Severe Constipation

Yes! I've researched many home remedies, so far, Im taking strong mixed herbal teas. Maybe not everyday but IT comes, IT comes....

All the IBS meds are so expensive and I don’t think they really help. I tried a few. Could you please tell me about 340B. I never heard of it. Thank you.

I developed severe constipation after having a large sarcoma remove
from the posterior side of my left leg. So, after trying most everything
on the drugstore shelf I experimented and came up with this: I take
2 Colace before bedtime, nothing happens the next day. That night
I make a cup of "Smooth Move" , an organic tea with Senekot as the
base as well as other organic herbs.....The next morning it's go time!
That night I do not take Colace, I decide to rest my colon and start
the process again the following night. When I said rest I didn't mean
for it to sound like this is a harsh or uncomfortable process, it's not.

An idea I had helps me although not perfectly. Since I learned I have a redundant colon last Dec 2023 I understand why I have had a lifetime of trouble with constipation. I don't do meds because for me best not to. Besides all the constipation meds including natural seem to say "for occasional constipation and not to use more than a week." Of course we can go beyond that if directed by a doctor. To bring osmotic gradient balance (optimal concentrations of electrolytes and non-electrolytes are maintained in cells, body tissues, and in interstitial fluid) I use a combo of Magnesium + Potassium + a bit of salt in the middle of the night along with lots of water during the day to try to keep my longer than usual pipe moist all the way. I start the day with a quart of warm water + prunes and cooked left over squash or sweet potatoes. If I don't have a bowel movement I drink coffee first thing in the morning (I'm not a coffee drinker) With the above natural program I get along most of the time but can resort to smooth move without using any medications daily. This has worked for me for a few months so we will see if I can count on it long term. I also don't drink, smoke and avoid processed foods and grow much of my organic produce and fruits. As you all know the more relaxed we can be the better too, yeah right carrying around this extra pipe.

Beets, @farmersmith

Herbs and what type of smoothies did you use I suffer from chronic constipation and I they what smoothies do you use what's in your ingredients .is colaise and I'm on a lot of constipation medicine they say I have a slow as slow moving colon syndrome. I would love to hear your feedback

@crazykbl, @annalyzethis and all... Hello, my constipated friends. I have IBD and for decades dealt with diarrhea with sudden attacks throughout the day. I used Lomotil to slow things down for years. Now, the last couple of years, I've met constipation for the first time in my life. Partly, I think, due to the slowing of my gut with autonomic neuropathy, and partly due to low ferritin and iron supplementation orally and by IV infusions.

I'm now taking an iron supplement referred to me by my hematologist and having less difficulty, but still very constipated. My gastroenterologist hasn't been a bunch of help, suggesting MiraLAX and leaving it at that pretty much! Pooh! Not for me...

MiraLAX causes me painful bloating and gas and takes a couple of days to work then works at the worst times. So, nope.

I use good ole' Milk of Magnesia several times weekly and it works like a dream. It's gentle, easy on the body, no gas or bloating, and works overnight like clockwork. No downside as I can tell so far, so this is my solution. I'm thrilled~

Blessings, Elizabeth

Thank you so much for letting me know what you do I have gastroparesis too and miss mobility problem too. I just started I just started taking.ferrous sulfate two-week again. They say I'm chronic naturopenic too so I'll see how this goes I'll recheck me in about 2 months. My level for this. This time to check me was 9 years a I was surprised and disappointed in my doctor is that they haven't been checking my levels I was surprised and disappointed that my doctors were not checking these levels not been having a lot of the symptoms that go with it ago I was I'm only in my thirties and they keep on saying on the automatic I will try magnesium again my GI doctor told me to do it once but they disapprove of it I will try it again thay have me on misoproptol 200cg. Thanks for sharing what she do. 😁

Yes I was on miralax and they said two capsules and I said it was causing me very bad stomach pains and bloating and make me throw up and then they said for me to go to one cap of miralax and I said I was still calling me to blow his stomach pain and more more stomach pain and thrown up and then they said go to half a cup and then they said go to every other day and finally I just told him I'm going to stop it because I'm having pain and bloating and throwing up.my ferror sulfate was at 13 nine and a half years ago and I'm still at now when they checked it 3 weeks ago and I just started the supplement 3 weeks ago

Thanks Farmer! What type of magnesium do you take and how much? Thank you! Joe

Thank you Elizabeth for sharing what works for you. I cannot take iron supplements as it is extremely constipating. Like you, my doctor told me to take Miralax. Talk about bloating! I looked like I was 6 months pregnant. I suffer from IBS and just started taking a stool softener at night and I usually have success in the morning. But your idea of taking milk of magnesium sounds ideal. Going to give it a try! Thanks for the suggestion.