Don't Feel 'Empty' After You Poop? You Might Have This Condition

<div><img src="https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/69047d14180000ae880401a5.jpg?ops=scalefit_630_noupscale" alt="Person with stomach cramps" data-caption="Person with stomach cramps" data-credit-link-back="" data-credit="Jornada Produtora via Unsplash" />Person with stomach cramps</div><div class="content-list-component text"><p>Despite what fans of non-medical colonic irrigation might say, GI surgeons are <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/doctor-colonic-hydrotherapy-criticism_uk_65e6f101e4b0d2a2475a9fac">often against</a> the idea.</p><p>Not only can it <a href="https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/doctor-colonic-hydrotherapy-criticism_uk_65e6f101e4b0d2a2475a9fac">disrupt your microbiome</a> and potentially cause electrolyte imbalances, but the idea that your digestive system is meant to fully clear after a bowel movement is false – “since stool is made up in large part of bacteria, faecal matter is continuously being formed,” <a href="https://www.verywellhealth.com/facts-about-your-colon-1944707" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">VeryWell Health </a>explained.</p><p>Still, you should <em>feel</em> “empty” after pooping, the <a href="https://www.cht.nhs.uk/services/clinical-services/bowel-dysfunction" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust </a>said.</p><p>And if you don’t, especially if you still experience the urge to go after a trip to the loo, you might have a condition called tenesmus (which can sometimes, but more rarely, affect your bladder too).</p><h2><strong>What’s tenesmus?</strong></h2><p>Per <a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/symptoms/24107-tenesmus" target