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Constipation Relief
I've been dealing with this for about one month now. I'm suffering from severe constipation. I'm only pooping on the weekends. But, when I go, it is several times a day and usually a very large amount and it is very painful. I've never had these issues before. I'm 28/f.
Recently, however, my home life has become much more stressful. I'm a teacher. The kids are misbehaving more than I have ever seen any other class misbehave in five years. I think that the issue is more emotional than actually physical. On the weekends, I suppose I have more of an opportunity to relax and the muscles are less tense.
I am feeling so stuffy and full and bloated. I'm even having pregnancy dreams bc I assume that subconsciously, I'm feeling pregnant. I am not eating well bc of how stuffy I feel. I've been losing weight in the upper body. Like, my collar bone is popping out and my ribs are becoming more and more detailed. But, then my stomach is just so bloated, that during the week, I'm wearing pants a size larger than what I normally wear.
This is very uncomfortable. I've tried benefiber. I try to eat high fiber foods. PLEASE HELP! I'm so uncomfortable. Any advice is appreciated, especially if you've ever had a similar experience.
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You need to book an appointment with your doctor to discuss this. You probably aren’t bloated but rather constipated as a result of diet or IBS. This is a common thing. What you should do is try Restorlax or what the pharmacy and doctors call Peg. You take the first adult dose. This will cause you to go nonstop until everything that is backed up comes out. Then every day without missing a dose stay on it and you’ll become regular but going off of it can land you back to constipation. The fact lots comes out goes to show just how far back your system is blocked. Dr. needs to figure out why this is happening but this is likely what you have to do to stay regular. You can always get a pregnancy test but even if you are it probably has zero to do with and ability to have bowel movements properly.
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I hope you understand that this following line of yours is not normal for any kind of constipation, mild to severe, "Like, my collar bone is popping out and my ribs are becoming more and more detailed."
It could be that the constipation and the loss of upper body weight, enough for the skeleton to be pronounced, are both symptoms of the same medical issue. So in that case, treating just the constipation without seeing Dr and telling him/her all you've told us, may not resolve your issue and it will continue and get even worse, whatever the unknown medical condition is.
However I will share what works well for me for those odd occasion when I feel bloated and can't go regular every day, I use Magnesium Citrate. Here is A Walmart add and photo of the bottle, it is a liquid to drink.
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I only use this when it is really bad and other laxatives have not worked.
You say its only been going on one month so if after using the product, in some time you find the problem repeating, then it truly may be your diet or other problems. I don't mean to scare you but there are some other issues only a Dr can help since this is something internal going on. My Mom once had a part of her intestines become partially blocked, maybe it kinked and folded over on itself, not allowing much of anything to pass so she became bloated and full and was in pain. She had to had a surgery to removes the bad part of the intestine. I have also read of such a thing as a tapeworm, something that doesn't occur much anymore. However it wouldn't cause constipation but all you eat, it eats so you never get the nourishment and you become very underweight. Since this is not happening to all of you, just upper, I'd have to say its due to not eating well or often enough. I am no Doctor and these are the only two things I can think of other than stress already mentioned. Yes, stress can affect ones physical health. I knew a gal who became a toothpick of a person and had all sorts of intestinal issues. She was eating some health food diet and became quite yellow and sickly looking. When she finally told us a bit of her past, before her marriage and her husband and her joining a church, they has sex before marriage. She mentioned this bothered her a lot and she stressed over it constantly, thinking she had to be perfect before coming to church and that having such a thing in her past made her a sinful bad person. Eventually I moved so I lost track of her, but she honestly looked like a non thriving cancer patient and all of it was due to her stressing over something, not letting go of it and that thing affecting her bowels or whatever other part of the body. Some people are more mentally affected by stress, or their skin breaks out, headaches, migraines, stomach ulcers, etc. In her case it was the functioning of her bowels. Her Husband and son who ate the same diet were robust and healthy and nothing wrong with them, so it wasn't due to poor diet. She kept turning to alternative health cures rather than going after the real cause, her distorted outlook, reasoning and thinking which I believe brought this all on. So it may be that stress is behind it for you as well. Think of what has occurred or changed for you in the month since this started. It can be something small and not so obvious or the bigger thing, like changing location or living place, getting a new room mate, a new job or promotion to a higher position, or loss of a job. Stress of learning something new, loss of a boyfriend, fighting with a friend or family, and the list goes on. It can be as simple as finding your first gray hair or wrinkle, which can occur at a younger age but doesn't mean the gray will come in quickly now, its just an occasional occurrence, I had that too. But if you worry every day over getting another wrinkle or gray hair and can't let it go, then even something like that can cause you stress. If you can't figure it out, then its time to see a proffessional. See your general care Dr. and let them know what is happening. Get a check up to rule out any underlying issue he/she may have to treat, but also mention your mental health and your stress that coincides with when your constipation started. Ask to be referred to a mental health professional. It doesn't mean you are crazy, just needing some help with the stress .
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I too suffer with constipation. Mine is do to medication I take Dulcolax stool softener, 3 capsuls, at bed time. On occasions that I am really constipated and need something stronger I take a gentle laxative.
Stress is more dangerous than most of us give it credit for. Stress can cause pain that can lead to clinical depression. You need to find away to relax and destress when you get home. Having a glass or two of wine relaxing with nice relaxing music is one way. Yoga is another way of relaxing.
You should also talk with your doctor about this problem for their may be other reasons for your constipation.
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