constant constipation

Sorry you are suffering! I have had problems with chronic constipation my whole life, well, until a week ago. Anyway, do you have a primary care doc or someone else you can talk to/get in to see soon? I am not at all suggesting that you should be worried or whatever, I'm more thinking about your comfort and that the sooner you can get control over this, the better. The longer you wait, the worse you will feel, and I think the harder it will be to get things back on track. Please talk to a doc about this!!! You do not need to keep feeling like this/there's no reason to wait.

I take lots of meds to try to help with this problem. For the most part, they do almost nothing for me, but at least they keep things soft, so when there is some "action" it's easier on my body. Miralax is a good one b/c it is safe for longer term use. When my meds and stuff don't make anything happen, I (under doctor's orders), drink a bottle of magnesium citrate or 2-4 liters of the stuff they give you to drink before a colonoscopy. That certainly does the trick, but not something you want to do regularly if you can help it.

But, I would strongly urge you to contact your doctor, soon, to see what they want to do. GI stuff changes for many different reasons, and if you are also dealing w/ lupus, I'm sure your doc would want to know what's happening and would also want to very carefully put together a treatment plan that would not interfere with any other treatments you have going on, or make your lupus angry.

Good luck and let us know what happens.

Sunny, how did your chronic constipation go away a week ago--if you don't mind my asking.

Jan

Thanks, Sunny. I appreciate your input very much. Fingers crossed that my insides behave while we're gone for several days...

I read your thread about your situation--how awful! I hope your body finds "even ground" and remains there. You're right--time will tell, but what a drag in the meantime--

Take care. I'll be checking the site every now and then while we're gone.

Jan

I just joined this forum and i feel for you all because i've been constipated my whole life but in the past 3 years i can't have a bowel movement at all on my own and i've tried everything, my Gastro Dr. told me to drink Miralax to, but also gave me a new medicine called Linzess, so i take the Linzess and Miralax together and it works but my movements are very runny, like water but at least it't something. You should maybe ask your Dr. about Linzess. I hope this helps.

Hello Jan! I, too, spend some time on the lupus forum and you've been very helpful to me over there. I usually spend most of my time over here in the IBS forum, so I'm sorry to hear that you're having issues that bring you here to the IBS forum...

I generally have diarrhea but I also have a food allergy (non-celiac wheat allergy) and whenever I eat a pastry like a muffin, I get terribly constipated. In fact, last time, I was constipated for 3-4 days (which for me is a LONG time, since I usually have diarrhea 2-3 times a day). I took senna tablets and it didn't work... the only thing that eventually worked for me was Miralax and it took its sweet time. I am now back on my very strict 8-10 food list. I hope you can get in to see a GI soon if it continues. I found a great one who really listens to me, so hopefully you can, too.

I hope you're feeling better! I'm sending good thoughts your way.

Post Edited (AubreyBear) : 5/21/2014 2:23:15 PM (GMT-6)

I have not read the Wheat Belly book, but let me just say that I was completely astounded when my doctor told me I was allergic. And it really depends on what kind of wheat food it is - pastries and pasta seem to be the worst. Regular bread doesn't seem to upset my stomach too much. But I believe that I probably get constipated from eating it from inflammation in my colon. And the longer I stay off of it, the worse my reaction is when I do eat it.

My hearing has gotten better - still have some pain, and am currently experiencing other lupus flare up symptoms (bruising, sore bones, swollen feet), but working through it. Still exercising 4-5 times a week... I have 9 lbs left to go to my goal weight and am actually getting married in about 3 weeks, so I'm on quite the strict diet. Then I'll be in Florida, on vacation, probably indulging. We'll see how that goes :/.

My 8-10 food diet definitely helps soooo much! I still have diarrhea but only once a day and little to no abdominal pain. I have it down to low acid coffee, protein bars (gluten free obviously), lots of eggs, gluten free soups like noodle soup, rice, tofu, protein shakes, fruits and veggies, rice crackers, nuts and beans mostly. I will eat chicken once a week and red meat once a week or so. I can eat Chipotle (without hot sauce) and Wildflower Bread Co, but pretty much stay away from other fast food and I always look for menus before I have to go out with family for functions.

YIKES! Anyone know where I left my brain??? (no need to respond to that rhetorical question) :)
AubreyBear, I wrote a reply to you last night, but I must've not clicked the "submit" button. I'll answer very shortly on the lupus thread.

Jan