CONSTIPATION!

[brentm]

I’m frustrated because I’ve had IBS-D for 25 years and a “nervous stomach” before that. Nothing helped except prescription antidiarrheals. Tirz knocked me for a LOOP- I swear I didn’t go for days. Finally got cleared out, was having no issues on a half cap of miralax daily in my protein shake. Suddenly it stopped working 10 days ago. Upped miralax to a full cap.. next day tried 2..then 3… added senna-s, 2 tabs. That started things moving, but I’m still having issues. I’ll try adding magnesium at night, but holy heck!?! After 25 years praying to stop, now I’m begging to take it back at least partway. This shit is no fun.

I tried many of the products you listed.

I ended up just taking 4 dulcolax (docusate) a day. Still fine tuning the amounts and timings, but it's been a game changer.

 

[Iamnew2this]

Mix Metamucil to a 16.9 oz bottle of water and drink one every evening, add fiber gummies to the mix daily, drink protein shakes with fiber, and eat something with fiber daily, prunes are great. All safe for daily use. You'll hardly have to pull out the milk of magnesia.

 

[Airborne Daddy]

A pint of whisky daily helps me. I havent had a solid stool since Desert Storm l.....

 

[Iamnew2this]

Oh, Jeez! That would definitely work

 

[BrowsingAbout]

IBS-C lifelong suffering here. Had a colon resection in 2022, I do not play anymore.

Two dulcolax chews (HAS TO BE THE CHEWS!!) and a dulcolax pill every morning. Sometimes I have to add in a capful of mirilax to the daily mix.

 

[Meat_Peterson]

Hemp fiber protein powder and a can of black beans a day. This gives me about 150% RDI of fiber. 120+ Oz of water a day keeps me going every 2-3 days.

 

[Skidude]

Hemp fiber protein powder and a can of black beans a day. This gives me about 150% RDI of fiber. 120+ Oz of water a day keeps me going every 2-3 days.

1/2 can of black beans a day, with CKN breast, on salad, with Pace salsa for dressing, is one of my hacks!

Great fiber/protein/low cal

 

[hardtaildawn]

if you get in a bind, take a dose of oxytocin. its immediate and very effective.

What dose of oxytocin?

 

[keangkong]

I don't know how universal my experience is, but I found that tirzepatide tends to make me constipated and reta causes diarrhea. For me, the key is finding a balance.

 

[esdsafepoet]

One dulcolax gel (docusate) in the evening and half cap of Miralax works for me. Lots of water of course.

 

[raw_oyster_eater]

What dose of oxytocin?

167 mcg you have to play with the dose and find what works for you.

 

[FlowerFairy]

Drink a cup of real prune juice thank me later

Nada, dangit.

 

[FlowerFairy]

One dulcolax gel (docusate) in the evening and half cap of Miralax works for me. Lots of water of course.

I take senna-s 3 tabs, mag ox 750 mg, and 10 mg bisacodyl at bedtime, plus bixibat 10 mg at noon w/food. I drink water constantly between Reta dry mouth and this. I have decided that this is my life now.

 

[esdsafepoet]

I take senna-s 3 tabs, mag ox 750 mg, and 10 mg bisacodyl at bedtime, plus bixibat 10 mg at noon w/food. I drink water constantly between Reta dry mouth and this. I have decided that this is my life now.

I'd try to avoid taking stimulant laxatives like bisacodyl on the regular. From what I've read, they can eventually interfere with your colon's natural mechanism and you'll become dependent on them. I was using them from time to time at first until I ass-blasted a level-9 clogger into the commode, causing the need for swift plunger action. It was actually getting kind of scary at that point because I'd feel the internal pressure, but have such difficulty getting things to come out.

I started on the dosucate, which is not a stimulant and safe to take regular, but one a night wasn't quite enough. I then found the Miralax, which seemed to do the trick (and it's also safe to take regularly). Just gotta chug a lot of water with it.

Before I found the Miralax, I bought some saline enemas just in case, but thankfully never needed to use any.

 

[zpped]

a serving of Metamucil every day and MagO7 once a week.

 

[moonpies4misfits]

Metamucil was great but it gave me such bad heartburn I had to stop. I like the liquid dulcolax. I find the pills to be less effective, haven't tried the chews. Drinking Calm magnesium at night helps me a lot and I sometimes add a bit of miralax to it if I feel like I really need it. I have tons of scar tissue on and around my colon (thanks, endometriosis) so if I don't go a minimum of every other day things get very *very* uncomfortable.

 

[bumbleb_19]

Sip of Milk of magnesia

 

[FlowerFairy]

I'd try to avoid taking stimulant laxatives like bisacodyl on the regular. From what I've read, they can eventually interfere with your colon's natural mechanism and you'll become dependent on them. I was using them from time to time at first until I ass-blasted a level-9 clogger into the commode, causing the need for swift plunger action. It was actually getting kind of scary at that point because I'd feel the internal pressure, but have such difficulty getting things to come out.

I started on the dosucate, which is not a stimulant and safe to take regular, but one a night wasn't quite enough. I then found the Miralax, which seemed to do the trick (and it's also safe to take regularly). Just gotta chug a lot of water with it.

Before I found the Miralax, I bought some saline enemas just in case, but thankfully never needed to use any.

I’ve been a nurse for 30 years and worked hospice for 25 of those (lots of opioid induced constipation there). I started w/miralax and docusate. Didn’t work. Added senna-s. Still no. Prunes. At least they taste good. Bisacodyl is a last resort. I know about the issues caused by laxative use. Including miralax. It’s just one more part of my existence that doesn’t seem to respond normally.

 

[TTRich]

I'm so tired of being backed the hell up with tirz!! POINT ME IN THE DIRECTION OF THE GLP1 THAT GIVES YOU THE RUNS! I'm really serious!! I'm so full of shyt!! It gets worse titrating up!! Just some Thursday evening humor! Enjoy your week folks!

https://a.co/d/1t7FkqT

 

[StephKruze]

I had to do some antibiotics a few weeks back. Went from constipation to diarrhea and then back to constipation. Actually, making sure I get enough fiber and water usually does the trick for me. But when I was on my recent cruise, I was so glad I brought benefiber and miralax packets with me. Then it was back to "fiber flakes" cereal for breakfast instead of omelets or eggs benedict. <sigh> So disappointing.