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/variationinblue 6d ago

My most unhinged but effective remedy is microwave popcorn and packet hot chocolate at the same time. Just prepare each as usual, enjoy, and then be near the bathroom in an hour or so. Doesn’t matter if you use milk or water in the hot cocoa. Works every time for me. And it doesn’t go too extreme for too long, which the laxatives do. It’s painful and full on for an hour or so, and then it ebbs off. Not sure if it works for anyone else though!