All backed up . . again!

wolfchild59

Wow. I think your doctor is crazy for telling you to take that Miralax. My doctor nearly flipped her lid when she found out I had been taking a diuretic more than three times a week because I had been getting "backed up" and it seemed to be getting worse. She said that the body starts to become dependent on the outside aid and will stop processing waste without it. Once I stopped taking the diuretic entirely things started getting a little better. And then things got a lot better when I reduced the amount of dairy I was eating (ironic since I was lactose intolerant when I was younger and it used to have the opposite effect. lol).

I would honestly consider a second opinion. It sounds like your doctor isn't paying a lot of attention to your issue (no tests, no x-rays, etc) and just sending you off to do more potential harm to your system.

wolfchild59

Oh! And as much as possible try not to hold it. If you feel like you need to go, go at that moment. My doctor said that waiting can make things compress as more waste is processes through and that can make it more difficult to go later. I work in an office and would tell myself, oh, once I finish this report or whatever, then I'll go ahead and use the restroom. Then I'd end up backed up. Now, if I feel like I have to go and I'm not in a meeting or otherwise actually tied up, I go. It's actually made an amazing difference.

vikesfanmb

It does seem like a LOT of Miralax. I will be lucky to get 6 doses in per day.

And yes - I do intend to get another opinion and I'm looking into the possibility of being referred to somewhere like Duke or Vanderbilt potentially, which are both within a 4 hour drive. I've had it with being so uncomfortable so often.

And I try my best to go whenever I feel the urge. That is darn near constantly this last week but very little will pass, but I am trying everything in my power.

I might try the krill oil or even just a fish oil supplement in general. I know that those supplements are pretty tame and as long as I use them conservatively, well it's worth a shot. Thanks for the reminder.

Also, I was taking magnesium every day up until I saw the GI specialist which was helping (but only minimally) and the GI doc told me not to take it because eventually, magnesium can build up to toxic levels in your kidneys. But I just fail to believe that taking 500 mg once a day is going to cause me great harm. Seriously, the constipation may be worse.

Anyways, thanks for all the responses - I really appreciate everyone's suggestions.

melanie_J

Try ditching the whole grain (especially wheat).

I agree. I though that wheat bread would help to make me more regular, instead it made me horribly constipated and in more pain than I ever thought I could be. I seriously considered going to the hospital at one point and telling them to do what they had to do to get it out of me!! (gross I know)

Once I cut out the wheat bread, I'm back to mostly normal, though my normal isn't the greatest, it's better than what I was dealing with while eating the wheat!!

Ruby11222

I would cut all wheat and almost all dairy. I'd ditch the laxatives too, that's a lot to take particularly when nothing is happening, your body gets dependent on them when you take so many.

Your body may respond to different foods like try oats instead of bran which clearly isn't working. Definitely keep the water intake up, possibly even higher and try one glass of prune juice a day.

How much fiber do you get per day? I believe fiber absorbs water from the body and if your "pebbles" are hard, there isn't enough water.

Let us know how you go.

vikesfanmb

Just an update . . . I am feeling MUCH better today if you get my drift. LOL THANK GOD!!

Thanks to everyone for all of the suggestions and comments. It really means a lot to me.

kapeluza

Amy's herbal tea.
END of constipation, FOREVER! I drink it daily and I go 3-4 times a day.


http://www.amysherbaltea.com/