• hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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    3 months ago

    Oh it’s very often not constipation that causes those long shits when you have IBS or IBD, and a laxative is the last thing you’d want. Both do potentially cause constipation, but there’s better laxatives than magnesium – although apparently specifically with IBD magnesium might help with symptoms but we’re not talking laxative doses

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      3 months ago

      What could possibly cause a long shit other than the shit moving too slow?

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        3 months ago

        Damage to the colon, or whatever muscles are responsible.

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        3 months ago

        Diarrhea, it’s great fun. Can be painful too depending on what kind of IBS or IBD someone has

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      3 months ago

      Idk I kinda liked those laxatives they gave me before my colonoscopy. Not eating and forcing down 3ltrs of foul liquid sucked, but afterwards I felt great!

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        3 months ago

        But the deal with IBS and IBD is that they can cause varying… uh, levels of diarrhea too – a purge might feel great but that shit (🥁) gets old pretty fast