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Title: constipation need help
Post by: Seaweed on December 14, 2019, 04:01:25 PM

ive look on this site and the word come up "constipation" im looking for results im taking 500 mg of stool softner , the problem is to get it to move, i like to take a pill if anybody has any idea , im on the go and i work someday i have to use a suppository at work to get thing moving   

Title: Re: constipation need help
Post by: coldhoist on December 14, 2019, 04:26:12 PM

I had a problem with constipation and my kidney doctor gave me a prescription for Lactulose. Worked very well.

Title: Re: constipation need help
Post by: Michael Murphy on December 14, 2019, 08:18:41 PM

Personally I tend to ear a lot of fruit, I dislike most vegetables and since the rule is 5 fruit or vegetable a day I will eat seasonal fruits currently pears.
The fruits generally keep everything moving.  Occasionally minor backups but some stool softener and fruit and the trains start running again.

Title: Re: constipation need help
Post by: kristina on December 15, 2019, 02:49:31 AM

... I eat every evening a tiny little portion of cooked brown lentils, which are washed and then soaked the night before in plenty of water & during next day and then - in the evening - washed thoroughly again and cooked for about 40 minutes in plenty of water to "leak out" as much potassium as possible ... This has worked well for me and has avoided any problems in that direction, plus it has allowed me to avoid taking any chemicals for it etc.
Good luck !

Title: Re: constipation need help
Post by: Alexysis on December 15, 2019, 03:43:49 PM

For the most part, Dulcolax seems to be the preferred laxative among doctors, mostly because it is stimulant-free where most others aren't. Even senna laxatives are stimulants. Dulcolax works well for me on the few times I need it. My GI tract generally has problems in the opposite way.....

Now, if you are REALLY constipated, ask your doctor about Magnesium Citrate, but use it with caution. Also, plan to stay around the house for the next 6-8 hours if you use it, and make sure there is a clear path to the bathroom!

Title: Re: constipation need help
Post by: Seaweed on December 17, 2019, 07:36:49 PM

Thanks  my doc gave me lactose  and it works the problem i need it everday , Im on pd dialysis along with binders , somesdays ihad to use suppository at work , i saw this stuff online call coloncare360    kinda desparate now but thanks for the info