Still can't go 3 months post colonscopy

I’m sorry you’re going through this! Certain psych meds can make you constipated. I don’t know enough about lexapro, lamictal, and zyprexa, but you may ask your psychiatrist if this is a contributing factor. I take Abilify and when I change my dose I have a week or two of constipation.

Also, have you considered a daily dose of magnesium instead of a large dose every few weeks?

Best of luck!
Lisa

Have you tried prune juice, I know, most turn their noses up at this but it may help. Warm prune juice, not cold. Hold your nose while getting it down.

I hope you can find something to help.

Sounds horrible. What exactly are you eating on a daily basis? I would recommend a 100% whole foods plant-based diet. Are you in remission? What does GI say is causing this?

Wow, that sounds pretty miserable. I'm sorry. I really hope the new med works for you. I've dealt with constipation quite a bit, mostly prior to getting UC, but lately I've been dealing with it again, although not as bad as yours. Today, I just had a bunch of stool sitting in my rectum but hardly anything would come out. Really hope you get relief soon!

hard to pin it on prep without a plausible mechanism. not clear how a prep would make a permanent change in the function of your muscles. maybe you were low on some useful gut microbe and the prep depleted it. if so, you might respond to probiotics if you can find the right one.

Otherwise I would consider some tissue strain during the scoping. you can try exercises to strengthen muscles but that could go either way.

good luck

Wow, that's crazy and scary. I hope the PT helps. Please let us know.

Well, I was just about to open the bottles of magnesium citrate and gross myself out, when I had a really large bowel movement all on my own. It had been three weeks since my last laxative-induced bowel movement and three months since my two day colonscopy prep screwed me all up, leading to magnesium citrate every two weeks to have a bowel movement. I had signed up for physical therapy even for outlet constipation like my system had shut down. Regular laxatives weren't working and constipation motility drugs weren't either.

Even after all this time, this bowel movement was perfect, not hard or diarrhea. Probably due to the Miralax I take daily, been doing that for years. I used the squatty potty and put my legs up even higher. Then I prayed.

So what does all this mean? Is it slow transit constipation? Should I be OK with a bowel movement every three weeks?

If I were you I would still go to the pelvic floor physio therapist and after they examine you see what they say. I went to one post child birth and it was life changing. Those muscles knot and tighten up just like any of our other muscles. If you have any tension they can release it and this may help your issue. I hope this problem resolves for you quickly!