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Does anyone have chronic constipation?
Digestive Health | Last Active: Jun 19 4:45pm | Replies (223)Comment receiving replies
How long did it take for the Colace to relieve your constipation ?,because I started taking it yesterday and had one this morning and I have not experienced relief yet? Also I was advised to take it in the morning and evening, But i don't know if I should be taking it the exact time everyday the doctors prescriptions did not Specify. For example I took it at 9 am on Sunday in the morning and another in the evening at 6 pm .But this morning I took one at around 6 am because I left to go to school around 7 am. I have a fixed time for when to take it in the evening (6pm) but for the morning I just take it when I can. From your experience do you take it the exact time every or does it not matter ?
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I have many underlying gut problems in addition to SIBO, as I had 6 weeks of pelvic and abdominal radiation treatment 25 years ago and I also have a ton of scar tissue in my guts from several surgeries to reverse bowel obstructions but I don't think it matters if you take it the exact same time every day. It's not a laxative, just a softener so it's more mild. I take my 3 doses 3-4 hours apart from each other and I also take prescription Motegrity and an herbal prokinetic motility supplement called Iberogast. I think you could experiment with different times of the day to see what works best for you. For me, I notice that my constipation gets worse the later in the day, after I've started eating so I'll take more towards the end of the day since I generally wake up with a flat stomach and easier bowel movements after fasting overnight.