OT- Let's talk BM's

Sorry guys but I need some help. I suffer from constipation regularly. Last week I went 6 days without going. I have tried everything I can think of. I eat the Dan Active yogurt, I eat the activia cheese, I have taken Miralax (can you say stinky gas!) I have been drinking light plum juice, everything I can think of. After 6 days and a painful, bloated belly, I took a dose of M.O.M. and that does the trick. What can I do to keep me regular? Does anyone else have this problem? I understood it a bit more in earlier days when I wasn't eating much. But now....I don't get it. Valorie

Valorie, Are you taking a good bit of iron? Iron and pain pills do me in! For months and months following surgery I took stool softeners every day but (knock on wood) lately I seem to be more regular except around hormone week. I'm glad the MOM worked!! CeCe

CeCe, I take my iron about 3 days per week just for that reason. The MOM works now, but I am afraid that it will stop working after a while so I try not to use it except in a dire emergency. Hugs, Val

I get the same way also. In the beginning I ate a couple of dried prunes or plums everyday & that worked. That doesnt seem to work for me...now what works is eating a handfull of shredded wheat...I like the frosted best, but it has sugar. Also coffee does it to me, even a few sips will get me running to the bathroom within an hour. I wi**** would get fixed.. I can go over a week sometimes & HATE that nasty bloated feeling.

Julie, Thanks for letting me know I am not alone. I have tried it all. I find something that works then a couple of weeks in, that stops working and I have to begin my search again. Coffee helps me too. Unfortunately it also keeps me hungry all day long. Catch 22. I am going to add FiberOne cereal for breakfast and possibly snack to see if that helps. Thanks, Valorie By the way, love you avatar! You look fabulous!!!

I have this problem also. I take a stool softener 1 in the morning and 2 at night. I also take benefiber at least 3 times a day and try to eat as much fruit a day as I can. If I take any Tylenol 3, I take a M.O.M chaser with that every time. Deb

I have had this problem since day 1, I take a benefiber w/calcium to substitute one of my calcium vitamins a day, for the most part it does keep me fairly regular. Know you are not alone and well to me it's a small price to deal with for the results...good luck

Sorry Valorie, I can't help you here... I have the reverse problem.... LOL.... Only in the mornings though.... I hope you figure out what will work for you... There are some great suggestions here.... HUGS, Shawn M.

Valorie, - Sorry I didn't respond earlier - I was Spring Breakin' I have never gone 6 days - how miserable but this is a constant issue for me. I take benefiber at least once every day and twice if it doesn't seem like I've had enough fiber. I also take a stool softener every night - I have heard of people taking more but this seems to keep me good. The thing is - if I miss a day of either for some reason - I'm messed up for a couple of days. Hope that the problem has worked itself out. There is a man that my surgeon had drink 4 oz of full fat milk in the evening and this worked for him - even when 4 stool softeners a day didn't do anything. Trudy

Right now I am taking 2 stool softeners and 1 gentle lax daily. So far, so good. My body doesn't like benefiber or fibersure. Every time I take it I get really nauseous. I guess it is actually my form of "dumping." I don't know why these products do that to me either. They don't have any sugar alcohol, which is my biggest trigger. Funny, I can eat all the sugar I want, but just a bit of sorbitol and I am toast. I usually wind up in the bed for at least 2 hours. The milk would probably work for me too because of the fat. Only problem is that I would have to put chocolate syrup in it 'cause I hate white milk! Thanks, Valorie