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Do you notice constipation as a side effect of Parkinson's meds?
This is my question: Is there any evidence linking clinical trial drugs with cancer? I did not have constipation or rectal bleeding until I was started on the Rytary. In fact, it was the opposite. I had fecal incontinence at times but there was no bleeding spotted ever.
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I think that's pretty much a given. Try asking that on "myparkinsonsteam" where it's a constant complaint from new members. I distinctly remember seeing a GI doctor in the 2000's, was treated unsucessfully for many years (30 or so years), and not diagnosed as a Parkinson's sufferer until 2021. The MPT, as members call it, offer their own personal constipation treatments, obviously having found none suggested by the medical profession.
Right now I'm in limbo, trying to fix a mess-up caused by a hospital stay.
Actually, constipation is one of the symptoms that is ongoing. Of course, medication can add to it. I have a Yeti filled with water wherever he goes. At home, I will put out 4 oz. of water in a small cup as he has a hard time remembering how much he has drunk. I just started this a couple of weeks ago. He is drinking more and he is having less constipation. He does not even realize that he is drinking more. He was showing me his abdomen and saying" Look I have a softer stomach". Of course, I smiled.😊
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2 ReactionsMy Gastroenterologist suggested using Myralax daily it really helps and now I’m basically regular
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2 Reactionsprune juice and dried prunes...use only as needed. Experiment.
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1 ReactionSo did my husband’s hematologist and it has really helped him. They also have the little travel packets when are very helpful.
Prune juice works along with the Mediterranean Diet, be careful of too much sodium found in most foods Read labels, especially with processed foods, including red meat, Return to basic foods.
Research this: Keep total salt to 1500-2000 mg daily. If possible, exercise a hour per day. Stretch. Stay off the couch and TV where most programing and news centers on "people hurting people". Instead as you read or just doing t he dishes, listen to soft piano music found on YouTube.
here is no perfect answers, for sure.