i need some input..help me out..oh yeah and its a poop thing...

so ive noticed a routine and am wondering if anyone else is like this. i take stool softners every night 3 of them. seems to do the trick..next day i have a bowel movement and its normal...but every couple of days or so im noticing that not only do i have my normal bowel movement but i also have the runs and this will go on all day...then the next day im backed up and the cycle starts again...but today i had some tummy pain..like this dull pain and if i pushed on my tummy it hurt.??? ive only drank tea and ate dry toast today thats it..also if your having stomach problems whats safe to eat?? im getting stuck on what to even try to eat when im having these episodes.?
thanks for the input.

Maybe you could not take the stool softener and instead, increase your fiber. I use benefiber every evening and have a bowel movement every morning.

ill give this a shot ..im up for anything at this point. :) thanks

Sounds a lot like my cycle, too.

I have problems with constipation so I take Miralax every day along with 2 magnesium oxide 500 mg and it helps me go every day but I have noticed a pattern, too.  I start out with hard stools for a few days and then I have several days when it is just right and then it gets very soft and then I have loose stools for a day or two.  If I skip the Miralax or magnesium oxide I just get constipated again.  Most of the time when my stools are loose I don't have any pain or cramping so I just figure I would rather have loose stools then nothing at all.

I haven't had constipation or a solid poo for 7 years - some days I'll go twice, others I'll go 6 or 7 times.  You need to know what's normal for you so you recognise changes - otherwise just do whatever works for you to be able to go without discomfort.