Constant, medication related constipation

[leftyloosy]

One of my medications causes constipation. It was just about manageable until a recent increase in dosage.

I now have constant constipation, which causes stomach cramps, bloatedness and very hard, small stools.

Can anyone recommend something long term I can take to help? Today I've had to use a glycerol suppository and don't want this to become a regular thing.

I drink plenty of water, eat a reasonably good diet (lots of veg, fruit, apricots, high fibre cereal).

Get your doctor to prescribe some movicol. It comes in sachets so you can start off on one or two sachets a day dissolved in water and if that doesn't work you can up the dose.

Fybogel , it's available in most good supermarkets or from your GP .

I have this problem quite often when I need to increase codeine. Senna doesn't help and Lactulose and movicol stopped being effective. My Gp has just given me some Docusate sodium and it's worked pretty much straight away and I have a pretty crap diet at the moment with not enough water and fibre.

Movicol. I remember when I was on tramadol, and the hospital only prescribed me docusate for the resulting constipation...nothing. First thing I did on discharge was buy some movicol (is available over the counter), and the relief was amazing.

Just coming back following my loo visit this morning
The docusate is bloody brilliant for me - the best I've ever tried.
This morning I felt it do what it's meant to and made my bowel contract quite hard while 'going' I'm feeling positively empty for the first time in a while after just 4 days of taking them.

Also as a quick fix if it's uncomfortable OP - have you tried the suppositories that you can get from boots and superdrug? It doesn't fix the inside issue but can help with some immediate relief.