Reply to: Constipation

[greenlake]

Ah, the fabled brown note?

Brown note....?

[Bunk]

Perhaps targetted sound waves could cause the impacted stool to break up.

Ah, the fabled brown note?

[NotAllThere]

Perhaps targetted sound waves could cause the impacted stool to break up.

[doodab]

For removing ear-wax, they use either a low-pressure water jet or a high-pressure air micro-jet. The latter breaks the wax up. I wonder if there's a potential for application if similar technology here... I don't believe that's quite the purpose of an enema, that's just filling you with water rather than breaking things up?

Colonic irrigation is the name for that I think.

The enemas I've had have all contained various stuff to encourage going, soften things up and lubricate.

[Zippy]

For removing ear-wax, they use either a low-pressure water jet or a high-pressure air micro-jet. The latter breaks the wax up. I wonder if there's a potential for application if similar technology here... I don't believe that's quite the purpose of an enema, that's just filling you with water rather than breaking things up?

I think an enema generaly contains soap so it also 'oils the wheels' as it were.
I don't think you're suggesting that a constipated person should hot foot it to their local garage?

[d000hg]

For removing ear-wax, they use either a low-pressure water jet or a high-pressure air micro-jet. The latter breaks the wax up. I wonder if there's a potential for application if similar technology here... I don't believe that's quite the purpose of an enema, that's just filling you with water rather than breaking things up?

[doodab]

Would muscle relaxant e.g. amyl nitrate help, anyone reckon... widen the tunnel...

Might have done. Lidocaine ointment to lessen the pain helped a bit.

[d000hg]

Ouch. And yeah, once it's time to go and it's already hard - you're a little stuffed. An old-fashioned treatment used to be rolling a cannon-ball on your belly to physically break it up... I sometimes wonder if something along those lines i.e. physical rather than medicinal would work.

Would muscle relaxant e.g. amyl nitrate help, anyone reckon... widen the tunnel...

[mudskipper]

Easier than using a caclulator

Log tables might work.

[doodab]

It's basic maths. Work it out with a pencil.

Easier than using a caclulator

[KentPhilip]

It's basic maths. Work it out with a pencil.

I'm glad someone finally posted the joke. I was about to complain that this thread was missing its essential "mathematician work it out with a pencil" joke

[EternalOptimist]

Glad you are rid of the monster. I was about to suggest using an electric egg whisk

mind you, there is always next time

[Zippy]

Phew, that's a load off my your mind.

[NotAllThere]

This one is a proper bastard, rock hard and the size of a housebrick. Ruined my day it has.

It's basic maths. Work it out with a pencil.

[mudskipper]

Victory is mine!

Although it does appear I'll need to call a plumber.

Well done, that man.