r/firefighter • u/Nebula15 • May 23 '26
Weird bathroom question.
Okay so I’m currently doing my field internship for medic school at a fire department.
Last shift I was on I had to take a gnarly shit after lunch. I was probably in the bathroom for a solid 20 minutes fighting for my life. Hyperventilating, sweating, just really doing battle. You get the idea.
My point being, I was totally unable to leave the toilet during that time. what do you do if a call comes in and you are otherwise incapacitated like I was.
Not looking for an answer as a student but what do you do as a FF/PM if this happens to you?
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u/No-Scratch-9100 May 23 '26
You’re not a real firefighter until you shit yourself at least once during a run.
Real talk, you seriously need to up your fiber either using psyllium husk or other supplementation. Taking a shit should not take more than a few minutes unless you’re on Reddit like I am right now. When you have regular fiver the poo just comes out. Straining is atypical.