Does anyone have chronic constipation?

I have heard of the kiwi, and best if you scrub the fuzz off the skin and eat the skin too. I am too afraid of the teeny seeds. I know the seeds can cause awful trouble for diverticulitis, my dad had it. With my CIC and GI issues, I figure the seeds will get somewhere and get stuck. If you want to try chia seeds, soak, soak them vey well. Flax seeds I don't even remember if I used them. But if you use either, any fiber at all, if it were me, I would double or triple up on miralax, along with the fiber.

I just wanted to drop by and add a bit to this thread. After posting about my 2 year ordeal with constant constipation, I believe I found some answers. It’s worth checking out. I wish I had known to do that several years ago. It turns out I have Vitamin B12 deficiency. I thought I had adequately treated it last year, but my new neurologist says it takes a long time to restore the body. I should have stayed on a large dose. I’m now on mega doses and finding I have issues throughout my body. It’s very upsetting, but at least now I know. Please get your vitamin levels checked, before you start any supplements.

Oh, after starting the large daily B12 regimen , per my doctor’s orders, I have BM daily without taking any products like Miralax. It’s bizarre.

Good for you for discovering that! I personally, had too much B12 in my system and just had to eliminate the supplemental vitamin I was taking. Still have issues though..

Glad yours is good. I thought mine was high too after I took treatment, but it was a false report. I’d discuss any B12 tests results with a specialist. I discovered through him that a b12 blood test may only reflect was in the blood, but not what’s in the body. So, after taking the vitamin, he says subsequent tests aren’t of value. It’s the original number. I let my guard down too early.

I sure hope you find help. Keep trying.

Hi everyone,i know i havn't been tuning in for a while but im just here to give an update on my chronic constipation.I finally stopped taking colace june 18 and started doing this stretching excercise on youtube 6 days a week every morning. And have been eating probiotic yogurt as well and i have been passing decent stools more frequently on most mornings. I have little to no straining which is good but i'm still seeing a GI on the 16th of july just to do some examinations and possibly find out what caused the chronic constipation.

The video to the stretching excercise is linked below for anyone incase it might be of any help, And to those of you still dealing with chronic constipation im wishing you guys the best of luck and pray for your releif.

I have chronic constipation which has increased. I have had two tests: Defography and Manometry and a diagnosis of pelvic floor dysfunction with a rectocele. The rectocele is a pouch and holds stool.
I have gone throug every OTC constipation med which worked for a brief time. Last prescription med which worked in the beginning and now hit and miss is Linzess. I am very concerned. My Dr. told me I will have to take a med to be able to go. I had a SITZ marker test which also showed slow transit. I am in contact with a gastroenterologist.

I began constipation as a child.

Also, due to precancerous polyps removed 4 years ago and they can grow
back, I was supposed to have a repeat colonoscopy in 3 years. It's now
been four. I can't keep putting it off so scheduled Aug. 6. I was given
GoLytely as a prep. Can only mix it with water. Other instructions a week
beforehand also. Prayers please.

I hear you and understand what you are going through. I am using every laxative known to man and still do not have normal bowel movements. I feel for everyone who has CC. It changes your life.

Good luck, @isadora2021 Hope some of these ideas help. It has been so nice to have basic although not perfect regularity again. Keeping notes, being honest about healthy food intake, working on relaxing so our brains don't go against us and checking out what the processes were helped me. It isn't overnight but great to be regular again. It is a more ample regularity which makes sense. I did add T ground sesame seeds soaked .

Helpful research of biological processes that take place in our gut:
- Migrating Motor complex which is the electroactivity in the GI tract during meals and fasting
- Osmotic gradient. If too much water is pulled into the colon, diarrhea results. If not enough water is pulled into the colon constipation results. Balance of minerals is important. Magnesium, potassium and sodium brings water into the colon. I have found balancing these help prevent constipated. I have to watch my calcium intake because it tends to encourage constipation. Calcium carbonate seems to be the most constipating. I depend on blood work from time to time to make sure my minerals are balanced.
Good luck, @farmersmith

Hi jp9,

I have what you have.

When my rectocele pouch is full, I discovered that sitting on a hard chair, crossing my right leg high over my left, and then leaning on my left butt cheek collapses the pouch and I can poop out the stool in the bathroom after just sitting in this position for a matter of minutes. It has been working every time. I love this fix.

For the CIC, I eat really well (very few commercially processed foods), don't overdo it on fiber (as I have IBS-C and I also believe you don't want to overload a sluggish piping system), have slippery elm (inner bark only) "tea" in the am and take a magnesium supplement (Hilma gentle bowel support) at bedtime.

What really helps me poop when my rectocele is not acting up is one golden kiwi a night. I kid you not. For me, it is a game changer. It acts as a stimulant.

A regular green kiwi works, but not as well. There is a study on it (include NIH in your search terms) and my pelvic floor MD has mentioned it. Now I notice it mentioned in the literature from time to time.