Crohnic constipation - how do you manage?

[Redandpinkstripes]

Due to Fibroids I am constantly constipated 🥺 How do you manage it. I feel bad relying on Laxido but it seems to the only thing that helps a bit. I eat really healthily too.

Have you tried a magnesium supplement OP? Can be a game changer and lots of people say we need a mag supplement anyway, it's a common deficiency.

Thank you, will have a look. Is it any particular type?

DP has crohns and swears by beer and chilli

He also doesn't eat sugar, which helps with inflammation which might help

@Redandpinkstripes I used to take bog standard Holland and Barrett mag but now I get it in bigger quantities from Amazon. I take it for other things but it is also standard for constipation and it certainly eliminates any tendency towards constipation for me even though that's not why I take it, IYSWIM. Links for both. Good luck!
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Chronic lazy bowel here. I take magnesium as a general supplement and it doesn’t seem to help. Exercise helps me, I have recently been having ground linseed daily, that helps a bit.
My main coping mechanism seems to be ignoring it and going when it happens naturally. I hardly ever use laxatives as I don’t want to rely on them, but never travel without some as being away from home makes things worse

I tried lots of medical stuff but the best thing for me is branflakes and some flaxseed on top x

I am a way further down the line than the pps. I am stuck on laxatives every day - a lot of senna. I have actually been able to cut this down. For months I was on piccolax daily - the stuff they give you as a bowel clean out pre surgery.
I know if mine gets worse they will shorten my bowel but the risk of that surgery is that I end up with a stoma.
The only thing that has helped me is that I was put on a new anti-inflammatory recently for an autoimmune condition (nothing to do with my bowel) and suddenly there has been a dramatic improvement after 17 years.
I suspect I have a bowel condition which has not been diagnosed.

There is hope, OP. I was on Laxido for about 2 or 3 years. All of a sudden, I no longer needed it. Don't know why.

Laxido, lots of roughage and a handful of chia seeds on my breakfast. I have something called a tortuous colon which means it is often a problem and this helps. Probiotics are supposed to help too so I add those into my diet.

Laxido was no help to me. I'm now taking bisacodyl daily and it seems to help a bit.
Nothing will ever solve the problem as I have pelvic floor dysfunction and a rectocele, which I hope will be sorted out in time, so I am somewhere near to normal.
When I last saw my colorectal consultant, he happily told me some people use laxatives and some use suppositories.
I didn't know that and have always steered clear of taking anything permanently as I thought it made the gut lazy, but that seemed to be his advice. 🤷🏻‍♀️
I suppose you will need to experiment and see what works best for you.

Thank you for your suggestions. I will persevere with Laxido. I hate using it the night before work as really hate going to the toilet at work.
I have Kefir, fruit and chia seeds for breakfast and try to eat fruit/veg a lot as I'm veggie. I drink lots of lemon water as well. I will also look at a Magnesium supplements too

Same problem here.
Using a combination of a pint of water in bed on waking taken in big gulps for peristaltic movement
Yoga downward dog helps - though socially difficult!
And eating foods that personally disagree with my bowel and gut - in my case beetroot, pears, frozen plums, frozen raspberries.
The above usually gets a movement going straight after teeth cleaning
…..but one sandwich while on the road and I’m done for for days

Take a look on the ERIC website. It’s designed for parents of children with constipation but it’s the same things which work.

Thanks for all of your helpful suggestions. Sad to see so many others are having problems too. It is so uncomfortable :(

I’m prescribed Resolor (Prucalopride) but there are still times it’s a struggle, especially if I haven’t had a homemade fruit & veg smoothie. I have to have one every day or I’m in trouble!