Job Interview--How do I stop the morning urgency??

Maybe try not to eat as much the night before and in the morning? Liquid breakfast possibly? Immodium can never hurt.

Good luck on your interview!

If you are like me, then the 1st couple hours after waking up are the worst part of your day; uc-wise. That's when I am making multiple often runs to the bathroom sometimes with bad urgency. So, if I was in your situation, I would wake up very early and make sure I've fully emptied out well before the interview's start time. If it means waking up at 5am then so be it, lol.

Can you ask your doc for lomotil (prescription strength Imodium)? Eat lightly, bland food, avoid caffeine. Good luck!

This is what I've been doing for work.

If I start at 8, I get up at 5 am. I drink something like tea and smoke a cigarette in order to use the washroom as much as possible in a two hour time frame. At about 7-730 I take 2 immodium and then go to work. If it's important that I cannot use the washroom all day I take 4 immodium, however, it will constipate you (an uncomfortable constipation) for more than a day if you take 4.

I have been doing this for about +6 months now during the weekdays.

I had a wedding to go to a couple of weeks ago...it meant I had to be able to leave the house for a long (1 hour drive with no where to stop to use a toilet) this is what I did....

I did liquids only for 2 days before, I was still having solid BM's the day of the wedding when I woke up early to get ready (it can take on average 3 days to completely evacuate what you've eaten but I get really bad headaches if I fast longer than 2) so I had 2 fleet enemas on hand for this day to use and definitely had to use them...they killed me cuz I struggle so much to retain the enemas (as I do with my regular BM's) which is why I made sure I had 2 of them, granted the second one an hour later was even harder to retain and of course I was still scared as hell that I would have an "accident" cuz I knew I wasn't completely cleared out...

I ended up managing fine for the entire day and night, didn't eat until we went to the reception but it was in the city and closer to home compared to the 1 hour long drive to the country early in the day for the church. It still sucked for me mentally though and I doubt I'll go to another wedding or early day, far away function again, but if I had to do it again then I might consider drinking a prep the day before instead because those enemas really hurt when I was trying to retain them and I couldn't even retain them for a full 2 minutes...that crap is cold when you feel it leaking all over "down there"!! YUCK!!

Thanks for the responses and the Good luck wishes! It's funny that I'm most concerned about having to take a poo than anything else concerning the interview. I do know it will be an intense process to land the job and I'd rather not be trying to figure out how to get to a bathroom during the interviews. I'm going to follow the reduced eating/immodium advice/prayer advice and hopefully things will be ok. Thanks again!!

Oh man, I had a job interview past summer.

I go in shake the hand of the 3 people.

I then ask:

-I have a question, if in the middle of the interview I need to take a break and go to the washroom, is it ok?

Group:

*Big Silence*

-Uh, do you need to go now?

I say:

-I say no, no problem.

Lol, awkward moment is awkward.

I went through the interview no issues.

I did ok but did not get it, it was a high up position. I was overreaching a little.

They explained why, and trust me if I KNEW I was qualified and was judged unfairly, I would have appealed that crap and froze the process for the next 2 years.

But it was what it was. Oh and yes, don't eat AT ALL, don't drink either. I'm serious.

I re-read this again especially because of somedude's comment and it reminded me of something recently.

I was going to take a trip across the state with my boss and had the same type of worries.."what if I needed to go??" Well I talked to my sister about it and she said "well by asking your boss that question are you indicating she should do something different?" Because the answer was "no" I decided to not say anything.

In other words, if by chance I did need to go I would say "______ can you quickly pull off at the next stop so I can use a restroom?" And..she most definitely would, as most people would also. In other words, she didn't need to know anything in advance!

Like at the job interview..if all of a sudden in the middle you stopped and said "can I be excused for a couple of minutes please?" I can't imagine anyone saying "um no you can't!" Of course people would excuse you, so there is no need to discuss your needs in advance.

I just wanted to add one other thing because I'm positive this helped me get the job. My sister said "John...they really just want to like you." That really stuck with me, so no matter how worried, sick, or anything I concentrated on just being me and being likeable. I even joked a little and it worked!

John

So my interview was this morning. I ate light meals for breakfast and lunch yesterday with foods that are not problematic. I decided not to eat dinner last night or breakfast this morning. I also woke up at 5:30 this morning to make sure my colon was fully awake and empty for the interview. The downside is my stomach was rumbling a little during the interview but not so much that it was noticeable. I managed to get through 3 hours of interviews with no problems and was able to focus on the questions instead of worrying about pooping my pants. This afternoon I received a call from the head recruiter that I am one of the finalists for the position and will be scheduled for a final round of interviews!

Thanks again for all the suggestions!!!

Congrats on getting through the first interview round. Although, uh oh, does that mean a 2nd interview is imminent? You might have to prep all over again... maybe it'd be less than 3 hours this time at least.

I get up 3 hours before I have to be anywhere and eat right away. That way, I have three hours for it all to run through my body and come out the other end. Other than that, I'd just let them know that there's a possibility that you'll need a break to use the restroom. it's against ADA laws for them to deny you the break or deny you the job due to a health issue.

Indy that is great! The stomach rumbling was because you didn't have anything in your stomach at all. I think if you just had something very safe like a small cube of bread, or 1/2 of a granola bar, or just a very small cracker...anything...just before then it wouldn't grumble. There is no way that would have time to work all the way through your body and it would stop the stomach thing.

Your stomach just wants something in there even if it is one pretzel to stay busy. :)

Fantastic! Good luck.

John