I went to Ohio from New Mexico recently for my fathers funeral. I had chronic constipation prior to this (since living in NM for 2 yrs) having to digitally disimpact myself almost daily. When in my hometown in Ohio I was in complete disbelief of the normal, extra large BM s I had. I thought I had just gained weight in my mid-section but after the daily XXL BM s I had in Ohio, I was back to having my normal flat tummy and realized I must have been full of shit , literally. Pardon the profanity but I am completely at a loss to figure out if it s the climate, altitude, stress level, or what???? I maintained the exact diet and fluid intake that I normally do, took in a bit more caffiene than usual (minimally), and although losing my Dad was a huge negative stress, I felt so relieved to take a mental vacation from my high stress job and just be with my Mom like I was a kid. I m 45, single, no kids, hx: depression , anxiety ,ETOH/drug recovery,lonely,financially secure,isolated,unhappy.