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Please don't ask why I need this.

It would be great if the food also made me sweat less.

It has to be something I can easily find.

EDITS FOR CLARIFICATION:

  • I am not planning on partaking in any illegal activities.

  • I do not condone the use of illegal substances and am not planning on smuggling anything anywhere.

  • I am not going on a hiking trip or mailing myself anywhere.

  • I will be staying in a tent (not a small one; a huge with with air conditioning and everything). I will be traveling for five days, returning to my current location on day 3 and traveling again on the last two days. I will not poop on the first three days (hopefully).

  • Clean toilets with all the expected facilities will be available to me. I am not going to poop for reasons that I wish to keep to myself.

  • If it gets bad, like really bad, like a-piece-of-poop-is-literally-halfway-out-my-ass bad, I will use the toilets.

Please stop asking because I am not telling anyone the reason.

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[โ€“] yarr@lemmy.fmhy.ml 85 points 1 year ago (22 children)

Taking bets:

  • Participating in a competitive event where bathroom breaks are minimal or non-existent, such as a long-distance, multi-day gaming or eSports tournament.
  • Attending a religious or spiritual retreat where fasting or avoiding certain bodily functions is part of the practices or rituals.
  • Engaging in a survival challenge or a bet where the person has to limit food intake and avoid defecating for a certain period of time.
  • Undergoing a specific medical procedure or test that requires limiting food intake and avoiding bowel movements for a few days.
  • Participating in a scientific experiment or study where they have to control their diet and bowel movements.
  • Partaking in a performance art piece or protest where he's limiting his bodily functions as part of the statement.
  • Attending an event (like a music festival or convention) where bathroom facilities are notoriously unclean or inconvenient, and they want to avoid using them as much as possible.
  • Embarking on a long journey where bathroom facilities may not be readily available or convenient, such as a cross-country road trip or sailing expedition.
  • Participating in a reality TV show or film production where bathroom breaks are limited or inconvenient.
  • Engaging in a personal challenge or self-imposed discipline practice related to endurance or minimalism.
[โ€“] mizu6079@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (16 children)

Okay I'll give in a tiny bit only because this barely narrows it down: one of them is ridiculously close to what is actually the case. Like, I'm actually doing the thing you mentioned in the point, just your reasoning is wrong.

P.S.: The actual reasoning is borderline impossible for anyone to guess so just stop trying guys.

[โ€“] Ciari@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

My guess is that OP is going to be in a circus performance (which explains the large tent with air conditioning). As to the reason they don't want to poop, it might be because:

  • their costume(s) are difficult to remove
  • there is something about the bathroom that they find creepy/unsettling
  • they have an STD or other infection in that area of their body and don't want to risk having anyone find out unexpectedly, or don't want to risk spreading it to others via the toilet seat (gonna be real idk if thats even a thing but it feels like it could be)
  • they hold some kind of superstition about pooping during the initial travel period, or about entering the bathroom, or something that is in the bathroom
  • they have to get to the bathroom by passing an area and/or person that they dislike and/or feel uncomfortable around
  • they take notoriously large shits and don't want to clog the toilet
  • they just have really bad poop anxiety

Anyway, best of luck to you OP. Hope whatever you're doing works out and that you stay as safe as you can. Update us when you come back!

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