Constipation - again!

I feel I'm perhaps posting too much on healing well but still in early days with loads of questions.

Now on 4th week of Mirapexin and just cannot get constipation sorted. Tried lots of stuff!  Really really bad!  Any suggestions.

 Girlirish

Hey Irish,

I have used stool softeners, but there is a caution on using them daily.  I now rely on prunes, 5 a day along with bran cereal.  Caution - all bets are off if you try prunes and hot buffalo wings - a profound experience.

Good luck

Jerry

Hi Girlirish

Not the ideal talking point on a fine sunny morning but constipation is real and it can increase the misery factor you feel when you are so unwell, especially if you have symptons you only half understand. I found that stool softeners work but it was difficult to get a balance and you end up with the runs instead. Even using softeners I feel that the blockage is still there and growing bigger every day. The sort of constipation that I have is that I feel no urge to go. My doc suggested Glycerin suppositories and although I have only been using them for a couple of weeks find that they do the trick. After about 15 minutes of using one that feeling that I want to go is there. And I go. And I feel so much better for it because its one worry less.

Hope this helps

God Bless

BILLY 

My mother has constipation. Because she also has dementia she has no idea what's happening nor could she say she needs to go if she does. I think she mainly just holds it in until it's stuck. I give her prunes with bran cereal, bananas, apple sauce, and 500mg Magnesium which i heard would do the trick but nope. She still goes every 4-5 days.

Last night she went in her diaper without even feeling it or cared. I'd use a suppository on her but she wouldn't hold it in so that would be useless. It's always a crap shoot with her. Literally.

Hi Karl,

Please keep your mind sharp. When that goes, it's the kiss of death.