Constipation

theba2il

Shakeology has made me regular.

MaryBachert

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I just want to tell you what I have been doing in the past for this. I have IBS and Fibromyalgia as well as a bowel motility disorder where there is no motility there to propel the waste out. I have seen the specialist and he recommended that I use laxatives and I have been using sennakot and it might be hard to believe but I take 14 at a time every 3-4th day. I have tried taking less but nothing happens, and this has been a gradual buildup of the sennakot. I have been eating a very high amount of fiber (one day it was at 75 g) as we have a raspberry farm and so while I am picking I eat. )) I have been drinking lots of water but that doesn't seem to help. I also take magnesium but cannot take any type of Vit B as I get very neauseated and sick. Also I have tried the stool softeners but they do not do anything. Also I do not drink any coffee whatsoever--don't like it, but I do drink herbal teas or hot water with lemon. The only other thing I can think of is could it possibly be the artificial sweeteners? The doctor said yesterday this has likely been building up for weeks. He has started me on lactulose which I think is high in sugar.also. I bought some omega 3-6-9 capsules as well as flax seed oil capsules so will see if that helps.

Majunta

High Iron levels can cause constipation as well. Check your Iron level.

Kalrez

I have IBS and go between long periods of constipation and then sudden periods of painful, loose bowels. This has never been caused by diet...I've had it since my teen years...but eating alot of protein has made it worse at times. I've been blocked up like that a few times. My doctors put me on a prescription medication which was awful and made me nauseated all the time so I couldn't stay on it. The another doctor told me to simply take 500 mg of magnesium at night (I take the Phillips tablet) and it works like a charm! Magnesium is a laxative but it is not a stimulant so it is safe to take daily. It keeps me regular. Of course eating alot of fruit and fresh veggies helps and Activia yogurt helps too!

omg the protein thing TOTALLY explains my problem. I too have the swing from constipation to loose. Thank IBS. Many mornings, I will start my day off with a protein shake, but I frequently have to run to the potty before I even finish the glass! I'll have to give the magnesium thing a try. Thanks!