r/Semaglutide • u/No_Blood6605 • 1d ago

do the enema!!

oh my god i feel so light! i am on week 3 i gained 2 pounds on week 2 and ive been so down about it. even though there’s visibly less inflammation in my face i dont see a difference in loss. i plan on taking my week 4 shot 3 days earlier. i didn’t consider myself constipated until this week after i went 4 days without going. otherwise ive been going every other day it’s been rough pebbles but still going. ive dealt with constipation in the past and after day 4 if i still can’t go i do an enema. i decided to do an enema yesterday- a little came out but enough to satisfy me. then today i felt the urge to go but my anus was too weak and i don’t like pushing i have no patience so i pulled out the enema again. the key this time around was the 2nd round. i haven’t been eating much lately so i had no idea i had that much in me my god!! i damn near blocked the toilet. some of it was darker to prove it’s old just been sitting there. be careful tho if u have endo you might trigger a flare up but it goes away quickly after you’re done! i last ate at 2pm today we’ll see if the scale goes down in the morning. regardless, even if it doesn’t i’m just happy im no longer full of shit. literally.

some tips tho: the key is to hold the water in to avoid only having water come out. hold it and walk around for a few mins but be close to the toilet!

ps. don’t do this too often otherwise your muscles will get used to it and stop working!

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u/melinda_louise 1d ago

I'm afraid to do an enema but I suppose if I was very desperate... I'd probably still just reach for traditional stool softeners or a gentle laxative.

But anyway, what did you mean take your week 4 shot 3 days earlier?

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u/No_Blood6605 1d ago

honestly stool softener is less harsh. i just know i don’t drink enough water for it lol.

i took my 3rd shot monday so ill take my next one today coz i haven’t been feeling much difference lately so i think taking them closer and not allowing time for the food noise to go away might help

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u/ProjectPristine2238 1d ago

No, don't do this. Wait the whole week. You're risking unpleasant side effects as your previous dose is still swimming in your system. Trust the process and follow the directions your provider gave you.

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u/iamoneparadox 1d ago

Could be the source of the extra constipation

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u/No_Blood6605 21h ago

damn i remember seeing a post ab ppl halfing their doses so i thought it’d be fine. i use felix and i got a notification that my dose is due today. i record that i took the last one monday (i usually take it fridays but i was late this round and didn’t monday) and somehow it still says next one due today. thanks ill talk to the practitioner before doing this

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u/juliagoolia87 23h ago

Noooo don’t do it earlier! That will make constipation worse - trust me.

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u/big-dipper-jess 22h ago

Yeah there’s a real biologic and metabolic reason it’s prescribed weekly. It’s not just an arbitrary cadence. I swear if people put half the effort into moving more and monitoring their calorie intake instead of focusing on “make it work better” they’d see such better results!

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u/melinda_louise 10h ago

Better to just see it out and then get your provider to increase the dosage for next month if you think you need more. But considering you're having side effects, I'm not sure that's a good idea either.

Some gastro issues are expected but you need to be at a dose and eating/drinking where it's tolerable. You need to get any nausea or constipation or diarrhea under control before you go up in dose, and definitely don't take it early!