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Jason, enemas may help in the short term, but in the long term they will only decrease your body's ability to go on its own. I used to rely on a suppository to make me go, now I can go on my own. Some things I do to help stimulate a BM:
Put a very cold compress on your abdomen. The cold will draw blood flow to your gut, as the body attempts to warm up that area. Lie or sit like that for around half an hour - when notice the cloth becomes warm from your body, flip it over. You could do this in front of the TV with your girlfriend around. This technique has been recommended to me by a few massage therapists and really works.

Alos, after I have breakfast, I kneel on my couch, sideways, with my body right over my knees - and I check emails in this position, sipping on a herbal tea,m with my laptop next to me on my couch. So the upper thighs are pressing into the abdomen. After about 15-20 minutes, I get the urge to go.
If I am at work, I find doing twists while I am on the toilet, crossing my legs and spending time twisted on either side, helps me go. And I prop my feet on an upturned waste paper basket (at home I use a laundry basket), so my body is really in a squat position.

I am not saying these are ideal solutions. Ideally we'll get our guts working better on their own. But in the meantime, there are things you can do short of using an enema to help trigger a BM.

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IBS-C, lots of spasm and trapped gas.

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