I just can't poo and my DR was of no help

_Zardoz_ wrote: »

lanashirley wrote: »

My primary care doc was absolutely useless and just kept trying to give me referrals all around the state instead of answering my questions.

Maybe he was trying to refer you to someone who could help you and answer your questions. They are General Practitioners so not experts in everything when they feel it appropriate they will refer you on to someone more specialised. Your Dr obviously thought you needed to see someone so why not take his advice rather than just asking random people on the internet

lanashirley wrote: »

Wow, thanks for all the replies so quick.

So I do cook everything in EVOO, or a slap of butter for select foods.
I have a blood disorder, long complicated thing but basically boils down to permanent not-fixable anemia. I can improve my iron/anemia levels with health conscious and diet conscious choices to alleviate/keep off symptoms. And so, 75% of all our foods at home get cooked on/in cast iron and that has made the single most beneficial change for our blood disorder struggles. No, it is not possible that my iron will EVER get high enough to cause constipation via cooking on cast iron.
My normal breakfast is two large eggs "fried" in a dab of olive oil and 16oz coffee. Mmmm fat, I actually find myself craving the egg yolks sometimes and it is hard to resist eating more than two eggs. I've been eating this for breakfast for nearly a year.
My coffee USED TO make me poo like clockwork, maybe miss up to two morning poos if I had too much dairy or wheat the days prior and such was an obvious association, but I would always resume to regularity with coffee. Doesn't matter how much coffee I have now or how often, nothing happens not even an urge nor a gurgle.
We eat red meat about once a week, mmm iron but usually eat fish and chicken or another protein like beans on occasion (few times a month?) Most dinners are baked with a tad of EVOO under the seasoned fish, or pan seared or steamed with a bit of EVOO.

I went through the business of a GI specialist with my boys. I couldn't even handle tracking their daily food intake for a few days, and there's no way I could do mine (just like the diary on here, and I literally have no more mental energy to expend to these kinds of things right now.) All three of my kids are special needs. And without childcare or a car, it is out of easy possibility to make more appointments for myself. The closest GIs taking my insurance were 30min drive. My primary didn't know of any allergists less than 30min drive that took my insurance.

It crossed my mind that I could be burning up/using more of what I consume (so less poo) because I am still trying to limit caloric intake while walking kids to school in bitter cold temperatures. I'm that person that needs slippers and sweaters in the summer, 5* weather walks several times a day definitely leave me hungrier, more tired, grumpier, etc. and always COLD. I know that takes more energy to keep you warm, but my belly definitely is swelling in an unpleasant constipated manner regardless, so that isn't the sole issue

I do treat myself to some dark chocolate in the evenings. It is my "reward" for surviving another day of children hahaha. I am mindful of serving sizes listed on package, am trying to still lose weight after all. I'm generally not eating a candy bar, it is usually a square of a finer rich dark chocolate.

I LOVE cheese and would eat some with every meal if I could. Alas, between the dairy sensitivity (my coffee must have some creamer, so that takes up some of my daily dairy servings) and migraines that are triggered by too much cheese, chocolate, and hormones, I don't eat much cheese anymore.

We did have a good heaping portion of home made oatmeal (from dry oats, no sugar or stuffs) cooked in apple cider and topped with dried cranberries for Saturday's breakfast. No productive bathroom trip that day, just a sugary tasty breakfast.

We substitute our cow milk for almond milk. Some nice nut fats in that. I don't drink it in a cup, but it is used to replace any milk I would cook or bake with, I even make things creamier with it like soup, noodle stuff, mashed potatoes.

If I eat cereal it is usually with, or I add, nutty crunchy granola mix things. I do enjoy nuts, sometimes I eat a scoop of peanut butter with some other snacks for my lunch.

I am allergic to pomegranate.

Lisa__Michelle wrote: »

I suggest upping your fat intake temporarily and seeing if that helps. You may want to take your doctor's advice and go see a gastroenterologist. They would know what they are talking about if your PCP doesn't.