IBS-C: When you’ve got to go!

With IBS, when you’ve got to go, there’s no waiting around. It’s now. Right now! Although it wasn’t as bad as when I had IBS-D, I would be regularly constipated for days and days (even weeks) – and then suddenly I got that feeling.

It was urgent. And it happened at the most inconvenient times! I had to scuttle off and find the nearest public toilet which hopefully would be vacant and have enough toilet paper.

Stressful to say the least!

If you suffer with regular constipation, maybe you can relate:)

IBS: When you’ve got to – out shopping

I had never really noticed a pattern to this. I could be constipated for days and it seemed random.

However, it did seem that every time I went grocery shopping, I would be half way through when the need to suddenly “go” came upon me.

So I had to abandon my trolley in the middle of the shop and find the nearest toilet. Fast!

For a long time I wondered if there was something about supermarkets that created some sort of trigger in me.

And then I read about other IBS sufferers who experienced that very same problem.

That piqued my curiosity!

IBS: Choosing when you’ve got to go

I accidentally came across a way of getting more control over when I had to go talking to my daughter one day.

During the schools holidays when she was awake she loved to chat about different things she had going on in her life, or things that interested her. She generally didn’t open up much, so I stood there and listened attentively.

To avoid getting backache in the lower back (a common IBS symptom) I swayed my hips gently side to side, putting the weight on one hip, then the other.

Surprisingly, after about 10-15 minutes, I got the urge to go. And dashed of to the nearby toilet.

Here’s the thing.

I noticed that every time we chatted, this would happen if I didn’t sit down.

I thought back to the supermarket. Could this be similar to moving slowly with a trolley and leaning from side to side picking up products?

Try swaying for yourself

So if you suffer with IBS-C and have the chance, try this out for yourself this weekend:

When you want to go, try standing up for 10-15 minutes and swaying your hips gently from side to side.

And see if you get the urge to go.

After all, it’s much better when you’ve got to go in your own house than on the way somewhere.

Let me know how you get on!

If you’re looking for other solutions for constipation, try out these articles on constipation and magnesium, and dealing with chronic constipation. Regular gentle exercise can be very beneficial too.

The long-term fix for constipation

I did finally find out what had me rushing to the toilet in the middle of my weekly shop.

It was actually a feeling (the base of my work with IBS recovery): the old unconscious fear of spending money that began triggering me at a time of financial drought.

It took me a few months to fathom it out. But when I released that fear, I no longer had to rush out of a supermarket ever again.

That wasn’t the only feeling I had to release to no longer suffer with IBS-C. But now constipation is a thing of the past.

IBS recovery means that IBS becomes a non-issue. You don’t have to think about it, or deal with it again. Your mind and body are free from IBS symptoms.

Sounds like bliss? Why not work with me and experience it for yourself.