i would go back to my "low calorie" diet until the next "all fruit and veggie day"..is this okay for me to do and will it help me lose some weight? side eefects?..thanks so much! i am 14 by the way, but i aint taking no diet pills or nothing..i just wanna cleanse my body every so often..also, how much could i lose in one day from all the veggies and fruit?

On Wednesday the 8th I used the bathroom and had a loose stool, upon wiping I had quite a bit of blood on the tissue paper. I was able to go once more the next morning, again with loose stool and blood. Now I can’t pass my bowels whatsoever. I have gone to a gastronomy center and now I have a colonoscopy in 3 days. I’ve had x-rays ruling out obstruction but they see a lot of stool that needs out. Only problem is I cannot pass any stool which I’m told I need to do so for a good exam. I have been on Miralax for 4 days with no luck, tried a small enema with no luck and have been on a liquid diet as well. What do I do? I am going to be starting my prep (magnesium citrate) as well as surprep on monday. I am hoping these work but if not what do I do? Will they perform something to cleanse me? HELP?
I also want to mention that I have had very slight BM maybe once a day but I know I still have a lot of stool in me. I still get hungry and pass gas…Thanks for the replys/answers. I never wanted to take a crap so bad in my life!!!

I have IBS and my bowels are completely off, i’m always constipated and gassy. I eat enough fiber and drink tons of water.. i just need to get this out of the way. I hate being bloated and gassy all the time and i hate the frustration of not being able to go to the bathroom when i clearly need to.

So my question, which work better? Colon cleanses or colon probiotics? How long until they’re effective? Thanks

and still be able to work and everything? A good friend of mine, he is not an alcoholic, but over the last several weeks, about 2 months, he has been drinking with his friends a lot. This past weekend was his birthday, and he drank a lot. He called and asked me for a ride, and he was almost completely finished with his second bottle of vodka. I know he is really depressed and everything, so I guess he is drinking because of it.

Anyway, he called last night and said he didn’t feel well while he was at work. Constantly going to the bathroom, but not throwing up. His stomach hurt, and his bowels were tearing him up. He came to my house after he got off of work, and it felt like he had a fever, and he was using the bathroom again.

Could these be signs that he has poisoned his body and it is trying to cleanse itself? I think he should go to the hospital.

In former times Castor Oil was appreciated as a very efficient laxative: 2 oz Castor Oil taken orally early in the morning not having breakfasted will cleanse your bowels totally. Why has this changed?

I have IBS and this causes a lot of stress in that area, for instance the testicles tighten and once, just before that happened, some of the blood vessels were hard to the touch. One reason I ask is I tried having sex when my belly was bothering me (think I ate something bad) and I couldn’t keep it up. Now there werer a lot of other factors invloved but my testes were already being bothered by my bowels and I thought this might have played a part.

I am almost 11 weeks pregnant and I am so soo soooo constipated. I don’t know what to do. I have drank disgusting warm prune juice and white grape juice. I am eating a high fiber cereal every morning, along with two activa yogurts at lunch, and a fiber one bar as a snack. I drink ONLY water all the time, except for the juices on an empty stomach. I am not eating tons of cheeses or dairy foods. I just need to know of something I can do to help with this? I eat really heathy, organic foods and just need to know what to do to get my bowels moving.

Oh and if I can avoid it, I don’t want to take any type of safe over the counter laxative. Like Colace.

Are colonic cleanses safe? Like the ones you have done at a holistic spa/store?

Thank you

2 days ago I had a really bad pain above my pubic area. Very sharp pains I have never felt before. I panicked a little making my blood pressure rise and heart rate. I went to the ER but as soon as I got there pain subsided. A chest X ray and stomach to Lower waist X-ray was done. Doctor tells me I am backed up. I felt embarrassed because I didn’t realized the pain was due to that. I was given a prescription magnesium citrate but pharmacy was closed so I bought over the counter Milk of magnesia. I took 4 teaspoons about 2 hours ago and still nothing. The top of my stomach looks bloated but not hard to touch. I have been eating like normal breakfast and dinner. I am worried because I don’t keep track of when I go. I don’t even have the urge to go either, now I am also worried if I eat the more bowels will be backed up. I 42 years old and have never cleansed my system or taken magnesium citrate. I know it’s important to go after every meal but my system is usually 2-3 days. Any advice is helpful since I am so worried. Thanks
I hear noises in my stomach it’s crazy and the thought of colon cancer just gave me a wake up call. My mom used to always tell me to cleanse my system once in a while but never did. I remember having the urge to go at one point before the sharp pain came but the urge just went away. Thanks for the comments very helpful and definitely getting the magnesium citrate.

My daughter has put on a little bit of weight recently. So, I put her on the "Cleanse Diet". Everyday, I fill her bottle up with water (hydration), honey (for glucose), lemon (vitamins) and cayenne pepper (irritate bowels). This is all she gets until she drops the extra weight. She’s 6 months old and already 20lbs! So, my question is…is there a diet that can make her lose the weight quicker?

It all started around christmas time after 3 days of eating at various houses, i seemed to urinate alot more and felt a slight burning that following week, after awhile i developed a pain in my left lower abdominal region, the doctor suspected diverticulitis, have seen specialist and told him my symptoms, he said i should see a urologist despite adding to my symptoms that my stomach is always rumbling and my stools have become somewhat narrow, the pain has now spread to the lower right side of my pelvic region, it has been almost 2 months of having this mystery illness and am awaiting an ultrasound on march 6, i don’t know what to make of it now, i am thinking it could be my bowels and they need a good cleansing but am afraid that it may make my symptoms worse, they have taken bloodwork and urine tests but nothing has shown up. I would really like some input as to possible causes so i could maybe follow up on it.

Well, i bought this cleansing program today and i don’t know if it was ideal to my situation. I suffer from constipation issues and i bought this in hopes that it will clean my bowels. good idea or not? has anyone tried it before or know anything about it? I’m 17 btw

I happen to have them both, unfortunately. At 1 time 2 years ago, I had the WORST abdominal pain that summer. I even had to go to the E.R. by an ambulance. It turns out, as I suspected, I had some complications with IBS. Somehow, I have thought about that I didn’t have any problems with my bowels before I was diagnosed with Diabetes almost 20 years ago. I hope somebody (perhaps a doctor) can help me with this question.

I’ve had a history of disordered eating, and now I am on a great meal plan to combat the eating disorder….however, I found that constipation has become a big problem….and for someone like me who is very obsessed with having an "empty stomach feeling", this is hugely upsetting…i was instructed to drink more water, and I have been doing so….although I pee a lot, my bowels have been acting much better….I have been having a good sized bowel movement every day pretty much, as opposed to the rare ones I was having….even when I did suffer from constipation, I weighed about 133 at the dietitian’s office, which is ideal for me….i have an appointment next week and I am concerned that the large amount of water I’ve been drinking to cleanse my bowels will cause a weight gain….please help

I was just watching this paid program about the dual action cleanse about how great it works to clean your colon. Now I don’t wanna be disgusting I’m serious about this so please no stupid replies, my husband has this thing about releasing his bowels every day. And if he don’t he’s either drinking 2 cups of prune juice or taking an enema Because he doesn’t like that feeling of tiredness and bloating. Does anyone have an idea if this stuff really works. Cause I don’t want him to be dependent on enemas. And

what can i eat/drink to help my bowels clean out because my mom told me that if your bowels don’t move so well it can show on your stomach under your belly fat

I have had a lot of trouble trying to receive a prescription for pain meds. Here is my problem. I have some major problems with my bowels and pain. I think I may have a serious bowel condition. It could be Inflammatory bowel disease or crohns disease. I have done research into my symptoms. I could explain, but it can get a little unpleasant. One thing I know for sure is I have some very strong pain from this. Its is intolerable. I have tried everything to fix this problem. Ive tried improving my diet. Adding more fiber, fruits and veggies. I also have increased my fluid intake. Juices and water. Ive also drank more milk. Ive used vitamins. I have tried laxatives, stool softeners and antidiarrheals. I even tried a total bowel cleanse. The kind that they use to prepare for a colonoscopy. I am out of options. cant even have bowel movemnts without some sort of over the counter medication. The visual symptoms are making me worried. (appearance of stool) All of this has been going on for 2 years now. Its has gotten much much worse over the past 6 months. I am at a breaking point.

My current situation is this… I have seen a few different doctors for this. They all are saying that my problems arent very serious. I need to see a specialist. I cant see a gastroenterologist, because my primary doctor will not give me a referall. They will not give me a prescription for pain meds in the mean time. They refuse. This really upsets me, because I feel that they dont trust me. I also think that they wont take me seriously.

heres the thing she wont give me a referral, because she says all they will do is give me a colonoscopy. I cant get a colonoscopy, because my insurance will not cover one. So inorder to take the next step to see if this pain I feel is real, I need to see a GI and have a colonoscopy. At this time, that is not an option.

So what do I do? How do others get a prescription for Pain medication? I feel totally disrespected. Like my feelings arent important. That I dont know what I need. I will be eligible for a better type of insurance in 3 months. In the mean time, I am suffering from a lot of pain.

How can I just get a doctor to help me? I need a prescription for the time being. I understand that they dont just hand out Pain killers to anyone. In this case however, I am a person that genuinely needs the help of pain medication. What can be done? I feel I am so alone and helpless in this situation.

P.S. with my current insurance I can only go to the hospital that I am currently using.

infrequent bowel movements, small pellet sizeed stool with white seed-like objects inbedded, abdominal pain, straining, some rectal bleeding, feeling of not emptying bowels.