Well, no one's answering but maybe somebody is reading. Throughout this message board I read a lot of painful, sad and depressing testimonies to which I can definitely relate. I've had parcopresis for over ten years now and I've had to endure some tough situations myself. I am trying to improve, buy there are some circumstances in which 2 medications can come in miraculously handy. Both are strong drugs, require medical prescription and, last but not least, are only palliative. They will solve the problem only at that moment. When the effects wear off, we're back to square zero (though our bowels are now empty). The drugs are the famous Ritalin, which I already mentioned (though it is likely that the urge to pooh will only come if you do not have ADHD (which is the disturbia that ritalin is designed for in most cases, as far as I know)). The other med is Rivotril (at list this is the name in Brazil). It works great on me when I wanna pooh, the thing is that, unlike ritalin, for rivotril to yield the desired effect on my mind ( and therefore my body) , the last time I took it - at the moment that I wanna pooh - has to be at least 72 hours, which is a b###h, because 72 hours without poohing may be ok somedays, but sometimes it can be nerve-wrecking. Ok this it, hope I could be of use. And remember: it's only a palliative, not the solution (and it's pretty addictive, especially Rivotril, so beware).