Is it unusual for my first bowel movement urge in the morning to turn out to be just gas?

I really appreciate your website. It has been a miracle. I have suffered for years with IBS, and thanks to some of your material, along with the enemas, I feel so much better. I have a question. I take regular enemas (2-3 times a week), but within 10-15 minutes after getting up in the morning, I have been feeling like I need to move my bowels, which is a good thing.

I heed the call and proceed to go sit and relax and allow nature do the rest, but almost invariably when I sit, I find that the urge simply was gas. I would sit and pass the gas and after 10-15 minutes on the the toilet the urge would leave. Usually the urge returns within the next half hour and then I am able to have a good bowel movement. Is this unusual or just normal? I look forward to your response...

Thanks for contacting me. I am so pleased to hear that my work has helped you.

What you experience in the morning is not unusual. The body often uses movement to release the morning bowel; as the morning bowel comes further into the rectum, gas is naturally pushed out. I do also hear that you might need some further physiological support to optimize your health. I recommend you work on your liver and gallbladder health and allow your sympathetic nervous system to further rest and rebuild using a product we offer called GB-3. It contains pancreatin, dehydrocholic acid, ox bile, and Russian black radish. Using the product will shift your current pattern to where your bowels would move the first time you sit on the toilet. You would take one to three tablets at bedtime.

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