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Posted 6/29/2010 11:57 PM (GMT 0)
Im on TPN, Not really eating anything at all but water and my meds.

Im taking Flagyl and Iron suppliments but the SLOW FE ones..

Its odd. Bouts of gas and sometimes its TRAPPED and hurts..
Later passing it.. Cant be an obstruction if im not eating
Posted 6/30/2010 12:36 AM (GMT 0)
Flagyl does that to me, every single time.
Posted 6/30/2010 1:07 AM (GMT 0)
but the problem isnt the gassy, its the FACT i as so constipated that it barely came out of me.. the flagyl should cause diarrhea.. ans i hear SLOW Fe Doesnt make YOU THAT constipated...

Maybe it was the Cardizem.
Posted 6/30/2010 1:04 PM (GMT 0)
I think it is the Iron making you constipated. It does it to me too no matter what type I use. I would recommend using stool softners in order to soften up the stool so you aren't straining so much. Good luck!
Posted 6/30/2010 1:40 PM (GMT 0)
Could it be the TPN itself making you constipated? Iron classically constipates, but it's always had the opposite effect on me; upset my stomach and make me go to the toilet even more.

I'm not on TPN but I've been having a weird partially plugged-up feeling in my intestines for nearly a year now. I don't think it's a stricture as I'm not getting obstructions (I thought I had one back in December, but meh: I have no idea really). I don't know what it is, but it's different to anything I experienced previously.

In short; I don't have a clue. Sorry :-/
Posted 6/30/2010 4:35 PM (GMT 0)
I have had a few times on this journey that I could not figure out exactly what was going on in my system:gas/bloating/constipation/etc....

I do a "system flush" using magnesium citrate ($1.25 at the local grocery store- its a small glass bottle of red liquid) and a liter of water. I drink the whole bottle and 2-3 glasses of water. Within a few hours, I am literally peeing out the butt. I know then I am totally clean and flushed. Then I can start over trying to figure things out. It gives me a "baseline" to try to self-diagnose my gut issues.

Hope you figure it out!

-ZZ
Posted 6/30/2010 4:52 PM (GMT 0)
I've had serious constipation issues when on any prescribed iron supplement. This in turn causes gas to build up and distention and pain. No fun. Maybe it's the iron.

Posted 6/30/2010 6:02 PM (GMT 0)
debilitated, consider trying probiotics, a good one is usually found the the fridge of the store (health food store) research shows that we tend to benefit alot from a good probiotic.
Posted 6/30/2010 6:22 PM (GMT 0)

ZiggyZagnut said...

I do a "system flush" using magnesium citrate ($1.25 at the local grocery store- its a small glass bottle of red liquid) and a liter of water. I drink the whole bottle and 2-3 glasses of water. Within a few hours, I am literally peeing out the butt. I know then I am totally clean and flushed. Then I can start over trying to figure things out. It gives me a "baseline" to try to self-diagnose my gut issues.

How well does this work? Could we do it with scopes?? Just wondering...
Posted 6/30/2010 8:40 PM (GMT 0)
I've done magnesium citrate for a colonoscopy before, it works really well.
Posted 7/10/2010 5:49 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sure it would work for scopes, just drink a lot of water with it. Also be aware that the cherry flavor (my favorite) causes you to pee out the butt red, not clear, so if you were flushing for scope I would get clear. I find it tastes better and is cheaper than Movi-Prep.
-ZZ
Posted 7/11/2010 6:59 AM (GMT 0)
I get constipated if I take alot of iron, I cut my supplement down from 3 tablets a day to 1 every other day as I found it unbearable some days to go to the toilet. The only time I take more is if I have a lot of diarrhoea for a couple of days then it helps bind it abit, I know I should take more of it but atleast one tablet every other day is better than none at all!
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