5lb weight gain from constipation -- any fast remedies?!

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  • sunshyncatra
    sunshyncatra Posts: 598 Member
    Do NOT take laxatives if you are recovering from an eating disorder! Drink fruit juices and eat prunes. Go for a long slow walk. Avoid bananas, cheese, and apples.
  • RobbinRL
    RobbinRL Posts: 76
    Prune Juice. Seriously, does nobody have a grandmother any more?
    Sorry but that does not for every single person. Prunes bind me up, so I'm one of them.

    I forgot to add, yes it does not hurt to try it.
  • zoodocgirl
    zoodocgirl Posts: 163 Member
    Fiber is awesome for regularity BUT if you add too much insoluble fiber very quickly and you are not used to eating it, it can cause too much bulk at once. Your trainer should have looked at your diet and added in the fiber slowly. And be sure you are eating a combination of soluble and insoluble fiber.

    Your screenname says it all for me: coffee is my magic button. I'm actually so classically conditioned now that I often have to go while I'm just MAKING the coffee :)

    As uncomfortable as it might be, exercise helps me too. Try a long walk/slow jog? Yoga doesn't help me for this (although I do love yoga).
  • mom2sons02
    mom2sons02 Posts: 111 Member
    I take a probiotic every day. I have IBS, so I suffer from the usual nasty bowel issues. Get the good probiotics, the ones the pharmacist keeps in the fridge. And keep them in your fridge. It doesn't really have a laxative effect, so you still may have to deal with that first. But they keep me very regular.
  • cadaverousbones
    cadaverousbones Posts: 421 Member
    You could try yogurt like activia, cherries, grapes, prunes, maybe a natural laxative (not sure if you had a history of abusing them like with some EDs, so that might not be a good idea if that is the case) I would cut back on the fiber. Espresso. Umm if you are a smoker... smoking a cig sometimes losens things up.. lol
  • howardheilweil
    howardheilweil Posts: 604 Member
    If you haven't had a BM in 5 days, you need to call your doctor... Like now.
  • admegamo
    admegamo Posts: 175 Member
    Fiber
  • annasor70
    annasor70 Posts: 187 Member
    I you eat lots of fresh fruit and veggies it will resolve soon. Avoid chocolate, meat and cheeses.
    Take flax seed in a fruit smoothie ... that will really help.
    I used to have these issues but since going on a plant based diet I am very healthy in that area. You need fiber and the best ways to get it are naturally :) Don't take drugs... just eat really well and exercise and you will be fine.

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