I'm currently trying to stop abusing laxatives but I'm really, really struggling with the rebound bloating and feeling like I look enormous. For context, I've been taking large doses regularly for about three months. My last dose was five days ago and since that wore off I haven't had a bowel movement. My abdomen is relatively normal in the morning, but over the course of the day it bloats up, and by the evening it's huge - I look pregnant. I've tried eating small amounts regularly, drinking loads of fluids, all the things you're meant to do, and nothing is helping. I'm currently eating nothing at all because I can't face the idea of putting even more in there while nothing is coming out. I can't bear how fat I look and the urge to just give in and take more laxatives is building, but I know that will just take me back to square one.
How long is this supposed to take? I can't go around looking like a pregnant pig for weeks to come.