Otis Boykin. An ink drawing of Otis Boykin from a U.S. DEPARTMENT of Energy biographical sketch of 1979. Otis Bobby Boykin (August 29, 1920, Dallas, Texas â March 13, 1982, Chicago, Illinois) was an American inventor and engineer.
Without any fluids (either as sips, ice chips or intravenously) people with a complete bowel obstruction most often survive a week or two. Sometimes itâs only a few days, sometimes as long as three weeks. With fluids, survival time may be extended by a few weeks or even a month or two. With a bowel obstruction, things may go better than expected, but itâs important to prepare for sudden, unexpected changes.
It is normal to go 2-4 days without one. Stress, poor diet, dehydration, antibiotics and other medications can cause you not to go. If you have not had a bowel movement in 4 to 5 days and you have bloating, pain, fever, or general fatigue(any or all of these symptoms), yu need to seek medical advice. These are symptoms of irritable bowel, a blockage, even cancer. Go see your doc.