Both water and fiber.
Fiber needs water to do it‘s job. Together they keep things moving smoothly and prevent constipation (You just need to make sure that you increase your fiber intake slowly)
My wife has been on a fiber kick. She got taco shells with extra fiber for me (she doesnt eat tacoshells). Neither of us bothered to see exactly how much fiber was in each shell. It was 17grams. 61% of your daily fiber needs. Per shell. I had 4. I didnt shit for 2 days. But when I did shit, it was the best shit I had ever had in my life. I was on a camping trip and we were just sitting in the woods. I was surrounded by beautiful scenery, birds chirping, low thunder rolling in the distance, a very very light rain, and a shit that easily took 30 minutes with minimal fighting. I dont think ill ever achieve that level of peace again.
Anytime I take off my shirt, it's not because of constipation. For me, it's when I ball out on some spicy food, when I get the hershey squirts, or both :)
Lmao what? Fiber makes your shit softer and easier to pass not bigger. Who the hell told you that fiber makes your shits bigger? 😂
I drink a lot of protein powder and before taking metamucil I was always shitting these horrific solid as a rock turds that took endless straining to get out despite drinking liters of water every day. Started taking metamucil (a fiber supplement) and after that I now get these nice perfect soft turds that barely need any wiping and squeeze out super easy.
It depends on the type of fiber and also how used you are to eating fiber. Metamucil is soluble fiber, which is the gentler of the two generally speaking. Insoluable fiber, sometimes known as roughage, comes from things like cruciferous vegetables, nuts and seeds, etc. It doesn't get completely broken down by the body so it adds bulk to the stool.
For ease of passing, if you are used to eating very little fiber and don't dial it up slowly enough, it can actually constipate you or cause a blockage. Or extremely painful shits.
i read some and saw some doctors say it.
actually it makes bigger in size id you dont drink enough water to support it. however it will make longer and soft if you drink water.
Well they're one of the very few here who thinks we're talking about constipation. Everyone else is discussing having the shits, which is when you have these symptoms.
You know that ring sting where it feels like you are pooping out literal lava? My body doesn't take spice very well and unbearable spice pain begins at like... jalapenos.
This happens after every camping trip. Doesn't matter how much fiber I eat or what. My body just locks things down in unfamiliar territory, then I have a backlog (heh) to clear when I get home.
Those guys are so true. Last year I was in Thailand and get sick from dirty water (it was rainy and Phuket beach and sea become polluted by city stocks). I was nauseous, sweaty af, I shit in the toilet and vomit in the shower simultaneously. After that I just lay down on the floor and pass out for a few minutes (really pass out). Those hell lasts all night, once per hour. Poisoning not a joke lmao.
Well that's completely understandable, you have a medical condition that affects your digestive system. For the people who don't have a medical condition, I'm very curious what their diet is like for them to sweat profusely and become nauseated while having a bowel movement.
The only time I deal with a shit like that is if I'm very sick, or using the porta-shitter in the middle of the day in Iraq back in 2011. I'd come out of those things drenched in sweat, like I just went swimming, but again that's understandable because small plastic box in a very hot desert.
If you're regularly sweating and becoming nauseated while shitting you either a) need to get checked for a medical condition or b) get real about what you're putting in your body.
If you've never had to bring a box of latex gloves,
plastic sheets or an "overflow container" to your ablutions, you know not the depths of human misery.
A chronic medical condition or an acute illness are the only reasons anyone should be having sweaty, fight for your life bowel movements.
If you have neither of those things but still experience those symptoms it's because of what you're putting in your body: shitty fiber-less diets, regular alcohol use, and other drugs that can wreak havoc on the digestive system like meth and steroids.
I have IBS and have occasional episodes of "shitting for my life," but after my most recent session, my daughter informed the rest of the family, "Mom was up in the middle of the night fighting demons." Whatever you call it, the sweating is intense.
I have IBS-C, which means I do not clear out all waste each day, and it begins to build up, and then my guts basically convulse when it gets too built up, and it comes out quickly but not "easily" -- much gut cramping and sweating are involved.
LOL. Fortunately, I have very little body odor. These episodes often hit me in the wee hours of the morning, I just strip sweaty shirt off and put on a dry one.
If I do not have the luck of having a toilet within reach and have to hold my shit for some minutes, I start to sweat profusely. I also have nausea and dizziness. But once I'm on the throne, it all comes out easily too lol. IBS really is the worst.
Feel your pain. Didn't get diagnosed until AFTER having my gallbladder removed. Legitimately will start sweating bullets if I cannot get to the toilet fast enough. (And yes I have a healthy balanced diet. My gut just does whatever the hell it wants.)
In all seriousness, you may be eating a food to which you are allergic. For me it turned out I was allergic to gluten (non-celiac... apparently that's a thing, who knew?), for my friend it was Lactose. Allergies can develop over time.
My girlfriend at the time lovingly told me that pooping should be a comfortable and pleasant experience most of the time, and it it's not then something is wrong. Changed my life. It's amazing how chronic pain or discomfort gets normalized.
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u/venus_asmr 9d ago
Because if your really shitting for your life, your gonna sweat a lot doing. Makes sense to take your top off to avoid. And it can be more comfortable