Raebear, According to Dr. Richard Schulze : "The entire colon is so big that it is connected to, touches, sits next to, or is in the vicinity of every major organ in the human body except the brain. It also touches most of your major blood vessels and nerves. Constipation causes the colon to literally swell, expand and even become herniated."

And yes "something like this can make you "Very sick."

Dr. Schulze states "A sluggish, constipated, swollen bowel, retaining pounds of old fecal matter can either compress a nearby area causing disease, or emit infection and toxins which can affect and infect any area of the body."

He has a great website
http://www.herbdoc.com/abp_1024x768.asp



Have you tried his Intestinal Formula #1?

http://www.herbdoc.com/p17.asp



I use many of his products. They are the best as far as I am concerned.

Go get some plain epsom salt. Put about two tablespoons in a 3/4 cup of hot water. Dissolve, add half a lemon (juice). Drink it and lay on your back and flick your feet side to side, like in a fish movement. You might want to consider a chi machine, it does that for you and it's good for getting things moving, and WALK, WALK, WALK!

raebear, if you haven't had a BM in 2 weeks it's essential that you deal with this immediately. Today!

You have likely developed a fecal impaction which is a dried out mass of hard stool in your rectum that prevents waste matter from exiting your colon and explains why enemas are ineffective.

The best way to deal with this is with an oil retention enema using a 6 or 8 ounce bulb syringe filled with olive oil and retained for an hour or more while lying down. If that's not possible tonight, then I would suggest going to the pharmacy and purchasing a couple of the Fleet disposable oil retention enemas and taking them, both one after the other.

After retaining them for at least an hour, take a cleansing enema. Normally I don't recommend soapsuds enemas, but in your case it may be necessary to stimulate a movement that will get past the impaction. Stir a bar of non-scented soap such as Ivory in a bowl or pitcher until the water turns a milky color and fill the bag. The water should be about 103 degrees F at preparation time.

After expelling that, follow with a full bag tapwater or salt solution enema to rinse any remaining soap solution from your colon. If this series of enemas doesn't produce satisfactory relief, repeat again tomorrow. If by Monday you are still haven't evacuated your bowel, I suggest seeking a colon therapist for a colon hydrotherapy treatment.

Good luck!

Valerie