Needing help!! please

Okay guys! I am having problems. Beware-----this topic may make some gag! It's CONSTIPATION!!! I have really started to have problems with it. I only go about once a week & after i go i feel great for a couple days then by the end of the week I feel like doodoo.( pardon the pun) I have to give myself an enema to go. What is wrong? I feel like I am getting enough water. I dont eat alot of constipating foods ( cheese, etc...) I am eating fiber (fresh or steamed veggies, etc...) I have tried to take milk of mag. Doesnt work for me. I have taken Senna, 4 a day, doesnt work, just makes me have horrible cramps. I even bought chewable fiber tablets & started chewing them & it isnt keeping me regular either. I am ready to pull my hair out with this. Am I eating too many carbs?? HELP! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance, Sheryn 348/203/goal 160ish

Hi Sheryn... There are several things you can try... Magnesium Citrate... It comes in a 10 ox bottle I think, and it comes in cheery and lemon flavor. Drink atleast have, and you should have gaurenteed results... and quickly, so do go to far from the comfort of your own potty... you will need it. Oh, and BTW, it goes down easier if over ice. And prepare yourself for the salty tast. You can get it at any drug store... My other suggestion... once you have finally gone, start taking some Surfak or Colace. They are both stool softners, and if you can start taking 1 or 2 in the morning and at night, they should get you moving, and if you take them regularly, they should keep you really regulated... Hope you feel better soon!!! Susan

Coffee maybe?

Sheryn- I know how you feel. I too have constipation problems or I used to before my Dr. prescribed Miralax. It is a powder laxative that is very mild. You mix a tsp or so in a glass of water or your favorite drink of 8oz. You take this 2x's a day for a day or 2 and you are sure to go. It is a miracle drug! It is so mild and it does not cause diareaha (sp?) I now take it once or twice a week to stay regular. I swear by this! I would definatly ask your dr. about this. You don't want to have a bowel obstruction. Best wishes, Kelly ps. I mix mine w/ low carb apple juice and the powder is tasteless and odorless! So easy to take.

This is going to sound really bad, (food wise) and i am sure most people aren't going to agree with me. If you buy the light potatoe chips, they are made with olestra. Our tummies can't digest the olestra because it is too high of a fat content or something like that, anyhow it makes bypass patients potty.. I like to get the chedder and sour cream flavor when I am having problems going potty. Michelle

Please call your doctor, they might be able to offer other solutions. You state that you are doing all the right things and still you are not moving regularly. Not good to have to give yourself emema's, dependency on these can occur so call the doctors. Keep us posted. I am not having that problem, just the other, some days I go and go and go. Some days I have very severe diarrhea and abdominal cramps. I had this problem before surgery and am aware of what I need to stay away from (solid Milk products and do). Some of the women on the Over Fifty Forum (OFF) use sugar or sugar alcohol products to force the issue, so that they dump and get the BM going. This seems very harsh. Good luck Sheryn Monica age 57 12/06/04 330/232/1??.............happier, healthier, sexier and so thankful