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so frustrated with being bloated and not needing to poop

fittyinthemaking
fittyinthemaking Posts: 126 Member
edited February 28 in Health and Weight Loss
I used to poop every day after breakfast, now i'm lucky if i go every 3 days. i started taking citalopram for anxiety and depression about 6 weeks ago, not sure if this could have anything to do with it? i'm so bloated all the time and my weight loss has come to a halt. I'm so frustrated, i drink at least 2 litres of water a day, I've tried laxatives even though i never feel like i need to go, how can i try to become more regular again?

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  • markjacobs1987
    markjacobs1987 Posts: 162 Member
    Have you considered shakeology? It is proven to help keep you regular. If that's too expensive how about yogurt? That should help do the trick as well. I hope this helps!
  • rachelilly
    rachelilly Posts: 62
    Have you tried benefiber or metamucil? Or a probiotic?

    I started taking Plexus BioCleanse a few weeks and it really works for me. I take a probiotic too (Pearls.)

    I recently got off celexa because my weight loss stalled for MONTHS. Awful awful awful. Search the net and you'll find a lot of people have gained weight on it. The only reason I didn't gain was because I was working my tail off at the gym and counting calories. Seems like my body was hanging onto everything, waste/poop included.

    I've been off the medicine for almost 3 weeks now and am almost back to normal.
  • TheSatinPumpkin
    TheSatinPumpkin Posts: 948 Member
    I take two teaspoons of Natural Vitality Calm (Magnesium Citrate) in a cup of boiling water twice a day and it really cleans the bowels. BIG BADA BOOM.
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