i saw this thread after your thread in the dc forum. if you're looking for a quick way to clear out your bowels before you leave the house that won't make you sick but works, etc., i recommend coffee - a cup of coffee always makes me have to go, which is why i don't drink it. other people don't have that problem, though, maybe? i dunno. i guess if you're used to it, you may be immune to its poop-inducing abilities (cigarettes make me shit, too). then there are always prunes, which are goddamn tasty, and work pretty well, too. dried fruit is fiberfiberfiber, so that works for everyone. don't have more than 5 or 6, though (or whatever they say is the serving size on the bag; too many is BAD!). but about an hour or less after you eat those you should be able to clear out, and not in an unpleasant way or anything, just like normal .