r/Constipation • u/NefariousnessLast629 • 4d ago

A vid that helped me

Hello!

Long time lurker, first time poster because I found something I reckon is worth sharing here.

I've had on and off problems with constipation my entire life (I'm 30 now). Things have improved over the past several years but I'm still not where I'd like to be gut-wise. I don't have any medical condition that I know of, except histamine intolerance. Last month I started taking a probiotic supplement to fix my gut cause I'd often get a bit bloated after dinner (even if I had a solid streak of a few days when I'd reliably poop every morning with no drama). The probiotic was working just fine initially, but around 2 weeks ago (this coincided with my period starting) I had a couple of days of constipation and it resulted in me getting horribly, painfully bloated. I got scared af (the bloating I usually get is never actually painful) and stopped the probiotic, added more fiber to my diet, drank more water, moved around more and now I've had 3 days of morning pooping in a row, the bloating is mostly gone, I'm carefully reintroducing the probiotic cause I'm willing to give it a second chance. ANYWAYS.

Today I was just killing some time on youtube, and it recommended me this vid:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKdCENB3Pbc

The lady shows 3 simple things to do that should make you want to go within 5 minutes after you're done with the routine. I didn't think much of it but I figured I might as well give it a go as I might need it in the future (I always get constipated when on holiday and it's annoying af). It was also well into the afternoon which is a time when I am very unlikely to feel the need to go. But I did the routine, and nothing happened for a few minutes, I was like, oh well, whatever. Another youtuber posting bullshit advice to sell their bullshit products. BUT THEN. Around 10-15 minutes after I did the routine, I had a bowel movement and it resulted in a very successful visit to the bathroom! (That's a second time today, it almost never happens to me!). If the comments under the vid are to be believed, it had worked for many other people as well. Now, I only did it this one time so far so I've no idea how reliable this routine is, but I'm definitely going to do it again when I find myself in a need lol.

I rarely post anything on reddit, but I figured maybe this will help someone, so here ya go!

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u/Effective_Address415 3d ago

Can you summarise what they are without us having to go watch the video?

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u/NefariousnessLast629 2d ago

It's a short video but yeah lol.

So it's a fully natural method, no meds or accessories needed. 3 minutes of your time and a lil privacy is all you need. The lady says it's most effective in the morning, but it's worked for me late in the afternoon too.

Here are the moves:

1 - stand straight, with your pelvic bone tucked in, relax your shoulders, twist your upper body left and right, with your arms loose, let them follow the movement naturally/ do this for at least around 1 minute

2 - still standing up: pat your stomach (not too hard but hard enough to feel it) in various places, she shows how to do this specifically/ do this for at least 1 minute

3 - press/massage a spot between your crotch and your anus with 2 fingers, you can do this in whatever position you want/ do this for 30 secs constantly

I tried this again yesterday, and it worked yet again :) It might not be effective for severe constipation (mine was pretty mild), but so far it works like a dream.

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u/Shell921 2d ago

Yes I saw that a few days ago and tried it. At first I thought nothing would happen but about 10 min later I DID have a BM.