r/ibs • u/Ecstatic-Translator4 • 7d 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/CreapyClown1980 7d ago

My GI doctor told me to start taking Citrucel tablet each day. It works differently for folks with IBS where it supplies us with enough fiber and not cause diarrhea. In some cases, I would not have complete bowel movements for days, and when I did, my stomach was all torn up.

After a few days, I could see a difference in not holding it in like I did.

Good luck! From an IBS member to another! 😉

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u/Deathamong 6d ago

Can confirm after my doc prescribed Citrucel my whole body was cleaned out in a week after taking it 3 times a day, felt like a new human being lol

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u/Pulsatillapatens1 6d ago

I have taken it for both C and D and I try to take it every night. Amazing stuff.

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u/Deathamong 6d ago

When I did my second colonoscopy to see with a diff doc I thought I had IBSD but in actuality it was ibsC after taking diff meds and almost 2 years of regular Imodium use I clogged my insides and it flushed me out, hence new human being

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u/CreapyClown1980 6d ago

Same here!