• @dohpaz42
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      24 months ago

      Taking extraordinarily long shits. It’s used as a laxative.

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        4 months ago

        Oh it’s very often not constipation that causes those long shits when you have IBS or IBD, and a laxative is the last thing you’d want. Both do potentially cause constipation, but there’s better laxatives than magnesium – although apparently specifically with IBD magnesium might help with symptoms but we’re not talking laxative doses

        • @dohpaz42
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          34 months ago

          Got it. Thank you for letting me know!

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          14 months ago

          Idk I kinda liked those laxatives they gave me before my colonoscopy. Not eating and forcing down 3ltrs of foul liquid sucked, but afterwards I felt great!

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            14 months ago

            But the deal with IBS and IBD is that they can cause varying… uh, levels of diarrhea too – a purge might feel great but that shit (🥁) gets old pretty fast