Constant constipation! What am I doing wrong?

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  • lin_be
    lin_be Posts: 393 Member
    edited March 2019
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    Cahgetsfit wrote: »
    nakayla2000 wrote: »
    musicfan68 wrote: »
    You probably need more fat - doesn't look like you get much at all.
    How much fat do you suppose would be good? I eat about 55grams a day
    apullum wrote: »
    nakayla2000 wrote: »
    zeejane03 wrote: »
    nakayla2000 wrote: »
    musicfan68 wrote: »
    You probably need more fat - doesn't look like you get much at all.
    How much fat do you suppose would be good? I eat about 55grams a day

    My fat intake is lower than yours and I'm very regular. I have a higher fiber intake, which seems to be what's keeping things moving?

    How much fiber are you getting?

    I eat 29 grams of fiber a day. Should I eat more?

    How much fiber do you think you were eating before the problem started? Are you eating more or less than that now?

    Constipation can be caused by too little fiber, but it can also be caused by increasing your fiber intake too quickly. If you eat more fiber now than you used to, you might try eating less of it, seeing if that helps, and then slowly adding more fiber to your diet if you want.

    If the problem continues, see your doctor.

    that up there. could it also be gas? you mentioned broccoli above. I just look at broccoli and I get all gassy and bloated a feral and it plays up with my digestion/movements. Perhaps some of the stuff you're eating is making things wonky?

    SAME but I still eat it. My husband just loves it.
  • rosiorama
    rosiorama Posts: 300 Member
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    If there is pain, you should see a doctor and mot just look to forum strangers for advice.

    I usually try to eat things that help you go every day - like a plum or a pear or a serving of prunes. Coffee also helps, as someone else has said. Things like chia or flax require that you drink enough water too.
  • suziecue25
    suziecue25 Posts: 289 Member
    edited March 2019
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    OP ....I'm on 1200 calories and am tracking calories, carbs, fat, fibre and sugar. MFP have set fat at 40g and fibre at 20g and I have been following this for 2 months now and am as 'regular as clockwork' movement wise. If I were you I'd pop to the doc and see what she/he says.

    Edit: Just like to add that I drink a lot of coffee.
  • springlering62
    springlering62 Posts: 7,913 Member
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    lleeann2001 wrote: »
    springlering62 wrote: »
    Same problem here. I’ve been trying to drink 90 ounces a day, but have upped it to 120-130 in the past couple days. I workout two or three times a day, several days a week, including a bunch of hot yoga and hot Pilates classes. It occurred to me when my towel was wringing wet after a class, just maybe, I wasn’t getting enough water to replace what I sweat out. Too early to tell, but anecdotally, it seems to be helping. :*

    I also find that if I drink room temperature water in a smaller glass, I can get more down, faster and more often. I have a rabbit pellet ice machine that I adore, and eat ice like crazy, but do find it’s harder to get really cold water down in the quantities I need. So the 32 ounce jug full of lovely crunchy ice that’s usually by my side, I treat it like a snack.

    do the rabbits make the ice pellets?

    Well, it sounded politer than rabbit turd ice, which is what the kids call it! I love my noisy little crunchy ice machine. Makes awesome ice for nicely textured smoothies, too!
  • seltzermint555
    seltzermint555 Posts: 10,741 Member
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    Just to echo some others' suggestion here...it could be 1-2 specific things you're eating. Baby spinach causes constipation for me, big time. When I was first starting out on MFP in 2013, I would add baby spinach to my lunch every day because I like the taste and find it a good way to get in extra greens. But I started having MAJOR issues with constipation and almost like a blockage type of situation. Went away as soon as I laid off the raw spinach. Now I only eat it cooked/chopped.
  • Susanna527
    Susanna527 Posts: 1,546 Member
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    Perhaps try psyllium husk - psyllium is a form of fiber made from the husks of the Plantago ovata plant's seeds. I mix about 2 tbs. into some unsweetened applesauce and eat it daily and it keeps me "regular". I don't experience any harmful or negative side effects from it, either. I also turned two friends onto it, and they seem to think it's working for them, too.

    If it continues, I'd seek medical advice if you can.
  • kshama2001
    kshama2001 Posts: 27,996 Member
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    OP - sounds like you get enough fat, fiber, and water, so this may be a question for you doctor.
  • csplatt
    csplatt Posts: 1,083 Member
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    When I eat 1200 calories I only go once every 2-3 days and I assume it’s from the decrease in food moving through my system.

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