The Straight Poop

A trip to Taco Bell might do the trick :laugh:

I went thru my entire list of things( including just about EVERYthing you listed and all the other replies)
I've tried- to no avail- with my Dr.
She just shook her head in disbelief.............

FINALLY had my thyroid checked....THAT was the culprit all along. Seems it also controls bowel functions- WHO KNEW?!

Something to consider asking your own Dr.-

My youngest is on daily Miralax as he has a big problem going. I had the same problem as a kid, and somewhat as an adult.

Right now, I take an Omega supplement in the morning, and drink a cup or two of decaf peppermint tea and that really helps. Everyone knows that fiber helps you go, and so does water, but its not a magical cure all. Despite my best efforts, I still couldn't go (slow moving bowels maybe?? lol). But this seems to work for me. Good luck.

If I notice it's been a few days, I'll take a dose of Miralax in my coffee. It is literally tasteless. Then, within a few hours, viola! I will also take a stool softener the following day just to make sure things continue on.

Oh, and Miralax doesn't make you "run" to the bathroom. You just notice it's time and you can go at your own pace. No cramping or other issues.

What are you considering constipated? Two days without? Four days without?

I ask because I was a daily goer (usually multiple times a day) and once if been eating healthier for awhile things slowed down. I talked to my doctor about it, I get plenty of fiber from good sources, I drink lots of water, I eat live culture yogurt, all that stuff, but I just wasn't going every day anymore. But the doctor told me that anything up to four to five days in between is actually still considered perfectly normal and nothing should be taken to speed up the process unless actual physical pain is involved.

So as much as I preferred the every day aspect of my pre-healthy eating life, I've just accepted my much more random, sometimes four or five days without, kind of life. Bodies just process different things differently, doesn't mean anything is wrong.

Which goes back to my initial question, because if you're not going beyond five days in between each time, there probably isn't really anything actionable.

I didnt know that

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The only time dieting has made me constipated was many years ago when I stupidly tried to do the Atkins diet. The constipation was so bad that I was in physical pain. (Can we say too much cheese?)

I find that a cup of strong coffee in the morning helps get me moving along in the right direction.

A trip to Taco Bell might do the trick :laugh:

ROLf or Chinese buffet lol

Tequila does it for me

Bran. All Bran buds in my yougurt seems to be helping a lot. This came about after a particularly bad bout of constipation that was so bad that after multiple attempts, my body just said "ha ha, we're doing this and I don't care how much it hurts". It hurt. I cried (in pain and relief). I talked to my mom, because who doesn't talk to their parents about this?:laugh: She told me I've always had "going" issues, that my dad and aunt (his sister) have issues. My dad takes a stool softener partly because of this, diverticulitis and medications. My aunt eats All Bran each day. So, I started doing the same and its really helped.

I've tried:
Fiber tabs: Great unless you don't drink enough water, then it just adds to the problem.
Smooth Move: I truly hate, hate, hate black licorice which this tastes exactly like. I use it out of desperation, but have added vanilla extract, honey and lemon juice to it just to choke it down.
Stool Softener: Helps a bit, but takes a while
Veggies: I have to eat about a pound of mixed greens to see a result. Broccoli gives me really bad gas pains, and there is nothing like being backed up AND having gas that has nowhere to go.
Grains: Again, fiber is great but if there isn't enough water to keep it moving it has the opposite affect.
Laxatives: Last resort, but I keep them on standby. (I also have a bottle of castor oil that I've used for a home skin cleansing thing, and would have taken a couple of pulls from it in the above situation if things hadn't worked its self out.)
Coffee: Doesn't do a darn thing for me. I drink so much each day that I think I've just acclimated to the side effects others see.

Ok I know you drink water... already... But this really seems to help many people I know... 5-6 glasses of water before you brush your teeth yes it sounds gross...but I know many people who do it...and almost immediately it's "plop de plop" ... can't hurt to try i guess...


just make sure you brush and floss the previous night

Really?

It works... I just had to try it myself and pushed my friend to just as well... crap I am never doing it again though...drinking water without brushing even if it has it's health benefits <part of ayurveda or naturopathy treatment ... I am not sure> was pretty difficult and hard!....


but I swear I had to run to the loo! and so did she...and just to see if this is psychological I didn't tell her why I was asking her to do it... <we normally do stupid challenges she thought it was one of them> and she had the same effect