For those who use Smooth Move Tea

Hi all!

I now have chronic constipation. This is actually caused and then compounded by the following:

Gastric Bypass (many of us do get constipated-no shock there)

Interstitial Cystitis (The medication I take can cause some dehydration)

Pain meds (I am on pain patch (strong) medication for some joint deterioration. Everyone probably knows that this stuff constipates.


So-I take two colace each night at bedtime-as many of us do. That was very helpful before the heavier pain meds and bladder meds. Now that I have added the other two-I REALLY can have troubles.

The good news is that my doctor suggested trying Smooth Move tea-as I told him I REALLY don't want to add yet ANOTHER prescription to my life! LOL!

My question is-for those of you who use Smooth Move-how often do you use it? We all know that MOST laxative type medicine will say "Don't use longer than xxxxxxx"-etc. However-there will be some of us that need to use more.

Do any of you use this more than once a week, twice a week. Do you use it once a night?

I can imagine using this every other night-actually.

Would you be sweet enough to lend your thoughts?

Thanks!!
Hugs,
Therese

HI TERESE     YOU MEAN YOU ARE GETTING CONTIPATED EVEN THO YOU ARE GETTING PLENTY OF FIBER IN YOUR DAILY FOODS? I EAT REFRIED BEANS EVERY DAY AND FIBER ONE CEREAL EVERY DAY AND HAVE NO CONSTIPATION AT ALL ,I AM 7 MONTHS PO. I HAVE HAD THE TEA SMOOTH MOVE JUST TO MAKE SURE I KEEP MOVING ,I SAY I WAS DRINKING IT ONCE A WEEK BUT HAVENT HAD MUCH FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW AS MY REFRIED BEANS ARE KEEPING ME SMOOTH AND REGULAR.. I USE TO BE CONSTIPATED ALL THE TIME PRE OP..I HATED THOSE DAYS. TRY GETTING MORE WATER IN DAILY AND WALKING DOES THE TRICK.. I FEEL YOUR DISCOMFORT AS I HAD THIS TOO ALSO BEFORE WLS ,I USE TO USE THE SUPOSSITORY'S THAT DID HELP.. GOOD LUCK. HOPE YOU HAVE SOME RELIEF SOON...BE STRONG AND BE KIND TO YOURSELF...........WENDY     P.S. HAPPY HALLOWEEN

Hey Wendy! Happy Halloween to you too!! Oh yes-I get in my benefiber, 40 mins on treadmill each day, upping the fiber in the foods I eat as well. I don't allow myself to sleep until I have finished my water for the day as well. I am a WLS geek I think! I also use suppositories and fleets when needed-but want to steer away from over-use of those items-as we know they are not healthy. All of those things helped wonderfully before I added the other constipating medications-now it's time for the big guns! LOL! Hopefully the new addition of the tea on top of the other things will be "helpful" as well. Thanks for posting! Hugs, Therese

Hey sweetie. I used to use this all the time prior to surgery, but only once or twice a week. I'm not sure I would use it more than that.

Have you tried cod liver oil or flax oil? That usually helps to soften things up and get it moving through the pipes.

Hey you! Thanks for the info! I am going to try that flax out! Sounds like a plan. Hugs!

I too have the chronic constipation.  I had actually bought some of this tea for my dear sweet boyfriend before I threw his sorry a$$ out of the house!   I'll have to find it and give it a try.  I have not taken my percocet for the past several days (excruciating!) because I haven't had a BM in so long.  I have degenerative disc disease, arthritis in my spine, and three blown discs -- one of them nearly bone on bone.  I am in physical therapy.  Actually, I'm going to see Igor this afternoon for a Halloween torture session.  I've been drinking extra water, putting Benefiber in almost every liquid thing imaginable, and taking my two Colace a day.  Still, all I do is pee!! Linda

Oh Linda!! I TOTALLY hear you! It's like what is the worse of the evils-right? I am SO sorry you have all that pain. My pain is in my knees, feet and hips and if I don't PUSH myself to stay positive-I can get VERY bummed! I saw my Igor yesterday! LOL!! Give the tea a try. It didn't make me cramp AT ALL-and it did work the next day! Good thing you got the sorry-assed BF out-that leaves room for a BETTER one! Heh!! Hugs! Therese