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Constipation: What helps you?

Posted by harithakur @harithakur, Feb 23, 2021

I am suffering from constipation please suggest

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mikayla | @mikaylar | Sep 11, 2023
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If baking soda is over consumed you may disrupt the pH balance of your body and that will lead to other problems you don't want to deal with.

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I don't use it often.

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sylvias | @sylvias | Sep 11, 2023
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Is the supplement, EMMA, that allegedly helps with constipation, safe?

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🙂👍

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SusanEllen66 Susan McMichael | @SusanEllen66 | Sep 11, 2023
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Does this really work for severe constipation? My husband is a cancer survivor of Neuroendocrine Tumors and he’s 2 years out from his Whipple surgery and now his intestines are all a mess will go sometimes 9 or 10 days with no BM and he was in the ER not too long ago because they thought he had a blockage somewhere because he’s been told that his cancer can come back with a vengeance! So they put him on a terrible regimen and it does not work! Miralax, Linzess, 3 stool softeners a day and nothing 😩 so we don’t know what else he can try? Any advice or help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you 😊

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@dsoots I am so sorry he and you are going through this. It sounds awful.

I don’t know if it will work for him, but it is worth a try. Ask his doctor first of course.
Blessings

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marjoriem | @marjoriem | Sep 12, 2023
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I have a tortuous redundant colon and suffer all of the symptoms that go with it. My GI has me eating a high fiber diet, and taking 2 or more Metamucil capsules each day. I take them first thing in the morning with a big glass of water. Then drink a slow cup of coffee. It has been working! I have to get up early to make this happen as I am a teacher and need to be at work by 7:30 each day. But it’s worth it!

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I also have a tortuous redundant colon and it's interesting that your GI told you to eat a high fiber diet and Metamucil each day. My GI said no Metamucil, take Miralax. I have also been doing some reading and read that for this colon issue, not to eat high fiber or take Metamucil, that the fiber and Metamucil will only bulk up the stool in the colon making it harder to pass through and make constipation worse. It is really confusing, all the conflicting information that is out there but I think it's great that it works for you. Everyone is different and there isn't a one size fits all remedy. I'm going to keep this on the radar!

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shelia49 | @shelia49 | Sep 13, 2023

Thank you! I will try this, what do I have to loose at this point. I appreciate your suggestion.😄

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mikayla | @mikaylar | Sep 13, 2023
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I have been dealing with this off and on for 70 yrs. Most recently I went to Gastrointrologist. After trying 3 different Rx I am so disappointed. I take thyroid med plus several other Rx drugs including pain meds. I am at a loss for where to turn now!

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Powdered magnesium citrate - 1-2 tea. Or tons "P" fruits each day - prunes, pineapples, plums and blueberries.

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sheilagreen | @sheilagreen | Sep 13, 2023
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I have been dealing with this off and on for 70 yrs. Most recently I went to Gastrointrologist. After trying 3 different Rx I am so disappointed. I take thyroid med plus several other Rx drugs including pain meds. I am at a loss for where to turn now!

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Thank you all for your responses, of which I will be mindful , since posting , I have been to see a dietitian.
She recommended I try wheat free eating plan , …
2 weeks into it , bowel habits have changed dramatically and have become normal !!!!
Apparently gluten remains in the colon for 59 hours ? That’s a normal colon , so you can imagine in a long redundant colon it will be considerably longer!!!! Glueing everything up ……
Has anyone else any indication or information relating to same ?
Anyway it’s worth a try am sticking to it for at least a month to see if the improvements continue? And if so it will be for the foreseeable…..👌🙃
Watch this space……best wishes to all..Sheila

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pml | @pml | Sep 13, 2023
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Thank you all for your responses, of which I will be mindful , since posting , I have been to see a dietitian.
She recommended I try wheat free eating plan , …
2 weeks into it , bowel habits have changed dramatically and have become normal !!!!
Apparently gluten remains in the colon for 59 hours ? That’s a normal colon , so you can imagine in a long redundant colon it will be considerably longer!!!! Glueing everything up ……
Has anyone else any indication or information relating to same ?
Anyway it’s worth a try am sticking to it for at least a month to see if the improvements continue? And if so it will be for the foreseeable…..👌🙃
Watch this space……best wishes to all..Sheila

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Hi Sheila,
That's great! At least you found something that works for your body! We are all different. I'm glad that things are back to normal. That's so important for your overall health. Who would have thought wheat would cause constipation? But the way they are growing things today in strange soils and other countries, who knows?
PML

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mariajean03 | @mariajean03 | Sep 18, 2023
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I have had constipation and all that goes with it since 1980. As you can imagine, I've tried everything including all things listed on this thread. I recently bought a supplement called EMMA. Google it. My question is, is anyone else using it? Does it help? I've only been taking it about 4 or 5 days. The advertising was so darned spot on when listing the symptoms that I experience so I want to give it a fair chance, but after 43 years of this, my hopes are always guarded. I know I am FODMAP intolerant but eliminating all foods that have them is virtually impossible. I can barely eat any fruits or vegetables (well not the wide range I used to eat). Meat and potatoes aren't a problem for me but I'd rather be vegetarian. I get the very real feeling my body just does not break anything down, and when it does, the motility is almost non-existent. Anyone have any new ideas for me?

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Sounds like you may have gasteoporesis. Sorry. Don't know how to spell it! It means your stomach is not contracting enough. Food sits there for too long. Maria. Just a guess.

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tam1964 | @tam1964 | Sep 19, 2023
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Is the supplement, EMMA, that allegedly helps with constipation, safe?

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Try Smooth Move tea by Traditional Medicinals.

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