What is up with THIS???

So, this is one of those gross topics, but sometimes, they just need to be asked!!  As I have said before, I am having trouble with constipation issues.  I have been taking fiber, to no avail.  Anyway, 5 times now, since surgery ,I have had this terrible thing happen, at various times.  I feel like I need to go to the bathroom, but it will not come out.  And all of a sudden, I get severely nauseated!  I will open my mouth, like to vomit, and just a gush of saliva will come pouring out.  I have never actually vomited with one of these episodes.  Then, when I finally do have a bowel movement, the nausea will go away.  WTH???  It is TERRIBLE!  I get the sweats, etc.  I do not consider it to be any kind of "dumping" syndrome, because it has nothing to do with what I have eaten, it seems to be just because I have such a strong urge to go to the bathroom, and nothing will come out at that time!  Has anyone else experienced this??

As I said, I have tried fiber pills and fiber gummies.  I am not necessarily in any pain associated with the constipation, it's just that I only go about once every 7-9 days.

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Sheri

I'm sorry that I don't have any real words of wisdom for you, but my suggestion would be that maybe you could try an enema once a week or so just to prevent you from getting so blocked.  I don't know what could be causing the saliva thing other than just feeling nauseous will cause me to sometimes have excess saliva.  I'm sorry you are having such trouble and I hope you get it figured out  The blessing is that you aren't having any pain.  Good luck!

Tthis has happened to me,too. When we are severely constipated "new" food can't move down the digetive tract cuse the compcted stool is there.

Fiber has done this to me too making the stool like a huge hard ball that is too big to come out.

I have stopped taking the fiber altogether and now take a dose of generic Miralax in the first bottle of sf liquid I drink every day. I go every day,a normal size soft formed stool that is easy to pass. My gasroenterologist hs said it is safe to take every day and is not habit forming,despite the name.

7-9 days is too long to go without a poo. Adequate liquids helps greately also,esp. when taking fiber. Are you getting min 64oz of sf liquid a day?

Good luck,
Holly

It sounds like you are so impacted (full of poo) that it is backing up your whole GI tract.  You need some serious help with your constipation.  I would be getting my surgeon or PCP involved with this ASAP, if you have not already.

Stool softeners, such as Colace, and a laxative such as Miralax may be needed.  You need to up your water intake as well.  Fiber is good, but it can stop you up if you are not getting enough of the right kinds of fluids in.

I hope you get this cleared up as it can lead to other issues that are not pleasant and can be painful.

I agree with the others above, it sounds like you are courting an intestinal blockage!

Have you tried Miralax daily until you are regular, and have you tried magnesium supplements? I was having issues with constipation until I switched to a cal citrate supplement that had a healthy dose of magnesium in there.. since then, I've almost had the opposite issue to the point that I needed to cut back on the one and get in more plain calcium to keep from being too loose.

Get help! I have a feeling my constipation was causing all my stomach problems. There's a serious problem if youre only going every 7-9 days!!

Definitely recommend stop taking the fiber - most fiber supplements are "bulking" agents and can make constipation worse. Red meat also causes constipation. My dietician told me to stop eating it. I take stool softeners and drink a lot of water every day. Coffee has been making me go pretty regularly.

Pleaseee see a doc - constipation is the worse!

Have you tried Miralax?  For me, it's been a miracle cure to that problem!  

Do you still have your gall bladder? It probably is "just" constipation, but it sounds exactly like the gall bladder attacks I used to have before mine was removed.

I have to agree with Jo above, you don't want to risk having a bowel obstruction, all the things suggested may be good to try, but only after you have seen a doc, be it your surgeon, a gastro doc, etc. that is way too long to go without a BM and then have the terrible nausea with it too. Good luck to you, hope you are feeling better soon!

I have a son who suffers from "encopresis". It's a chronic constpation issue. Not to scare you but over time the bowl becomes stretched from chronic impacting and the nerves begin to deaden. Years of course but it is still dangerous.

From age 9 to 14 he met with a gastro to try and avoid surgery.

Here is the proper way to clear the bowels:

Magnesium Citrate liquid. Take it on a weekend, and don't go anywhere. Tastes nasty. After the initial cleanse, miralax once a day. Safe enough for small children. NO MORE FIBER. It's adding to the blockage. Fake fiber cannot compare to food fiber (full of water).

Once you are going everyday, keep an eye out for missing a day and take yiur miralax again. My son took it daily for 3 years.

Mention to your surgeon. Mine promotes eating fruits and veggies daily. My son had to learn to eat more fiber too.

Impaction makes the stool have a burning smell. It's basically rotting in your intestines. Causes horrible smelling gas as well. I know as soon as my son is impacted and we get back on miralax for awhile.

Good luck.