Posted by stargazer2 on November 25, 2007, at 19:37:26
In reply to I'm not sure what you have in mind? » rskontos, posted by Racer on November 25, 2007, at 16:57:37
Racer,
Here are some ideas I have used and given to others with constipation. If you are already constipated you can do a few things. First, you can take a dose (or two) of Milk Of Magnesia. Take it at bedtime and it should work overnight. Other things that can help once you are already constipated is a med called Dulcolax tabs (biscodyl). Take two of these if the MOM fails to do the job. This is a pretty powerful laxative despite the size of it. And lastly if those two things don't work, you can use a fleets enema which is very small or maybe a glycerin suppository.
To prevent constipation from occurring in the first place you have to take a stool softener (Colace), drink lots of fluids, eat dried fruit and take a fiber product like Metamucil which can be helpful to add bulk. By routinely doing these things you can avoid taking laxatives routinely which is never a good thing since that can lead to a "lazy" bowel, which makes you more reliant on daily laxatives.
Stools softeners can and should be taken a few times daily to start to get things moving along.
Once things are under better control, perhaps only one stool softener a day along with exercise, a good diet with lots of fiber will get things back on schedule and you will not need to take a laxative except for isolated situations.
Good luck, I hope these suggestions help you.
Stargazer
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