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Life long constipation
I have had chronic constipation since birth. I am now 54 years old. I have ran out of laxatives to try. I went to a gastroenterologist a couple of years ago who did a marker test (nothing moved) and then attempted to do a colonoscopy but I told him beforehand that the solution did not clean me out so of course it came back inconclusive because it wasn’t cleaned out. He diagnosed me with colonic inertia and prescribed Linzess which sort of worked for a while then it started making me nauseous and not working. I started taking Miralax every day at the suggestion of a different doctor, that worked for a while and now it just makes me sick and doesn’t work either. I have an appointment with yet another gastroenterologist next month. I go weeks without a bowel movement sometimes 4-6 weeks and of course I feel miserable. Anyone else have the same issue?
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Try Movicol three times a day
I have been battling with constipation for over 8 years now the condition seems so terrible and unbearable to the extent it affect my performance in bed. What can you recommend for me please.
I swear by a daily probiotic and daily magnesium citrate 400 mgs.
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1 ReactionMy GI Dr recommended these daily, and this is working for me: 4 oz prune juice in AM, one dose of Miralax a day, 1-2 servings of Citrucel and 8-10 glasses of water a day.
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I don't take it .. but greens is a dietary supplement. Just put in your search engine “greens supplement”.
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1 Reaction@denisepowell - Movicol is a new product to me so I did a brief web hunt. https://www.movicol.com.au/about-movicol/how-it-works/
Am I right in guessing that Macrogol, its active ingredient is similar to Miralax, but perhaps sold in Australia? Movicol added electrolytes, maybe to reduce its sodium/potassium/other? mineral losses. My source was Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macrogol
Have you found it helpful? Is Movicol sold in the U.S?
Hi ZeeGee - Somehow I thought that greens were leafy green veggies like spinach, chard, kale, collards, mustard, choys, even arugula and parsley. However, there are products sold named
Athletic Greens - with a capital "G", not a lower case "g" -
https://www.amazon.com/Athletic-Greens-Supplement-Certified-GlutenFree/dp/B084GZNKZQ
or Super Greens.
Has anyone here found either to be helpful with constipation?
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The leafy green foods, which I loved .. I cannot eat anymore. They take a very long time for me to digest or they don't digest. I have swallowing problems. I don't do well with pills either. I had another swallowing test this week. The barium got me constipated. So had to take good old reliable for me Milk of Magnesia. Everyone is different in what works for them. Having swallowing and digesting problems make it difficult to eat properly. I am surviving though.
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2 Reactions@oliversmile, Have you tried the OTC, Prunelax? Works great for many.
I forgot I was talking to people in the US. Yes Movicol is available in Australia only I suspect!