oh, this constipation!

als33 · February 2012

seriously, the makers of zofran need to do something about this. i've been taking milk of mag and culturelle, and nothing is working. today i went out and got some colice and am hoping it will help. i am so uncomfortable, and just want this to be over. do any of you have any other things that helped you through this?

melgibson1024 · February 2012

OH MY GOSH. I feel your discomfort, literally! I take zofran too. I have the same problem. To help my problem, I eat fiber bread, drink water, eat lots of fruit, and I also drink Metamucil sometimes (dr said it was ok) She also recommended OTC stool softeners. Good Luck!

punkrockabye · February 2012

I tried tons of extra fiber and some colace and it only worked somewhat with the colace. Prune juice is the only thing that has actually worked if all I've managed were a couple rabbit pellets for the previous several days. It all comes out of me in a very not solid state, but I really don't care; better out than in! Luckily I'm one of the weird ones who loves the taste of prune juice. I'd drink a ton of it but the results would be REALLY unpleasant... I had a big glass the other night and it turned out to be a bit much. I was in a lot of pain for a while! haha.

Rox2012 · February 2012

I have been taking benefiber chews daily and havent had a problem since. I don't take zofran though.

punkrockabye · February 2012

Medhp00:
punkrockabye:
I tried tons of extra fiber and some colace and it only worked somewhat with the colace. Prune juice is the only thing that has actually worked if all I've managed were a couple rabbit pellets for the previous several days. It all comes out of me in a very not solid state, but I really don't care; better out than in! Luckily I'm one of the weird ones who loves the taste of prune juice. I'd drink a ton of it but the results would be REALLY unpleasant... I had a big glass the other night and it turned out to be a bit much. I was in a lot of pain for a while! haha.
As I was typing about your prune juice recommendation you already posted. I wanted to say thank you because it really helped. It worked better than eating prunes!!

I'm glad! I was wondering if eating prunes would actually work better... I guess I have my answer!

SBmomma · February 2012

I have not taken zofran, but I make sure I stay regular by having a small glass of prune juice in the morning and an Activia sometime during the day. So far, so good.

ladymadonna77 · February 2012

I feel your pain. Take the colace twice a day, and it will help. Make sure you're eating lots of veggies and fruit too. I also drink prune juice to help keep things moving. Zofran is awesome. The constipation? Not so much.

ladymadonna77 · February 2012

ladymadonna77:
I feel your pain. Take the colace twice a day, and it will help. Make sure you're eating lots of veggies and fruit too. I also drink prune juice to help keep things moving. Zofran is awesome. The constipation? Not so much.

I also used Miralax once when it got really bad.

emtjen79 · February 2012

I was trying so many different things, finally the doc said just to Mirilax every day, skip the colase, fiber, and everything else.....the 1st time in weeks, I mean weeks, I have been able to go about every other day finally! Plus, it mixes with ANYTHING!

kathyo1982 · February 2012

Been there, done that -- still doing it. On the 10th I had to make an appt b/c it had been over a week, and I was in pain! Doc had me do an enema, and told me to take Miralax to try to get regular. While I'm not regular, the enema took only seconds/minutes to work, and I've gone 3 times since -- which for me is pretty 'regular'. I hope you are feeling better soon!!

smile50208 · February 2012

I asked my doctor and she said Benefiber. It seems to work pretty well! I take it at night when I can't go and by the morning, I"m good to go!

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