by Deleted User 4096 » 07 Apr 2015, 17:32
If you are taking a laxative that adds water to your stool and drinking lots of water, I would think you should be able to hold it for up to 1 day without a problem, unless it's physically bothering you.
I am only willing to go once per day, that is all I ever went. Even if I feel like I could go at night, I would always hold it until the morning.
I have always taken a shower after a BM and I am simply not willing to do the extra work twice a day, especially now that it's harder to keep clean with the fistula wound.
As an example, twenty minutes ago (6PM) I felt like I had to go to the bathroom while I was driving home. I farted and it passed, and now I feel fine. I could have went earlier, but I didn't and it passed. With the colace that I am on, it will come out fine in the morning.