is it possible to have never ever had a bowel movement?
114511
I assure you that it is physiologically impossible for a human being\nto survive a lifetime without the benefit of a normal bowel movement\nwhen no other medical intervention takes place. Without the aid of an\nappliance or surgical modification the person would be incapable of\nsustaining life. Impaction would occur in the intestines and cause the\norgan to rupture or become infected to the point that death would\nlikely occur, if for no other reason, sepsis (the introduction of\nputrescent material into the blood) and/or peritonitis (an\ninflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that lines the wall of\nthe abdomen and covers the abdominal organs. Due to the release of\nputrescent material into the body).\n\nSEPSIS\nhttp://www.drkoop.com/ency/43/000666.html\n\nPERITONITIS\nhttp://www.drkoop.com/ency/43/001335.html\n\n\nThe friend’s claim that she merely “urinates a lot” is hogwash. I’d\ngive very little thought to the credibility of her claim but I’d be\nextremely interested in what motivated her (or “John”) to make it up.\nWhile urination and bowel movements achieve much the same effect with\ndifferent forms of body waste, they are quite different and unrelated.\nIn other words, one cannot urinate her feces away – it simply\nimpossible. Its like saying, “I never trim my nails; I just trim my\nhair a lot”. You see, intestinal waste does not find other alternative\nexits if the bowel movement process is interrupted, in the same way\nthat your kidneys and bladder would not rely on your intestines to\ntake over the job if the renal process stopped. Unreleased feces (and\nthere would be a great deal of it if she ate normally as she claims)\nwould simply accumulate in the gut, stall and eventually rot inside\nthe body, if it didn’t burst the intestine first. It would not “rot\naway”, decay, absorb or dissipate but rather it would make the person\nmorbidly ill in time and it WOULD eventually prove fatal.\n\nThere are patients who do not have a NORMAL bowel movement in years\nand some who do not have a SOLID bowel movement in many years, but for\nan adult to have had NO bowel movement in their life whatsoever (and\nno medical intervention) is simply biologically impossible and\nfrankly, unbelievable. It doesn’t take a gastrointestinal surgeon to\nknow this is a fact. Any reputable, licensed physician who suggests\nthat such a thing is possible would be suspect.\n\nIntestinal ischemia (part of the intestine fails) and intestinal\nnecrosis (part of the intestine dies) is a serious condition that can\nresult in death if not treated promptly. So you see even if a person\nhas a normal bowel movement all their life and suddenly the organ\nstops functioning for even a few days, the medical urgency is\nsomething very serious indeed.
515421
Never had a postion, what is that?
217985
never tried it really. and i dobt that i ever would. i might just somehouw find away to kill myself first. like using the intestines to hang myself. ikk gross thoughts.
130759
I don't know. I never been in one.
1142403
none that i've experienced.
122421
Uhm, if you dont' know then you have NOT had one. It's muscular contractions of the uterus that are involuntary. Feels great! :)
784872
We don't know, nobody has ever had it to try.
425476
Your most likely culprit is due to not wiping well after having a bowel movement.  After that, there is a whole world of things that could be causing it-such as-pin worms, infections, hemorrhoids-and many more.
1154923
Sure it is possible.  It is a continuous system from mouth to anus, so the gas produced during digestion could theoretically all travel upwards.  There are valves at various points ( in and out of the stomach, for example), so it would require some tricky timing for the gases to get from the intestines back through, but not impossible, I guess
1127176
i most certianly have not had a bacterial infection in my sac
33313
Human waste is typically brown in appearance in semi-solid with a mucus membrane.  Its color is the result of a mixture of green (from bile), yellows (from muscus) and rusty red (from discarded blood cells).  Other components include retired white bloodcells, cellular waste, undigested food (though this is relatively rare) and water.  All living creatures relieve themselves of waste in some form, so if you, in fact, do not 'poop', then all of those components of waste I listed must get removed somehow.  However, there are no records of a there ever being a human being who had never 'pooped'.  In fact, the consequence would most certainly be death, as the human body has no 'backup' waste removal system to handle bulky solid wastes a person medically incapable of a bowel movement would succumb to septisemia within days.  As a note, black stool usually indicates bleeding along the digestive track and those who experience it regularly (or experience uncharacteristic abdominal pain or bloating during the bowel movement) should consult their physician at once.
539050
I've never had a tonsilectomy.
986527
Extreme constipation as a result of not having a bowel movement for several days or a week or more.  The feeling that you have to evacuate, but can't pass anything.  Could lead to possible intestinal blockage which could lead to death as happened with Morris Gibb of the BG's. \n\nNote: If someone has constipation that has lasted a week or more they should seek medical treatment before trying laxatives.  They could have a serious underlying medical problem such as a colon or other intestinal tumor (benign or cancerous).\n\nCheers!
29904
IF I HAD TO I COULD PROBABLY BUT I HAVE NEVER TRIED
137593
its amazing the questions people come up with, its even more amazing that people answer them. I have a regular bowel movement approx. 10 times a week. Yearly bowel movements bring a whole new meaning to the phrase "full of SH*T"
348696
Yes, I have.\n\nI was driving home one night and about 1/4 mile from home I got this incredible urge to poop.  It got more urgent by the second.  I was coming upon a major intersection in downtown Brooklyn, where I make a left turn to go the last three blocks home.  If I missed the light, I knew it was like a three minute wait for the next green, so I accelerated.  Just as I was coming to the intersection, it turned red...but I ran it...I was terrified I'd be stopped by a cop and have to wait yet another ten minutes while he wrote a ticket. Luckily, there was no cop.\n\nI drove the last three blocks, and there was a spot right in front of my house.  I parked and ran inside.\n\nThere were about stairway about 25 long to get to my apartment on the second floor, and I was debating how to go up it.  By this time, I was clenching my butt cheeks as tight as possible to keep everything inside, and was worried that going up the stairs would somehow loosen my grip.  Should I run up as fast as I could, or go up slowly, concentrating on keeping my cheeks clenched.\n\nI decided to run.\n\nAs I was running up the stairs, the flow started.  It was the wrong choice; I should have gone up one step at time, slowly, while still holding it back tight.  By the time I reached the top, I was soaked with runny poop. I ran upstairs to the shower and removed all my clothes and took a long hot shower, making sure to get rid of any little pooplets that might be hanging on.  I put my dirty clothes in a garbage bag and three them out.\n\nThat was 15 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday!
551310
I'm not a doctor but I started having colon problems (Crohn's) when I was about 27. If you have Crohns, Colitis, IBD, it can start at any time and it can also be hereditary. My problems started when I let myself really get run-down. Definitely see a Gastroenterologist who can let you know what is going on down there. A good diagnosis can result in good quality of life in most cases. Best of luck to you!!!! Cheers!