extra 5 pounds found (May be gross)

I definately know that pain, in fact still feeling it BAD! 
I am going to start with colace first then start adding in fiber slowly if it doesnt work. I will try the prune juice too and see if that will help any.

Stacey,
I'm glad you were able to go.  I can't let it go over 2 days or it is so painful. 
I take 2 colace(generic) and 1 -2 tbls miralax everyday.  If I need to I will use a suppository(only ocassionally).

Hope you find the right dosages for you.  I think we are all a little different.  Sometimes the coffee in the morning actually helps me.

Linda

Holy moley! I hope you're feeling better soon, and wow, so glad you got that out of you!! 

Oh My Gosh. I've been there and thought I would die.

May the Poo Fairy visit you more frequently.

I am ok with generic benifiber in my morning decaf protein, and fibrous veggies at least 2x a day. I also drink all hot stuff since I am always cold now. I really can't taste/feel the benefiber in my coffee. I love prunes and would go to that if I needed something more.

Stacey, So sorry to hear about your troubles. Are you meaning to say they can't validate your gall bladder is bad? Didn't they see stones? I also had a HIDA scan pre-op to rule out a diseased gall bladder. I was working at 58% and not sure if that is good (Although I know that 34% or lower is considered diesased)?

I am so fearful of my gall bladder konking out, but dealing with it accordingly. I hope you get approved to get that darn thing out, my goodness! I've been so lucky with my bathroom rituals... Go almost everyday, with no meds. Better start counting my blessing!

Good luck to you.

Kim

I hope you get to feeling better ASAP, Stacey. Here's Vitalady's constipation ritual:

I had chronic constipation for 11 years. I tried: more fiber, less fiber, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, no fiber, both fibers, stool softeners, Smooth Moves & Correctol teas and Metamucil wafers, together, apart, more water, less water, cut out anything bu****er (and protein), senna, cascara sagrada, everything one could possibly try until I was basically dependent on enemas for 3 yrs.

Miralax helped the stool be passable. It was rx and finally became generic, so went from $80 for 3 months to $20 for 3 months. Now it is OTC, but is about $8 for 5-6 servings. If you can get the rx, it is much cheaper, safe, daily, for life, according to my GI doc.

The stool softeners are store brand equal to Colace, not PERI-colace.

Word was that magnesium citrate was such a great thing. This is pills, not the green bottle, so I tried it and nothing happened, and so I kept increasing it. What DID happen is that my foot and leg cramps ceased. So, I kept doing that and tried magnesium oxide. This is small, cheap, found anywhere, like drug stores. And finally, it worked. Mine are 500 mg and I take 2.

My final formula:
1 serving MiraLax (rx) *
4 stool softeners at night
1 mag ox with lunch, 1 with dinner

In the morning, hot beverage first thing on empty gut

This has worked for several years yrs now.

* MiraLax was rx only until the end of 2007, and is now generic by rx. The original name brand is available at drug stores at about $20 for a large bottle. You might want to try one first, taken daily, at about the same time. If it solves the problem, then ask your doc for rx. It is NOT a laxative. It is safe, daily, taken for life, per 4 doctors I've asked. It was a pediatrician who introduced me to it. My rx plan allows me to have 6 of those big bottles every 3 months for $20. Check with your doc and your insurance to see if it's beneficial to buy it by rx. BTW, my doc writes for 2 servings per day, because they might SAY there are 30 servings per bottle, but somebody can't count. Me or them? I use only one, but if I spill or get too much, I still have enough to last til next refill.

Thank you so much! I have never had any problems until now. I am going to see if I can get the magnesium today, I have the colace i am using (Is dulcolax ok, that is what I have) and I do have rx miralax here in the house and know I can get more without a problem.


THANK YOU