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My formula for severe constipation
Digestive Health | Last Active: Mar 17 5:54am | Replies (13)Comment receiving replies
@crazykbl, @annalyzethis and all... Hello, my constipated friends. I have IBD and for decades dealt with diarrhea with sudden attacks throughout the day. I used Lomotil to slow things down for years. Now, the last couple of years, I've met constipation for the first time in my life. Partly, I think, due to the slowing of my gut with autonomic neuropathy, and partly due to low ferritin and iron supplementation orally and by IV infusions.
I'm now taking an iron supplement referred to me by my hematologist and having less difficulty, but still very constipated. My gastroenterologist hasn't been a bunch of help, suggesting MiraLAX and leaving it at that pretty much! Pooh! Not for me...
MiraLAX causes me painful bloating and gas and takes a couple of days to work then works at the worst times. So, nope.
I use good ole' Milk of Magnesia several times weekly and it works like a dream. It's gentle, easy on the body, no gas or bloating, and works overnight like clockwork. No downside as I can tell so far, so this is my solution. I'm thrilled~
Blessings, Elizabeth
Replies to "@crazykbl, @annalyzethis and all... Hello, my constipated friends. I have IBD and for decades dealt with..."
Thank you Elizabeth for sharing what works for you. I cannot take iron supplements as it is extremely constipating. Like you, my doctor told me to take Miralax. Talk about bloating! I looked like I was 6 months pregnant. I suffer from IBS and just started taking a stool softener at night and I usually have success in the morning. But your idea of taking milk of magnesium sounds ideal. Going to give it a try! Thanks for the suggestion.
Elizabeth do the tablets work as good as liquid and if they do how many and how often do you take ?
Thank you so much
Jefck
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Yes I was on miralax and they said two capsules and I said it was causing me very bad stomach pains and bloating and make me throw up and then they said for me to go to one cap of miralax and I said I was still calling me to blow his stomach pain and more more stomach pain and thrown up and then they said go to half a cup and then they said go to every other day and finally I just told him I'm going to stop it because I'm having pain and bloating and throwing up.my ferror sulfate was at 13 nine and a half years ago and I'm still at now when they checked it 3 weeks ago and I just started the supplement 3 weeks ago