Bathroom Yoga

Similar to yours, but I rock side to side and front to back several times and for me it helps to rumble things up in my stomach which allows me to empty more fully. I also find that if I sit very straight up, kinda long gating my torso, I will empty better. Lol yupp yoga!! How funny.

I used to have to lean way back on the commode to make my pouch empty, but it gets better over time. I hear our pouches have to "mature"!!!

Wind relieving pose is my personal favorite, along with happy baby, to get things movin down there. Another is a modified child's pose designed to slightly push down on the belly in order to get things moving. Best of luck!

I am six weeks post takedown and a novice at bathroom yoga. Though, when I empty my pouch almost very time it throws stuff with a huge force...like a mini explosion is that normal? And what's causing that??

When I still had a colon and had my gracilis flap surgeries done down there the surgeon told me to point my toes inward whenever I tried to go...legs slightly turned inward too...it might help some of you to relieve the lower back stress especially if you also have sciatic problems.
Sharon

I have to say, I've been trying the tippy toes facing inward, knees together with my elbows on my knees and it seems to help get things going.

I am also going admit that I've have tried sitting like an egg on the toilet.... Yes bottom on the seat and so are my feet, with my knees at my chest lol.... It caused a much needed explosion of gas and everything else.

Ha the egg position never heard of that one I don't think I'm flexible enough at this point to do that. Just don't Humpty Dumpty it you may find yourself in a crappy situation ha ha.

LOL I was pretty desperate! That's funny!

thats okay. Funny things change with jpouch. for sure

Wow, I've never thought of bathroom yoga - what a great idea! I know I've tried it outside the bathroom, but I didn't realize there were actual "positions" for the toilet! LOL
The egg story is hilarious! Thanks for sharing lovedby2. We all need to laugh.
This could be a new book idea! A bathroom book no less! ba ha ha!

Thanks again for sharing
Jen

A book, niw that's an idea! We all need a laugh now and then

Uc warrior.....yep, totally normal. In fact, without that finale of gas, I never feel quite empty. So I look forward to it....as loud and messy as it is! I call it my duct cleaner!

Bathroom humour almost always makes me laugh!

Now, what shall we entitle this yoga on the toilet book?!
YOGA TO GO?

I just learned at the is one week holistic health retreat that the best way to empty easily is to squat, yes just like they do in Afica and Asia. At this clinic they have a stool in front of every toilet so your feet can be up high. It actually is best I have been trying it and want to buy this semicircular plastic thing they have around the front of each toilet that is maybe 9-11 inches high.

My stoma nurse told me that because of the angle of the j-pouch inside it's easier to empty if your feet are raised. For a few months after the op, I used a little footstool (12cm high) which really helped. That, and gently rubbing my tummy in a clockwise circular motion.

UC Warrior - Yes, you'd better get used to explosive bowel movements from now on, as this is very normal. The air gets trapped behind the stool, so when you let it out, the air pushes out the stool and causes noise and splatter all over the back of the toilet bowl. (I now have to clean my toilet WAY more often than I ever used to.)

Yeah, knees up is always best for anyone trying to empty their bowels. They actually make little U-shaped stools for this that go around toilets.

Knees up a bit and leaning forward usually helps for me, and then sometimes toward the end I try this move where I cross my left knee over my right and then turn a little to the left (similar to "lord of the fishes" pose in yoga), and then do the same on the other side. I did this once on accident and found it pushed a bunch out, LOL!

I'm glad this post is still getting input. Its good times. I agree squatting is supposibly the best position and in other countries they still use this technique. Unless you plan on standing on your toilet seat (which seems kind of dangerous and could end up messy) than most of us won't experience the pleasure of such a position. If any of you are crazy enough to experiment please let me know how it works out and I would like to hear it in detail ha ha.