slow bowels help.....excuse the TMI (To Much Information)

golfersuse
golfersuse Posts: 10 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
Ever since, ive taken caffeine, milk, wheat, sugar and processed out my diet, upped my water i have been struggling with bowel movements. I dont understand! ive never been very regular but managed at one point to go once a day now its like every 3-4 tiny droplets (sorry for the TMI)
anyone advise on succeses they have had thanks :)
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  • feistyhorsegal
    feistyhorsegal Posts: 109 Member
    Upping your water intake should help, not hinder your bowel movements. How strange! I would increase fibre in your diet, so plenty of fruit and vegetable and other fibre rich foods. You can probably get your food diary here on MFP to track your fibre too which would help you see exactly how much fibre you're getting. You could also try taking Metamucil every day for a while to get you more regular and too a better consistency for want of a better word. lol.
  • samuraidoctor
    samuraidoctor Posts: 29 Member
    I found it got a whole lot better when I dropped the gluten/starch stuff and continued with exuberant metamucil use (I take it 3 times a day). You may be missing the caffeine. Maybe some green tea?
  • jessica_johnson2011
    jessica_johnson2011 Posts: 61 Member
    Adding a tbsp to two of flaxseed a day really helped me.
  • _SusieQ_
    _SusieQ_ Posts: 2,964 Member
    Hot coffee usually helps with the plumbing issues, at least for me.
  • zellagrrl
    zellagrrl Posts: 439
    Lots of fiber and water, and possibly a supplement. You might want to see a GI doc about possible IBS (or something else).
  • Pocket_Pixi
    Pocket_Pixi Posts: 1,167 Member
    Instant coffee and/or boiled cabbage work every time for me...
  • snugarbugar
    snugarbugar Posts: 12
    I had that issue too! Took about a month to figure out I was eating too much lettuce. I cut back on salads and increased other veggies. Have fruit with every meal. Chia seeds help too.
  • angng
    angng Posts: 137 Member
    Chia seeds, flaxseeds, probiotics.
  • ili_s
    ili_s Posts: 66
    Fiber is your friend. As others have said eat more fruit and veg. Oats, beans, berries, and dark green vegetables like spinach, and even nuts.
  • graelwyn
    graelwyn Posts: 1,340 Member
    Try dried prunes or prune juice, that sorted me out very adequately. Alternatively , just add more fruit like pears, and lots of veggies.
  • PinkEarthMama
    PinkEarthMama Posts: 987 Member
    Absolutely nothing helped me except insane amounts of water and Miralax. I take a capful in my coffee every morning, and drink ALL of my water. ALL being 12-16 cups.
  • suelegal
    suelegal Posts: 1,282 Member
    I eat almonds, and unbelievable as it sounds, it works. I have 24 each day (1 serving) and I'm more regular than I have been in years.
  • slick_fox
    slick_fox Posts: 85 Member
    I take Miralax
  • lisakammwang
    lisakammwang Posts: 44 Member
    I suffer from IBS with constipation. I take 2 Citrucel caplets every day (less gas producing than Metamucil and easier to remember) along with 2 stool softeners (docusate sodium). If I haven't gone for a couple days I add a cap of Miralax into 16 oz. of water before I go to bed. Hope this helps some.
  • Donkeydriver
    Donkeydriver Posts: 36
    Don't forget that if you are eating LESS than you have less waste to get rid of....
  • Denjo060
    Denjo060 Posts: 1,008
    I drink Metamucil every night its help to control your cholesterol and help you go every morning on time and it tastes good too if you like oranges I have taken it for 2 years now and every time I go for blood work its perfect It even helps your BP
  • lisadlocks
    lisadlocks Posts: 212 Member
    I eat over 40 grams of fiber a day and I get it mostly from veggies and beans (Walmart great value red beans have 32 gram a cup cooked). But no matter how many grams of fiber I eat, if I don't drink at least (8) eight oz of water a day, I am not regular. The more water I drink, the more often I flow and go! LOL!
  • peachNpunkin
    peachNpunkin Posts: 1,010 Member
    Make sure your getting plenty of fiber. The more soluble (sp) fiber you ingest, the better your bowel movements will be. Make sure to add that with ruffage. Green leafy vegetables, asparagus, broccoli, all that good stuff. I would add metamucil to my diet too.
  • PLUMSGRL
    PLUMSGRL Posts: 1,134 Member
    check with your MD about the problem, we can only guess (and there can be a problem with getting to much fiber and water).
    a quick and easy solution if you're not allergic: organic coconut oil about 1 tablespoon a day, cook with it, add it to protein shakes/smoothies, ect. softens the stool.
  • PeaceCorpsKat
    PeaceCorpsKat Posts: 335 Member
    Oh i have this too... in fact, it is really bad at times. I have seen a specialist and they can't find anything wrong.

    I take Miralax, one dose a day, for up to two weeks. It really helps but it is expencive.

    And never, NEVER.... NEVER (as big and bold as i can make it) eat that Phsylium (sp?) stuff that is Fiber One food. It has me doubled over within hours.
  • seal57
    seal57 Posts: 1,259 Member
    And never, NEVER.... NEVER (as big and bold as i can make it) eat that Phsylium (sp?) stuff that is Fiber One food. It has me doubled over within hours.

    I started adding psyllium husk to my cereal a couple of weeks ago and it has really help with my bowels.......I've had no adverse affect to it.....
  • twistedsister1982
    twistedsister1982 Posts: 2
    magnesium. my holistic dr. suggested it.
  • long4theocean
    long4theocean Posts: 46 Member
    Smooth Tea - Brew it before bed time and guaranteed to have a movement the next morning.
  • christenwypy
    christenwypy Posts: 335 Member
    I would think they should come out easier now that you stopped all that stuff. I would double your water intake and see if that helps. I would also get more fiber either through salads and fruits or just adding benefiber to food or beverages.
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
    A magnesium tablet or smooth move tea before bed work wonderfully
  • Lala20112
    Lala20112 Posts: 72 Member
    Take fiber fiber fiber LOL If you dont eat the right foods....And I dont do alot of veg/fruits It may help I recommend Metamucil orange it comes in suger free also! :)
  • sleibo87
    sleibo87 Posts: 403 Member
    I used to have the same problems, till i started eating better. BUT yesterday I made a smoothie with Organic apple juice (it literally is JUST apples nothing else added into the juice) and It got A LOT out of me lol. TMI. But hey at least it gets things moving. Apples are high in fiber so drinking an 8oz glass of apple juice is like eating 3 apples so it will help things move along.
  • slick_fox
    slick_fox Posts: 85 Member
    Eat more fiber. I need to do 40 grams of fiber a day or I have the same problem. Miralax works wonders for me. Also try fiber gummies. For 2 they are 10 calories and they give you 5 grams of fiber per day. If I am having a problem I take them 2x daily. I hope this helps.
  • theartichoke
    theartichoke Posts: 816 Member
    Adding a tbsp to two of flaxseed a day really helped me.

    This Times 10! Add more healthy fats, flax and olive oil are great. Water, water, water. I haven't had a problem since!
  • carinnaj
    carinnaj Posts: 149
    Generally upping my fiber intake helps out, and/or drinking some strong coffee or espresso. if those don't work, Senna (I use CVS generic tabs) do.. :)

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