u/Rare_Raspberry3906

Hi, I am currently quite underweight and I have a diagnosis of anorexia (I’ve had restricted intake for 12 months). I have started recovery very recently.

I have suffered constipation on and off over the past 12 months or so but I think that it has recently reached a whole new level 🥴 Movicol has always worked well in the past if I hadn’t been to the loo for a few days.

I noticed last week and potentially the week before (can’t remember exact dates!) that my stools were somewhat thinner but I hadn’t given it much thought. I usually went every 2 or 3 days.

This time it has been 5 days. Last night I felt the urge to go and I felt horrific pressure right at the anus and all that was coming out was overflow. I had a sachet of Movicol. I had leakage through the night and again felt immense pressure this morning when I woke up. I managed to get hold of Dulcolax bisacodyl suppositories so I used one. It worked within 20 minutes and whilst when I first went to the loo it still felt stuck and awful pressure, I all of a sudden had some kind of involuntary push and it came out (it was huge and thick!!!). I’ve been to the loo a few more times where liquid has been coming out and some more smaller stools, especially when I’ve passed wind. I passed wind earlier and a small pellet came out. These past 24 hours have been the worst I have ever felt when it comes to constipation. I haven’t ever experienced anything like this. With being anorexic, I already feel very weak and this made me feel that I was going to pass out or vomit.

I’m thinking of taking another Movicol sachet tonight and continuing daily. I feel that there must still be some poop given what’s been happening since I passed the “brick” 🤣

Weirdly, up until this incident, I hadn’t felt any pain or pressure. I hadn’t even realised.

Does anyone have any advice for me or tips? Would medical help be recommended moving forwards? Could there still be more stool that’s impacted?

Thank you - this is all very new to me!

Hi all, for the past 16 years I’ve been working in an unrelated industry but I’ve done a bit of voluntary work with children & adults and I’ve got many transferrable skills from working as a lawyer. I’ve been so desperate to retrain into mental health/working directly with children. Although my life ambition has always been to become a Clinical Psychologist, I’ve been exploring other options. I applied to a trainee EMHP role with little expectation and I was gobsmacked to have been offered a longlisting interview with group activities.

Is there anybody here that may be willing to offer me any support, advice, guidance etc on how best to prepare and what I can expect from the set up of the day? I know it’s going to be extremely competitive, but I want to give it my absolute best. I have a few ideas that I’d like to discuss as well, to see how they may land on the day. I have never done anything like this before so I’m really nervous!

I’d be really grateful for the offer of any support. This is all very new to me in a professional capacity and I really don’t want to mess it up. I feel like the stars may be finally aligning for me!

Thank you ☺️

Hi

I’m thinking of studying mental health nursing at Edge Hill to start in January next week. I’m a single parent to one child.

Can anyone tell me what it’s like to study at Edge Hill please? How are the placements organised? What sort of hours is the expectation on placement and how do they work over the summer holidays etc? How often are you on campus when not on placement?

Thank you ☺️