Posted by papillon2 on July 29, 2012, at 22:45:21
In reply to Re: Constipation, posted by rjlockhart04-08 on July 29, 2012, at 21:20:17
I tried in this order:
1. High fibre diet and increased water consumption
2. Metamucil (fibre supplement)
3. Traditional laxative (i.e. Ducolax)All of which had no effect. In fact, I'd say that no. 1 made the situation worse because all this bulky food could not get out, so my belly just got bigger and bigger and all the more painful. Your mileage may vary.
Went to doctor.
4. CT scan to check for any blockages (none, but scan showed severe constipation).
5. Prescribed Movicol, a stool softener. Had to use 4/day at first, kick-started with suppositories. Now everything is moving again I only need to take 1-2 a day.Good thing that worked, because had it not the next step was an enema. :S
Warning: Movicol is absolutely disgusting to drink by itself. It is bearable however if you make up the solution as prescribed and then add half a cup of juice.
There was talk of reducing the dose of the med predominantly responsible for the constipation, thankfully that hasn't been necessary.
Hopefully there is something on this list that you haven't tried.
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forget your perfect offering
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that's how the light gets in
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