constipation - enema?

[helloos]

Sorry for being gross, but does anyone use a good product for constipation relief?

I think the Prednisone and pain medicine have constipated me, and well, Senoket is what I took and it hasn't done anything so I am afraid that I am going to have to use an enema because I am nauseus now I think fro that. It has been many years since I did this , actually did for a test....and I remember feeling so ill afterwards, like the flu, drained.

Has anyone used anything for fast relief and if so what?

[sadieone]

Hi Paula,

I recently started suffering from the same thing. Nausea from constipation. I have a number of laxatives in the house. The one that works best with my Gerd and Ibs without causing a lot of pain and discomfort is PRUNE JUICE.

I also try to eat mini wheats at night and drink a half to full glass of prune juice in the morning. It is a stool softener and relieves me almost instantly. Not to mention lots of water.

Metamucil used to be the laxative of choice but now it causes too much discomfort with my IBS.

I like to keep it natural since i'm already a walking pharmacy.

Good Luck
Take Care

[Cos]

I use a brand called dulcolax (UK) which conayains Bisacodyl. I find that this usually helps by the morning. Also, the last time I went on holiday I ate about 3 or 4 figs everyday, plus lots of water, and this really seemed to help!

Good luck with finding a remedy, and I have lots of sympathy for you as I suffer with this a lot too.

:)

[peonyprincess]

Sorry to hear that you are having problems. I have been where you are and it is quite unpleasant.

Several others have mentioned some good ideas, I'll just a few more. Apple juice works well and if you can find and drink Apple Cider (pasturized) that might help as well. Now, when I was really "backed up", I would eat the greasiest food that I could find and that usually did the trick. My magic food was anything from Long John Silvers:lol: ! You can also get Colace from either a script or over the counter. It can be taken with just about everything.

Hope you get to feeling better soon.


Nancy

[goats]

when I get like that I eat things that make me go. I just have to be careful I don't over do it. I have no tolorance for oat bran,
milk ,greasy food, so things like that work
but I like that idea of prune juice I think I will buy it for next time. he has to be better then the food I use to make things work because sometimes they also make me sick
I am sure the doctor would have better advice then me though

[JoD]

You might want to see if your doc will Rx. Miralax. Techinically not a laxative, so not habit forming. It draws water from the gut to smoothe the way so to speak.
http://www.gicare.com/pated/Miralax.htm
Joanne

[halfpintfl]

Any time that you are on pain meds, you end up constapated. I feel that I have enough chemicals in my body, that I don't need any more. This is what I use. Eat a box of flavored yougert named
"Activia"it's flavored and good.Eat one a day>for 2wks, followed the next morning by a cup of coffee. it takes two wks to work, and it does work, then just keep it up, yougert at lunch, coffee the next A.M.