Constipation

Sorry guys.....but I gotta ask.....does anybody else suffer from cronic constipation? I have always had this problem but it is only worse since surgery. I take 2 stool softeners every day.....drink water, eat fruit, take flax, eat fiber ..... and still end up having to take PRESCRIPTION laxative at least once a week. BUT, I can drink a half a glass of wine and PRESTO.....there I am in the bathroom. What are your remedies? Sorry to be so personal.....but I am mixing up my weekly laxative ****tail (wondering if I should pour that glass of wine first ).....dreading the after affects and wondered if any of you had a miracle potion?? Hope everyone has a great night Kim

You have your potion right there...half a glass of wine every night! Do you like prunes? 5 prunes have 12 grams of sugar, so 2 in the morning, 2 at night and one for a snack shouldn't be too much sugar. Shaklee has a good product called HerbLax. FiberCon is pretty good too. There's something they've been advertising on TV lately that's a tiny little pill....Benefiber, maybe? Coffee works for me. Maybe it's the color... Best of luck to you. Hope things work out in the end. Love, Joni

Kim, I do apple juice when needed. I don't have too bad a problem with constipation but when I do OMG! Coffee works for me sometimes too. Gail

Yep, I agree with Gail.. I drunk some apple juice last night and boom this morning I could go! I get that way too, but only now after I have had the internal repair. Weid I know, but I hate the feeling. Good luck! Linda