Laxative tips?

Look into a fiber pill. I was backed up (though not that bad) but it helped and was not unpleasant in the end.

1. Good Belly probiotic juice.
2. Add 1 TBSP chia
3. Bran cereal

Avoid processed foods, eat mostly raw foods or cooked foods with high fiber. Drink lost of water to help move things through.

And for today/tonight get your self an enema.

Prune juice all the way. Oatmeal.

Fiber.
Eat more whole grains (whole grain bread, whole grain cereal)
Lots of green vegetables

Get rid of the laxatives for now. They may actually be creating this issue.

An enema is your friend.

Use an enema. Take a warm bath. (sit in the tub for at least ten minutes). Drink some warm water. You should expect a BM soon.

You will most likely need to repeat this process on more than one day, since you have blocked yourself up this badly.

Next, follow the above advice from @all. Your body is telling you your current diet and exercise is not working for you. Change it, or you’ll be back into this cycle quickly.

My daughter, 12 years old at the time, was hospitalized because she was so backed up, she needed medical intervention. She spent two days in the pediatric unit. We started consulting a doctor who specializes in GI problems and I advise you to do the same if finances/medical insurance will allow you to. Please. This is serious, as I’m sure you know since you mention that you’ve already been hospitalized a few times already. My question to you is: did they not refer you to a GI specialist?

I see a lot of fiber related answers and I already know that you probably don’t like these foods, otherwise you wouldn’t be here asking this question. My daughter is a meat and potatoes kind of girl. I could force feed her fiber rich foods, sure, but that is not so easy. What helped her is eating one or two of these fiber enhanced gummy bears, as well as some kind of exercise/movement at least once a day. Also, look into Senna. We obtain hers from Target but look into your local pharmacy, as well.

I don’t mean to be too graphic, but when you go to the bathroom, rest your feet on a small stool and lean forward. It’s a more natural position and it well help you have a less painful bowel movement. Most importantly, stop holding it in! As important as it is to include high fiber foods, avoid processed foods that will inevitably plug you up.

SpatzieLover, an enema now and then is okay but this sounds like an ongoing problem. Enemas should not be a regular thing. You need to find a way to go on your own. It’s your body’s way of eliminating waste. My daughter, it turns out, has an elongated colon. After many months, heck years, or dealing with this, we’ve finally found a diet and routine that has worked for her. I wish you luck, hon. I know how painful and frustrating this must be for you. (((hugs))))

Castor oil.

Eat a large can of pineapple in juice. Drink the juice too. Eat it in the evening. If that doesn’t work (but, it will) drink dill pickle juice. Enjoy.

Is it like this all the time for you? Has your doctor ever looked into whether you might have colonic inertia?

Both the doctors at the hospital and at the doctors office have just inforced me to take laxatives several times a day. Nothing more then that.

@scarletheels I am a meat and potto girl too. I love dairy and eat it often. How am I expected to go on a strict diet of no dairy mid-summer as a 17 year old girl? It’s just not realistic. I am not overweight I’m 5’6 130 lbs I play sports all year round my exercise routines don’t really have to do with this. The docs did recommend an enema but never really followed through.

Dairy blocks you up. Cut it out for a while, seriously.

Laxatives are a vicious cycle. They’ll get things moving for certain. But, then you stop taking them and you get right back to where you started. They are not meant for long term usage.

My son is 6. He no longer eats dairy. If he can do it, so can you. There are so many non-dairy drinks, yogurts and ice creams out there to choose from now.

Use the enema to get this moving. Otherwise, you don’t need a doctor to give you a suppository.

If you’re playing sports during summer, are you drinking enough water? Your activities should be helping your movements unless your diet is that bad.

There are diseases that cause constipation, so this is not necessarily diet related. Not all digestive problems are caused by diet or lifestyle, so let’s not assume this is “her fault.”

That said, if you do not have a disease, if this is caused by diet, you have to be willing to make some dietary changes or else live with the constipation. It’s not fair but those are just the facts. I know it’s really hard to accept; I’m sorry.

I would also recommend learning to advocate for yourself to your doctor. Doctors rarely do, on their own accord, exactly what we want them to do, so you will benefit from learning to speak up and ask for what they want. If you want to try an enema, actively ask for it, don’t blame the lack of action on your doctor. If you think you might have colonic inertia, ask your doctor to perform a sitz marker test. I hope you do not have colonic inertia.

If you don’t have colonic inertia, you might have IBS (irritible bowel syndrome), which is affected by diet, or you might not have anything and it might be caused entirely by diet. In that case, your best bet is probably to keep a food diary and take note of how various things you eat affect you. With these things there’s rarely one particular diet that helps everyone; you have to find what works for you. If you find that there’s one food that’s consistently causing problems, you have to cut it out, and if you’re not willing to do so, you have to live with the consequences of that. It’s not unrealistic at all, but unfortunately reality sucks sometimes.

ask for what *you want .

I think you should ask your doctor for advice in the short term. In the longer term, I would recommend taking porridge every day as well as fruit such as bananas and apples. I would be wary of the dairy, eggs in particular.

Try a couple cups of coffee. If you’re a regular coffee drinker, add a cup or two to your daily consumption.

My father has IBS. I’m not sure if that can be passed down or not but it could. I guess my diet does need improvement. I eat out a lot but it’s always healthy! That’s why I’m so confused. I do have an icecream almost every night (terrible I know) which really could be backing me up.

@kb12345 Can you get referred to a GI specialist, someone who is knowledgeable in this field? Our deductible to see my daughter’s GI specialist costs double every visit so it may not be financially feasible for you. Maybe you could try some new things on your own. For example, eliminate a food you eat a lot of for a few days to a week. Do this for a couple of months. A certain food (or chemical in a food) could be causing your back-ups. You mention you consume a lot of dairy products. While it may be sad for you to live without it, there are non-dairy alternatives for some of your favorite foods.

Don’t rely on laxatives. Besides, the longer you go without having a bowel movement, the more perceptible you are to ‘leaking’ and uncontrollable diarrhea. If you’re backed up enough, the laxatives will not soften all of the waste. It will complicate matters by liquifying whatever is at the tip. Gross, I know, sorry.

I really hope you sort this out. Good luck, m’dear!!