have had same issue for 20 years. Have been to gastroenterologist, meds they have tried quit working within a week. Miralax helpful off and on but if I take it daily, I get nauseous. Want to be sure you know that there is a diagnosis of IBS-C for the constipation symptoms. Here are the things that have helped my Physicians Formula probiotics I get on Amazon, I don't take it daily. Akkermansia is a probiotic that is very helpful, I take it daily for 3 weeks then a break. Most important things I do is drink 12 oz of cold water on awakening. They recommend 16 oz as it will stimulate the gastro-colic reflex to poop. Another very helpful thing is Sunsweet makes a bag of prunes that are individually wrapped. I sometimes eat 2-3 prunes, other times I cut them up and put them in Trader Joe's Organic Raisin Bran Clusters, along with blueberries. The RB cluster cereal has 10gr of fiber. It has more calories than I would like so I only use 1/2 cup. Laying on my stomach doing deep slow breathing and focusing on relaxing my lower abdomen seems to be of help. There are exercise videos on YouTube for constipation. I take 2 stool softeners every night and 400 mg Magnesium oxide capsule, have done this for years. I found Metamucil just compounded my issue. I finally realized it was the dosage. My GI MD likes benefiber so I told her I would start with 1/4 TEAspoon. I gradually built up to 1 teaspoon and can't go higher because it seems to increase my constipation. I avoid broccoli and (sadly) cabbage, both vegetable are gas producers and this seemed to exacerbate my issues. I find that an apple helps more than just about anything. There are exercises I do for my back that help expel gas, I read one article that said squatting was best exercise for constipation, hence the squatty potty. Netflix had a documentary in last year about your gut, 1 thing I got from it is laying on L side helps expel gas. Very occasionally I use Magnesium Citrate. They used to have you drink a bottle of it (6 oz. I think) to clear your bowel for colonoscopy. The liquid is clear, as is the bottle. It costs like a dollar, you can get it at grocery store. I usually take a few ounces, it works within 6 hours. It's strong so a few ounces works, I make sure I am home for it. There is a tea you can buy at Target or grocery stores called Smooth Move, occasionally I drink a cup of tea. A Hospice nurse told me about the tea. Another medication that I find very helpful is Pepcid complete. Check the ingredients, it has 160 mg of magnesium. Some of the Pepcid products don't have magnesium. It also has benefit within an hour to relieve gas. I hope this was helpful. I feel confident that you can manage this enough to get out of house. Obviously I drink a lot of water during the day, I avoid any drinks with bubbles because the bubbles are gas.