Constipation

[MrsSkeffington]

Would I be very blooming unreasonable to say that ducolax does not offer gentle natural motions in the slightest! Nothing that has passed from me today has been gentle or even slightly natural

Please ladies help me!

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I've been using lactalose as recommended by my midwife (pregnant, constipation so bad that at one point I thought I'd need to go to hospital!). It's brilliant. Have a chat with the pharmacist.

Dulcolax is evil stuff. Gentle overnight relief NOT. I ended up on the loo in agony during the early hours, having woken with cramps and realising the only way for it to go was to go.

Unfortunately, I went to the loo at the other end of the landing so as not to disturb DH, so I could not call for help when I did not know whether to continue to sit on the loo for the tsunami, or to lie on the floor before I passed out from the pain.

Movicol is so much better.

Stick a finger up there.

Triphala which is ayurvedic natural remedy does wonders

I have IBS and can go up to 2 weeks without passing (and a lot of pain) and dulcolax is far far too hit or miss for me. It either destroys my insides or barely tickles them.. I tend to stick with epsom salts drink if I need a help clearing out because although it isn't the most gentle it's over in a couple of hours and barely cramps unlike most pills!

Tastes like death though so... there's that.

I also recommend movicol, after dealing with my daughter's stool holding, and chronic constipation for four years there's nothing I don't know about bowel movements! Movicol has been the only thing that works properly it softens and moves along with ease. 😮

Movicol or laxido are osmotic - they draw water into your stool to soften it. Dulcolax are stimulants and cause cramps.
Yes I am the laxative know it all although I wish dearly I wasn't

that made me smilelessthanBeau im ,in a similar position with ds2 unfortunatly he also has autism and learning disabillities and i cannot get movicol down him, he has a regime of sodium picosulphate and bisocodyl suppositories now ,i also have 5 phosphate enemas in my cupboard should the need arise

smile lessthanBeau*

Beetroot, satsumas, sweetcorn. Works every time

Figs and prunes or Ortisan cubes from a Health food shop.

Apologies for sounding gross, but you need to press your 'poop button!'

It's a few centimetres down from your belly button (Google it to check exactly how many cm). You just apply pressure to it with one hand, and soon after you will go to the toilet. I use this technique and it works for me. Don't do it if you're pregnant though.

Aside from this, drink plenty of water and add lemons to it if you can. Eat pears, prunes, dates and food containing fibre.

Fybogel is great to - all pharmacies sell it.

Spinach. Or pineapple. Or both.

But Movicol if you want that kind of remedy

Chewie

Laxatea herbal tea works for me. Still a bit of an explosion though. ♨️

Yes. Dulcolax is definitely not gentle...

For me, lots of roast beetroot is a guaranteed poop producer.

Dried fruit doesn't usually do much for me and you'll need to drink lots or it'll back you up even more.

If you're desperate, sugar free gummy bears/polos will do the job if you eat enough, not gentle though.

I am prescribed cosmocal. Apparently holds water in the bowel rather than contracting your bowel (full of dry poo!)

Maybe ask to try that?

Bowl of homemade lentil and veg soup, followed by a bowl of apple sauce.

Cafetiere of coffee and you can't go wrong.

I've had cosmocol before and it was good stuff. The doctor has prescribed me some now. Today has been utterly awful!
I'm on ranitidine and it seems to be a common side effect. Thanks so much for all your tips. I'll certainly try them all

Echo the coffee. Anything hot and liquid stimulates the bowels. That's why hot water and lemon first thing is often recommended. Scratch that, tea or coffee have the same effect.

But movicol is a wondrous product for, well you know what I mean.

A glycerin/glycerol suppository works too and is very gentle compared to dulcolax.

Not gummy bears
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