Well, there's several ways to attack this and get things moving. But we'll all need a bit more information here:

What kind of cleanse are you/were you doing?

Were you clogged before starting the cleanse? Or did the cleanse CAUSE the impaction?

What is "normal" bowel activity for you? daily? weekly?

How much water are you drinking daily? (not fluid intake, WATER intake)

Is this a recurring problem/issue?

Do you have an enema bag/supplies to use?

Are you experiencing nausea or vomiting?

--**--If you're starting to have vomiting, you need to do something to get this impaction out FAST, as the situation is critical. Some would say that when you start vomiting, it's time to abandon the natural/healthy cure and go to the ER. While I would never discourage anyone from seeking emergency medical care if they feel they need it, I feel that when things get critical is when we need to become aggressive with our natural treatments. No one ever died from castor Oil Enema s, herbal laxatives, prune juice, and/or Epsom Salts (within reason), but lots of people die in ER's


My initial advise is to attack this aggressively from "both ends", so to speak...so make sure to consume at least 1/2 gallon of water today (along with a couple of teaspoons of Sea Salt (or Himalayan Salt) to keep your electrolytes up.

Personally, I would take 2 tablespoons of Epsom Salts mixed in 8 ounces of warm water. You should see some activity from that within an hour to an hour and a half. (Fleet enemas and over the counter softeners are virtually useless for serious impactions...as you've found out).

If that doesn't solve the problem (or only partially solves the problem), then I would follow that with an Oil Enema . Here are good instructions for a castor Oil Enema : http://www.health-information-fitness.com/cleanse/caster_oil_enema.htm
Deeply massaging your colon is highly recommended for impactions while flushing & doing enemas.

Listen to your body AND your common sense. If you keep flushing it from above and flushing it from below, the impaction doesn't ultimately stand a chance. And I know this sounds remedial, but sometimes the age-old basics are the answer...drink a quart of prune juice...about a cup an hour. Of course, if you have ANY type of herbal laxative that stimulates peristalsis (the squeezing action of the intestines), then take as much of it as you feel safe taking.

And most of all...RELAX RELAX RELAX!! Meditate, take an ES bath, listen to soothing music, calm yourself as much as possible...you CAN AND WILL be back to normal in no time. The more you fret, the tighter your muscles become. (One of my mom's elderly friends that has bowel issues ALL of her life and has/had absolutely no 'natural' knowledge, had a severe impaction and had eliminating NOTHING for two weeks. I assured her over and over and over again that she could release the impaction and cure her life-long problem, and overnited her a bottle of Dr. Schulze s IF#1. She took ONE capsule of IF#1 and completely released the impaction in just a few hours...and there's NO way one little capsule had that kind of impact in just a few hours. She simply stopped worrying about it, and out it came...so NEVER underestimate the power of thought and relaxation!).

Keep us updated, and keep watching for others' advice.

Blessings,

Unyquity

Uniquity raised some very good questions. I believe that this is rare during a cleanse; IMHO.

To add to what Uniquity said, you can also get a colonic. That will definitely get it out and moving. You can look in your local yellow pages or even look here: http://colonhealth.net/therapist_search/search.htm

Let us know what happens.

Midge

Oh how I feel for you, a few years ago I had the same bleeding hemorrhoids and problems going to the toilet. A friend told me about The Lemonade Diet .com I did the Detox for 21 days and never had problems again. The Dr. wanted to "Rubber Band it " wrap a rubber band and then CUT !!! the hemorrhoid out with NO guarantee I would be cured. I was some what over weight and I lost weight with the detox !!! Try Smooth Move by Traditional Medicinals its a tea the best I've found drink the tea at night and do the salt water in the morning 2 tea spoons of Sea Salt only !! in warm water (spring) 32 oz in the morning and if you don't go after that theres something wrong Oh this is IMPORTANT DO NOT over STUFF you stomach late at night and NO food after the tea !!!
Good luck

Dear intuition, I couldn't agree more with the recommendations unequity suggests regarding Castor Oil Enema s to help relieve fecal impactions. Oil Enema s are always somewhat messy, but nothing promotes relief from an impaction better than an Oil Enema .

Olive oil is also excellent and has been used for this purpose for thousands of years. You can use a 4 or 8 ounce bulb syringe filled with olive oil and retained for one hour or more, or better, overnight. But you better be wearing a Depends and expect some leaking.

Afterwards, a soap solution enema followed by a saline or plain water enema usually provides relief if you haven't already achieved it by this time.

Hope you are feeling better,

Valerie

All lovers, supporters, and cheerleaders I bid you goodbye as I put my head under the blanket and live there. During the last part of my excavation (and boy, I excavated like no other could ever do), I noticed something a bit sharp. I thought it was a rogue piece of corn unwilling to give it up. After all was said and done, it was still there. On April 29, 2005, I swallowed the end of a plastic fork while eating birthday cake. I assumed at the time that it was in and out in a 3 day cycle or so (the doctors did several x-rays to make sure it hadn't lodged in a major organ on its way down). With this "thing" that is capsule shaped but larger still left after all was said and done, I convinced myself that the "capsule" (which had a sharp pain sometimes when I'd be especially aggressive in my work) was the fork that had been carried along in the impaction and had had material transferred with it on its way. I tried. I tried more. I was able to remove everything but it. Finally it started poking me in several different places when I'd sit down, and knew I needed help (I can't do it myself). All I needed was for it to be held up, cut into 2 pieces for easy removal, and saved for nostalgia. Off to the doctor and his truster scissors I go. I have an anal fistula. One of the larger ones. If it can't be shrunk using medication delivered in suppository form in 2 weeks, it's good old surgery for me, because that means some blah blah blah tissue is involved that needs to be removed. In what would probably be out-patient. And I'm now on Zelnorm. (Kick the blanket.)