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Constipated during flatline?

Discussion in 'Rebooting - Porn Addiction Recovery' started by feo1966, May 27, 2016.

  1. feo1966

    feo1966 Fapstronaut

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    Anyone find they are constipated during flatline?

    With a bit of Googling, Dopamine deficiency does cause constipation.

    And drugs like oxycodone are known to cause constipation.

    I am sure it is related. Just curious if anyone else has experienced it
     
  2. AllanTheCowboy

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    I might have, but it might have been coincidence. I think my flatline was pretty long. I don't know. Paying closer attention to your diet can make a big impact. Stool softeners also exist; this is a fact, not advice, lol.
     
  3. feo1966

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    Believe, I have tried every stool softener, water enemas, mineral oil. drinking lots of water.

    My motility is just super slow. It's like my bowels are not even trying to push.

    Like a say, there is a known link to dopamine issues and constipation. It's why Parkinson's patients have constipation. It's also why opioid users are constipated. It's just that our opioid is PMO

    So I don't think it is a coincidence.

    http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/74/1/13.full
     
  4. Terminate

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    Try the following:

    In the morning after getting up mix in a bowl:

    - 50 gram of 100% pure cocoa powder (defatted)
    - 333 ml full cream milk (boiling hot)
    - 3 table spoons of brown cane sugar
    - 1 gram of pure nutmeg powder

    Shake everything until it gets very mixed into an almost black liquid.
    Drink it hot in five minutes and wait 30 minutes...
    Don't eat anything!

    This makes me shit like hell...
     
  5. thinkingmachine

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    Dopamine deficiency as such as your example of Parkinsons is a serious disease. Consider this: if you actually had a signficant dopamine deficiency to the point where it causes constipation would you not also think you would have other symptoms that commonly go along with this? I doubt your masturbation habits have anything to do with this problem, but IANAD and if you have real health concerns you should always call a nurse hotline or message/see your doctor.
     
  6. feo1966

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    Yeah. But what about opioids. They also cause constipation. And guess what receptors they target? Dopamine. Just like porn.

    You do realize that porn results in a burned out reward center and reduced sensitivity of dopamine receptors....don't you?
     
  7. thinkingmachine

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    Opioids do impact dopamine containing neurons in areas of the brain related to reward circuitry. But that's not why they cause constipation. The way that they cause constipation is through u-opioid receptors in the intestines which decrease the ability of a certain intestinal muscle to move food.

    Dopamine is not just used in reward systems, but also those that coordinate movement. Constipation is indeed in part caused by decreased dopamine in the motor systems of the brain with Parkinson's as muscles cannot be activated properly by this problem with the CNS. And while there is a structure that both plays a part in motor control and rewards one for behaving 'successfully,' (the nigrostriatal pathway) I do not see evidence that it has been tied to constipation. If someone with more access to journal papers than I can rebut this, please do!

    What I was getting at earlier was modal scope fallacy - though dopamine is implicated in some other problem that causes constipation this does not mean that it can be correlated with your problem as you are well out of scope. Again, you'd likely have other symptoms if this were true since symptoms of Parkinson's disease do not manifest until 80-90% of dopamine has been removed from these systems.

    (I would have cited the sources where I confirmed this information, but I am not allowed to post links yet)
     
    Last edited: May 28, 2016
  8. Krzysztof_buda

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    I have also noticed my constipation seems to coincide with my flatline. I am pretty sure I have been in a flatline for three years before discovering NoFap no Pmo community. Around the same time I lost my sex drive and developed ED I started getting constipated (only going once or twice a week). I took every blood test imaginable, colonoscopy, and even illimination diet. I actually thought I was developing parkinsons also, as the constipation symptom of the disease is known to present itself years before loss of motor function occurs. Then about six months ago I decided to quit maturbation and porn for good (at the time I was only fapping because I thought if I didnt use it i'd loose it...even though it was already gone.) After months of nofap I am starting to randomly think about sex again. I had noticed a correlation between days that sex is on my mind and being about to go to the bathroom. There is definitely correlation, but I guess that doesn't necessarily mean there is causation. If flatlines do cause constipation in some, my theory is that it may involve the nevous system being stuck in a sympathetic state (i.e. fight or flight). According to YourBrainOnPorn flatline involve an increase in stress hormones and neurotransmitters as well as a decrease in gaba. I'll know for sure within a few months, but so far my constipation seems to be resolving itself as I come out of the flatline.
     
  9. Rajdeep Ojha

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    Yes, I do experience constipation while abstaining.
     
  10. Yeah, and little appetite. Flatline is crazy.
     
  11. Nik_1988

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    I am on day 67 and I am also having severe constipation. Also I am not able to sleep. I used to PMO 2-3 times a day. But at that time I was able to sleep and didn't have severe constipation. I think it has something to do with dopamine levels.

    How did you resolve this constipation issue?
    Have you felt better after nofap?
    How long was your flatline?
    Did your erection and libido got increased after flatline?
     
  12. [QUOTE = "feo1966, post: 519124, membro: 30853"] Credi, ho provato ogni addolcitore di feci, clisteri d'acqua, olio minerale. bere molta acqua.

    La mia motilità è solo super lenta. È come se le mie viscere non stessero nemmeno cercando di spingere.

    Come dire, esiste un collegamento noto con problemi di dopamina e costipazione. È per questo che i pazienti di Parkinson hanno costipazione. È anche il motivo per cui gli utenti di oppiacei sono stitici. È solo che il nostro oppioide è il PMO

    Quindi non penso che sia una coincidenza.

    http://jnnp.bmj.com/content/74/1/13.full [/ QUOTE]
    Long last!!! I have been in this phase for 20 days since I started the reboot. Then it's not a coincidence !!! Thank you.
    I feed myself out with raw Milano salad twice a week.
     
  13. Suhayb

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    Hey man am experiencing the same . How are you doing now
     
  14. At 93 days of PMO stop it seems that my constipation is unlocking ... I'll see what happens, I'll let you know.
     
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  15. Suhayb

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    Thank you
     
  16. Wanktard

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    Me 2 i have abdominal pain so ithink it is constipation ,and its not about hydrating because my guts are wet but it doesn't move the right way
     
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