Regularity/Work

I was wondering if anyone has any tips for becoming regular in the bathroom?? I return to work (teaching elementary) in the fall and I'm 6 months out.  Obviously I can't leave my students to potty so I've got to become regular this summer!!  Any advise/tips would be appreciated.  I've got time to try several things.  Thanks so much! :)

Add more calcium and eat only things you know won't affect you during the school days.  I'm a corporate trainer - in the same boat.  This works for me.

I was struggling with this for over a year and finally...FINALLY my bowels are semi-normal. I have been going once a day and they are almost solid. They range from very thick pudding to solid now. previously I was taking only 50mg of iron because I believed that would be plenty for me but recently I posted on here and several people posted the amounts of iron they are taking. I increased my iron to 310mg per day of elemental and WOW has it changed my bowel habits. I have been hemorrhoid free for about five days now. I take 155mg around noon and 155mg at night before bed. I hope it stays this way. I am starting to feel semi-normal. I also take four probiotics a day and three Imodium. I was taking four Imodium but I have decided to slowly decrease the Imodium until I do not take any just to see if I can go without now that my iron dosage has been increased. Maybe Iron will help you too. 

My problems is that I hate to go to the bathroom at work.  I have panic attacks at the thought of it.  What works for me 98% of the time is to get up early, drink coffee (my natural enema...although water and lemon work well too) and give myself 30-45 minutes of toilet time.  I make sure that I am empty.  I multi-task so that the time is not wasted.  Balance my checkbook, write my shopping list.  It's so crazy but it works for me.  I think my body is trained to just go in the morning now.  The morning is the only time that it's more urgent.  The rest of the day if I have to go again I have time to wait until I can drive some where to go on my lunch or break. 

Yup, calcium and iron did the trick for me too.  Most days I only go once a day and that's nearly always first thing in the morning.