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[menopausalalways]

Just spoke to a locum on the phone and explained that I feel like I need to poop all the time 
She said it sounded like Tenensum (think I've spelt it right) and it can be related to the Meno?
I thought it was sitting too long on a hard seat......she seemed to poopoo that (see what I did there:)
Looked it up and it sounds more like IBD or similar?
Anyone else had it or knows about it?

[CLKD]

tenesmus - the feeling of the need to open the bowels but nowt happens: walking around will stimulate action so that 1 needs to return to the loo, with success.  I've been always been worried about being caught out, feeling the need to 'go' but on a walk the bowel begins to grumble   

Nowt to do with Irritable Bowel Syndrome.  IBS is from a different area of the gut. 

A regular bowel regime is difficult to achieve with tenesmus.  Sit for a few moments and if nowt happens, walk around.  Add more liquid to the diet overall for 3 days to C if that helps. 

Is there wind?

[menopausalalways]

Explained brilliantly!Yes to all that - Okay will up my liquid and see if that helps!
Bloody annoying and irritating -especially at the moment as I'm worried about going to be vaccinated in case I want to go!
Sometimes there is a bit of wind and to encourage that I am munching on Wind Settlers....Luvverley

[CLKD]

Wind Settlers may be 'binding' ? = lack of response and success

Let it out: long walk ....... exercise will stimulate the bowel.  There should be a toilet available, ring to check?

How much fruit and veg to you eat a week?

[menopausalalways]

I take it for trapped wind as sometimes it just refuses to come out!
I am trying to up my fruit and veg.............

[CLKD]

Is it upper gut wind that you can't shift?  I don't have a burper so when I do burp, we all do hi5s  [that's me and Himself].

Downwards, not really a problem 

We used 'buscopan' for the 

[menopausalalways]

Did you get any medication for it?

[menopausalalways]

Which Buscopan is that? No the trapped wind seems to be in my ass unwilling to come out or that could be this tenensum lark or it sometimes feels like its below navel area.........only been suffering since I started this MENO lark!!!!!
Which apparently is one of the symptoms.......but no one seems to tak about the digestive issues...........wonder why !!!

[CLKD]

'buscopan' tablets

I never required any treatment.  I know what it is and how to sort it - walking around the house/garden until the feelings ease, either by opening the bowels or it 'goes off'.

I have IBS and tenesmus aint' the same  .  The sensations you get mayB not wind at all but a feeling of fullness?  There are a lot of nerve endings around the coccyx ........ when my wind is present I can see it moving from the right side to the belly button and beyond