Chronic constipation

[hberry]

What is the one thing you found helped your constipation more than anything?

[AntiHop]

Cosmocol/movicol every day long term, and putting my feet up when on the loo (I use an overturned washing up bowl).

[laladoodoo]

75g of all bran and 50g raspberries every morning and it keeps it at bay - only recently discovered this after years and years of issues.

[marmitegirl01]

Medication 🤷‍♀️
Senna & Laxido every day. Don't know what else to do as gp not too concerned ss that mostly works for me. It's not perfect but better than the alternative

[cigarettesNalcohol]

Allbran is your friend

[marmitegirl01]

Prunes/ kiwi/ chai etc etc etc don't change anything for me

[Lemonyyellow]

My daughter has this. Only thing that works is movicol every day. It does still flare up often though

[KnickerlessParsons]

Prunes! And then more prunes.

[QueenOfTheLabyrinth]

Magnesium citrate supplements

[Tilllly]

Movicol / laxido

Plenty of water

It's a horrible condition

[spanishviola]

Laxido most days and plenty of fluids for me as well. I eat a high fibre diet which doesn’t always help.

[ThirstyMeeples]

Giving up dairy. I was constipated and using medication for 40 years, read about the link with dairy and gave it up 3 months ago. Within 3 days my bowels were perfect. If I ever lapse eg over Christmas, the constipation cones back almost immediately.
I also eat a lot of nuts and fibre generally but was doing this prior to giving up dairy.