Guest guest Posted March 4, 2006 Report Share Posted March 4, 2006 Well, I have a constipation problem also....stool softners help, but not clear up the problem, laxatives are too crampy...any other suggestions? I'm just starting to try to find a way to get more fiber in my diet without Metamucil. Somebody help, please. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 DONNA B., IF YOU TAK A LOT 0F MEDS YOU STOP UP! IT IS NOT EMBARRASSING BECEAUSE YOU ARE SO MISERABLE. AFTER MANY YEARS OF WHAT WE HAVE ALL BEEN THROUGH I HAVE FOUND 6-8 STORE BRAND OF STOOL SOFTNER/LAXATIVE AND A SLUG OF MINERAL OIL WORKS. IF YOU DO NOT GO IN 3 DAYS DO MORE. I KNOW BECAUSE I WENT 11 DAYS WITHOUT A BM! GOD BLESS: MIKE IN TEXAS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi Donna; What is this this your wanting to talk about...bowel motitility? Is that loose in the caboose? Or rocks in the pails? When its rocks in the pails, I eat a handful of cashews and in a couple of days, its a landslide, a gentle one. Hope this helps. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Yes! Let's talk about it. Big problem for me. Have not heard of Mestinon. Is it working well for you? I have not been able to get any help about this problem beyond " take fiber and drink lots of water. " Thanks for taking the plunge on this topic. I hope others respond as I have felt very alone and embarrassed about this problem. Tami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I have had for about 20 years now, recurring Anal Fissures and the only thing I've found to help this is Metamucil. It's not too bad to take, the hard part is remembering to take it when things are going well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 lol; obviously a man's description I don't have the constipation problem for some reason.In fact, I'm just the opposite and I find that being overly fatigued exacerbates and contributes to my diarrhea. Any thoughts? Doctors say that's just the opposite of what CMT patients should experience but I'm not so sure that's true. If nerves are affected, couldn't they be causing problems either way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 I have had great success with digestive enzymes (much healthier than laxatives). I have tried a few and the best are from Celltech. I take them with every meal and now I am regular as clockwork. Warm wishes, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi Donna, We fly to the moon and above but we still have problems with talking about bowels & Co! Amazing. I have tried several things, some of them work. 1° Prunes (dry ones, like raisins - we call them pruneau en France). You soak them in water (a generous handfull) for a couple of hours, you eat them and drink the water. Late hours are the best but it may wake you up early; 2° Eggplants (a nice dish to eat): you put them (without leaves) into boiling water for about 12-15 minutes (they become soft and wrinkled but not too much), cool them with cold water, dry them, slice them, put some goat cheese or mozzarella, add spices, top with crushed tomatoes (with garlic and sugar) and put them in the oven for 10 minutes. Or mix boiled eggplants with garlic and olive oil to get an eggplant caviar! It's delicious and often works (once again I eat it for supper); 3° Lots of laughter ut a real one, from the belly!; 4° Yoga or other exercises wherether is a pressure on your stomach; 3° Fixing and mending where you have to lay, to crouch and move a lot; 4° Taking someone to a restaurant and having an exciting conversation that was not planned before. Drinking lots of water doesn't help me at all. A you see I'm for " naturtal " solutions. Good luck! Roman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi ya Mike; My wife feeds me oatmeal mush alot and I consume alot of water, which seems to do what I want it to do. Sometimes I get mush so often, that I began referring to it as ' prison food'. My sweety gets my breakfast as she is geting ready for work, mush is easy to fix. I know what your saying when you say we take a handful of meds. As do I. But I 've never given it a thought of becoming 'plugged up', hmmmmm. I guess because it seems as though I am on the THRONE so much of the time, I don't feel that way. Your use ofmineral oil, seems only 'Natural', for a Texan, to use.... If your not one of them [oil rich guys], mineral is a good substitute. HEY, HAVE A GREAT DAY! AND SURVIVE, MY HUMOR. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 5, 2006 Report Share Posted March 5, 2006 Hi Debbie; I'm Dennis.... I eat oatmeal mush 3 times a weekm drink lots of water, and in the evening, just once in a while, I eat whole cashew nuts. Just that, has kept me on the THRONE regularily. And its tastey. DB Debbie <wmsren97@...> wrote: Well, I have a constipation problem also....stool softners help, but not clear up the problem, laxatives are too crampy...any other suggestions? I'm just starting to try to find a way to get more fiber in my diet without Metamucil. Somebody help, please. Debbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 Hi Guys....have you tried Metamucil capsules? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 6, 2006 Report Share Posted March 6, 2006 I have found that anything other than the powder doesn't really work for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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