Audrey
Tom's surveys:
1) Have you ever had a pee outside? Yes.
2) If yes, where have you peed outside? In parks, in my yard and garden, and on camping trips.
3) Do you only pee outside in an absolute emergency or are you happy to do it if you need to go even if you're not bursting? I like to hold and wait to do it outside, it can be a lot of fun.
4) How old were you when you first peed outside? I was around 5.
5) Why did you need to go outside instead of using a toilet? I was at a park and the building was closed.
6) Did someone teach you how to pee outside or did you have to work it out for yourself? My mom tried to reach me.
7) If you were shown how to do it, what were you told to do? I was told to squat and just pee.
8) Do you normally squat low, get into a high squat or find something to sit or lean on to help you pee outside? I have tried and enjoyed all, but now I stand.
9) Do you wipe after you pee outside or do you drip dry? Wipe if I'm shitting and have a hole to dispose of the paper.
10) If you haven't peed outside or avoid it if you can, why?
11) If you don't mind peeing outside, why do you think some girls avoid doing it and hold on until they find a toilet? They are afraid of peeing in or exposing themselves.
If you were on a hike or in a park with no toilets with a girl child who needed to pee and had never peed outside before, how would you teach her to go outside?
I would tell her to drop her pants or flip her skirt, spread, and push hard at the beginning and end. If she's not comfortable standing or her hands aren't clean, I'd tell her to squat and hold on to me for balance.However, this risks getting piss all over your ass cheeks and thighs.
Would you teach an adult female to pee outside any differently?
Not really.
Do any guys think they'd be able to help or do you think it's best left to a woman to teach another female to pee outside? If necessary, of course, but it's best left to a woman.
-When pooping with someone present at your home do you wait and hold or do you just let go (for example siblings, parents, kids nearby)? I let go.
-When pooping in public toilet have you ever been in a stalemate? For example you and the someone else waiting till someone leaves the bathroom to finally start nr 2. Yes, but I've mostly gotten over that.
-When pooping in public someone knocks on the door do you quit pooping or do you continue pooping? What if the other person keeps waiting at the door? I keep going. I might even start up a conversation and ask how bad they have to go.
-Have you ever buddy dumped with a stranger in public toilets or in nature? Yes, I wouldn't call it buddy dumping if their a stranger. How do we define buddy dumping?
-When on a trip with family or friends, can you poop in the hotel or do you wait out an opportunity for you to be alone? I can poop in the hotel, but I might wait to be alone so I can poop lying down on the floor or in the bath on some toilet paper and then flush it.
-When out camping with a van, do you poop in the toilet in the van or not? I do. I wish I had that opportunity more often.
-when at a festival or other outdoor gathering have you pooped in the porta potty's? Yes, I have a story about that a while back.
-when having dinner at a friends house do you poop after dinner at their place or do you wait till home? I might go at their place if I have to.
-when hospitalized and in a room with multiple people do you poop in your room or do you go the public facilities in the hallway? I go in my room, it can be thrilling. I especially love to go in a bedpan.
-How many times a week do you hear other people pooping, either at home or in public? 2-3 times, normally more often before the virus.
Monika B.: I absolutely love holding till I have to do a big poo!
Lorenz: I loved your story about darsolea! What does it mean by "fountain"
Taylor
Secret pooping
After my recent post about pooping with company and them not knowing until they hear it I thought it would be fun for Jennifer and I to go to the bathroom together and see if we could guess when the other was pooping.
Jennifer went first and she pulled down her leggings and a red thong just low enough to clear the toilet before lowering herself onto the seat. A few seconds later there was a loud hissing as she unloaded her coffees from earlier, her stream shooting forward and hitting the porcelain like usual. She peed for a little while and then I watched intently, giving her my full attention waiting for that one giveaway moment. After about a minute I heard her wee tinkling into the water for a few seconds and she bit her lip. That had to be it! Nope!! She even stood up a little to prove she wasn't pooping. I was convinced. I continued watching and a couple of minutes later there was a loud splash. I had no idea at all! She smiled widely "I win!" and then stuck her tongue out when there was another splash seconds later. I saw her face tense up, a definite indication she was pushing and there was a small fart followed by a third splash before she started wiping. Once she was nice and clean she flushed and we changed places.
I reached underneath my skirt and pulled down my pink briefs before sitting on the seat that was now nicely warmed from Jennifer. I shuffled back a little, making myself comfortable and then just let it happen, feeling quite excited about what was to come. It wasn't long at all before I felt pressure against my back door and moments later it gently domed as a soft log crowned. Right on cue Jennifer said "You're going aren't you!" How did she know? It had been a second! I sighed "Yes" as it got wider, stretching me a little as it quickly moved. I involuntarily pinched it off, splashing my backside with water as it fell into the bowl and I was immediately forced open again. I have to say, it felt fantastic, the gentle pressure as it first emerges is my favourite part of pooping by far. It broke off with a quiet "flumph" and I got myself some toilet paper as I peed. Once I had finished emptying both ends I started wiping, I used one piece for my front and I needed three for my behind before it came back clean. I flushed while seated, an idea I stole from Victoria and something I am able to do on Jennifers toilet, and pulled up my underwear before joining her at the sink to wash our hands.
This was really fun and I'd love to do it again!
Kenna
Josh gets constipated on vacation
Hi, Kenna again with another update. During this story i finally brought up the topic of laxatives and suppositories to Josh. Jennifer- Josh is a pretty easy guy to get along with and he is super sweet! I know he is uncomfortable during his hard poop sessions but he does enjoy my help, he says i definitely make it easier for him to go. This story happened recently over a 4 day weekend camping with some friends and riding ATVs. We headed out on wednesday after work and got to our spot pretty early as it was only an hour drive. Josh's last poop was on monday morning before work. We shared a small 1 bathroom cabin with 2 more of our friends for this trip, and naturally Josh was a little worried about that for pooping. We rode atvs all thursday and stopped at a couple bars for food. Josh still didnt need to poop and was starting to get uncomfortable. By mid day friday he really needed to go, and we all had stopped for lunch at another restaurant on the trail. He pulled me aside and told me he had to go and was going to try, and that he was constipated. I told him not to worry, we would figure it out. Our group ordered lunch and Josh excused himself to the bathroom. About 5 minites later i got a text message from him telling me his poop was stuck, and asking me if i could help him go later. I told him yes of course and i was sorry he was having a hard time. We finished lunch and i used the restroom before we left. I snuck a bunch of toilet paper in my jacket figuring Josh might need it. I asked him if he wanted to try and poop in the woods off the trail for privacy instead of holding his poop in longer and having anxieties over the 1 bathroom cabin. He agreed the woods was a good idea and more ideal for privacy. We rode awhile and told our friends we were going to explore a different part of the trails and would meet up with them later. There is a secluded and remote stretch of trail inbetween the cabin and where we were. About 10 minites into the trail we pulled off the trail into the woods a ways and stopped. Will this work?? I asked Josh. "Yes. This is perfect" he said. "You can grab onto the back of the ATV rack and hold yourself up" i said. "Here, i brought toilet paper too". "Youre a lifesaver"! Replied josh. "No problem, ive always got your backside" i joked. Josh removed his gear, got into a squat behind his atv and hung onto the luggage rack to hold himself up. I sat on the seat facing him and held his hands as he started to work on his poop. He pushed and pushed for about 5 minutes and i asked him if it was coming out. "Its close, but not yet, its really hard and big, its stuck right at my hole" josh said. "Can i ask you something?" I said. "Sure, what is it" asked josh. Um, have you ever considered using a laxative or suppository to help you go?? "Well, my doctor prescribed several laxatives to me and all it did was give me severe cramps and discomfort, and caused me to miss work, so i stopped using them. I have tried suppositories but they didnt work well either because my whole poop is so hard, it might only help the tip come out but i have to work just as hard to finish going so i didnt find them too beneficial". "Would you try suppositories again"? Yes, i suppose i would, especially if you help me go too" said josh. "Well i think its worth a shot, youve been pushing for 10 minutes and it isnt coming out yet" i said. He agreed next time he was having alot of trouble we could try the suppository. He started concentrating on his poop again with me encouraging him and comforting him. "You can do this baby. Focus on me. Puuuuuushh. Take all the time you need". Josh pushed and grunted hard for awhile when he told me it was starting to come out but he had to rest. I got off the atv and went behind him to look. He had a few inches of a rock hard turd sticking out that looked quute painful. Ouch that looks hard! I told him. Oh trust me, it is! He said. "Keep pushing, youve got this!" I encouraged. He began to work again with me hugging him. After another 10 minutes of concentrated effort, his poop landed on the ground behind him with a huuuuge thud. "Wow, that sounded big!" It is, said josh. He stood up and we looked at his poop. It was a single turd about 20" in length, very hard and dry looking. "Ugh im glad thats out"! Sighed josh. He wiped a single time and was done. We cleaned up, got dressed and finished riding for the day. Im glad he is willing to try a suppository, i will definitely post about that when the time comes! Take care all! Xoxo kennaBianca
To Everyone
Hi everyone! I love all the updates. Jazz: your hot poop story was interesting. I bet if it felt that bad, it stung like a bee especially if you ate tons of peppers. If you want to experiment, I'm sure eating a bunch of wasabi can really make your poop feel hot. Todays poop was solid while yesterday's was mush. I did a trumpetting warning fart after putting laundry away, and was correct on guessing the poop's consistency. While on the toilet these last few days, I've been doing what I'll call self reflecting (looking back on past events/thoughts). Although at the time of losing my elevator DVD I didn't want it back right away, I changed my mind. Now, I want the replacement to hurry up and come so I can play it again. Also, I want to hear the narator speak of that trapped guy nick peeing down the shaft. This site has always come up in my mind when hearing that. It turns out though, that the reason Nick peed where he did was to hopefully get noticed. The guy went for a cigar break, and became stuck in an elevator on a Friday night unable to escape until 4 PM Sunday afternoon. If this guy had to poop, I imagine it wasn't much since he had no food, and probably pooped before then. For those of you who might have self reflected on a toilet you've missed, I'm sure you all have changed your mind at some point, too. Sometimes, I wish I had a fast flusher.
Tyler
First Post!
Hi everyone, my name is tyler. The description of me is that I am white, 5 6" and in my early 20's.
This is a story that happened a while age, since now I couldn't and wouldn't do this because of COVID
Me and my girlfriend were sitting at the table eating breakfast while she was reading the paper and then she said that her friend recommended a place called ******* (sorry don't want to advertise) Where we could go camping. I told her that it sounds good. A couple days later we drove off to the place. It was about 4 hours from our house. We got in the car and drove for 1 hour before the need to take a BM hit. But this wasn't just a normal, controllable urge. I felt like I was about to explode! I didn't want to tell my girlfriend because I am really shy when it comes to these kinds of things. I guess I got a little squirmy because after 10 minutes she asked if I was ok. By then I was SUPER desperate to poop so I told her my problem. She told me that there was a gas station 15 mins away and asked if I could hold it. I told her I would try. 5 minutes later I knew I wasn't going to make it because I could all ready feel it trying to come out as I rubbed my stomach. She told me we were almost there and to try to hold it a little longer. When she told me this, I got really emotional (which was super embarrassing) because I knew I was going to have an accident. Now let me just say that I NEVER have accidents. I begged her to stop the car and let me out. She did. I ran out and got to a bush that would hide me. I tried to pull down my pants but the zipper was stuck!!! By now I was about to explode and by the time I got my pants pulled down, there was a mushy mess in my jeans that had soaked through and the stain was very visible. I went back to the car fighting back tears, and told my girlfriend what happened. Luckily she told me that it was ok and that I could get cleaned up at the gas station.
That's all for now! I hope you enjoyed. Has anyone had en experience similar to mine? If yes could you please post? I am feeling really self-conscious about this experience.
Tyler
Thomas
Airplane crew
Multiple news agencies are reporting a story about an updated recommendations for airplane crews. To avoid Covid infection, they should not only wear masks, but they should avoid using restrooms and instead should be wearing diapers
Would you do so?
Saturday, December 12, 2020
Mike
To Eileen
Hi good to hear from you it sounds like you were quite desperate to get on the toilet in the supermarket was it a quick sitting or a big poop look forward to hearing from you soon take care xx
Bianca
Toilet Magic
Hi guys. I once dreamed of my high school in Harker Heights, and had funny experiences with the toilets their. In the dream, I heard my favorite Aerosmith song playing as if it was right in my ears through headphones every time I used the toilets! Lol, I'd be in the stall, dancing through the whole song. Instead of all the right lyrics, some of them were changed. For example, love was changed to poop. So, in the chorus I heard "Poop in the elevator, stinking it up when I'm going down". It was Steven Tyler's voice and everything, but the magic of the toilets changed the lyrics. I didn't care that the song was turned gross, I loved "Poop In An Elevator" just as much as I love the real true song in reality. The real song BTW is called Love In An Elevator. Just imagine if that make believe version in my dream were real. Concerning my poop life on real Earth today, it wasn't much, and it was 3 solid pieces. My high school has lots of toilets in the bathroom maybe about 4. As far as number of bathrooms go, I don't know. Bye to all, hope you enjoy.
Jazz
Hot Poo
Hi everyone, I just wanted to say that I had a hard/soft poo today. It stung my hole coming out, must of been those peppers I ate, lol. In fact as I'm writing this my bootyhole still burns and feels hot. Anyway, that's it for now, until next time.Monika B.
Sorry for all the posts lol. But I just had to do this survey. I feel like my answers probably won't be as interesting, though.
1. When pooping with someone present at your home do you wait and hold or do you just let go (for example siblings, parents, kids nearby)?
I'm a morning pooper, so I go in the morning at home regardless of who is around. Lately it's only my roommate. I've never had issues pooping at home, but I don't use public restrooms for that, so I don't have much of a choice.
2. When pooping in public toilet have you ever been in a stalemate? For example you and the someone else waiting till someone leaves the bathroom to finally start nr 2.
I don't poop in public restrooms. I just hold it.
3. When pooping in public someone knocks on the door do you quit pooping or do you continue pooping? What if the other person keeps waiting at the door?
See the answer above.
4. Have you ever buddy dumped with a stranger in public toilets or in nature?
No. I will poop in nature, though.
5. When on a trip with family or friends, can you poop in the hotel or do you wait out an opportunity for you to be alone?
I don't have problem pooping in the hotel. I'd rather be a little embarrassed by the smell than have to hold it in all day. Everyone else goes on trips anyway.
6. When out camping with a van, do you poop in the toilet in the van or not?
I haven't camped in this way. I would prefer using the toilet in the van, I guess.
7. When at a festival or other outdoor gathering have you pooped in the porta potty's?
Heck no!
8. When having dinner at a friends house do you poop after dinner at their place or do you wait till home?
I generally don't need to poop in the evening. I don't have a problem pooping at a friend's house if I'm staying overnight. If I have to go and I'll only be there a couple of hours though, I'll hold it.
9. When hospitalized and in a room with multiple people do you poop in your room or do you go the public facilities in the hallway?
Eek. I'd prefer my room. This hasn't happened to me yet.
10. How many times a week do you hear other people pooping, either at home or in public?
We only have one bathroom and it's right next to my room, so definitely a few times a week lol. I don't really care. Most people I know aren't poop shy at all! I'm really not either, I only hold it when out in public because I'm a germaphobe.
Pooperlady
My huge crap yesterday
I had been a bit constipated for the previous few days, and yesterday, I felt that I was going to crap a lot. There was a lot that had to come out.
Late in the morning, after coffee, I felt like I had to go. I went into the bathroom, but only pooped and peed a little. Still, at least some of it was out. I decided to see if eating lunch would help things along.
After finishing lunch, I really had to go. I knew that it would probably be painful, so I decided to listen to the radio while on the toilet. It seems like a weird thing to do, but I find it helps keep me calm and distracts me a bit if there's some pain.
I sat down on the toilet and put my feet up on my squatty potty, getting into a comfortable position to attend to my need. Listening to the radio helped me relax a bit, and I pushed a little as I felt my bowels moving. It was a big, hard turd, a bit difficult to pass, and hurt a bit. It came out really, really long and thick, and part of it was out of the toilet water when it was finished coming out. I knew that I was far from finished, but I felt pretty good and I knew things would get easier now that I was a bit more unblocked. I relaxed and pushed a little more, and a second large, long turd came out more easily.
I had already made a few large poops when I knew that I wasn't finished with this defecation session, so I stayed on the toilet, peeing and pooping as needed, calmly eliminating whatever I had to as it came. Nice and natural.
I looked in the toilet between my legs, at what I had created. There was a lot of large, bulky poop, and some looser, thinner ones as well. I watched my stream as I pissed on top of the huge pile of poop. I let out a contented sigh. It had been a good toilet session, and I felt so relieved and so much better!
Monika B.
Does anybody else like to hold their poop in for awhile before actually going? Especially if you REALLY have to go? I like to do this if I have time; I like to hold it for about an hour and a half to an hour when I really, really need it. It just makes actually going so much more satisfying. I don't hold it for longer than an hour unless I'm away from home... I've read stories on here about how people held in a desperate poop for days, and I can't imagine doing that. I've had situations where I've been at work or at a meetup and really had to poop for hours (I don't poop in public restrooms), and that's just miserable for me.
Josie
To JW
I'm a natural birthing mother,two of my daughters were all natural born.
It does made me feel different after giving birth.
After I give birth to my elder daughter Carol,the effect was actually not that big.I just remember I farted quite a few times when giving birth,but apart from that,nothing happened to my bowel.
But the second time giving birth was a disaster.I'm still very gassy while giving birth.After giving birth,I need to stay in hospital for a few weeks.I became terribly constipated during the first week,I couldn't push out a single small piece of poop for one week.But the next Monday when I woke up,I suddenly realized the room was filled with awful smell,then I felt there are something very warm in my pants,I realized I was pooping a lot in my pants so I rushed to the bathroom.As I strained and walked,more and more just keep coming out.After sit on the toilet,I checked my pants and found out that the pants was completely covered by brown logs,these turds are pretty thick,but many of them were been smashed during sleep,and you can imagine how dirty my butt is that time.There were already many dirty things in my pants but I still keep pushing one and another turd into the toilet because it's a week's amount.By the end,the thick turd suddenly turned into bad diarrhea,it's almost complete watery.After bombing all the things into the toilet,I threw the things in my pants into the toilet too and threw away the destroyed pants.The massive dump filled half of the toilet so I didn't dare flushing it.After all these crazy things,I need to face a clogging toilet,a bed with a huge poop stain,and also,severe diarrhea that last for half a month.
I don't know why I would have such an awful experience after natural birth,if any other people had similar experience,please let me know.Dan H
Post Title (optional) Thanks Catherine for all the posting
I would like to thank everyone here for the great stories I like them all so please keep posting (especially catherine)!
@Celine: it sounds like both of you had ginormous dumps so yes you would surely have clogged the toilet if you used it. Have you ever buddy dumped with tati and clogged a toilet? That would also be a terrific prank! If not you should definitely try & tell us!
Unknown
poop anxieties and awkward stories?
Hey all, I was wondering about some stories or experiences you had whilst pooping at unfavorable places or moments.
I'm thinking about stuff like: the first poop at your in laws house, need for a poo while having friends over at your place, the first hotel poo when you are in the room with someone you don't know very well, poop on a date in a restaurant or at his/her place, a much needed poop while on an interview or for tv people straight before broadcasting etc etc etc
There are so many awkward moments to need a poo, there must be a plethora of embarrassing stories around that should easy my own embarrassment for such situations.
One of my own moments I'll never forget is when I went skiing with friends during winter break. After the daily activities we ended up in a bar (as usual) drinking a lot. The place was absolutely stacked with people. Since I'm incredibly poop shy I didn't go yet during the first 2 days in our hotel (with 2 mates). So I decided to go at the bar because nobody would notice due to a lot of noise and laughter and there being several toilets available.
I was wrong , there was only 1 toilet for close to 100 people! People were mostly queuing up naturally the use the facilities. For the first time in my life I could imagine what women went through with waiting in line to get to the bathrooms. When it was finally my turn I couldn't take the image out of my mind that only a cranky wooden door separated me from a never-ending line of desperate people.
I tried desperately to poop while hovering the pee splattered seat and only a few hard pebbles fell out during 2 minutes. I just couldn't relax under these circumstances plus I didn't want the people waiting in line to think I was having a shit. In my mind, nobody ever takes a shit except for in their own home. I know it is natural and "shit happens" but I simply can't get over it.
Not counting the rather unsuccessful attempt in the bar I think I pooped just once during the entire stay of 7 days. I found the perfect opportunity when my 2 roommates left to hook up with the rates in another room. I told them I still need showering and that I'll come up later. I took the time to poop naturally.
I was 24 at the time and still so shy about it. I'm almost 40 now and ever since I have been avoiding situations like this. I don't go on trips (longer than one day) with anyone because of being poop shy. As a kid I remember another time where I was severely constipated during a summer camp when I also only pooped once after an emotional breakdown to a friend who urged me to go and try.
The anxiety I feel when I need to poo when I'm with friends or family is unreal. I can go in public (only if the bathroom is empty though) if I'm by myself but not when there are people with me.Eileen
Reply to Mike
Hi Mike , great to hear from you . You certainly had a huge poop before your shower . I can just picture you sitting on the toilet . Not much has happened to me as regards toilet visits lately . I usually only need to poop once each day but or the last Saturday in November I'd already had a BM at home . That afternoon I was in a local supermarket and knew I had to get to the store toilet as soon as possible . Luckily I didn't have to wait for a cubicle to become available . I was able to get in and sit on the toilet right away and have my 2nd BM of the day in peace . Hope to talk to you again very soon . Eileen XXCatherine
Response to Celine
Hi! Happy belated birthday! I hope that it was a good one (the birthday and the bowel movement!)
What an interesting experience for you and Tatiana! I've never used an outhouse! Those were post-Thanksgiving Doodies to be proud of!
I hope you are well and wish you all the best!
Catherine!Mistee
Responses to questions
Steve A. asks about "holding it" situations.
Well this was a few years back when I was in middle school. Then it continued into high school, but I was able to largely resolve it myself as I got older.
In middle school there were easily 3 of us competing for each toilet during class breaks. There were times when I had been holding a pee for 30 or 45 minutes. I would race to the bathroom when class ended and there would be already a crowd in there and each cubicle had business. One minute before next class started there would be a warning bell and many of the girls would make a run out of there and less than half would flush or wash their hands. Then I would have to risk a tardy by throwing myself onto a toilet for a fast piss or try to hold it until the next break. I loved substitutes and student teachers because they were more humane about letting me sign out and go on class time. Otherwise, I would just go to class and sit and wait in agony. But in a couple of cases, I got saved by a fire alarm and ducking into the bathroom as we came back into the building. Another time I volunteered to take some books down to the office. That pee felt especially good because I got rid of the pain about 30 minutes earlier than I had planned. In high school our class period passing time was 1 minute longer and that helped some. More so that anything in the 700 and 800 wings of the building where I had many of my classes the bathrooms were larger, some with 20 or 25 toilets. There were also some toilets with the doors taken off. Some of my friends wouldn't thinking of using one of them, but as for me, less privacy was far better than a bladder infection or worse yet, my dam breaking.
Shy Pooper Male asks for an awkward pooping story.
This happened midway through my 9th grade year of high school. We had a 7 a.m. meeting for all of those interested in trying out for the frosh cheer squad. So I signed up after school on my third day of constipation. The laxative pills I had taken hadn't worked so the next morning at 6 a.m. I took one of mom's suppositories. Within 5 minutes of injecting it, dad called down and told me he had to leave ASAP for a meeting and that if I wanted to ride to school I had to leave right then. The feeling in my gut started at the first traffic light. It got worse when he hit a speed-bump in the school parking lot which caused me to blast off some gas. Fearing the worse and running up 20 steps to the building didn't help either. I prayed that I would make it to the main floor bathroom nearby, but both doors were still locked. I quickly noticed next door, however, that the guys doors were open. so I thought "What the f**k and ran it. No privacy doors on any of the toilets and I was in the bathroom of the opposite sex! I took what I think was the middle toilet, yanked my jeans down so fast that I ripped off a belt loop and almost bounced my butt onto the seat. Immediately there was an explosion in all directions from under me. The crap blasted out so strong and fast that the diarrhea, which seemed hot, burned my hole. Luckily no guys came in, although I could hear several just outside the entrance door. I wiped fast and the best I could and hurried out through the door on the other side. Then after my cheer audition I had to race to get onto the toilet again for Round 2. The girls' room had been unlocked and this one didn't seem as bad.
Mike B.
To Shannon
I hope all is going well in your quest to become more accident free. But still miss your stories so I was wondering if you had any where you witnessed any of your friends / girlfriends having accidents.
Thunder
Toilet Meditation
I have mentioned this before and found it helpful . Firstly make sure you drink plenty of water . You need time when you will not be disturbed.... I like certain public toilets , I use a particular public toilet that when you sit it spreads your butt cheeks , Sit down and take slow deep breaths well into your diaphragm and on the out breath relax . Just do what is comfortable, no need to be over dramatic . When breathing out relax you anal and related areas. Visualise it all collapsing on and limp . I also concentrate on sounds around me as well . Do not try to wee or poo .... just let it happen and relax in the out flow . When weeing visualise a flowing creek . As a BM after you have been meditating for a while then push as needed . When you think you have concluded both activities then relax for a couple more minutes just in case there is a second performance. Good luck and give it several tries .
Wednesday, December 09, 2020
JW
Question for natural birthing Mothers
After giving birth naturally did any of you feel differently when have a bowel movement? What I mean is did it bring back painful or uncomfortable memories of your birthing process?- JW
Angie
On a date and having IBS
So if you have IBS you know the symptoms, sometimes if you eat something drink, etc It makes your stomach react and you have to be in the bathroom for numerous amounts of time, Well this experience is something I've dealt with quite a bit frequently a lot and recently.
I'm This great guy and we started dating, Hit it off quite well and had a lot in common I had a great connection so we went out to eat one afternoon at this great restaurant, My stomach had been a little bit sensitive that week and after we were going to eating we went to go to the local shopping mall to go look around and do some shopping. Just as we were going around shopping My stomach rumbled. I took a pill to help kind of keep things under control a little bit but the same time it helps but things still come on strong so my stomach rumbled and I mentioned I need to find a bathroom and quick despite taking my pill I said I'm going to be a few minutes and I don't know how long I'll be and he said that's fine he'll just go look around and that he will text me or I can go find him when I'm done. he just asked me if I was okay and I said yes my stomach is just super sensitive today and I really need to get to a toilet quick, I said text me after about 10 minutes to make sure I'm okay, So while he went off wondering throughout the store We were in I went down the aisle way to the hall to the bathrooms. I go into the bathroom and there is a line of about 12 stalls I normally take the very first one but sometimes I like to go toward the middle or the end in this case I probably take the end or the handicap stall because when I pull my pants down I have them around my ankles and I hold on to the bar and spread my legs, because it helps when I'm pooping or taking a dump no matter the circumstance. So I went to the big handicap stall walked into the stall and there were two great big rolls of teepee in the dispenser which I was really glad for I shut and lock the door and put my purse next to me on top of the toilet paper dispenser. I covered the seat and turned around. I'm LDS faith and I wear the garments, I am button my jeans and stuck my hands into my my bottoms and yanked them down to where the inside went out and everything was bunched around at my ankles and while I did that sat down at the same time and the minute I sat down and didn't take long, I relaxed and lots of watery liquid came out and following a really loud blasting fart. Thankfully while I was doing it I was alone cuz everything echoed right then I started to have a lot more liquid come out and I could feel in the process a few pieces of poop snuck out to. Just as I'm sitting there with my jeans and my bottoms down or on my ankles the door to the bathroom opens up while I'm just sitting there I can feel my stomach starting to rumble again and then I look next as I hear shoes walking toward my direction I'll look and the girl goes into a stall right next door to me just then she turns and locks the door. through the crack when she went into the stall she was a girl wearing a a blouse with flowers and tight jeans like I was wearing that were a light blue color as well like what I had on. She had flats on for her shoes and right as she turned around I watched what she did, I heard her yank her jeans and as I look to the bottom of the stall they went all the way down to her feet just above her shoes And then she stood back up straight and yanked down her underwear which was a white and polka-dotted pair of briefs for women bunched up over her jeans. She was a woman probably just to be younger to me of about 29 she was thin with her pants and her briefs all the way down around her ankles and as she sat down her feet were positioned and her legs did exactly as mine her feet were somewhat positioned a little pointed and her legs were really spread out Why she was sitting there I let rip on a really really really loud diarrhea fart I felt embarrassed but after I did I started to do more liquid and it got really loud again Just after I did it I said "sorry one smell and the noises" she called back over and said don't worry I understand it happens and by the sounds of it you must have IBS? I said yes and she completely understood she says she has it a little bit but not as bad. Although when she started peeing the noises got bad from her as well so I didn't feel so bad. I commented to her on her panties and she said thank you. She said she could tell mine and that she was the same she was LDS just she said the main reason she wasn't wearing them was because she was on her period and had to change her pad again like me I do that too. And she told me that I could see her pad down inside her underpants. I could hear her going and I had already been on the toilet for about 10 minutes. Text my date and I'm mentioned I was going to be a few more minutes he text me back and said okay I understand. She did her thing and started to fart really loud while she was sitting there farting and dumping she peed in a couple more farts and finally was done and I was still sitting there. Then you heard her real life toilet paper by the way it sounded you could tell she was wadding she went between her legs because her legs spread fart again and then she got more and leaned forward her feet positioned up on her tiptoes And you can tell she was wiping by the sound of it and you can see through the reflection of the wall. Then you start to pull up her underpants about halfway You can hear her rip out the pad and switch it and took care of everything there. And you saw her underpants go down and dangle just blow her knees covering from her ankle almost up to her knees again and she ripped a really loud fart with a little deep breath and then liquid came out behind it. She watched it few more times and then stood up turned around and flushed. You stood up and wiped and then you could see that she was pulling up her underpants again. She does like me she pulls them up first and then pulls up her pants. After she was finished I continued to keep dumping and I got really loud again. Just after that I finally was able to get ready to wipe my butt I reeled off a bunch of teepee I wiped and folded it over and wiped again by the time I was done I had to keep getting more toilet paper and I had wiped about seven times. I flushed before standing, turned around reached down pulled up my bottoms tucked in everything and then reached back and pulled up my jeans. I flushed again I could see marks in the bottom of the toilet. I went out of the stall I could see in her stall you could see Mark's as well and the smell of crap was really bad like mine. She's drying her hands and then look back and waved at me and smiled and then she was going while I washed my hands. Went back outside to my day he asked if I was okay and said as a joke"did you fall in" and shackled and said just kidding" and laugh and I of course went with a joke and laughed as well. We went off looking around and shopping and had a great day. It was a little embarrassing for me considering my circumstances but we did have a good day otherwise. We did it for 9 months before I screwed up and let him go. :(my story began on a date my sophomore year in college. It was a double date with one of my fraternity brother. We were going to a dance hall to drink and dance. I was feeling fine when we got there. But after an hour or so after a few drinks and some fast dancing I started feeling tired and a little sick to my stomach. I went to the bathroom a couple of times with a little diarahha. But I did not want to ruin the night for the rest of the group so said nothing to my date on how I was feeling. I just sat there not drinking much or dancing trying to make small talk with my date.But after leaving several times for the bathroom and being gone quite a while she asked me if I was feeling OK and I told her no that my stomach was not feeling very good and although I had not vomited yet I thought I might. I did not say anything to her about my diarahha. WE left soon after that and when we got back to her dorm I told her how sorry I was that I had been feeling sick and did not even feel I should give her a good night kiss. I went back to the frat house I reasoned maybe I was coming down with aa cold. So I took several cold pills and went to bed. Within the hour I woke up extremely nauseated and I knew I was about to vomit. I rushed to the bathroom and got on my knees in front of the toilet and waited for the inevitable.only a few seconds I felt my stomach lurch and I vomited once and then a second time. Although I had vomited in my life before it was never like this. It was 2 violent explosions. My whole stomach felt stetched and my throat hurt. When I looked into the toilet bowl all I had thrown up were the 2 or 3 partially digested cold pills that I had taken. I felt really weak and went back to bed. In the mornimg I felt o.k Moral of story don't take cold pills if you think you might vomit.
Nick
Store farts and a trip home
My wife and I were at Kohl's buying Christmas gifts when I smelt a fart, I asked my wife if it was her? She said it was and that she needed take a poo pretty bad, but wanted to hold it till we went home. We finished getting the thing we needed, my wife crop dusted some more and we went to pay. In the car she let out a couple of louder toots as she calls them, they were really stinky. When we got home she grabbed the store adds from the paper and headed up stairs. She told me to bring the bags from the car up to the bedroom. When I brought the bags up I saw her sitting on the pot looking at a Target add, she said she had a belly ache and was sorry about the stink, she let outva fart with some loose poop and sighed with relief. She said that once she was done pooing tgat she wanted to head to Target and a few other stores, she was still letting out more poop as she was saying this. I let her finish her business in privacy. On the way to Target she farted more and said that she needed to visit the ladies room once we got there. She went to poop more while I grabbed some items we needed, she texted me and said she was almost done, but the bathroom smelled horrible and she was still going. She finally met up with me and we continued on our dayThunder
Bladder Issues
I might have reported in the past that I use to get sudden , painful urges and briefly loose control of my bladder but quickly regain control which did result in very soggy undies . I am on medication for this and combined with in continence undies it is managed very much better . Also at night I can be up and down to the toilet peeing and this is due to stress and not properly emptying my bladder in the first instance . I manage this by practicing meditation and sometimes medication to make me relaxed . I did not realise I had incomplete bladder emptying until recently when I would meditate on the toilet and aim at relaxation on the bladder and anal area . Whilst I commenced with a wee as I got into relaxation I would wee again and again and it felt so good! Sometimes I would end up pooing even though I had no urge when I commenced. I am very glad I meditate on the throne . I have to pick I time when I can send many minutes. , maybe 15 to 20 minutes and not to be disturbed . There is a public toilet I have mentioned before that is ideal for this .
Celine
My huge post-Thanksgiving bowel movement
Hi, all. It's been awhile since I posted. I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday. Mine was pretty fun. My family and I went to see my grandparents, who live on a small farm. There hasn't been any livestock there in a long time, but the barn is still standing... as well as an outhouse a distance away, on the edge of a field. It looked bigger than a normal outhouse, so I wondered if there were two holes cut into the bench inside. I would soon find out. Around 5:00 PM we all had dinner, and my sister Tatiana and I really packed it away. I went to bed around 11:00, and I woke at 5:30 AM because I felt a monstrous shit coming on, and I needed to pee real bad, too. I noticed Tatiana wasn't on her side of the bed and then saw a light flick on out in the hall. I crept out and saw my sister walking back, turning off the light, with a roll of toilet paper in one hand. She saw me, and seemed to blush a little. "I really need to poop, and if I poop in the bathroom I'll clog the toilet. I know it. So, I'm going out to the outhouse." I got my jacket on and said "I need to poop really badly, too. So I'm coming with you." Tati got her own jacket on and we quietly went out the front door of the farmhouse and down the porch steps. We both spotted the outhouse and luckily it wasn't far, but Tati's butt cheeks were tightly clenched and she was biting her lower lip. "Naturally, I'm also needing to piss like a horse" she grumbled as we got closer to the outhouse and I giggled and said "Right there with you, sis." We got to the outhouse and I turned on my phone's flashlight to make sure we wouldn't be sitting on any splinters, and just as I suspected, there were two seat holes. Tatiana pulled down her pajama pants, and then her undies, and set herself gingerly on the seat. I pushed my thong down and sat on the hole next to her. After a moment's pause Tati started to pee, a thick and hissing stream. I also started to gush piss and we both peed and peed-after 20 seconds I was done, and she was finished a few seconds after. Tati threw her head back with a smile and made an exaggerated "Aaaaaaah!" She then leaned forward, so far her ass lifted off the seat slightly, and grunted softly as a thick, knobby turd began to slowly emerge. The crackling and smell of her shit was enough to kind of prod my own out and my asshole stretched wide, and quickly, as I felt a thick, solid log begin to emerge. The sensation of my asshole stretching so wide to force this monster out was indescribable-the sweetest relief you can imagine. I bit down on my lower lip as my huge crap inched out a little more, and I looked over at Tati-still hunched over. My mouth dropped when I saw her give one last push and a huge, long turd broke off and thumped into the long trench dug under the seats. Tati goes "Lean forward, let me see!" and I laughed as I leaned forward so my ass was fully visible, and Tati looked and went "Oh my God, am I really seeing this? Dear God." and with one final push my dump snapped off and thumped to the ground. Tati wiped herself, and then passed the TP roll to me and I wiped. We pulled up our pants and I shined my flashlight down to see what we'd made-Tati's BM was absolutely enormous, at least 17 inches long and 3 inches wide through the fattest part in the middle. Smooth but knobby at the ends. My own dump was bigger-looked to be 20 inches, nearly two feet. Around 2, 2 1/2 inches at the thickest part. We stood there and giggled a little, then went back inside. The next morning, as my mom was taking her own super dump in the bathroom upstairs, I mentioned to my grandparents that Tati and I had used the outhouse early that morning to avoid destroying their own toilet, and my grandmother laughed and said the outhouse had been built for the two children of the original owners, who'd built the place in the late 30s. They'd do their business in the outhouse if they couldn't make it back to the farmhouse. It was my first time ever relieving myself in an outhouse, and it was fun. Today is also my seventeenth birthday (December 4) and I've been holding back a dump since this morning, so I'm about to go give a little gift to myself. Talk to you all later. :)
PS-to Catherine. I'm so sorry you and your family got so sick. I've had my bouts with diarrhea, and once it was also on a Thanksgiving when I was 12. Horrible time. I hope you're feeling better now. <3
Victoria B.
Indisposed!
Hey!
A couple of days ago when I answered the survey I said that I never take phone calls on the toilet. After today that has changed!
Robyn stayed over last night and we decided to sleep in today. It was almost 11:00 this morning when I got a text about a package. Between not being fully awake and not having my glasses on I thought little of it and just continued scrolling through my phone until the urge hit me. I needed to poop and that meant getting out of bed without disturbing her because she was laying between me and the door to my ensuite. Having an ensuite bathroom with a toilet about three feet from my bed and then choosing to lay on the side of the bed closest to the door was a bold choice by Robyn!
I got out of bed without waking her up and dropped the turquoise cotton boyshorts I wore to bed to my ankles before sitting down. My pee stream started with a hiss when my phone vibrated. Another text and I idly glanced at what it said. There was a package arriving at my building but my first log had just started to crown and its process of working its way out was too enjoyable to care about packages. My butt felt warm and pleasantly full between its two cheeks and I let out a sigh just as the phone rang! It was the same number that the texts had been from-the delivery driver was at my building!
I made a snap decision: the driver was on a tight schedule and I wanted to let them drop the package off and get to wherever they needed to go as quickly as possible. I answered the phone, trying to make sure to keep the other business at hand quiet as possible. "Hello? Hi, is this Victoria Mylastname at Mystreetaddress Avenue Unit Myapartmentnumber?" "Um, yeah, this is (clenching, my b-hole tightened up once I answered the phone) her." "We have a package here for you." "Great, however I'm uh, um, indisposed right now, I'll send my girlfr splash! Ka-plop! down." "Sounds like you're a little busy at the moment."
At that moment I hung up. My cheeks, the ones on my face, were burning red and I was on the edge of tears. I'd accidentally pooped while I was on the phone and the other person found out! How embarrassing!!
"R-robyn? Robyn? There's a p-package here and I'm in the bathroom in departure need and the driver heard me on the phone and I'm so upset and could you please help me?? Please?" That's when the tears started. I was gently sobbing as Robyn was warily slipping her yoga pants back over her magenta panties. She came into the ensuite, and reached down to give me hug and a quick kiss on my forehead.
"Sweetie, it's okay. Victoria, I'm here for you. I'll go and pick up the package and explain everything. Accidents happen, I'm sure the driver understands. I'm proud of you for being considerate and wanting to help them do their job. You're such a caring person, every day you make me want to be more giving and more compassionate. I'll go and get the package now. You can take care of yourself. Let everything out and go back to bed. I'll be back soon. Okay?" "(quieter sobs) Why are you such an angel?" "Angel in the streets, devil in the sheets! Can I have a kiss?" We kissed again and as Robyn left she said "Do a big one for me!"
It turned out that I only had a few small pieces left after the big turds I'd dropped earlier. I washed, wiped and flushed before getting up and dressed again. Next I washed my hands with hot water and soap and got back into bed, waiting for the package but more importantly, waiting for Robyn.
Love,
Victoria!Hollyrae
Can a person catch a disease from a public toilet seat?
Grams says yes,mom says no. I'm all ll. Should l be worried
Pooperlady
My huge crap yesterday
I had been a bit constipated for the previous few days, and yesterday, I felt that I was going to crap a lot. There was a lot that had to come out.
Late in the morning, after coffee, I felt like I had to go. I went into the bathroom, but only pooped and peed a little. Still, at least some of it was out. I decided to see if eating lunch would help things along.
After finishing lunch, I really had to go. I knew that it would probably be painful, so I decided to listen to the radio while on the toilet. It seems like a weird thing to do, but I find it helps keep me calm and distracts me a bit if there's some pain.
I sat down on the toilet and put my feet up on my squatty potty, getting into a comfortable position to attend to my need. Listening to the radio helped me relax a bit, and I pushed a little as I felt my bowels moving. It was a big, hard turd, a bit difficult to pass, and hurt a bit. It came out really, really long and thick, and part of it was out of the toilet water when it was finished coming out. I knew that I was far from finished, but I felt pretty good and I knew things would get easier now that I was a bit more unblocked. I relaxed and pushed a little more, and a second large, long turd came out more easily.
I had already made a few large poops when I knew that I wasn't finished with this defecation session, so I stayed on the toilet, peeing and pooping as needed, calmly eliminating whatever I had to as it came. Nice and natural.
I looked in the toilet between my legs, at what I had created. There was a lot of large, bulky poop, and some looser, thinner ones as well. I watched my stream as I pissed on top of the huge pile of poop. I let out a contented sigh. It had been a good toilet session, and I felt so relieved and so much better!
Catherine
Big Log
I love when I can produce a pretty big, long and thick log. This morning was no exception. Though I have been back to my normal twice daily doodies since being sick last Friday, my bowel movements have tended to be on the soft side. For whatever reason, I produced a pretty firm, thick log this morning. I think it was a little over a foot long and at perhaps two inches thick. It felt really good to pass and just made me happy this morning!
I hope everyone is dooing well today! Happy Sunday!
Love,
Catherine!
Monika B.
to Steve A
Yes, I often find myself holding it. It's mostly by choice, though; I'm a germaphobe, and since going back to work after lockdown, I haven't used the restroom at work. It's usually not too bad, as I usually only have 5 hour shifts, but sometimes it can be difficult because I have a small bladder. Like you, I drink coffee before my shifts, so I usually really need to pee for the last hour or two. I get up about two hours before I have to be at work and have coffee right away, and that lessens the odds that I'll be desperate.
I think the longest I've held it at work was for 17 hours (at a horrible inventory job I had a few years ago; this included travel). It was out of town and we were counting this electronics store. We finished early, but had to wait around until the manager was done. I don't know why I didn't use the restroom there; the store was very clean. But I remember needing to go both ways really badly I want to say 10 hours in, and just holding it and holding it. I have absolutely no idea how I did that; that's very unusual for me.
Catherine
Responses
Adrian: Yes! I still enjoy a good read on this site and contributing when I can! I'm not sure what it was that caused it. The Turkey seemed a little overdone. Maybe some bad cheese in one of the caseroles? I'm not certain because we all ate the same thing, did well Thursday evening and then had diarrhea all day Friday.
Besides our little Joey's accident, if diarrhea can be mild, our was. We did have mild stomach cramps, no nausea, an apetite, and we stayed hydrated. No one was really complaining. Instead, we were all kind of laughing at one another with our sudden trips to the bathroom. I'm glad we could find a little humor in our predicament.
One of the things that seems to accompany COVID-19 is that no one will talk about being sick with anything anymore. Any abnormal symptoms and thought begins to shift to COVID and whether or not we have take a test, quarantine and what we will do if we are all stuck at home.
I've been fortunate to avoid it working in the pharmacy. Our techs have been well. And, thankfully I haven't known anyone to die from it, though we have had members of our community to be very sick with it. But about half of those who had it reported diarrhea. So, for a moment, I thought we might have come down with COVID. But it seems more likely to have been a mild food poisoning.
Always good to hear from you!
Love,
Catherine!Sunday, December 06, 2020
Bianca
Painful Poo
Today I had a painful broken up poop. I had a bunch of sunflower seeds yesterday, but today's poop was different from before. I actually leaned forward a bit to try to get comfortable on the loo. I was sore at the anal area right when the stool was passing. This morning's more solid poop didn't feel too bad. I imagine this is when I passed the shells since their was a lot of it. Compared to earlier after lunch, that poop was more tolerable. I suppose the pain was from being scratched in my butt hole earlier without realizing it right away. Anyway, I hope all of you are doing well, and I'm sure you can relate to me when eating sunflower seeds the unpleasant way because the seasoning is on the shells. After my unpleasant toileting experience, I played one of my favorite games, and then prepared to come on here. Bye!
Kaycha
Two stories. One of my biggest struggles with peeing on myself was sudden temperature changes. Coming in from the cold was almost guaranteed to trigger a bladder release almost without warning. This explains why I so often came back from recess in soaked pants especially during the winter months. I would feel the need to pee just a little until the warm indoor air hit me then next thing you know I was standing there helplessly making a puddle on the carpet. To this day, I'm careful to empty my bladder before going anywhere when it's particularly cold. I've almost had this kind of accident a time or two as an adult but luckily I made it only needing a change of panties. This story is about a particularly humiliating accident when I was about 10. I accidentally peed my pants while playing at the park one weekend. Ignored my need too long and then didn't quite make it to the rent a can in time. I got just in the rent a can door just as the floodgates opened. To my horror, I also began to poop. And there was no stopping it. It wasn't diarrhea just a big solid load that I pushed into my panties despite my best efforts to hold it. I cried so hard. I didnt want to tell my mom. I'd get spanked for sure. I hadn't pooped my pants since I was 5 (and luckily haven't since). I definitely got spanked that day. The other story is one of my (very few, thankfully) adult accidents. I was 20 and suddenly realized that I had to go and the urge was getting uncomfortable. I was visiting a friend and I just hate going in other people's homes. So I tried to hold it. When I finally got so squirmy I was sure she'd start to notice, I excused myself to run down the road to the gas station "for a quick soda." I had to go so bad by now I was almost crying. My panties were wet from dribbles. I leaked a little as I tried to hurry across the parking lot to the gas station. A big dribble ran down my leg followed immediately by another. My bladder gave up just then and I stood there with urine streaming down my legs for the first time since I was 13. It seemed like I would never stop peeing. I'm much more careful now which is probably why an accident is rare now.Imogen
to Taylor
I've had a few emergency poos like you describe, one minute you're fine, the next minute it's like your body just wants to completely empty everything from you! I'm glad you were at least somewhere that you could have a squat. Hope your knickers were not too dirty when you got home.
Hope everybody is staying safe
Imogen
Catherine
Quick Replies
Elphaba: I appreciate your posts! I'm glad that you had a productive session on the toilet! Yes, we are feeling better and back to normal in the doodie department!
Hannah: Welcome! I hope to hear more from you. Having passed a few like you described from Paola, I can attest to the feeling of euphoria! I hope that you post again soon!
Love to all!
Catherine!
Mike
To Eileen
Hi how are you hope that your ok I have a story from the other night.
I was going to get a shower and I felt a need to poo I took off my clothes ready for shower and sat on the toilet I started to push and a couple of small pieces dropped then a large piece say 8inch fell i had a wee wiped myself and seen that my big poo was slightly sticking out the water it was soft and easy to pass so I was surprised on the size then flushed hope to speak soon and that you have had some good visits to the toiletThunder
A Visit to the Urologist
Two days ago I had my annual visit to the urologist. My PSA readings were very good so prostate cancer was not likely . My in continence continued and my post wee dribble is even worse . The problem is medication for this would clash with other medications I am on . I told the doctor if I was a young man I would be very upset , but I have learned to live with such issues and as a result my life is different, but still liveable .
Thursday, December 03, 2020
Steve A
Holding It Situations
How often do you find yourself having to "hold it" depending on the situation?
For me, they usually occur when I'm at work or in public.
Just today, I went into work and found out that I was door watching (due to our store's mask policy) since I work at a public retail store.
Furthermore, I usually drink coffee only before my morning shifts, and after an hour into my shift, I started to feel the urge, even though my break was scheduled an hour later.
Even though I managed to hold it until my first break, I felt uncomfortable at times fighting the urge waiting until I was able to go.Thunder
A Visit to the Urologist
Two days ago I had my annual visit to the urologist. My PSA readings were very good so prostate cancer was not likely . My in continence continued and my post wee dribble is even worse . The problem is medication for this would clash with other medications I am on . I told the doctor if I was a young man I would be very upset , but I have learned to live with such issues and as a result my life is different, but still liveable .
Adrian
Hi folks
Hi folks. It's a while since I last posted, although I know there are some here that will remember me.
Hannah. Welcome. Thanks for sharing your story re your fellow student. I think once in a while most of us will have a monster - or at least highly unusal bowel movement. Hope you'll have an experience of your own to share one day.
Catherine. Good to see you're still around. I'm sorry to hear about your family's post Thanksgiving diarrhea. It sounds to me as though you all experienced some form of food poisoning. If you had a turkey, was it well cooked through? Poultry can be high risk if not cooked thoroughly and I'd say it was better overdone than underdone. Hope you're all fully recovered now.
Moira. I'm sorry to hear about your constipation and hope it's resolved itself. Recently I've been a bit bunged up but I put it down to a combination of too much cheese (which unfortunately I love) and a little less exercise than I ought to have had. I would say that drinking plenty of water and eating a good quantity of fruit and vegetables ought to help, at least based on personal experience.