Constipation

It seems like since I've been on regular food, I have been constipated! I've taken milk of magnesia but it doesn't helps, I need quick relief......any ideas I feel so miserable :-l

Might sound kind of gross, but with my kids it always worked.  About a tablespoon of olive oil should help get things moving in the right direction.  Also avacados work really well as well.  Good luck, constipation is never fun.

 olive oil or go to the pharmacy and get something quick! i am going today!

Can u drink milk.  I cant drink milk no more, I drink it it makes me poop w/ in 15 minutes. So if I have issues thats what i use..

Miralax is safe for children, it mixes to a completely undetectable state in water or anything else, no flavor or texture.  I have a son with a chronic constipation condition, he had to take it everyday for 2 years straight.

I'm going to try adding a little benefibre into my drinks to see if that works.  I'm positive it's the lack of fiber.  I could always count on my shredded wheats in milk to make things work. No more of that!

Water, water, water.  My son's gastro always said "constipation is usually 50% dehydration, 50% mechanical/fiber".  I'm working on that, I know my water intake is too low.  It takes so damned long to eat that if I wait 30 minutes before I drink, I'm getting close to another meal :(

Good luck - this just struck me this week.  Not real entertaining!!

Thanks for the helpful suggestions...praying they work!!!

 I went the other route. I bought a 4 pack of mini fleet suppositories and I use those when it gets bad. I can't stand it and its painful. Those fleet mini enemas work in less than 5 minutes. I swear, the scale moves whenever I do it.

Miralax & Benefiber work, it takes a few days- but they are safe, and since Miralax only adds water to stool, it's safe to take everyday as needed. I needed those early out until I got on a vitamin regimen that solved the issue entirely-

I use 1 or 2 doses of Benefiber a day, it's good for you regardless.. and I take Vitalady's Tender Cal/Mg/D3.. there's enough magnesium in there to keep things moving very well. In fact, I take half hers (600Mg) and half plain cal citrate powder (600mg) because I was going too much with just the Tender Cal! Since calcium constipates me, this is a perfect combo..

I have suffered on and off my entire life with constipation. It has been so bad twice that I was technically impacted and had to have "it" manually removed (once about 12 years ago, and once this week...). I have used a mini-enema of glycerin and chamomile which is gentle and tends to work in about 10 minutes. I bought some suppositories the other day, but haven't had the nerve to try them.

Question about the Miralax-- a) can you really not taste it? And b) is there anyone for whom it doesn't work? I am going to try it, but and worried that I will be the one on whom it has no effect.

Also, I am going to try colonic irrigation when I get home from vacation in a week. I feel like I need a clean slate, literally! Also, I have read that colonics will help retrain sluggish colons, which I think I have.

Ironically, the last time I was this severely constipated, I had lost a ton of weight, was exercising, etc. But then, I was not eating well and drank no water, just Diet Coke. Now, I am extremely healthy, walk 6 miles a day, drink 110-130 ounces of water a day and no caffeine. I eat plenty of fiber a day. I cannot, for the life of me, figure out what is causing it. I am 5 pounds from my goal of 140 pounds. It makes no sense.

Yes, Miralax does really work. I have had chronic constipation for many years and I use it. It takes longer on me than most people but it does finally work. If I use it everyday it is to much. I mix it with Citrucel and I get the fiber too. It just taste like orange. but...the Miralax alone has no taste. Good Luck!