I've had severe constipation since my doctor put me on Lercanidipine for high blood pressure. I don't think I'd had constipation more than a couple of times before that, I used to suffer from the opposite problem. I feel your pain - and only other sufferes can know how awful it can be. Here are some of the things which have helped me. Making sure I drink at least 6 pints of liquid a day. I'm British and have a huge mug for tea now, which holds 1.5 pints - that helps! I also make sure I have water with me wherever I go. Porridge can help or stewed apple, both have soluble fibre. Organic live yoghurt. People have recommended to me the surround for the toilet that gets your knees up so that you are basically squatting. Often with an ordinary loo you are having to overcome kinks in the bowel caused by your position - having a stool, surround or just packs of loo paper to raise your knees can make all the difference. I keep a diary to keep track because often it is hard to remember in a busy week when you last went. If it's been a couple of days I take docusate or lactulose. It helps to follow those with liquid because that's how stool softeners work - they draw liquid into the bowel.