Give me your constipation remedies

[Kittykat93]

Just that really!

I can't go and I'm fed up. I've suffered with chronic constipation but at the moment it's really bad. I'm now having sharp pains in my left side too.

I have laxido but it's not cutting it, trying to eat more broccoli, veg etc.

Please give me your tips to try, before I end up exploding (maybe that would be a good thing though )

Sweeties and bars with the -ol sweeteners (sorbitol family), psyllium husks, black coffee, prunes and molasses

A hot chocolate made with milk, soon sorts me out.
Lots of sympathy though- it's horrible being bunged up.

I must say I'm loving the suggestions of chocolate!!!! I'll definitely be trying that one

Thanks all again x

Go for a browse in a bookshop. Seriously.

Otherwise, apples and caffeine.

When you go, make sure your knees are higher than your arse and have a good book.

pears

Drink as much water as you can every day and take fybogel for a few weeks. It's just fibre but YOU NEED TO DRINK TWO OR THREE LITRES OF WATER A DAY WITH IT or you will get headaches.

acupuncture works well and lots of the food suggestions above.

Old fashioned Milk of magnesia.

A long walk to get those bowels moving. Drinking lots of water on the way.

You might be at the stage where you need to tackle it from the other end first. Laxative suppositories to cleat it out, and then follow the tips above for getting more fibre in your diet and drinking more water.

Dried apricots.

Exercise, pure orange juice, kefir (yoghurt type thing).

All Bran. A big bowl every day with plenty of watee

Lactulose works wonders. Available over the counter cheaper than a prescription..... trust me, it's good stuff

Kiwis! If i eat kiwis, it's a guaranteed bm the next day!

Up your laxido - you can take up to 8 sachets a day. That really should work.

I would also take a couple of senokot.

Make sure you drink lots (2-3 litres) of water. Cut the fibre, now is not the time.

Tinned pears in juice (have the juice too)
Walking
Coffee
A cig

Fibre is the key to making good 💩 with a point on the end that comes out easily

Unsulphured apricots dried are wonderful for getting things moving along, 6/7 per day with some kale, carrots and cauliflower with an evening meal, lunch if vegetable soup and a high fibre breakfast

Avoid eggs

Milk of Magnesia. It's bloody amazing.

A bar of often licqorice and a couple of dried apricots. I ate these as couple of snacks one day last week and they had a rather surprising result

@NoelGallaghersEyebrows

Now I realise why I was given Milk of Magnesia as a child!

Prunes water coffee

Magnesium citrate
Suppository of glycerin

Recently had the same problem. I ate tinned pears with porridge made with water, ate a teaspoon of linseed followed by a glass of water, ate grapes, hummus, drank coffee, took Dulcoease 3 times a day, drank a LOT of water (but be aware you can drink too much). I ate nothing but all that and other veg/ fruit. The next day i had awful stomach cramps and then it all came out!

Okay some of these suggestions sound gross interesting

But I'm willing to try..I'll be making a trip to Morrison's tomorrow for some ingredients

I started taking a high dose probiotic before bed every night to try and reset my gut flora. An unexpected side effect has been that I am now very regular, whereas before I regularly suffered with constipation.