Constipation

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  • MindyG150
    MindyG150 Posts: 1,296 Member
    I swear to you...try Trader Joes High Fiber Sprouted Wheat Bread.
  • CelebrateLife
    CelebrateLife Posts: 247 Member
    Regardless the cause I promise you this will work within minutes

    ~ Chia Seeds ~ Flax Seeds ~ Hemp Seeds

    Just add it a smoothie (your favorite fruits/vegetables) blend and drink .....

    The next best thing is exercise get on a treadmill within an hour this will do the job :)
  • redraidergirl2009
    redraidergirl2009 Posts: 2,560 Member
    Try dieter's tea or basically any herbal tea can be helpful but that one will clean get things going.
  • LauraW1219
    LauraW1219 Posts: 71 Member
    how well with your gall bladder functioning? I don't have one. If you eat a diet with fat in it you need to help your body process the fat. You need to order bile salts. I use standard process ones and they work for me.
  • krissy_krossy
    krissy_krossy Posts: 307 Member
    My solution is 3 beers and a #6 from Taco Bell.
  • LynneseLooksgood
    LynneseLooksgood Posts: 46
    YES!!! It works! Stay near a bathroom though.
  • ericahassinistermotives
    ericahassinistermotives Posts: 92
    The Milk of Magnesia is available for purchase at any major pharmacy.
    1 tsp = 1 big bomb
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    I'm worse. Been taking naturopathic laxatives and also drinking Smooth Moves (senna) tea. Also drinking lots of water. Nothing is moving! It makes me bloated and then grumpy because I feel fat. :(
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    last night i had 500 mls of aloe and kiwi juice, 2 litres of 'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it) (not as much as it sounds, it was 2 x 1L bottle of water with one teabag in each), 4 prunes, 7 dried apricots, and 2 pieces of natural licorice. It worked too well :S

    stoked, though.
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    i had constipation for YEARS (going once or twice a week) and it wasnt until I started exercising that I started going everyday. I also ate more fats and that helped a lot.

    you were constipated for years??? Holy ****....
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    I give my daughter prune juice with apple juice. About 1/3 prune and 2/3 apple, if you're into that sort of thing. Mostly what does it is the sugar in the juice combined with the prune, because the sugar acts like a natural softener by drawing water into the colon.

    For me, coffee every day does lovely things.

    I am glad you are not my mom....
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    last night i had 500 mls of aloe and kiwi juice, 2 litres of 'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it) (not as much as it sounds, it was 2 x 1L bottle of water with one teabag in each), 4 prunes, 7 dried apricots, and 2 pieces of natural licorice. It worked too well :S

    stoked, though.
    So you had a stimulant laxative and a bunch of other stuff?? wow.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    I'm worse. Been taking naturopathic laxatives and also drinking Smooth Moves (senna) tea. Also drinking lots of water. Nothing is moving! It makes me bloated and then grumpy because I feel fat. :(
    nothing even after a stimulant laxative??
  • Trilby16
    Trilby16 Posts: 707 Member
    One word: senna tea

    Ok, you tried it? Listen, it always works. Try it again, 2 bags in 1 cup water at 8pm . Spend morning near the facilities.
  • iceey
    iceey Posts: 354 Member
    I'm worse. Been taking naturopathic laxatives and also drinking Smooth Moves (senna) tea. Also drinking lots of water. Nothing is moving! It makes me bloated and then grumpy because I feel fat. :(
    nothing even after a stimulant laxative??

    Yes. It's a bit concerning. I exaggerated a bit. Guess things are moving. But not much or well. How fast does the tea work?
  • patentguru
    patentguru Posts: 312 Member
    Get a bidet, like magicbidet on ebay.
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    last night i had 500 mls of aloe and kiwi juice, 2 litres of 'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it) (not as much as it sounds, it was 2 x 1L bottle of water with one teabag in each), 4 prunes, 7 dried apricots, and 2 pieces of natural licorice. It worked too well :S

    stoked, though.
    So you had a stimulant laxative and a bunch of other stuff?? wow.

    where exactly does it say I had a laxative? didn't. had a bunch of natural stuff. Your posts in here aren't very positive, tbh. If you've got nothing useful to say, why bother?
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you could always hook up a vacuum cleaner to your *kitten* and turn it on high...essentially a home made colonoscopy....
  • 1two3four
    1two3four Posts: 413 Member
    where exactly does it say I had a laxative? didn't. had a bunch of natural stuff.

    Where exactly is right here.
    'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it)

    Senna = laxative
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    you could always hook up a vacuum cleaner to your *kitten* and turn it on high...essentially a home made colonoscopy....
    wow. that was...ummm... pointless.
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
    last night i had 500 mls of aloe and kiwi juice, 2 litres of 'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it) (not as much as it sounds, it was 2 x 1L bottle of water with one teabag in each), 4 prunes, 7 dried apricots, and 2 pieces of natural licorice. It worked too well :S

    stoked, though.
    So you had a stimulant laxative and a bunch of other stuff?? wow.

    where exactly does it say I had a laxative? didn't. had a bunch of natural stuff. Your posts in here aren't very positive, tbh. If you've got nothing useful to say, why bother?
    Senna is a stimulant laxative. Sorry I assumed everyone knew that, since, well, laxative ads on TV advertise that they have senna as their effective ingredient. It was not my aim to be unhelpful...Again, I assume you knew you took a powerful laxative and then a bunch of other well known laxatives. sorry!
  • ndj1979
    ndj1979 Posts: 29,136 Member
    you could always hook up a vacuum cleaner to your *kitten* and turn it on high...essentially a home made colonoscopy....
    wow. that was...ummm... pointless.

    story of my life....
  • DebbieLyn63
    DebbieLyn63 Posts: 2,654 Member
    Avocados. Spinach. Nuts. Water.
  • Willowana
    Willowana Posts: 493 Member
    My doc wanted me to increase my protein considerably. I've NEVER had this problem until then. Granted, I now love my protein and get cranky if I don't have enough. Ground flax seed and more healthy fats have definitely helped.
  • spud_chick
    spud_chick Posts: 2,640 Member
    I've struggled with this chronically for years despite being mostly vegetarian and drinking lots of water. Exercising more didn't make a difference either, for me.

    Couple of things;

    --it's possible to get too much fiber, as it can actually slow things down and make it harder for your muscles to move the bulk. Lately the thinking is that eating foods containing a lot of water content (veggies/fruits/soups) is more helpful than drinking water and getting fiber from dry sources.

    --too much calcium can absolutely cause this. Consider using the calcium tracker in MFP to make sure you're not going way over the recommended allowance between your food and any calcium-containing supplements you are taking. More is not better with calcium and recent studies suggest that taking calcium supplements increases risk of heart disease.

    More importantly, consider taking a magnesium supplement daily, which is essential for calcium to function properly in your body and also supports digestive health, from the stomach down. Magnesium has been a huge breakthrough for me with regularity. I started eating more calcium on purpose (like the doctors always preach to middle-aged women) and within a couple of weeks nothing would help me go. Now I take Solgar Magnesium Citrate tablets every night with dinner. For me, three tabs is the working dosage, it might take less for you. It's not easy to find, I have to order it online. Drugstores typically sell magnesium citrate as a liquid that is usually used for surgical prep cleansing, as for colonoscopies. I don't recommend trying that stuff unless your doctor tells you to! It bears no resemblance to the Solgar magnesium citrate tablets in my experience.

    Most drugstores only carry magnesium tablets as magnesium oxide/hydroxide, which is what's in Phillips Milk of Magnesia. That is better than nothing (especially if you don't want to wait for a mail order) but is not a very absorbable form of magnesium for long term use. In the short term I did find the Phillips' MoM caplets to help. Not crazy about their liquids (flavor).

    Be aware that magnesium can be mildly sedative; this is why I tend to take it at night.

    Good luck with this! I can sympathize.

    EDIT: I see someone else had already suggested the mag citrate, so consider this another vote in favor!
  • chercee
    chercee Posts: 120 Member
    My bowel is a total jerk, thanks to my endometriosis. I've struggled with irregular bowel (one way or the other) for years now. Finally, I'm figuring out what works!

    1) Morning smoothie with flax seeds and/or hemp hearts. The hemp hearts might take a day or so to kick in, but if you eat them every day (1 tbsp) after a few days you'll be going regularly. The flax is the same, though less "powerful."

    2) Digestive smoothie! This is a recipe an endosister passed on. If you drink it at night, you should be good to go (so to speak) in the morning. Here is the recipe:
    1 small banana
    1 small pear
    1 tbsp. hemp hearts
    3 mint leaves
    1-2 tsp. honey
    1 cup water

    Blend and serve! Good luck :)
  • trudijoy
    trudijoy Posts: 1,685 Member
    last night i had 500 mls of aloe and kiwi juice, 2 litres of 'be regular' tea (with peppermint, chamomile, milk thistle and senna in it) (not as much as it sounds, it was 2 x 1L bottle of water with one teabag in each), 4 prunes, 7 dried apricots, and 2 pieces of natural licorice. It worked too well :S

    stoked, though.
    So you had a stimulant laxative and a bunch of other stuff?? wow.

    where exactly does it say I had a laxative? didn't. had a bunch of natural stuff. Your posts in here aren't very positive, tbh. If you've got nothing useful to say, why bother?
    Senna is a stimulant laxative. Sorry I assumed everyone knew that, since, well, laxative ads on TV advertise that they have senna as their effective ingredient. It was not my aim to be unhelpful...Again, I assume you knew you took a powerful laxative and then a bunch of other well known laxatives. sorry!

    explaining yourself helps :) The amount of senna in the tea is negligible. I know what laxatives are, and what they do, because as I am pretty badly hypothyroid I have had to resort to them in the past as my condition has accompanying digestive issues. I prefer NOT to take laxatives, which is why I try the natural route first. Comparing the amount of senna in a pill, or straight senna tea, vs this tea showed me this one is gentler and less active but still active enough to work.

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