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Constipation! (Pain meds make it worse)

Chronic Pain | Last Active: Sep 24 11:31am | Replies (67)

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@heisenberg34

Thanks for the reply. Sounds like you have a good GI regimen going. Unfortunately, I am in such intractable pain that doing any kind of exercising or walking is virtually impossible. I have read the psyllium husk is supposed to help get things going. I am going to try and up my intake of Metamucil and see if that helps. I guess psyllium husk will be my next option. Tired of spending fifteen minutes on the toillet waiting for thing to get moving.

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Psyllium husk is the "active" ingredient in Metamucil. It is good for bulking things up, and it is also good to hydrate a lot (I think Metamucil underestimates how much water/electrolyte to drink). Having a screwed up GI tract is a pain(s).