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bfbdbdvdhhdgdgeg Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
constipated from under eating🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺

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  • Retroguy2000
    Retroguy2000 Posts: 1,970 Member
    No *kitten*.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,796 Member
    Retroguy2000 wrote: »
    No *kitten*.

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,679 Member
    Constipated, or just not consuming enough food to make waste, so going less?
  • MaggieGirl135
    MaggieGirl135 Posts: 1,041 Member
    Coffee is wonderful on so many’s levels…
  • yirara
    yirara Posts: 10,111 Member
    Are you eating enough fat and drinking enough? Both moves things along.
  • Lietchi
    Lietchi Posts: 6,987 Member
    MaggieGirl135 wrote: »
    Coffee is wonderful on so many’s levels…

    Prunes work well too 😀
  • Chef_Barbell
    Chef_Barbell Posts: 6,644 Member
    Lietchi wrote: »
    MaggieGirl135 wrote: »
    Coffee is wonderful on so many’s levels…

    Prunes work well too 😀

    I use Taco Bell 🔔 😋 😂
  • Fixerupper
    Fixerupper Posts: 1 Member
    Plenty of water, always. Add to that leafy green salads, wheat bran, beans, prunes, and if all else fails, fiber supplements. I prefer gummies over the capsules or drink mix powder.
  • ccrdragon
    ccrdragon Posts: 3,375 Member
    Fixerupper wrote: »
    Plenty of water, always. Add to that leafy green salads, wheat bran, beans, prunes, and if all else fails, fiber supplements. I prefer gummies over the capsules or drink mix powder.

    If the person is already having issues, taking in a massive amount of fiber at once will simply make the problem worse! A gradual increase in fiber might be called for, but please, do not do all of this at once!

    OP - are you having to push hard, or are you simply not going as often as you used to? Struggling to evacuate is a sign of constipation, not going as frequently is a sign of not having as much waste to deal with.
  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 35,322 Member
    Usually, if it's related to dietary changes, the main things that can trigger constipation are:

    These are things that can affect constipation, IME, in addition to just plain eating too little food:

    * Too much fiber, too quickly. (Bodies tend to adapt better if fiber is increased gradually.) However, getting too little fiber would be a common cause of constipation, too. For most people 25-35g of fiber ought to be adequate, but a combination of soluble and insoluble fiber is good for you. It's the insoluble fiber that tends to most affect digestive throughput (whole grains, fruits & veggies, beans, bran, etc.).

    * Inadequate hydration, not just water, but other fluids we may consume. Essentially, if there isn't enough liquid to keep the waste soft, it doesn't move through the body well.

    * Inadequate fats. This is somewhat common among people who're trying to lose weight, because fats are calorie dense, and people cut them in order to reduce calories. But bodies require a certain minimum of fats to function well. One of those functions is smooth digestive throughput. (Something in the range of 0.35-0.45g of fat per pound of body fat will be adequate for most people. Things like olive oil, avocados, nuts and seeds have especially healthful types of fats that many people underconsume.)

    * A little less common, but too little exercise can contribute to constipation. Things that move the midsection can be especially helpful.

    * Also less common, specific nutritional deficiencies can increase the probability of constipation. Magnesium may be helpful, in particular, if there's not enough in the diet.

    * At the margin, some people find adding pro-biotic foods to be helpful. That would be things like yogurt, kefir, raw/unpasteurized sauerkraut or kim chi, miso, raw fermented pickles, kombucha, raw vinegar, and more.

    If you have been constipated for a long time, with no bowel movements for multiple days, leading to discomfort, it would be a good plan to consult your doctor. Severe constipation is a problem and could be a symptom of other worrisome health conditions. Your doctor would be a better source of recommendations for even over-the-counter medications, rather than random people on the internet. If you are already eating a large amount of fiber, tell your doctor this. Often, they may assume you are getting too little fiber, because that's very common.

    However, if it's just that you're undereating: Don't do that. Eating too little (losing weight too fast) is dangerous to health in a variety of ways, with the risk increasing the longer you undereat.
  • musicfan68
    musicfan68 Posts: 1,144 Member
    Have you recently started any new medication? My dad started on some meds one time and got really constipated, and it was the new med causing it.

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