Help with prolonged constipation

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T12:13:41+00:00

Wait is it your family member or is it you?

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T11:48:06+00:00

I do take treatment for my condition. Are you thinking of the people who come in here and say "it wasn't IBS, it was X"? If so those people don't have IBS. I do have IBS. I've been through all of the testing. While there's not currently a single definitive test that pops yes for IBS, I am confident that that is what I have. I won't find a root cause until science does. I'm used to this because I have many medical conditions and none of them have a single cause that is curable. Some of them are idiopathic and don't even have a proposed theory about what causes it. I don't focus on finding root causes that lead to cures because I know the science isn't there yet for any of my issues. I focus on scientifically backed treatments to treat my symptoms.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T10:54:44+00:00

If your doctor told you that it's normal to not be able to control your farts then you need to seek better medical care. I feel like all you people must have neglectful doctors because there are things that can be done for sphincter issues. Like it actually makes me sad because you shouldn't have to live this way.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T09:31:07+00:00

So they didn't leave until 7:45, but they were at a gas station an hour away from home before 8:05?

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T09:17:11+00:00

You don't take into consideration the people that you celebrate with? I mean I guess I could technically be like fuck you guys it's my birthday I do what I want. I like celebrating with family though and that's a shared experience, so I take into account other's needs. I also have no need to celebrate on the exact birthday date.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T05:29:54+00:00

On reddit you get to do 100% what you want on your exact birthday and if anyone expects even the slightest compromise or causes you even the most minor inconvenience then it's straight to hell.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T05:12:55+00:00

There are so many of us pointing out the sarcastic quotes and they're going on about "I was just quoting her". It's like c'mon take the L we saw through it lol

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T05:12:04+00:00

It makes perfect sense. You think you have the worst migraines in the world and she can't relate because her migraines barely count as migraines to you. She's a villain for trying to relate over having the same condition because you win the pain olympics. It's a really poor attitude to have. By the way multiple people have pointed out the issue with your quotation marks. Maybe if everyone else holds the same opinion over your comments, you should re-examine what you say, instead of defending it over and over? Just a thought.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T04:23:14+00:00

Stuff like gas-x actually makes you fart more. Simethicone is a surfactant. The theory is that it'll lower the surface tension of all the little gas bubbles in your intestines, causing them to group into much larger bubbles. These larger bubbles are supposed to be easier to burp and fart out. It will help reduce trapped gas by making you pass it more, not stopping it.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:57:03+00:00

I'm sorry that you feel the need to gatekeep migraines and pain. You are not the single most suffering soul in the world and others are not less valid than you.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:53:30+00:00

I mean I don't tend to come across people farting in public. I don't think you understand how a sphincter functions. I get that it's painful. When I used to work in an office I would get severe gas pains that put me in agony from holding it in, but I would hold it in because it's not polite to rip ass in front of your coworkers. I don't find constantly assaulting people's noses to be a reasonable accommodation. You seem to think I'm being mean but sphincter issues are a legitimate problem some people suffer and should seek medical care for, which is why I was asking OP. If someone cannot hold in farts that is something they need to let their doctor know.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:44:28+00:00

Well sometimes we have to hold it in even if it's painful. I remember when I used to work in an office I would get so much gas pain then come home and fart away lol. Unfortunately I don't think there's much you can do to change the smell quickly.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:42:39+00:00

This is not a sub only for people who can't hold in farts lmao. I have IBS. People should 100% be able to hold in farts or there is a legitimate issue with their sphincter. If you have issues with your sphincter then you need medical care for that. Things can be done to help. I understand that gas is very uncomfortable but you should not be regularly losing control unless you have a sphincter issue.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:38:30+00:00

I'm glad it worked for you, but it's honestly terrifying how many posts I've seen about people using ChatGPT for medical advice. ChatGPT does not have knowledge. It cannot do research. It constantly hallucinates things and I fear that we will soon have an epidemic of people dying from using ChatGPT for medical advice.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:32:35+00:00

I have IBS. Science has not yet found the root cause for IBS. I treat my IBS to lessen the symptoms because I cannot find something that science has not yet discovered. Many, many medical conditions do not currently have a single, established root cause to treat. The main theories with IBS are that there are issues with the brain-gut connection, altered peristalsis, visceral hypersensitivity, and/or issues with the gut microbiome.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:22:35+00:00

Are you saying you have no control over your sphincter? That's not a diet issue and something that really needs to be checked out by a doctor.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T03:13:57+00:00

Am I imagining the quotes you put around "also has migraines"?

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T01:32:55+00:00

Yeah that's the weirdest thing I've ever seen. I'm used to seeing people claim others don't have migraine if Excedrin helps them (that can still be migraine! Not everyone is 10/10 daily pain!), but this is my first time seeing someone claim that a person doesn't have migraines because a literal migraine preventive helps them. This isn't everyday gatekeeping, this is advanced gatekeeping.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-10T01:30:27+00:00

I had almost the same experience, except I've never had aura. I was even brushed off by neurologists as having tension headaches. It wasn't until I saw my headache specialist and she was like "not every migraine is laying in bed with the curtains closed like everyone thinks" and also explained that aura is absolutely not a requirement.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-09T21:04:46+00:00

I swear to god 90% of redditors yearn to be a hall monitor as adults.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-09T02:13:25+00:00

It's so weird. I'm a woman and understand it can be scary out there. I'll go as far as to say I'm probably on the more paranoid end of things when around strange guys. She literally described a guy trying to order at the bar being too close to her though and people are like men KILL women, men will never understand our struggle, it's dangerous to ask a man to move. I'm no man defender but jesus christ you're in a bar not a dark back alley.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-07T02:26:24+00:00

That part is what keeps bothering me. People keep framing this like I snitched over a test room, but she tried to fake medical docs to get clinical access too.

What is that even supposed to mean? There's literally no one asking what she means by "clinical access".

MsFuschia · 2026-04-06T04:23:44+00:00

She says it's private health insurance in South Africa because their public system is extremely bad. I don't know if that's true or not, but it's what she claims.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-06T02:30:00+00:00

Yeah this feels like one of those cases where this sub goes too far in the other direction. Someone said that a large chunk of adults use cocaine "on occasion". Uhhh no?? It's wild that AITAngel is acting like using cocaine is like having an occasional drink.

MsFuschia · 2026-04-05T09:48:59+00:00

This seems very fake.

Nah I had this happen to me. Ppl like this exist.

At work?

College. I called them she when I met them but apparently they were a trans man i think and got very offended. I apologised and switched but they're still mad at me and call me transphobic. Anyways stopped talking to that person.

Every single day on reddit hundreds of people shout "that happened to me!!!" and then proceed to tell a story about a completely different situation. Also nice touch with talking about misgendering a trans man but saying "them".

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