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  • bribucks
    bribucks Posts: 431 Member
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    I take magnesium! I am vitamin d deficient but the D supplement makes my constipated, so I also have to take magnesium. I take 200mg at night and it’s usually “worked its way through” by morning.
  • CynthiasChoice
    CynthiasChoice Posts: 1,047 Member
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    brianneangell08 wrote: »
    I take magnesium! I am vitamin d deficient but the D supplement makes my constipated, so I also have to take magnesium. I take 200mg at night and it’s usually “worked its way through” by morning.

    That's your reaction to Vitamin D too??? Every specialist I talked to says there's no way vitamin D can make me constipated, but I swear it does. Even the D without calcium.

  • maura_tasi
    maura_tasi Posts: 196 Member
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    Do you have an idea how much fiber you're consuming? And do you take a fiber capsule vitamin? Sometimes it's possible to be getting too much fiber which actually can make you constipated (it happens to me). If you don't think that's the issue I like detox tea for when I'm feeling backed up. It's not a cleanse tea or anything, i just find it gets things going. I use the Yogi brand detox tea. It doesn't taste the greatest (I think I'm just used to the yummy taste of flavored green teas haha) but a cup or two usually help me in situations like this! I'm sure there are other brands that work as well, I just haven't tried them.
  • CarvedTones
    CarvedTones Posts: 2,340 Member
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    May also be TMI, but...

    I talked to the pharmacist about a stool softener that can be taken daily because mine is medication related and isn't easily mitigated (and the medicine is working very well otherwise). I still tend to go less often but it isn't painful when I do.
  • YvetteK2015
    YvetteK2015 Posts: 653 Member
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    theyoginurse wrote: »
    I really appreciate all of the suggestions! Donuts will be great if it fits into my daily calorie goal. Very funny!

    I am going to try the Miralax and Vitamin C for now. I agree about my fat intake. I have been eating a balanced intake of 30% carbs 35% fat and protein. I think it’s because I did drop my calories from when I was over eating. I have to be eating at least 35 grams of fiber a day.

    Just a word on the vitamin C. You have to take enough of it to reach "bowl tolerance", which can actually be 1000s of mg per day. For an adult, it can be upwards of 9-12,000 mg. So don't expect to take 2-3 extra pills a day to see an effect.
    I "accidentally" found my tolerance level when I kept flavoring my water one day with Emergen-C vitamin C packets. Each one has 1000 mg, and not thinking in total I used about 15. Not a pleasant day.

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