u/Altahir_7emida

I injured my knee in May 2025. At the time, I had pain and swelling and was unable to fully bend or extend the knee for about 2–3 weeks to a month. I could still walk after a couple of days, but with a limp.

After around one month, my knee regained full range of motion (I could fully bend and extend it again).

Since then, I do not experience true instability (the knee does not give way), but it feels somewhat weak.

There is also a recurring issue: during certain movements, something in the knee feels like it shifts or slips, and at that moment I temporarily cannot fully extend the knee (bending is still possible). It feels like a mechanical block or catching inside the joint, with pain when it happens. The knee only regains normal extension after the sensation passes.

Based on this, I suspect a possible internal knee issue (e.g., meniscus or similar), but I am currently unable to do an MRI and would appreciate your input, does anyway have this problem\had it?

Hi community,

I’ll keep it short and subtle.

I’ve been part of this community for almost two years. Here’s my story:

I had persistent constipation for months in late 2024—around five months. During that time, I tried bisacodyl (a full blister pack). It would work, then the constipation would come back a few days later. I also tried prunes, chia seeds, oatmeal, and coffee. These helped, but they don’t fix the root cause if there is one—stress, inactivity, poor diet, etc.

Then something changed.

On March 1st, which happened to be the first day of Ramadan 2025, everything shifted. For context, I’m Muslim, so during Ramadan we fast daily from before sunrise to sunset—no food or drink.

That first day, I fasted from around 6:20 AM to 6:55 PM. I broke my fast with hot vegetable soup. About an hour later—my bowel movement was intense. It genuinely felt like I had cleared everything that had been building up for months.

From that day on, my bowel movements were completely normal throughout Ramadan—and stayed that way for months after.

Then the issue came back again in late December and early January this year… and disappeared again on the first day of Ramadan this past February.

So, straight to the point: fasting during Ramadan fixed my constipation—consistently, with proof and certainty, and more effectively than anything else I tried.

I now have normal bowel movements and I’ve finally gotten rid of that headache.

So my advice is, try a whole day of fasting (wouldn't you for the heck of getting rid of this problem?), from waking up I'd way till sunset, it needs to be 10+ hours, and break your fast with a hot soup of your choice. I'd choose vegs soup because of the fiber and the hotness will surprise your intestines.

Feel free to ask anything, and let me know If you tried something close to it.