Clindamycin causing constipation, just me?

I use to deal with that everyday since I’m on tramadol and Tylenol gabapentin but I learned that the stool softeners are not going to hurt you . I use to take one 100mg every night but it really didn’t help much so now I take 4 - 100mg stool softeners every night plus a half glass of clear lax and it works very good . I go in the mornings plus usually go again after my evening meal . I get the Walmart brand equate stool softener hope this works for you . This past Feb I ended up in the hospital with diverticulitis from being constipated all the time . You may think oh wow that’s a lot to take but it doesn’t hurt me at all matter of fact the pharmacist said the stool softener will not hurt me and that I could take as many as I needed to get the job done

I have chronic nerve pain from a couple of failed back surgeries. I have been on Lyrica, Cymbalta and most recently Effexor. It seems that when I get to a therapeutic dose, I get severe constipation. I have tried Metamucil with Colace, and Miralax without success. Seems the only thing that works is s stimulating laxative which I know isn’t good to use long term. Since this is such a common side effect of these meds, has anyone had any success getting around this? These meds really help me so I hate to give up on them. Thank you for any advice!

I take 300 mg of Magnesium daily, plus the one cap of Miralax. Not sure how much the Magnesium helps, however I have been instructed to stop all supplements next week for 7 days in prep for an outpatient surgery. Sigh. Don’t want to stop the magnesium, but it works as a blood thinner, from I’ve read. I had no idea.

Due to terrible pain from radiation for cancer treatment, I've been taking 10 mg of oxycodone for 4 years...and suddenly began suffering with severe...really severe... daily constipation. My dr recomended a new medication and it's working! It's "Movantik". Ask your doctor. Because it's so new, he/she probably won't know about it... but convince him/her to study it. It's available in both 12 and 25 mg doses. I'm still experimenting with which dosage works best for me.

Hope this works for you. Please let me know if/how it works for you.

I too have medication related constipation. After 7 months of diarrhea from microscopic colitis before treatment, I try not to complain too loudly, but here is my formula. It may need to be adjusted for severity of symptoms.

I eat two salads a day - that’s six cups of salad. Mine is a combination of iceberg, spinach and romaine with no ingredients that are known to enhance constipation. Otherwise, tomato, bacon, corn, etc - think volume.

I try to eat other veggies at lunch or dinner that might be considered roughage - think broccoli or cabbage (raw as in slaw), etc.

I drink eight 8ounce glasses of water over the day. I fill a half gallon container in the morning and put it on the kitchen island to make sure I drink all through the day.

At bedtime:
* a 100mg decorate sodium stool softener
* four benefiber gummies

Worst case, I go every other day. But more days than not, I go before 10am.

It’s not the set your clock by it, 6:30am predictable event anymore. But I need the meds causing the constipation, so…

Hope that’s helpful.

I use to deal with that everyday since I’m on tramadol and Tylenol gabapentin but I learned that the stool softeners are not going to hurt you . I use to take one 100mg every night but it really didn’t help much so now I take 4 - 100mg stool softeners every night plus a half glass of clear lax and it works very good . I go in the mornings plus usually go again after my evening meal . I get the Walmart brand equate stool softener hope this works for you . This past Feb I ended up in the hospital with diverticulitis from being constipated all the time . You may think oh wow that’s a lot to take but it doesn’t hurt me at all matter of fact the pharmacist said the stool softener will not hurt me and that I could take as many as I needed to get the job done

Cantaloupe after evening meal, or prunes workes for me, and keep records, don't go beyond 3 days without relief.

I have chronic nerve pain from a couple of failed back surgeries. I have been on Lyrica, Cymbalta and most recently Effexor. It seems that when I get to a therapeutic dose, I get severe constipation. I have tried Metamucil with Colace, and Miralax without success. Seems the only thing that works is s stimulating laxative which I know isn’t good to use long term. Since this is such a common side effect of these meds, has anyone had any success getting around this? These meds really help me so I hate to give up on them. Thank you for any advice!

I have chronic nerve pain from a couple of failed back surgeries. I have been on Lyrica, Cymbalta and most recently Effexor. It seems that when I get to a therapeutic dose, I get severe constipation. I have tried Metamucil with Colace, and Miralax without success. Seems the only thing that works is s stimulating laxative which I know isn’t good to use long term. Since this is such a common side effect of these meds, has anyone had any success getting around this? These meds really help me so I hate to give up on them. Thank you for any advice!

I have chronic nerve pain from a couple of failed back surgeries. I have been on Lyrica, Cymbalta and most recently Effexor. It seems that when I get to a therapeutic dose, I get severe constipation. I have tried Metamucil with Colace, and Miralax without success. Seems the only thing that works is s stimulating laxative which I know isn’t good to use long term. Since this is such a common side effect of these meds, has anyone had any success getting around this? These meds really help me so I hate to give up on them. Thank you for any advice!