Chronic constipation, no bowel movement 4 over week, lower b

Hi Brit-

I came across your post after searching for some information regarding similar sympton.  I have been experiencing chronic constipation for what feels like weeks-months now.  It started off with fewer bowel movements each week, and now it's practically impossible to go.  I've tried the aggresive regime my doctor's have suggested...Miralax 2x day, milk of mag at night, enemas, magnesium citrate (paired with Miralax), and have already done 1 dose of Go Lightly solution.  Before that I made sure to make healthy habits for myself to see if that would help & alleviate my abdominal pain...healthy eating, no gluten-caffeine-alcohol-dairy, drink plenty of water, fiber supplement.  It's become a mystery to me right now why nothing's working and I know it's not the best to Google medical questions, but sometimes that's all I can think of at this point.  I, too, have endometriosis.  It's a chronic autoimmune disease that is supposed to affect your female parts-however I have read that there are many women who experience bowel/stomach issues as well.  Don't dismiss what your body is going through and the way you feel.  As much as the tests are  pain and sometimes painful, getting to the bottom of this cause is necessary.  It's not a simple case of IBS and I refuse to believe that.  I have suffered from that for many previous year, been under an extreme amount of stressors before, and yet here at thi point in my life I'm battling bowel movements and searching for answers.  If anyone has suggestions, please post.  Be kind to yourself and your body.

2 words: magnesium and probiotics. :) you're welcome.

Stop taking the Subs until you c**p, take some laxatives while on the Sub break. You can go a few days without Subs and live, it's all in your head.

I too can relate to the pain. I have had over 10 surgeries, 3 of which I had a small bowel intestine obstruction that has to be fixed. I have sufferd with stomach problems all my life. Every year I have to have surgery on my admomen to remove scar tissue, now I am currently on my 17th day with no bowel movement, I use enemas all the time, I have been taking laxitives and still nothing. Doesn't help that my colon is longer than its suppose to be and I have no pressure to know if I have to go. Currently I have no energy, I am in so much pain, my lower back is killing me! I know what a obstruction feels like but with me it usually takes a week for me to be in such severe pain to know for sure if its a obstruction, so I really don't know what to do at this point. Should I hope for the best or go to er?

Have u thought about gluten free diet?

GI Dr. told us to put large bottle of Miralax (granules) in a large bottle of Gatorade. It works- but still takes a few days.

I'm as well experiencing something likely as you guys posted here. I'm a girl, 20 years old and this just started to happen when 4 of my family members got food poisoned. We started to felt stomach ache and diarrhea. Mine and my younger sis had a very intense stomach pain. I also felt nausea as I defacated. I went to the bathroom for 5 times because of that, same thing with my mom. After that, the pain subsided and we feel relief. Few days passed, I started to feel pain (like a needle, throbbing and heavy) in the upper right side of my abdomen just below my breast. I was thinking that maybe it is my liver or my gallbladder, I didn't have any check-ups because of financial issues. As the day passes, the pain started to extends on my back where the liver is located and on my right shoulder as well. My mom advised me to take a pain reliever medicine. I took one capsule but the pain was still there. I'm also having unexplained headaches, bloating, abdominal distension, burping and excessive gas. 1 week later the pain won't still fade away and I realized that I still haven't any bowel movement since the last time I did! It was already 1 week passed, I told my mom about it. The next day I woke up with the same symptoms written above and feeling nauseous. My mom bought castor oil for me and I took 1 and a half tbsp of it. I can't eat during that time because of the discomfort and feeling full of my stomach. After few hours... I successfully defacated with long brown soft stool despite of feeling constipated. After few hours again, I defacated with liquid stools. It was some kind of relief especially on my stomach though the pain on my abdomen won't still subside and it extended on the lower both side of my abdomen (belly button part) and even on my back as well. I haven't had my bowel movement for 3 days now. My abdomen discomfort got worse especially at night. It feels like my intestines and organs are moving or what, it's throbbing, feeling pain like a needle as well. It really bothers and scares the hell outta me. Idk what to do, I feel depressed thinking of any parasitic entity inside my belly cuz I'm really scared of worms. I'm going to have my check up this week soo wish me luck. If some of you have some advice, feel free to share it here guys. Just don't scare me cuz tbh, I'm getting scared to go to the bathroom now thinking of horrible, horror or nightmare I might experience.

Am try dulcolax if im not mistaken its a med for constipation... and may i ask you straigt 3 weeks you didnt release tools or once a week because im also experiencing constipation but im releasing tools once a week and only few.... i dont know why...

I'm guessing you have tried miralax but of not once the impaction is gone it should keep you regular if taken every day

Have you thought of parasites?

Most people on narcotics, etc., for pain suffer from constipation due to the fact that they're not adequately told how to keep your bowels moving. First, a healthy diet full of fiber is required. If you take a fiber supplement make sure that it doesn't contain artificial sweetener (artificial sweeteners like Aspartame become a neurotoxin at body temperatures when you ingest them which is very bad on top of them being a carcinogen). Drink PLENTY of fluids (WATER IS YOUR FRIEND). Narcotics leech fluid from your bowels which is a cause for constipation. Use a stool softener like Colase. You need to get up off of your butt and get exercise. Walk daily, as it helps stimulate bowel movements. Walking when it's hot outside also stimulates a bowel movement. Lastly, use a lubricant such as KY Jelly or Petroleum Jelly to lubricate the anus to prevent tearing or hemorrhoids from strain of passing large stools. For short term use you can also use laxatives and enemas to help stimulate a bowel movement and break up dense impacted feces in the bowels. If all else fails you can use gloves and stick your lubricated finger up inside your anus and help break up and pull out pieces to help improve the constipation.

Know the feeling. I have Gastropatesis any d they can't look past that. I have new pain in right side swollen. Longest I haven't gone to be is 26 days which turns to poison actually. I take like 14 meds everyday and scared to even take them BC the components that make up meds aren't expelling. My GI doc says yep gallbladder real swollen but can do nothing about it because on the day you had a scan u must have been having a good day. My right side is now looking like I'm carrying twins. I did go a little, very little but then pain moves to left side which the only thing over there is pancreas and spleen so I'm guessing it is starting to affect pancreas which is dangerous. I'm goingto see a new GI but that's another 2. 1/2 weeks away. I too throw up involuntarily if I eat. Scared to eat but I am hungrey. ER says unless my wbc is 15000 or higher and fever at least 102° then no cat scan. Healthcare sucks. I worked 16 yes back in the 70's -80's and never thought it would be this bad. My ins only pays for tests every 4 months. So if my new GI DOC won't fight with me instead of giving up BC I have gastroparesis, then I'm gonna let nature take its course. Cause you can't go this long without possible rupture. UT's how Patty Duke, the Actress Died. I am totally depend ant on my father in Heaven. He made me and he can fic me if it's his will. And NOBODY CAN RELATE UNLESS YOUR GOING THROUGH IT. God Bless You and I Wanted You to Know Your not Alone. I get it and it is frustrating. I'll keep you in my prayers. Louise Weinman

We have to try this Digestic by Mimonis which is very effective in relieving constipation problem. It is proven to be very effective to many people here in our place that is why we are heavily relying on it. For sure, it will do the same with yours.

How often can one do this safely.

I used to be constipated, like i only poop 2x a week and i get chills or flu symptoms every time i force myself to poop. It changes when my mum gave me "shake off-edmark" and i was also taking metformin for my pcos. Since then, though i stopped taking both, i started pooping 3x a day. Every time i finish eating I'll immediately use the john.