Top 5 ways to cure constipation

[SimonCole]

Gotta be Guiness (as many as you can handle) and a good run helps.

[johnty greentoes]

1) Guiness
2) chocolate
3) used to be libaries...weird, never found out why

that's all - I don't suffer 'down there' My gut must have adapted to decades as a veggie (lotsa beans)

Snap! What is it about a lot of books all in 1 place. Happens to me in Waterstones as well!

[Two_Sheds]

a good run helps.

Yes, of course! Is that why it's called 'the runs' ?

[shirlthegirl43]

Honey is good for sorting the problem for babies - dip the dummy in a couple of times - about a teaspoonful

[dexterdoglancashire]

Follow on question!

OK everyone - a follow on question - if libraries and book shops cause so much, um, er, "activity" in this department - how many people read a book in their bathroom, or have a permanent pile of "reading material" in their bathrooms?

I for one, OK, I admit it, do occasionally take a book into the bathroom with me - for when I'm having a BATH!
I have a couple of married friends, and in their bathroom, you can't get to their loo for the pile of books!

What about everyone else?

Bernie aka Dexterdog

[shirlthegirl43]

LOL - you need mountaineering equipment to get past the stack of books in our bathroom!! Elder son doesn't (as far as I am aware) but younger son takes a book every time - however, they never go back out again till I throw a wobbler! There is usually a selection of reading material in there for anyone who wishes to partake.

[TonyF]

Going back to the original question - can't read in the bath as I don't have one and reading material gets all soggy in the shower, as for reading in the lavatory, I'm a guy, how else do you pass the time ..........

Red meat
Too much rhubarb
Too many plums
Too many grapes
Too many licorice comfits

[Sue]

As someone who works in the book industry I find this link between books and bowels rather worrying...
Can you tell me what the connection is???? Am surrounded by thousands of books and it has no effect on my inner workings!
Sue

[madderbat]

We don't keep books in the bathroom (or toilet), but if I think I 'may be some time' I take a copy of Private Eye with me....

[johnty greentoes]

As someone who works in the book industry I find this link between books and bowels rather worrying...
Can you tell me what the connection is???? Am surrounded by thousands of books and it has no effect on my inner workings!
Sue

Sue - libraries and book shops have always had this effect on me, in fact I only visit shops that have cafes/loos instore!

Can't explain it, it just happens every time.

[Waffler]

Honey is good for sorting the problem for babies - dip the dummy in a couple of times - about a teaspoonful

Erm... didn't think babies (under 12 months) were supposed to have honey, due to a bacteria or something. I'm sure it's printed on the labels of the mass produced stuff anyway.

[Percy T]

Well

I always gave my babies and my grandkids a couple of grains of brown sugar in water that always did the trick.

[Snadger]

As someone who works in the book industry I find this link between books and bowels rather worrying...
Can you tell me what the connection is???? Am surrounded by thousands of books and it has no effect on my inner workings!
Sue

You must have built up an immunity to the fungal spores released from the old books!
It's the foxing that does it methinks!

Foxylotsa shitsforengland is the Latin name!

[nick the grief]

Any Journey while Mrs G is driving

[johnty greentoes]

As someone who works in the book industry I find this link between books and bowels rather worrying...
Can you tell me what the connection is???? Am surrounded by thousands of books and it has no effect on my inner workings!
Sue

Maybe it's something to do with the smell of old books. I love it. They should bottle it.

I can often be found sniffing old books... I've said too much!