Please list your tried and tested remedies for helping you go to the loo (no 2)

[pinkdolly]

Seem to be having a little trouble in tis department at the moment.

I dont drink water as I dont like it, but drink loads of rooibos (redbush) tea, which I have heard is just as good.

Dont really eat fruit, but eat loads of veg.

Also I daily eat a mixture of seeds (linseed, sunflower, pumpkin).

I take fibersure 3 x daily in my tea.

I am on a low carb diet, but take multi vitamins to try and combat anything I might get deficient in.

I have suffered from irritable bowel sydrome in the past, so this could be a flare up.

Any advice would be great, thanx

I would drink water with a bit of squash or juice in it, and make yourself eat a bit of fruit. I would also eat more carbs, wholegrain type things, as personally I believe they are much better for you than things like fibresure. Plenty of water and plenty of fibre should get things moving. Alternatively there's the quickfire German recipe, a cup of black coffee with two teaspoons of butter stirred into it... best of luck!

dried apricots

cup of strong coffee (vomit emoticon at butter!)

lentils

recipes with onions

long term I don't know
but for instant relief ..very odd suggestion warning

go to a library tomorrow morning
i know it sounds odd
but whenever I went to a library always felt the urge then believe it or not I read something (dr james le fanu in the telegraph) which confirmed it

this works with lots of people if you've been bunged up a while (also bookshops)

scuse punctuation lack of

i swear by lactulose, I love it. Its called poo-juice in our house

I only need it for a couple of days it seems to regulate me again quite quickly

I have intermittent problems with this kind of thing and when things get bad I take psyllium husks which you can get from a healthfood shop, you mix them with water, it doesn;t taste great but you just drink it all in one go.

They are just as effective as fybogel etc but much less aggressive, I find, and none of the additives.

Also, I second trying to eat some fruit and try and drink some water, even if you don;t like it - or try hot water with lemon and honey?

I find bread and otehr wheat makes me worse especially things like pizza and pasta - so I eat mainly wheat-free stuff - and always have a bowl of meusli in the morning and also oatcakes instead of bread.

HTH, I know it's miserable even when you think you are eating quite healthily.

if you don't like fruit have you tried smoothies?
as soon as you wake up have hot water with lemon and then branflakes or a cereal with linseed sprinkled on

Also, make sure you are drinking at least 8 cups of herbal teas etc a day

Coffee & a cigarette - single best remedy ever.

If you don't smoke (and I don't either these days), a bowl of muesli & 1-2 fruits with milk in the morning. It works for me

Castor Oil...Works a treat

Thank you for all the suggestions.
I find part of my problem is that not everything works for me. I tried senna tablets (nothing). I've been taking some fruit cubes from the health food shop for a few days (supposed to get things moving) nothing. So it's trial and error.

I will work through the things on this list and see if I can sort it out. And I will try harder with my water and fruit consumption.

Thanx

You really should drink water - several glasses of really cold water drunk straight are very good for getting your bowels moving, especially if drunk after a brisk walk (at last half an hour).

As other says, you also should eat fruit - lots of fruit has quite laxative properties.

eat two prunes a day - works a treat!

Have a fag - that'll get things moving.

dried apricots and lots of water

I thought I was the only one with the library problem! am amazed that it is real!.
if that fails try
prunes
prune juice
syrup of figs
dried apricots
get a medical friend to threaten you with an enema - just the threat often works a treat

I have a couple of mouthfuls of prune juice each night.
Also, Linseed (you can buy it in Tescos) I just sprinkle some over breakfast cereal.

being on MN works for me! (as well as the library thing. i think it's reading really)

Prunes, Oxypowder (not of the laundry variety or, half a packet of sugar free polos

porridge for breakfast, and prune juice

prunes and apricots work for me. I'm not sure what fibresure is but this is what I take psyllium husks instead.

I get it from the healthfood store and it usually works within 1-2 days for me

dump the fibersure, it is probably bulking you up and as far as I know you're suppose to drink loads of water when you take it.

Prune juice?

magnesium. get fizzy tablets an d dissolve in water