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I had tubes in my eyes to hold tears. Every 6 months, Medicare covers. I use prescription toothpaste and dry mouth mouthwash. Nothing works.
I’m a very rare case. I think this is partly the reason everyone hesitates.
June 2020 in Boston by a very reputable neurosurgeon I had a 3 fusion cervical spine surgery. It took 7 hours. My bowels never woke up from that surgery. I have tried every prescription on the market because they were hoping a med or combo would work. The last to be made is called IBSrella, it also didn’t work. I was scheduled twice for a total colectomy but backed out and here I am almost 5 years later with a colon but living on 20 OTC laxatives, enemas and suppositories and if I’m lucky I might pass unusual looking stool 2 maybe 3 times a week. I just think the anesthesia killed my bowels never which can happen but rare.
I have a lot of other health issues as well.
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For my constipation, specifically, I take one Linzess 290 mcg (prescription), 2 gelcaps of stool softener [Bisocodyl] (otc) and one extra-strength gas-X with breakfast. At lunch, I take one more stool softener. If I go for more than 5 days without a b.m., I force myself to have diarreah by taking 10 mg Colace (otc) with my other breakfast meds. This causes about 6 days of multiple but quick attacks of diarreah, but not enough to empty out. If it doesn't work, I up it to 1 Colace at Breakfast and 1 at bedtime. And I wear a pull-up, and put a pad on the mattress. Once I've suffered thru the 6 days, I drop the colace, and my body will switch back to my happy normal of 3 days constipation, 3 days diarreah, until everything stops up again. Don't give up! And your GI has, I hope, sent you for a Motility test???? Good luck.