Hello, klk464,
I am so sorry to hear of your severe constipation. I know first-hand how terribly it impacts one's life, and makes you question whether you want to go on. I am almost 73. I have seen 4 gastroenterologists. I have been told my problems are from a "lazy bowel," IBS-C, CIC, SIT, redundant sigmoid, hiatal hernia, pelvic floor disorder, diverticulosus, etc. I take three Senna pills and one Colace at 10:00 am. I wash it down with MiraLAX in 8 oz of warm water. I do the same at 9:00 pm. I have a modest BM around 4:00 pm and a pretty full BM around 6:30 am. The stool is in my rectum and above my sigmoid sphincter. I have to coax it out with my finger and lots of personal lubricant. The Squatty Potty bench helps. The Happy Baby yoga pose helps with gas, plus activated charcoal, simethicone. I gently rebound (bounce) on my trampoline at 10 am for 20 minutes and again at 8pm. I drink approximately 90 oz of water a day. I eat mostly fresh vegetables boiled, very little dairy, soy milk, mashed potatoes, long grain rice, sourdough bread. I use a heating pad for the back pain from the constipation. No pain killers since they slow down my digestion even more. I wish you the very best. I know how terrible constipation can be.