Last week , a video explaining how to poop went viral on TikTok . Now we know that the TikTok contemporaries is young , but not quite so immature that they need instructions on how to take a dump – so to explain a little more , this is more of a next level " you ’ve been taking a poo wrong your whole life " hack .

UserAmbria Alice Walterfieldfirst place a picture fall in a reason why she was happy to have a vagina .

" You know when you ’re sit down on the toilet and you ’re struggling to go for a poo , " shetold the macrocosm , " but you’re able to just wish … "

At this full point , she make an ambiguous waggle motion with her pollex , which many masses mean needed an explanation .

" flow on . Wait . What ? I ask to love what this is please ! ! ! " one user said .   " That ’s called the ' Adele ' it ’s saying hello from the other side , " add together another .

In a follow up video , she excuse what the infernal region she was mouth about , though the television has since been deleted .

" When you ’re constipated and like the low-down is there but you ca n’t quite   push   it out … it ’s like turtling , " she said . " Just hook your thumb into your vagina and you could feel the shit , and you could just pop it out . You ’re welcome . "

The procedure had a name long before the cyberspace baptise it " The Adele " . Known as " splint " , the method isperformed by some who have difficulty empty their rectum , whether due to deadening or other aesculapian condition that make bowel movements difficult .

" Sometimes it is difficult to have a bowel movement without straining , " the University of Michigan Health Systemwrite in their explanation of the process . " Perianal Pressure / Splinting is a way to help move the crapper out of the anal canal . "

The supply you ’ll need , they list , are   KY Jelly ( optional ) , glove ( optional ) , a tampon or fingerbreadth ( compulsory ) . Then you get to work .

In vaguely relate intelligence .

" lube your finger ( 1 or 2 finger ) or tampon ( optional ) , insert into your vagina , and press back against the anus . This should aid push the ordure in your anal retentive canal out . "

The method is effectual for some citizenry , andcan helpto relieve constipation following childbirth . However , it ’s not something you should do regularly , and if you palpate the need to do so it may be because something is wrong .

Astudy   of 29 patient in 2013looked at women at a   urogynecology center who had trouble   defecating , and found that they manually splinted to salve this .   During an MRI , the women were ask to splint as they normally would during telephone number 2 to explore whether there was a change in their pelvic figure that caused their problem .

" Most women in our study grouping who used manual splint to assist in laxation are compensating for a pelvic floor defect that can be detected on MRI , " the squad wrote in the study .

Of these , 86 pct had a   rectocele , which is a bulge from the back wall of the rectum into the front wall of the vagina , and 72 percent had a   colpocystocele , where the bladder is prolapsed and protuberance into the vagina .

That ’s not to say thatallpeople who splint will have this problem , but if you find you need to do it on a regular basis so as to poop , it ’s best to consult with a physician so as to be sure there are no underlying medical takings causing the issue , or at least to get the impairment under control condition .