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Neuropathy with numbness

Posted by bcool123 @bcool123, 4 days ago

This morning I was constipated, and I sat on the toilet for too long and my feet got numb. I walked up and down the hall with my walker several times and that kind of helped. Then I sat in my chair with the heating pad on for about an hour, and that helped a little my feet were numb from the balls of my feet to my toes. Pain? I guess I’ve just gotten used to it. I took gabapentin for about a year, but it didn’t do any good at all so I quit. I don’t know what to do so I’m asking you because you guys are where I get my best information. Anybody out there have any suggestions?
Bcool

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andyjustin | @andyjustin | 4 hours ago
In reply to @bcool123 "Hi John!! Going to sit on my exercise bike?! Haven’t thought of that. Crossing my legs,..." + (show)
@bcool123

Hi John!! Going to sit on my exercise bike?! Haven’t thought of that. Crossing my legs, I know is such a bad thing to do, but my legs just automatically do it! And I’m trying to remember not to do that so I appreciate your reply. And I hope you’re having a great day!!! Bcool difference

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That’s funny yeah I love crossing my legs, but it does bring on numbness and tingling so then I cross on the other way and that works for a couple minutes. It’s just one of those things I guess with neuropathy there’s a lot of just one of those things that we have to deal with But as far as the bathroom choose another place to check out your emails or read a newspaper. it’s funny sometimes my symptoms in evacuating my bowels run from constipation to extreme diarrhea again it’s just dealing with neuropathy

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alicewino | @alicewino | 2 hours ago
In reply to @tessie63 "I am a person who has dealt with constipation for a long time. It got worse..." + (show)
@tessie63

I am a person who has dealt with constipation for a long time. It got worse when I was prescribed the drugs for neuropathy. What now works the best for me is about half a cup of prune juice warmed in the microwave. A nurse told me this secret when I was in the hospital. You really need to warm the prune juice up. It makes such a difference. Hope this helps someone.

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Thank you. I will try the prune juice. I have to resort to laxatives after 3 days and no luck. This would be so much better if it works.

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