Ulcerative colitis: What helps with constipation?

I’m looking at your answers because I have the same problem

I just watched Anthony William do several videos
About this. His recent book ‘Cleanse to heal’ has all the protocols. I’m doing his cleanse for EBV and mono and it’s been really helping. I hope it helps

Try Resitant Starch mixed with Greek Yougurt and Pro biotics

Greetings to all,A Man currently 59-year-old diagnosed with ulcerative colitis since the year of 2000 .Things were under the control until 3 years ago, when he became a refugeee and quit smoking two years ago his living and financial conditions began to deteriorate and a constant attack of bloody diarrhea and huge amounts of mucus and difficulty in passing stools despite the diarrhea is very terrible. And had become to need dozens of times a day to go to the bathroom,sometimes every two minutes, and startes to loses a control or control over in the exit of mucus and blood,this causes him hugely embarrassment and he never feels comfortable.He is a poor refugee fleeing from the internal war in his country and wants to treatment in order to work and live normally.The country which he is living now as a refugee does not have or give a real effective treatment. What do you advise him medically? also are there any associations or people who can helps him bear the high costs of treatment?
thank you very much
Tahuna

Hi @tahuna, welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect, an online community connecting patients.

I can see you care about your friend and are looking for ways to help him. I can't imagine living as a refugee and not having access to good health care that he can trust. Fellow patient members like @dval @mariajean03 @marilyncarkner and others may be able to share ways that they have managed diarrhea, difficulty passing stools and losing control of bowels.

For treatment options used by Mayo Clinic, you may wish to review these articles:
- Ulcerative colitis treatment https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ulcerative-colitis/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20353331
- Ulcerative colitis flare-ups: 5 tips to manage them https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ulcerative-colitis/in-depth/ulcerative-colitis-flare-up/art-20120410
- Ulcerative colitis can be debilitating https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ulcerative-colitis-can-be-debilitating/

Although ulcerative colitis usually isn't fatal, it's a serious disease that, in some cases, may cause life-threatening complications. I sincerely hope your friend gets the medical attention he needs and deserves.

Dear Colleen, I would like to thank you for your concern for my friend's medical condition, and I will share with him the links you sent me. thank you from all my heart. May God bless you.

For self treatment, I found Magnesium Oxide supplement capsules, 500mg - 1 gram, are helpful for constipation relief., routinely with or without stool softeners. Next step up prior to rxs is adding some Philips Milk of Magnesia. ‘Hope this helps.

I've been flaring for years with Entyvio. Now, in the last 3 months it's turned to constipation with 2 fecal compactions. Has this happened to anyone else? Is Miralax safe to take daily. In the process of finding a new GI. Scared. Maria.

Hi @mariajean03, I moved your discussion and combined it with an older discussion of yours titled, "Ulcerative colitis: What helps with constipation?" - https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/ulcerative-colitis-2 so you could reconnect with members @stress, @dval @mariajean03 and @marilyncarkner.

@mariajean03, how did you manage your constipation when you first posted in 2020?

I did not have constipation then. I've been flaring with diarrhea for 4 years. Only in the last 3 months has it turned to constipation. My pharmasist said MiraLax is good but it makes me feel a little nauseas thru the nite. But it works in late morning. Still cramping but not as bad as with laxatives.