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deleted_user 10/25/2007

First I would like to thank Dixie Rose and Sunshine Laurie for telling me about this site it's wonderful and all of you have been so helpful. Now I would like to say stop laughing (you know who you are)!!! LOL LOL

I have posted this on another site and got Hugh laughs about it but it is a problem in my life that I can't seem to figure out. I am on lots of narcotic's for my FM, Neuropathy and other things. I had been taking 4 stool softners and 3 laxatives everyday for the last 3 years or so because I get such bad constipation. When I posted this on the other site people told me not to take so many laxatives because your body will forget how to get it out on it's own. Well that scared the hell out of me so I stopped taking them.

I saw my PCP and told him about it in hopes to get something to help me - WRONG - he said eat more veggies and do stop taking those laxatives. So I did, no help what so ever. So I went to my pain doc and told him he said the same thing - eat more veggies, so I did. Well for the last 5 days I have been so stopped up that I looked 6 months pregnant and the pain of moving hurt like hell.

Yesterday I went to the drug store and got Citrate (spelling?) to help me. I drank the whole bottle yesterday and now I can't stop going to the bathroom. I'm afriad to leave the bathroom to tell you the truth.

So my question is...can anyone out there please tell me how you do it??? I can't stand being stopped up it really hurts but just eating more veggies is not doing it. I am very sure that some of you must have the same problem so any advice on the matter would make my little butt very happy...

Thank you very much for any info,
V

deleted_user 10/25/2007

lol! That's quite the story! :o)

Go to your local grocery store and purchase a tub of probiotic yogurt (I also prefer the organic one) Eat a small bowl of that topped with some roasted flax seeds (also available at your local grocery store) and increase the amount of water you drink. Do that every morning and you will notice a difference almost immediately!

Your poor little butt will thank you for it!

deleted_user 10/25/2007

or you can do what i do before i knew what i had ruined or might ruin i basically are addicted to laxatives because i have been on pain relievers for many many years so yea i have problems also with constipation. but i take laxatives everyday and one stool softner and ialso use a little milk of mag everyday but what alot of people don't realize is i also use a colon cleanser now these colon cleansers that i use help keep the muscles that are used to move the bowels this colon cleanser helps keep them in condition to work properlyand i have good bowel movements about two or three everyday plus on painkillers for the fm. i really don't think i am doing too much damage and if i am i can't really do too much about it the bowels have to move no matter what or i will have more problems i also do eat activia i have one in the morning and one at night also aids the digestion process. but the action is called peristalsis that actually moves the bowels from the intestine to the colon and than out. the colon cleanser that i use keeps this muscle from getting lax which laxatives can do.i just had lab work done on me and everything and i do mean everything came back working fine. if you want to know anymore just send me a private message and i can coach you on these colon cleansers. they work great.
love trish

deleted_user 10/25/2007

Bless your heart, I've been there, done that, and it's not fun, or funny. The reason you've been told to eat more veggies is because you need more fiber. Citracal is a fiber supplement, and I believe it's harmless, so it shouldn't hurt to take it, at least while your adjusting to no laxitives. The big problem, as you've been told, is that the body becomes dependent on them, so it takes larger and larger amounts to get the same effect. Often they stop working altogether, and it's necessary to resort to enemas. So, try to get off this rollercoaster. You need more fiber, which is not just veggies, but fruits, whole grains, nuts and seeds. littleone suggested yogurt with flax seed, which is an excellent suggestion. But if you gradually add more high-fiber foods to your diet, in whatever form, your problem should go away.(Dare I say, down the toliet)? Notice I said gradually add more, you can't cure this overnight. Too drastic a change at once can leave you with cramps, etc, as you've learned. And don't take a whole bottle of Citracal in one day!

deleted_user 10/25/2007

I take a body cleansing product as well. I got it from a health food store. The one I have is called Enzymatic Therapy and it helps alot. Its got one bottle that is a fiber formula. Another bottle is a natural laxative and whole body cleanse. The third bottle is Super Milk Thistle, which helps liver funtion and detoxifies it as well. I also take a parasite cleanser. You'd be disgusted if you knew what can live inside your body!!! Im not a big all natural heatlh food and all that kind of person but these few things help alot.

deleted_user 10/25/2007

I try to have a tablespoon per day of ground flax seed. You can buy it already ground up into a powder. I mix it with orange juice or put it in my oatmeal. It doesn't have a foul taste and it also has omega-3. That coupled with an increase in fruit and veggies has pretty much eliminated my IBS and constipation problems. I used to go 5 or 6 days without going and now I go every day. Good luck.

deleted_user 10/25/2007

I have the same problems and my gastroenterologist gave me a prescription for Amitza, it helps your system by making the muscles relax and contract to help move things along. He also told my to take Colace, that is just a stool softener and it doesn't harm your body in any way. To get more fiber I've been adding Fiber Sure to some of my drinks during the day, each teaspoon full is equal to 5 grams of fiber(and it has no taste). He told me to try to get between 30 to 35 grams of fiber a day. All this seems like alot but it seems to work for me.

Bluesydeb 10/25/2007

Hi V. Oh my, I had to drink that stuff before the colonoscopy and I'm glad i don't have to do that again for 8 more years - hopefully. But, I know what its like to be horribly irregular too.

My gastroenterologist prescribed Metoclopram - 1 tablet 2 x daily - the pain meds I was on put my colon to sleep, so to speak. I also have used Senekot (otc) which worked when the other otcs didn't.

Hope you feel better soon!

deleted_user 10/25/2007

Prunes every day "whoosh" it works.... you just have to find out how many will work for you 1-5 usually and lots of water...
snicker

deleted_user 10/25/2007

Y KNOWS MORE ABOUT CONSTIPATION THAN I DO (ME THINKS) I HAVE SCAR TISSUE WRAPPED AROUND MY SMALL COLONFROM A HYSTEROC.IN 1995, I STARTED HAVING BOWL PROBLEMS IN 1999, SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 1 BLOCKAGE, IN HOSP. 4 DAYS IN 2004. I LITURALLY CANNOT MAKE MYSELF GO TO THE BATHROOM, NOW I'VE GOT THE PAIN MEDS TO DEAL WITH TOO...I TAKE A SYRUP CALLED ENDULOSE,I CAP X3. I NOW MIX IT IN 1/3 CUP OF JUICE, TIS VERY SWEET....I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING THAT IS OTC WITH NO HELP AT ALL- I KNOW MY CASE IS WIERD, SO YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MAKES ME, THE S...MASTER...THE ENDULOSE IS THE BEST I'VE FOUND BUT IT ONLY COMES BY PERSCRIPTION. I STILL HAVE PROBLEMS BUT I DO THE BEST I CAN...I HAVE SEARCHED ALL THRU THE INTERNET FOR WHAT OT DO ABOUT SCAR TISSUE, BUT THEY DON'T SAY MUCH ABOUT THE COLON AND MY DR. SAID THAT I'LL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE ANOTHER BLOCKAGE, NOT LOOKING FOR WARD TO...IT IS THE MOST MISERABLE ASIDE FROM FIBRO THAT I HAVE TO DEAL WITH....I HOPE THIS HELPS YOU BE ABLE TO TELL YOR DR. WHAT YOU KNOW NOW...AND PLS PRAY FOR MY COLON, I STRUGGLE WITH THIS EVERYDAY.....BLESSINGS....HELEN

deleted_user 10/25/2007

I have to actually use enemas twice a week because I absolutely cannot go on my own since starting the narcotics.

deleted_user 10/25/2007

V,
Ouch, That sounds awful. I got rid of IBS but I had the opposite of what you have, the runs! I used probiotics and some other things from the health food store. Now I go daily, sometimes twice and no more runs. I also suggest a big bowl of Raisin Bran or a few handfuls of trail mix.

Good Luck, Keleee :)

deleted_user 10/26/2007

I can say bowel movement....I just can't do it!! hehe
I also have adhesions wrapped around and in my bowel and abdominal organs. They are adheared to the lining and walls. I have had a huge problem with constipation since my ostomy reversal. I have had 2 total blockages and 2 partial ones. I don't have feeling anymore so I am not able to push very well. I use laxatives and softeners, plus enemas. I eat a high fiber diet and a lot of water. Also walking helps. Even just moving around will help keep things moving. My surgeon told me the best thing to do is to try to keep moving around. I know it is very hard to do that at times. But I keep getting up. I hope things get better for you.

mynameisD 10/26/2007

2 bowls of Kelloggs Special K a day, or any high fiber cereal, will do the trick also. It is funny but then again it is NOY funny at all. Oh The pain that a blocked bowel can cause is unimaginable to those with regular movements.

deleted_user 10/26/2007

Try Movicol,. it is polyethlene glycol '3350 and is a poo softner, take one sachet in water according to instructions. You need to drink loads of water with it. I use it and I find it doesnt give me stomache ache and allows me to poo regularly without straining. Nobody should laugh, this is serious and not funny. It's about time butts were taken seriously

deleted_user 10/26/2007

Make sure you eat enough fiber (an apple a day), drink alot of water and take 500mg og magnessium before you go to bed. This has helped alot of people I know, I hope it helps you....Kris

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