Constipated for weeks - but good diet

joannalouise92 wrote: »

Yeah I try to eat two dates and a kiwi fruit a day. As well as a pear and some raspberries as they're all high in fibre .. yet still I struggle
I'll consider going to the doctor if this doesn't get better in the next day or so as it's becoming unbearable

Seeing as you drink enough and you have tried all home remedies I'd see the GP

Hate to say it but try the doctor. This is probably diet related (not enough fat) but how can you be sure.

Go to doctors and ask for advice just to be sure

Increase your fiber intake- more things like celery and you could also try psyllium husk.

joannalouise92 wrote: »

I have been eating healthy for about a month. ... I haven't really been seeing any noticeable difference in my body measurements and I definitely haven't budged anything on the scales.. my problem is I haven't been able to poop properly for over two weeks now.

First of all, if you want to see weight loss, you've got to eat fewer calories than you're burning. It's nice to eat healthy (whatever that is), but for weight loss, it's all about the calories.

Happily, since it is all about the calories, that means you can eat whatever you want!

I had a few times during my weight loss when I experienced what you're experiencing which is really unusual for me. I'm usually the other way. However, to get things moving, all it took was ... as others have mentioned ... adding fat.

I'd go for a 100 km bicycle ride ... and then eat a whole pizza. Nope, I'm not kidding! A whole pizza here in Australia isn't as big as a US pizza ... it's kind of in between a medium and a large. And cycling 100 km gave me enough calories so I could afford to eat the pizza and still remain within my calorie limit.

But that was enough to get things going again.

Otherwise, I find that 2 or 3 cups of black coffee combined with 2 or 3 tall glasses of cold water helps to move things ... and long walks. A couple cups of black coffee and a brisk 5 km walk seems to do it for me now.

livingleanlivingclean wrote: »

Have you tried taking more magnesium?

Or drinking coffee?

Magnesium actually backs me up, so maybe you are reacting to that. I had a similar problem, when taking homeopathic magnesium supplement daily. The chia seeds weren't helping anymore, then I red rosehips, which good for many things including BM (says the Internet and many articles I've seen..).

I have been taking 5g of dried ground rosehips and 5g chia seeds daily (soaked in water and then added to yogurt or similar food). The first 2 weeks I had alot of gas, but now it's better and I'm more regular again. Not sure if it was the rosehips or stopping the Magnesium intake. Anyway just a thought - we don't all react the same way to the same foods and supplements.

Also for some - a glass of warm water in the morning on an empty stomach seems to help too.

I used to severly limit my salt intake and suffered from constipation for years. Now I use a lot more salt and have considerably less constipation. idk why, but this worked for me. Also, have you heard of the salt water flush. Simply take a hot cup of water with one tablespoon of salt dissolved in it first thing in the morning, most people find this works. I imagine if you put 1 T of salt in your morning cup of coffee the same results would occur.

I'm not sure if you take any medications but sometimes that can cause constipation try warm prune juice with butter it helps. If you do end up going to the doctor the medication called lincese or something like that should help. I personally take it when needed. I'm a medication Aide and CNA so I've done suppositories, digging people out, edma's but those are last resorts we always try prune juice with butter

I take 600-800mg of Magnesium when i need relief, 3-4 tablets. I take them before bed on an empty stomach, they do nothing for me if i take them during the day. I also have 25g of psyllium husk powder everyday.