Looking for any recommendations to help chronic constipation.
Background is
—I take 2 AD’s, low dose antipsychotic and a new to the UK sleeping tablet.
— I have a prolapsed disc in my neck pressing on a nerve
— I have a condition with my eyes which means “I eat more prescription In the exam room than my brain can take” whatever that means! Basically my prescription increases yearly by quite a bit taking months to get used to and leaving me feeling nauseous
I know, I sound like a walking shit show, and for the most part I feel like it too 😬
So, preceding most recent medication change I’ve been having daily headaches for 8-10 weeks. I have previously had cluster headaches every day for 2 years that were controlled with verapimil, these disappeared suddenly when I was around 28 weeks pregnant 8 years ago. It’s a Pressure rather than pain. And the points of pressure (throbbing sensation) changes depending on how I’m laid / sat - position of neck. The crazy side of me thinks it’s probably a brain tumour / cyst or aneurysm, the rational side says it’s most likely from my neck or eyes.
Anyway, I read syndol was good for tension headaches but anything with codeine literally bungs me up for weeks. It’s not unusual to go 7-10 days. I don’t experience any pain or bloating it’s just very very uncomfortable when I do go!
I’ve tried:-
— I drink 2ltrs a day
- strong coffee daily
- senna
- fibre cubes (recommended on here)
- kiwi with skin on
- dulcoease
- exercise at least 30 mins per day 5 times a week
dulcolax definitely works but it’s brutal! I’ve been on and off the loo since 2am (sorry tmi) so I’m looking for a natural way to help improve this and any advice or recommendations would be most welcome 🙏