@jlharsh I went 17 days without a bowel movement in June, then 24 days in September now it's been since the 24th of September, they are finally doing a sitz test. I've gone through 4 GI Drs and been to the hospital 15 times in a month, they keep treating me for constipation but I've been diagnosed with ileus, and outlet disfunction. Now 4 months later they are doing tests for the severity and trying to help me. But it's too late look at my X-ray from the 1st of this month. Ill attach it to this reply. I had some conflicting test results in the last 3 months, Xrays saying I had no stool burden but I hadn't had a bowel movement in 18 days????? I don't understand what they were seeing, why they said I didn't have stool in me??? I was curled up in a ball for 2 weeks. So much pain could barely walk. I've had 2 colonoscopys and did the bowel prep but still had stool inside me. Now I'm looking at life threatening surgery. I don't think I can pass the stool in me even if I didn't have a motility problem. I Was neglected and mistreated by multiple Drs, and ER staff.. I was diagnosed with an ileus and released from the hospital they didn't even tell me about the ileus I read it on my release summary. I was in lactic Acidosis twice, and again wasn't told. I read it in my clinical notes. I have mental health background of anxiety panic attacks and acrophobia I'm not sure how to spell that. But I was on pain medicine for years too. What I want is to not die from sepsis. I'm going to have part of my intestines cut out if I'm lucky I'll live with a colostomy bag. all because they wouldn't listen to my symptoms, because I had some conflicting test results. and Xrays aren't that great at showing stool volume. Google it. The drs should have taken that into consideration. But they didn't. I have a malpractice lawyer but they won't act until the outcome of my treatment. And they won't do surgery until I'm obstructed, perferated, or ruptured. Im scared. Suffering with crippling anxiety. And trying to hold a job down so I don't lose my house. I feel worse everyday. I was just completely let go. Passed from specialist to ER for 2 months and now they are trying to help me. But it's too late.