Comments on: Does Constipation Or Not Going To The Bathroom Make Your Weight Go Up On The Scale?

By: Your Hero

Your Hero — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:09:26 +0000

U figure it out…If you have not crapped you will weigh more…Weigh your self before and after dropping the kids off at the pool and you will see…

By: Offending Party

Offending Party — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:41:44 +0000

that might be it and also you might be retaining water bc you are not drinking enough. Try lots of fiber and more water

By: Kaitlyn

Kaitlyn — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:05:08 +0000

Yes! If you haven’t pooped your food out, then where does it go? It doesn’t, it just sits there inside of you. So it adds weight. So does liquid. So whenever you weigh yourself make sure you go to the bathroom first! Pee and poop! Trust me, if you weight yourself before you go to the bathroom, then you go to the bathroom, then weigh yourself again, you probably have lost a few pounds from beforehand when you had all your food inside of you.

By: Goldenco

Goldenco — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:06:25 +0000

More fibre and drink more water, many people can supposedly have up to 20 or more pounds of compacted fecal matter in their colon at any one time. Oh yeah and what Voodootabby said too.

By: Gesundheit hat ein Zuhause - Praevention

Gesundheit hat ein Zuhause - Praevention — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 02:36:29 +0000

It’s doubtful that you have five pounds of poop in you. Maybe a few ounces but that’s it. You’ve probably gained muscle, which is a good thing. Muscle weighs more than fat. Worry more about the way you feel and the way your clothes fit than what the scale says.

By: Yam King 7

Yam King 7 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:28:39 +0000

Yes.
These foods are more easily passed through the system:
vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.
These foods are more difficult to pass: meat, cheese, milk, and eggs.
Start a walking program every day and that will help massage the intestines and move that stuff along.

By: DC Bob

DC Bob — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 20:06:41 +0000

Yes.
I wondered the same thing, and I am a 68 year old male. I got ready for a colonoscopy and before I cleaned my self totally out for th procedure, I weighed myself. After I cleaned my self out, I weighed 7 pounds less, so you could say that the bowels do retain enough to affect your weight.
This is my help from Washington, D.C. USA.

By: Zalem

Zalem — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:48:20 +0000

No not at all constipation is dangerous and must be treated well…constipation must make you loose weight not gain it because your appetite goes down without defecating. see your doctor

By: velvet_a

velvet_a — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:56:13 +0000

weight gain like that can be pre-menestral gain. chill out and see if it leaves after your cycle is over. as far as being constipated, drink lots of water do your don’t dehydrate and eat lots of vegetables preferably raw. celery if you can stand it is good for negitive calories. that and the extra water will also help your BM’s

By: hawa

hawa — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:26:39 +0000

get a herbal laxative tea and have a cup at night…its best to do this in the weekends like on a friday night, assuming u’ll be home on saturday….it really helps.
the best time to weigh yourself is always in the morning, after going to the toilet. constipation DOES affect your weight on the scale. u should weigh after eliminating any kind of waste.
i lost alot of weight a few years ago and was chronically constipated after that, and had to rely on herbal laxatives and teas for a long time…i don’t need them anymore though, i’m eating lotsa more fruits and veggies these days.
tip: trying eating a few prunes with a glass of warm water every night, otrher than that, u could try eating 3 apples a day…helps with weight loss or maintenance, and the high fibre in apples helps with constipation….last but not least, don’t forget to drink atleast 8 glasses of water a day!
HTH, good luck.
PS. constipation also makes u bloat, so ur pants might feel tight…other than that u could also be retaining water in your body…all this can add up about 6 to 7 pounds! used to happen to me alot n i’d mistake it for weight gain in fat…used to frustrate the heck outta me….