Psssst...Can we talk about constipation?

Ruthanne

Ruthanne

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Midwest
Constipation?

Oh boy, I have it bad. I don't like using drugs. I prefer to eat foods that help ease it on out. LOL

What do you recommend besides a stick of dynamite?:playful:
 

I would start taking a heaping tablespoon of Metamucil or the Walmart equivalent Equate Daily Fiber daily. You should see some results pretty quickly, but after using it daily for a week or so, you'll find your stools are softer and move through more easily. If you're someone who is constipated often this is a good way to deal with it, but it's not really a hard core laxative, so it won't give you diarrhea like prune juice or ex-lax might.

The only thing you absolutely have to do is drink it quickly before it gels and gets thick, and wash it down with a lot of additional water, at least a full 8 oz. glass. I don't mind the taste of it, kind of orangy.

The other things that act like laxatives would be prune juice or dried prunes.
 
Oatmeal keeps me regular, with some frozen blueberries. I eat raw vegetables and apples. If that fails, prune juice.
 
Take a probiotic... daily..... Drink lots of water.... eat lots of fiber... and a simple stool softener will help. OH.. and get moving... walk.. you'd be surprised at how a nice long brisk walk can help things move along.
 
Thank you all for the suggestions. I have noted them all. At this point I want to use specific foods for relief. Can't afford some of the other supplements at the moment.
 
NancyNGA said:
Popcorn and Frosted mini wheats.
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I got some popcorn balls from the food bank yesterday and ate 3 of them and they did provide relief! Yay!

Cookie said:
Oatmeal keeps me regular, with some frozen blueberries. I eat raw vegetables and apples. If that fails, prune juice.
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Oatmeal is good to know. I buy it regularly but haven't been eating it. I am going to go back to it. Are there certain veggies you recommend? I got some apples yesterday, too.

nvtribefan said:
Prune juice.
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That's good to know.
 
High fiber foods will help:

Beans
Fresh pears
Popcorn
Split peas (make some soup)
Lentils
Oatmeal
Artichokes
Broccoli

if all else fails 250 mg of Magnesium Oxide works.
 
Even drinking lots of water, eating fibrous foods and taking Metamucil you can still have constipation. DUCOLAX RECTAL SUPPOSITORIES are gentle and work fast,
 
Carol in California said:
Uncle Sam's cereal and a glass of warm prune juice.
It really works.
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I will have to look for Uncle Sam's cereal. Warm prune juice, ewww, but okay.

BlondieBoomer said:
High fiber foods will help:

Beans
Fresh pears
Popcorn
Split peas (make some soup)
Lentils
Oatmeal
Artichokes
Broccoli

if all else fails 250 mg of Magnesium Oxide works.
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Glad to see the list. I love lentils and split peas and have both in the cupboard.

Cookie said:
Celery is very high fibre and is good for regularity.
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I'll think of getting some but really don't like it much. But if it works..ok...I don't mind it cooked in soup.
 
Thanks for all the ideas. I had cabbage tonight and another popcorn ball and I may have to start a topic on the opposite of constipation now..lol. :)
 
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