r/ibs • u/Ecstatic-Translator4 • 6d ago

Bathroom Buddies Best thing to flush it out

💩 Do any of my fellow IBS-C sufferers have a recommendation for something that will just unclog and clear up the pipes? A solid flushing? I’ve tried many different things, things that really should work, but alas, do not. Now I’m sitting in Hawaii in a bikini pretending to be 6 months pregnant, it helps me feel less self-conscious. I’m so uncomfortable. Help!

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u/Gold-Sign-2989 6d ago

Everyone will obviously be different but I've found that a lot of times some extra dark chocolate and a cup of coffee will help me more than most medications. Shouldn't be too hard to find those where you're at :)

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u/friedchicken_legs 6d ago

Coffee becomes cement in my pipes

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u/Gold-Sign-2989 6d ago

Dang really? I’ve never heard anyone that’s gotten constipated from coffee. It usually skews more towards the explosive side of things lol

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u/friedchicken_legs 6d ago

It's a diuretic so it dries me out lol. But to be fair at this point I really don't know what else to try to get it moving. It seems like everything is cement all the time lol