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DiscussionDoes anyone have chronic constipation?
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Replies to "Yes. IBSC. NO FUN. . try eating dried prunes and or dried fruits throughout the day..."
I've tried all the scripts-useless for me. Prunes by the pound, kiwis too, but fear their seeds will add to the chances of diverticulitis and small bowel partial obstructions. Been fighting it for 17 years, and it is at its worst now. I eat little solid foods and drink lots and lots and I have a meal replacement shake that my daughter did all the research and now she sells it. So at least I get some nutrition in. I use miralax 3 capfuls 1-2x a day and have found that Metamucil gummies help me better than the powder. I use 3-5. My big hope is that my Hyperparathyroidism and elevated calcium levels are definitely a huge factor. I am having the surgery to remove 3 1/2 of the 4 glands. This probably has been at least part of the problem for 8 years. But my doctors really didn't follow through with my levels. Once I was diagnosed with celiac disease in 2008, they were arrogant enough to not keep me being tested for PTH, calcium and vitamin D. My smooth muscles, needed for a good poop, have severely limited, since elevated calcium reduces smooth muscle receptors. I have to keep my body in super loose to diarrhea, so the poop explodes out, cuz my muscles don't push anymore.