How do you deal with constipation?

Posted by marie @dvasco, Dec 4, 2024

I'm not regular and easily triggered when traveling or stress in general. How do you guys deal with constipation caused from external factors?

Interested in more discussions like this? Go to the Digestive Health Support Group.

Senna leaf tea has been very helpful for me

REPLY
@graceym1

Have you tried suppositories. Glycerine ones? Also miralax three times a day? They work great for me together when I have really bad constipation. Good luck. I hope you feel better

Jump to this post

I have just found a solution after taking almost everything I could. I take a teaspoon of castor oil and a half a glass of orange juice and it works that same day. This is Amazing for me. Be sure to get the castor oil that is for laxative.

REPLY

Atrantil and megaspore biotics did the trick. Also get a squatty potty and use these two tricks. 1st, before and after the squatty potty cross your right leg over your left and put your elbow on your knee resting your hand under your chin. 2nd. When you go also mimic blowing bubbles. We tend to try and push and that actually stops the muscles from contracting. I learned most of these from a pelvic floor expert on an atrantil podcast.

REPLY

Learn how to relax. It is something that can be learned, like learning to bake bread or change a flat tire. Also, hot liquids and some warm food before your normal elimination time. Privacy, alone time around the time of elimination. Getting up earlier or staying up later to have it. As far as travel goes, that constipates normal folks. A stool softener is not dangerous for those time. A gentle stimulant is Colace 2-in-1. Regular Colace is just the stool softener component. I have a sensitive gut and these are my go-tos, as needed.

And if you normally tend toward constipation, consider a magnesium supplement at night (softens stool) It also helps with anxiety. Do your Google research to see what I mean about these two.

REPLY
@retiredbabe

Atrantil and megaspore biotics did the trick. Also get a squatty potty and use these two tricks. 1st, before and after the squatty potty cross your right leg over your left and put your elbow on your knee resting your hand under your chin. 2nd. When you go also mimic blowing bubbles. We tend to try and push and that actually stops the muscles from contracting. I learned most of these from a pelvic floor expert on an atrantil podcast.

Jump to this post

Retiredbabe, I do that leg cross position. For me it relieve stool lodged in the "pocket" of my internal rectal prolapse. It works!

REPLY
@charlotte12

If needed, I use Miralax once a day or 2x, morning and evening- it works. I can recommend cooked or baked sweet potatoes, and 1 cup of red grapes, also helps, I eat the red grapes daily.

Jump to this post

i take a probiotic daily

REPLY

I drink a can of Ollie pop it’s a prebiotic . I drink it for supper and bowels move the next morning. Or my wife eats ice cream and it goes straight through her cleaning her out

REPLY

I have had the opposite problem but understand this is good for any digestive problem. Buy a gal bottle of Lily of the Desert - Aloe Vera Gel - Inner Fillet and drink a juice glass full just before going to bed.
You might be interested to know that the Mayo Clinic & The Cleveland Clinic recommend Aloe Vera for digestive problems. I have used to for years when I grew my own and also gave it to my husband when he had a problem.
You can buy this online from Walmart & probably also Amazon.

REPLY

I buy a gal bottle of Lily of the Desert - Aloe Vera Gel - Inner Fillet. 'Drink a juice glass full just before going to bed. I usually have a bowel movement shortly after getting up in the morning. I have used Aloe for many years when I grew it myself.
You can order online from Walmart & probably Amazon also. You might be interested in know that the Mayo Clinic & The Cleveland Clinic both suggest Aloe Vera for digestive problems.

REPLY
@pml

Hi Marie,
I can recommend a home remedy for constipation that my mom always gave me. I'm 78 and still use it. It's natural but may be a little harsh. It's a teaspoon or more if needed, of baking soda (the kind you cook with – Arm and Hammer) dissolved in a glass of water. Drink the whole glass. You may want to squeeze a little lemon juice in it to make it taste better. It tastes awful, but it works. Stay near the bathroom. It works fairly fast. By the way, this also helps get rid of gas and bloating. After it works, try and drink a lot of water to keep from being dehydrated.

I hope this helps.
PML

Jump to this post

Gonna try

REPLY
Please sign in or register to post a reply.