Slow bowel movement!!! Need advice!

same here....
metimucial

fiber one snack bars
prune juice

Once every 3 days is the acceptable smallest frequency for BMs so every 2-3 days isnt that bad although not going for 4 days could be an issue. I've read that too much fiber can actually cause constipation so try lowering it and see if that helps at all.

I was a regular every 2nd day person for the longest time. For me, it's what I'm eating. The more junk, the longer it takes. If I go awhile without eating a few almonds a day I find that affects me. Nuts, berries, apples and water are things to at least help (I've read this on several websites, sorry I can't link).

I'm sure you'll get more responses to help.

Taking certain fiber sometimes makes it worse for me. 5 cups of veggies, and 2 fruits every day seems to fix this issue, but I can't always get it in so I use Chia/Flax blend called Decent Blend from Spectrum...really good if you like Coconut and Cocoa.

Also before you go to bed and first thing in the morning drink a cup of hot water with the juice of 1/2 lemon. This really works wonders. I think it is because the bowels absorb warm water faster than cold water and the lemon has highly absorbent vitamin C which makes you go...

Oh and I totally forgot the most important thing...take fizzy magnesium supplement before bed . I use something called Calm. This stuff clears you out...seriously can't go wrong with it. Most women need more magnesium in their diet to balance the calcium.

For me, my BM's became super regular at once a day every single morning once I became a vegetarian and started eating lots of fresh veggies (especially asparagus!). Not sure how many veggies you eat on a daily basis, but maybe adding more would help.

I began taking Magnesium-Oxide 400 mg per day and this keeps me regular.

I Drink the Lemon Juice from a fresh Lemon Every night and add 1 dropper Of Cayenne Tincture for my heart health and it makes the Lemon Absorb faster too opening up the system. You can use 1/4 tsp of powder in the place of the tincture. It will be spicy warm so dont add to much water chase with warm water. I also will take 2 tbsp of Aloe Vera Juice with it on the side. Helped me alot and its Natural.

I had same problem until I saw a GI doctor and got put on Citrucel and Miralax. Worked great for me, but honestly...I would go see a GI specialist if you could.

I am definately constipated lol.
Yes i spoke to my doctor and she said i could be constipated because of high level of calcium i consume. She said not to lower my calcium intake but to increase fiber intake and excercise which i did and it did not get better.

I would try some of these suggestions and if they don't work, go back to your doctor.
You need to have normal bowel movements for good colon health.
Constipation is not normal or healthy.

20-25 mg of fiber is pretty low. I mean, that works for some people, but not most. You might try bumping it up to 25-30 a day. Even 35 if you're still having trouble. I personally aim for 30. I have my diary set to track fiber. If I find that I am ending my day with less than 30 mg, I'll take a fiber supplement. I've been taking Metamucil pills for years. But I recently discovered Fiber Gummis! It's like candy!!! But it's fiber, hee hee.

Not enough fiber in my diet caused me to plateau also. I have recently purchased fiber wells gummies and fiber one powder. I definitely see the scale moving more and frequent/ smoother movements. There are other suppliers that you can get like Metamucil like some people suggested. You can also get your fiber naturally from fruits, veggies, and nuts if you want. It seems as your doing everything else pretty well on the surface.Supplements like multivitamins,fish oil,garlic oil, biotin, and consumption of natural oils several times a day ( coconut, black seed, olive etc.) can also help. With a few adjustments to your fiber intake the scale should be moving.

I had the same problem with BM, but mine was due to my high intake of dairy. I cut a huge bit of dairy out and it has helped a lot! Not saying dairy is your problem. I have also found drinking atleast one cup of coffee will make you go. I need to add more fiber. The Metamucil works wonders!!! Hope you get it straightened out!
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20-25 mg of fiber is pretty low. I mean, that works for some people, but not most. You might try bumping it up to 25-30 a day. Even 35 if you're still having trouble. I personally aim for 30. I have my diary set to track fiber. If I find that I am ending my day with less than 30 mg, I'll take a fiber supplement. I've been taking Metamucil pills for years. But I recently discovered Fiber Gummis! It's like candy!!! But it's fiber, hee hee.

I was wondering if i was getting enough but everyone i asked said i was fine at 24g which was recomended. I will try increasin my fiber intake to 30 like you said and see if it helps.

Gonna get those yummy gummies couple people mentioned as well hehe

Everybody is different. I think 24 is average and OK for lots of people. But I know it's a bare minimum for me. It's something that pretty easy to experiment with.

I also like Metamucil Fiber + Calcium pills. Two birds with one stone!

I think you are right were you need for fiber. Are your reaching the goals for your carbs, proteins and fats for the day 1300 might be low if you are working out each day.