Constipation: What helps?

It sounds very frustrating and painful. I share much of what you describe. I’ve taken extreme measures to combat the constipation, which does get me going everyday, but it’s not normal, if you know what I mean. I’ve tried it all, including fiber, water, Miralax, exercise, etc, I’m starting Linzess soon. First diagnostic colonoscopy in April.
Don’t have acid issue. I don’t know if I will find an answer. For now, I want to rule out cancer and move forward. Hopefully, treating my anxiety will help some. I hope you get more responses.

@celia16 same I have tried many supplements and medications, but for now I almost use laxatives every day. I hope I can solve my problem and hope for the best solution. I hope yours gets cured too.

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doctor has your doctor ordered a six markers test where you take a tablet and it shows markers on you and how long it takes you to poop out the tablet you swallow one and then four or five days later you go back and you take an x-ray and you'll show how many markers you have in your stomach call a sitx markers test . I have something called slow tracking where my nerves are very slow so my system moves very slow you might have something where your system just moves very slow. You can look it up or it's called slow moving tracking.😬🤣 Something where your nerves just move really slow sorry it's a pain.

My doctor ordered a a test called a sits markers it's a pill thing in it 20 markers in it I had 19 markers after 6 days in it and then you take an X-rays and that X-ray and that's how they found out I had 19 markers in it in my colon 💩💩💩💩💩💩💩😬 my .my doctor said I had slow moving colon.I had slow moving colon traction for my nerves and my colon just knew

Move very very slow 😬🤣😱 for asking your doctor about
your doctor for it's easier you just swallow it and then wait to get another x-ray that's all you do

I've been wanting to do that test. Unfortunately it's not an option for me because I'd be required to stop taking my Miralax for the duration of the test, which I really cannot do. I wonder if there's any alternative for me?

Have you tried getting tested for SIBO? I hear it's pretty common and can affect motility, and it takes both diet and medicine to cure it. I've got it and am trying to figure out how to treat it; we'll see what happens when I get it under control.

Hi 💩🤢👋geekgir19 hi thanks for telling me about the no 1s I b o test no my doctor is never mentioned that test next time I talk to my GI doctor or even my primary I'll mentioned that test I looked it up and that's a good idea thank you for telling me about it 👍😀.Have you a XRDEFECOGRAM test .I have motlitydisorder in my the throat and I have a pendulums stomach lower Left side 🤨. I guess that's how God made me 😬😀😇. I heard probiotics might work for that n o i s i b o you could try probiotics many years ago a doctor told me to get a probiotic and it was in the refrigerator department and at the time I needed to get a prescription and get them from the pharmacy and they weren't prescribed the pharmacy had them at the time and it was a prescription with my doctor ordered for me but the insurance didn't cover it. Feels like over the counter but it was at the pharmacy but insurance didn't cover it. You might ask if you could get a probiotic that needs to be uncovered I was 20 at the time I'm 35 now so it might be different. 🤨🧐 Prayers and best of luck I know they still look to both of us God bless you 😇😇🙏🙏🙏

Sorry I ran out a room you might have a prolapse that might be blocked me from using the bathroom have you ever got your prolapse checked out that's causing you not to go to the bathroom. Here is a test I can do to check out your prolapse. 😱🙏🙏

I’ve been examined by colorectal surgeon, who says I’m normal, except for internal hemorrhoids that don’t need treatment. How do you check for prolapse?

There’s no way I could stop Miralax even for one day. I would pay dearly for it.

Thanks. Prayers going up for you, too. Slow motility is hard. No, I haven't had an XR defecogram. Maybe eventually I will, I just hesitate to resort to the more grueling tests like that. But I did have an ARM test a couple years ago and results were mostly normal. The problem seems to be that the stool never makes it to my rectum in the first place. I have to warn you, probiotics can actually make SIBO worse. They promote the growth of good bacteria, but in SIBO, you actually have too much good bacteria. Weird, I know. I seem to have gotten this problem mainly from eating way too many blueberries. Oh, by the way, I heard that if you have acne, that can be another sign that you might have SIBO. My skin used to be really clear but for the past few years it's been a mess, and I'm wondering if that's why. And yeah, I have wondered if I have a prolapse; I should get that checked out.