Today, I was admitted to the hospital for chronic constipation. I have to share a room with two other girls who are also having bowel problems. We're all on strong laxatives, and there's apparently only one bathroom in this place. FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was given a powerful laxative to clear me out. I can't go to the bathroom because the four guests of my sleeping roommate are all sitting in dead silence against the paper-thin bathroom wall. FML
Today, I was constipated and so desperate to go that I ate an entire box of laxatives. Now I'm in the hospital on a saline drip for dehydration and malnutrition, in addition to getting a massive enema and having the most agonizing shit of my life. FML
Today, I was extremely constipated. This is a side effect of the medication I take to alleviate my stomach condition. Due to this same condition I can't eat much roughage. We have no laxatives or stool softeners, and I have been shitting bricks for three days. FML
Today, I was at home with slight constipation, so I took two laxatives. That's when my boyfriend called me, saying his parents are in town and want to have dinner tonight, this being the first time I've met them. I've already been on the toilet five times. FML
Today, my entire family, myself included, has been turned into a collective diarrhea fountain after going out to eat. We only have one bathroom. FML
Today, I'm a week into a prescription of extremely constipating antibiotics. I also just caught the stomach bug going around at work that causes aggressive diarrhea. The two combined mean I have a constant, slow-moving stream of thick, foul-smelling sludge coming out of me. FML
Today, I had horrible pains in my stomach area so I went to the doctors. They couldn't find anything wrong and sent me to the Emergency Room for X-rays. After spending the entire day in the hospital, they tell me I'm slightly constipated. I had to pay $400 to find out I had to take a shit. FML
Today, I'm recovering from colon surgery. They gave me codeine as pain relief, which has made me constipated. I'm currently sat on the toilet, trying to push out what feels like a small child wrapped in barbed wire out without busting my stitches. FML
Today, all of my roommates were home. I really had to poop all day but the bathroom was being hogged. Once I finally got the chance to go, I guess the toilet didn't flush all the way and I didn't notice. The other roommates loudly asked each other who it was, and they all started loudly taking about me. FML
Today, I finally got over a long bout of constipation. I was scared to ask my mom for laxatives because I had the feeling she would tell all her friends, but on the 6th day of absolutely no bowel movements, I caved. I later overheard my mom telling all her friends. FML
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asimplesharpie 7
Incoming shitstorm.
SammyS2012 21
It's the Hunger Games: Hospital Edition.
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SMHsohard 22
You must have amazing health insurance-I haven't seen anyone admitted with chronic constipation in at least 15 years. Usually it's an enema in the ER and have a good day. Unless you all have eating disorders and this is a Psych unit?
ballbearing 10
My thoughts! What the hell insurance is going to admit someone for constipation?!? Where I live, we don't have beds for people who are dying. Pretty sure if u presented with chronic constipation, I'd be told to take a laxative and go see my regular doctor.
StaceeeP 23
My friend has an 11 year old boy who suffers with chronic constipation actually and was admitted to hospital two weeks ago where they found out he was so backed up that enemas wouldn't affect it so he needed an operation... it's actually a very serious problem
SMHsohard 22
#83: I understand that, but constipation and fecal impaction are two different things. Fecal impaction is a serious problem, often requiring surgical intervention. (However, I've manually dug out my share of impacted patients). OP did not sound like there had been any surgical intervention, and that was what prompted my comment. In this day and age, constipation is NOT an indication for hospitalization, unless, as I suggested, they are in a Psych unit already, either with an eating disorder or experiencing side effects of psychotropic meds.
Sandsh8rk 36
Adult diaper time.
Anai08 17
That's was amazingly thought out well on the hospital's part. >_>
Gestpacho88 12
1 bathroom, 3 people, and Strong laxatives. Ready. FIGHT!
firefighter925 18
Time to play some battle *****
firefighter925 18
there's three girls this time. Three times the action!!
TheBrochure 22
#34 - The sad (or happy?) truth is that that ratio suggests only 1.5 times the action.
joshuam75 4
No bedside commode
mattyiscool123 26
The hospital people probably didn't think about the situation: [1] shared room [2] laxatives [3] number of bathrooms
TheWorldGreatest 8
Boy that sounds shitty