Masrea, I do know that pain meds cause constipation. When I had my knee replaced and was on them I couldn't poop for days! Then when I took the stool softeners and did try to go it was like passing a bowling ball! Looks like you are doing all the right things. Have you tried suppositories? Maybe switch to a different laxitive? I feel for you, hope this helps a little.

Try Milk of Magnesia-worked wonders for me! It comes in a cherry flavor and tastes decent. If you are really clogged, take 2-4 ounces 2 or 3 times a day for the first day. I did that and man did it clean me out!

Take 2 oz every day once you are cleaned out. I adjust it as needed an extra oz or so. And if you are pain with the bowel movement I use a warm water enema. (Bought the store kind and re-use it with water whenever i need it.

Good luck and TC N Hugs Fybrochik

x lax baby. i swear by it

i had to do an herbal colon cleans for 2 weeks. i took probiotics and digestive enzymes with it. it REALLY helped me! and once my system got cleaned out, the pain, bloating, and constipation ceased. my doc prescribed me Miralax to take for 3-4 days on and then 3-4 days off, and so on. i still get flares and things, but i think there is somehting else goin on with me (or my colon) as it seems it's got it's own schedule. sometimes i go on my self and other days i cant go. when i end up goin on my self i didn't even know i had to crap! i gotta see my doc again about this. hope i didn't gross you out.

Could be you have IBS on top of everything else. I have it, mostly constipation, but some diarrhea. My pain meds cause big time constipation. I eat 25-30 grams of fiber a day, drink at least half a gallon of water (in addition to coffee, tea, no caffeine soda)and eat yogurt with probiotics and I still have to take stool softeners and the occasional laxative when I'm taking pain meds. I keep prunes and oatmeal cookies around for daily snacks and they help, also high fiber instant oatmeal in the a.m. & as a snack.

I wake up at 1 am every morning. It would be so nice to get some uninterrupted sleep, even if it was just 5 or 6 hours!

Welcome to my world of pain. Has your doctor given you any prescriptions such as lactulose? There are a few different things the doctor can give you but I have a trick...

Get some dulcolax it's OTC and you can get it at any pharmacy. Eat lots of greens for dinner and drink a lot of water and take 2 dulcolax. If by the next day nothing happens take 2 more. You can take up to 3 and I do that when it's bad but the diarreha gets bad when you do that. So be careful, I have never found anything that works better.

Oh also get mineral oil and drink some of that. You need to loosen it up or it's going to hurt like hell pushing it out. For some reason if I eat a lot of broccili and take 3 dulcolax the next day at some point the poop hits the toliet flying lol.

If you still have a problem PM me I have more little tricks up my sleeve...V

I agree with sleeper because that was what was happening with my intestines from using laxatives so much but when you have not gone in a while and you feel so compacted it hurts some times you have to resort to the chemicals to feel better. Chemicals should only be used when you can't handle it any longer.

Sleeper...
What is probotics and where can you get it? I have looked for it but haven't been able to find it and need to get on a schedule with something besides chemicals...

Thanks

I don`t know how to thank all of you for all those advices,, i am sure it will help me,, i think i have to try some sleep now,, i been up for the last 19 hours GOD BLESS YOU ALL ,,my HUGS TO YOU ...

All pain meds cause constipation, for me I have Ibs as well so if I cant go for a few days I eat a lot of fruit and veg and that tends to get me going again.

Before and when I was diagnosed with FMS, I was so terribly constipated. My gastro dr. told me to take Miralax every other day as long as I needed it. I would recommend taking two doses the 1st and maybe the 2nd day, but once you get cleaned out, use it every other day as long as you need to. Then you can wean off of it. It is very mild and gentle to your system.

Now I take flax oil and eat a very healthy diet to control it. Best to you as I know it is miserable.

prunes juice is good for me 6oz glass every morning! something simple might be all you need!

the fentlynol is very constipating

YOu know what really makes me mad..I was taking oxycotin for numerous health problems but when this stomach/having a BM problem started the doctors told me that fentenyl was not as bad with constipation as oxy so I switched. Worst mistake I ever made. When these stomach problems hit the only thing that helps is oxy.

I found out that Miralax makes me very bloated to the point I look 6 months pregenant and can't move. Now I am finding out that dulcolax is giving me back these damn stomach aches. I can't win and I want my oxy back until this stomach thing is solved. I hate all these damn pills so much..I WANT MY LIFE BACK AND i DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THESE DOCTORS DON'T CARE!!

Have you tried Miralax? My doc put me on 17gm/day EVERY DAY. Once you get things going, you can usually cut back some. Have you had a colonoscopy? I used to take a crap-ton of fiber until it gave me so much gas I could have fueled a small country.

I will do anything to not be constipated. I get the worst migraines when I'm plugged up.

I watched several of my aunties get hooked on laxatives. I didn't understand that they were hooked on not being constipated. But, when I realized what was causing my migraines, I started investigating alternatives.

I found buckwheat. It's cheap and delicious with a little bit of local honey. I alternate it with old fashioned oatmeal, every morning for breakfast. Buckwheat has natural sugars so it doesn't need as much sweetening as oatmeal. Just don't overdo it. Buckwheat is a potent laxative.

I was also drinking Sunsweet's plum juice with fiber. That'll really clean you out.

However, my blood pressure was through the roof. My doc prescribed more bp drugs. Then I read that NSAIDS can case high bp. !!!!!

I've been taking more Tramadol because I've been in so much pain. Tramadol is an NSAID. So, I've quit taking it and have upped my dose of Boswellia to 800mg, three times per day.

So far, so good. I'm actually feeling less muscle pain today. I had diarrhea so I'm laying off the Plum juice. Now I read that pain meds are the culprit. All the more reason to stop the Tramadol.