Interesting Article…

[Ugly_kid_jo]

Hello and merry Christmas everyone.

I read this article the other day - hopefully the link will work ok - and was just wondering how many people (IBS sufferers in particular I guess) could relate to it?

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cde...

I certainly can, at least around the embarrassment side of things, anyway (I’m a 51 year old male, so obviously can’t comment on the issues that are specific to women), but a few things really struck me about the article.

Firstly, astonishment that you could be married to someone for 15 years without having a poo when they are in the house(!)

Secondly that someone would actually write an article on how to have a poo without their boyfriend knowing.

And finally, that someone could go for a month without going for a poo (personally I usually feel pretty uncomfortable if I haven’t been for a day or two).

No particular agenda here, and I’m very pleased that these women seem to have their lives back on track… but it’s very sad that they’ve suffered so much (as many people here, including myself, do on a daily basis).

Anyway, I’d be genuinely interested to hear/read people’s views/comments.

[BabsyWabsy]

Hi Jo, I think many of us don't have a choice, when you gotta go you gotta go. It is worthwhile losing the embarrassment if you can because we all have to go. When my gut issues first became a problem, I was getting huge amounts of gas and it just had to escape or I could not function. Obviously, I could not void this in public, and had to go to the toilets to do this. I used to worry about being heard. So I now have the attitude of 'what the heck'. What's the worst that can happen? As this article suggests, hanging on can be very bad for your health. I also think endometriosis is under diagnosed and can have a massive impact for women.