chronic constipation--please help!

I recently had the same problem for almost 2 weeks. I know how miserable that feeling is. I urge you to go see a doctor!!! It really is a dangerous situation and could actually be a medical problem.

I did see a doctor too. He actually suggested that I use Mirilax and Metamucil. I have used Mirilax consistently and I have increased my water intake. it worked like a charm - unlike all of the other laxatives, enemas, etc. did not!!!

Good luck and I hope you feel better soon.

Glad to hear you got some sound medical advice.

Just FYI, the reason your doctor didn't volunteer the tTG test is that while IBS-D and IBS-A can often be confused with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity, someone with IBS-C symptoms generally shouldn't be worried about it unless other discrepancies show up. (What most MDs that aren't specialists in this don't know is that most tTG tests are only about 75% likely to catch celiac if you have it - in general the people who know the disease will order an endoscopy as it's the gold standard workup.)

Do consider the liquid diet though - it's not that hard to get 1000 calories from it.

Good luck getting better!

I will not be doing the clear/liquid diet because I do not like the thought of consuming less than 1000 calories. I will keep REALLY REALLY hydrated. Eat soft/low bulk foods and try to keep my deficit REASONABLE. I will use the products she recommended.

If the doctor tells you to do this before a colonoscopy you really need to do it or they'll send you home

You are going to have to do that for the prep for the colonoscopy though, I had one done not to long ago and had to do that for the 3 days prior, the last day you have to take the laxative I took pergodan, pergodan is cheaper not that it is that expensive mind you. The day you take that stuff stay at home close to a toilet and drink lots (and I do mean lots) of water if you do not you will get dehydrated pretty fast. Not fun stuff by any means of the imagination but it did clean everything out. I had more stuff done other than the colonoscopy so plan for a day post op to recover if you can.

HI, I have had the same problem. My mom says that I was born constipated, and as I age, the constipation has gotten so bad that I couldn't be intimate with my husband because it hurt to bad. I finally got the nerve to go to my doctor and she told me to start taking between 200 and 500 mg of magnesium and to make sure that my colon gets cleaned out do a thirty day stretch of miralax. I didn't want to do the miralax because I have taken those fiber mixes and hated it, but it was not too bad. I am a huge hot tea drinker so I added it into my tea. I couldn't taste a difference. I had tried water but I thought I could and couldn't drink it. I stopped about a month ago with the miralax, but have kept taking the magnesium and have felt so much better! As long as I make sure I drink enough, I usually have a bowl movement everyday! I hope that helps!

I've read every post--thanks everyone for all of the ideas. MY diet includes eggs, egg whites, about a scoop of protein powder each day. 2 slices of whole grain bread, may be 1 wheat tortilla, popcorn. Cottage cheese, yogurt, and maybe 1-1.5 oz cheese. 1-2 processed snacks a day. Veggies, fish, and spices.

My suggestion, fat. Coconut butter/oil/avocado/olive oil/coconut milk


When I'm not getting adequate amounts,I get backed up.

Fruit and Cabege (but be careful about your cabege increase 0_O) Also you really should get checked out by the dr, you never know it may be something THEY need to fix

I suffer from chronic constipation but what you are describing to me is something more serious!!!!!! Please see your doctor! Your doctor may order you a CT scan of the pelvis to look at your kidneys and colon. It is very possible you have appendicitis - which if left untreated, can be very dangerous to your health!

Please, please see your doctor ASAP tomorrow!!!!!!!!! Hope it's nothing serious. Hope you get to feeling better soon! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:

So, I have been so severely backed up and I cannot make sense of it. I'm going crazy and getting depressed because of this.

Here's some background...

Stopped running 60-75 minutes daily b/c gym closed, so instead did road running for 20-35 minutes a day (too hard on my shins)

I eat enough fiber---over enough, always have

I drink at least 60-100oz of water (I'm only 4'11 and ~100 pounds)

My weight has gone up 5 pounds despite being at a deficit

When I do poop it feels incomplete

I've tried an enema and i "pooped" out the water but barely any poop.

I am strongly against laxatives but I'm desperate so I tried smooth move tea--got it today and had a cup. I'm hoping by tomorrow I'll get relief.

Does anyone have this problem? What works for you? Eating is incredibly uncomfortable in this state and my stomach is ALWAYS bloated lately. I go to sleep and in the middle of the night it's like it gets worse NOT better. I am at wit's end and soooo down about this. Please help!

After my back surgery I was on pain meds and they made me very constipated! I went 5 days without pooping before....but I will tell you what...I got some of that Dieters Tea extra strength and that did the trick! The very next morning I had a bowel movement, and about twice a day for 3 days after that one cup! It was the best thing ever! It will dehydrate you so it's not a long term solution, but it does help.

Sometimes if you eat a lot of preservatives like diet drinks, packaged foods, or artificial sweeteners, it can back people up because it sits in thier intestines and is not always absorbed correctly and backs everything up. If this is the first time it has happened to you, and you eat well, try a good colon clense just one time to get you back on track. Make sure you pick wisely though. Some are brutal on your organs.... If this becomes an epidemic and long term, you may want to see a doctor for possible IBS-C or Allergies. Those things can sometimes not show up until later in life. Mine started when I was 22. There are also supplements you can take which are natural and organic which help your bowels like LACT ENZYME. It helps digest the food, and makes you go more regularly. It's about $12.00. I use Standard Process and I get it from my chiropractor. It works great and is not bad for any of your organs.

Good Luck and I hope you get the needed results!

SMOOTH MOVE HERBAL TEA--it always works!